Awesome Gifts

Nope, that’s not a typo. This silly desktop organizer from Fred looks like a tiny U.F.O., complete with a tractor beam. A magnet in the bottom of the saucer makes it look like the aliens are abducting the appropriately cow-shaped paper clips. We bet the fluorescent acrylic would look sweet under black light.

Put on an explosive party with these crystal shot glasses that look like tiny hand grenades. Each glass holds up to 3.7 oz. (110 ml) for generous shots, and is made from crystal-clear, lead-free glass. Use them to make jumbo-size Jägerbombs and other bomb shots. Sold in a set of four glasses.

This hilariously-warped card game from The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman drops players into a therapist’s office. The goal? Create a funny three-panel comic consisting of a therapist’s question, a patient’s answer, and an outlandish treatment. Players win points for selecting the funniest treatment card. This one’s definitely not for the kids. (Thanks, Karen!)

Istanbul, Turkey artist Woodmess Design Studio creates these eye-catching modern cuckoo clocks. Each handcrafted clock is made from layers of birch plywood embellished with colorful paints and varnish. Each hour, a mechanical bird pops its head out, chirps, flaps its wings, and makes its cuckoo sounds. The bird is smart enough to stay quiet overnight.

Piece together one of Jay Gatsby’s notorious parties, where real and fictional figures from the life and books of The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald are hidden in the puzzle’s busy scene. Find Daisy, Gatsby, Ernest Hemingway, and Waldo (just kidding) surveying the wreckage as you puzzle towards the story’s tragic conclusion. Illustrated by Adam Simpson.

Hasbro and Winning Moves Games combined two of the world’s greatest board games into one. The remix sees players moving their Monopoly tokens based on their Scrabble word score and earning properties by placing word tiles on special property squares. To keep things moving fast, the latest person to snatch a property controls the whole color.

Most phone stands are made from plastic, wood, or metal. This LEGO-inspired phone stand is carved from stone. It holds phones between its studs and has cutouts for routing a charging cable. Available in orange jasper, green serpentine, and creamy soapstone. Each 3.25″ brick is handmade in Peru by DAR Proyectos and available from Art of Play.

Instantly upgrade skateboards, club bathrooms, and anything lame with some of the world’s coolest street art by slapping on a peel-off sticker from these two legendary Stickerbomb books. Updated for Laurence King, each edition is awesomer than ever with more than 300 artist-commissioned stickers. Grab both books: Stickerbomb 1 and Stickerbomb 2.

These funny pot holders from Fred were designed to look like those novelty chattering teeth. Sold in a set of two, the teeth are perfect for chomping down on hot pot lids and handles. Made from heat-resistant, dishwasher-safe silicone with a grippy surface inside. They also lay flat to fit in a drawer when not in use.

This tabletop pinball table combines two arcade classics in one. It has graphics and sound effects from Pac-Man and big machine features like mechanical bumpers, directional saucers, three flippers, and LED lighting. It automatically keeps scores and stores high scores. Evil Genius Entertainment has a full review. You can also find it on Amazon.

Take your cooking to the next level with Saucy, a cookbook filled with 50 yummy sauce recipes. Written by Ashley Boyd and Maren Caruso, the book is organized by flavor profile, including sweet, spicy, savory, herbaceous, and more. Each recipe is accompanied by appetizing color photography and ideas about dishes to pair them with.

Looking for the perfect gift for the retro gamer in your life? This glass decanter is modeled after the original CX-10 joystick from the Atari 2600 game console. The set includes a 750 ml decanter, two Atari logo whiskey glasses, and a matching tray with Atari’s 21st-century “Futuristic Since Forever” tagline.

Do the chickens have large talons? We’re not sure, Napoleon. But these tongs sure do, and their mighty metal claws will hold onto your ice cubes like a bird with its prey. They’re made from antique brass-plated stainless steel and measure 7-7/8″ long.

Casio is celebrating the game-changing G-SHOCK line’s 40th anniversary by releasing an updated version of the original model. The DW-5000R-1A features the same stainless steel case and resin band as the original, and is just as shock resistant. It’s also made by master craftspeople and engineers in Yamagata, Japan, just like the original.

What’s the best gift? Is it something unique? Expensive? Or just straight up cash? SciShow shares a few studies done on the psychology of gift-giving to share tips that could make your special someone be a happier recipient. And while money is indeed one of the top ideas, there’s a free gift that you should feel free to give as many times as you want.

OnePlus‘ follow up to the underrated OnePlus 12. The OnePlus 13 has a flat 6.8″ 3.2K AMOLED display, a Snapdragon Elite chip, 50 MP wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras, and a 6000mAh battery that supports 100W fast charging. If you don’t want to import it, you can wait for its global release in January 2025. Check out Gizmochina’s review for more info.