Gift Guide Part 1: Boyfriends, Husbands, Kids, and Pickleball Parents

Part 1 of our gift guide is here! We have an abundance of recs for stocking stuffers, boyfriends, husbands, moms, sons, and kids! Share any gift ideas with us at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva!Gift yourself professional counseling with BetterHelp and take 10% off your first month with our link.Tackle all of your holiday shopping at MoMA Design Store and take 10% off your purchase when you use or mention promo code ATHINGORTWO online and in US MoMA Design Stores through November 23, 2023.YAY.Stocking Stuffers“We are only doing stockings for adults this year - all the fun stocking stuffers, please.”Opinel key chainsNoso patchesScout Regalia sticky hooksFavorite musician merch - Olivia Rodrigo Perfect All-American Bitch hatCustom family matchbooksNutscene Colorful Tiddler TwineRose Los Angeles x Gossamer CBD Rosin DelightsRedecker Hedgehog Table BrushSilk Daisy Chain KitNata Concept Store Farfalle CandleHinoki Drawer BagLisa Angel bottle stoppers / Annie Raysee wine stopperTheWhiteStreetMarket wick trimmerKahawa 1893 Single Serve Coffee PacksBrightland Olive Oil minisSqwigl StrawsCuraprox toothbrushesBoyfriends/HusbandsMy husband, 34. Senior web developer manager. Likes home projects, sci-fi books/tv, awesome dad to our 4 year old and 8 month old. He hates spending money and “doesn’t want gifts” but wants gifts. It’s historically been a damned if you do, damned if you don’t type situation. His favorite gifts from me ever have been a car washing kit, a woobles crochet kit, and a Dyson vacuum. Wtf do I get him now?!Sven-SawHoto Brushless Drill - .like the Dyson hairdryer of drills!Yuns Hardware gift certificateSinger Heavy Duty 4423 Open Studio: Do-It-Yourself Art Projects by Contemporary Artists by ​​Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and Amanda BenchleyHarvest Label Sling BagSlate FlosserCamper wool Wabi slippersSigned Ursula Le Guin or Octavia ButlerMy graphic designer husband who likes quality over quantity, is picky and lives in fear I might buy him clothes as a gift.An architecture or design book from a city you visited over the last year—make it an annual thing?A piece of art or a study from an artist he likes (for something more accessibly priced, depending)Marjolein Delhaas 2024/366 PlannerHigonokami KnifeRose Gold wrenchBalmuda toaster Bruno Munari Pencil Holder (with a set of Blackwing or Pineider pencils)Saint Olio body oilHusband - new dad, hates buying himself anything. He's bookish and British, and his interests include cycling, cooking, video games, F1 and the Tottenham Hot Spurs. Everything nice he wears is because I bought it for him. Want to get him something good this year because he's been so underslept and overworked, juggling baby and a new job.Lewis Hamilton AlmaveTottenham Hotspurs vintage gearBook repair (as recommended by Lauren in our Geneva last year)WhiteSpacePress on Etsy for vintage Penguin Classics, etc.Fog Linen Brass Cookbook stand or Puebco Cookbook StandPersol 714 - Original (foldable) sunglassesBlackstock & Weber LoafersAsked for gift ideas for a quar romance a few years ago. We bought a house together this year. He's wonderful. His favorite drink is espresso. He loves Guy Fieri. He plays an Irish sport called hurling. We go on bike rides together and love exploring new places. We both lost our grandmothers this year. Air Fieri crewneck sweatshirtPillowsPostersPapers Guy Fieri Fan Sequin Pillowcase -we all just need to know this existsIvo Angel Italian splatterware espresso cupsOaxacan espresso cupBaba Tree bike basketNocs Provisions BinocularsWren Off-Road GrowlerSafety PizzetaThe ExpertGrounded Gift CardKabin Bonfire BuilderA custom print of something meaningful to him of his grandmother’s from The HeirloomistSonsHelp! I'm desperate for gift ideas for my 22-year-old son. He's a new grad; job hunting, close to securing his first job, just moved home from Montreal. Uni girlfriend relocated from overseas to our hometown Toronto. He's very private. Hates receiving gifts (?!!?). Is gracious at the time he receives but they always find their way to the return pile. Loves a good bargain, and hates that we spend $ on him. Sooooo hard to buy for. Best gift ever was 3 month cheese subscription sent to school last year. Makes fun of the various prints I've bought him. Lots of friends, but very introverted; sporty; foodie; funny; middle child; does not share info, let alone gift ideas; nothing to see here folks, just move-on kinda guy. Help!!!!!!Gift cert for an Island Creek Oysters party with friends (plus a couple of shucking knives) or tinned fish. Hawkins New York cheese knife set - under $40, looks fancierRicki's Cheese Making KitsSowaca Ceramic Cooking PanThe Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-AltStart Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-WayllyRestaurant gift certs—something fancy he and the GF would never do on their own like Prime Seafood Palace or just a favorite spot of two of theirs that feels like a treatLuggage! Like the Wallybags Travel Garment Bag, Patagonia Black Hole Duffle Bag, and Alex Mill Perfect Weekday Tote. Moms/Mother in Laws Quintessential Midwest mom of 3 adult kids who loves baking, reading, watching PBS shows, musicals, traveling, and getting her steps in walking her two black labs. Has been referred to as the "mommiest mom" in the past. Puts up with a lot of BS from her curmudgeonly husband (my dad). I've given her many kitchen items and books over the years. Favorite brands are things like Emma Bridgewater, Hanna Anderson, and Talbots. I recently moved to NYC, so I'm hoping to get her something that will make her feel less "abandoned" and more cared for. Thank you for any suggestions!! Met Opera on DemandTEKLA bathrobeLake Pajamas50 States, 50 Pies by Stacey Mei Yan Fong Fresh Midwest: Modern Recipes from the Heartland by Maren Ellingboe KingHaden electric tea kettleGalley & Fen oven mittVintage PBS shirtsMom, in her mid-50s, a new grandma. Had a really hard year mental health-wise but making positive changes. Goes to therapy but new at it. Loves to be social, have dinners, see movies and Broadway shows. Loves 80s pop music and Jason Isbell. Enjoys trying new things but tends to move on to something else quickly.Molly Mahon block-printing kitsMartha Mae How to Paint a Cloud BundleNora McInerny's “Don’t honk I’m already crying” bumper magnet - if she has the sense of humor for it!Semikolon 5-Year Diary / Midori 5-year DiaryLoftie clock - because of sleep hygiene!Subscription to Mubi or Criterion CollectionSubscription to Saipua TV…paired with Saipua Garden Tea that’s made by Deborah NeedlemanMy Mom! She's 70. A former elementary art teacher...retired and living on a budget. We completely mis-gift each other every year. I try to give her nice (not overly luxurious, but nice) scarves, sweaters, earrings, etc and they always flop. My brother and his girlfriend gave her a plastic porch goose and it's her favorite thing ever. She doesn't read. She's crafty but her medium is always changing and usually something very specific like needle felting.Pink Picasso paint-by-numbers custom kits or non-custom ones by Paint AnywhereArt Life Practice KitMelanie Abrantes DIY Wood Carving KitsFriendly Loom Black and White Potholder Loom Kit Pattern and supplies to DIY her own porch goose outfits—there’s even a crochet one for making hair for them?!A duck candleholder to go with her porch gooseOk, how about my mom? I'll let you describe her though 😂.. something that's not a cookbook and also maybe not clothes because she buys those for herself anyway… In exchange, I'm sharing a brilliant gift idea (or at least I think so) for someone who likes to cook/bake a lot: mudaustralia.com. They have a line that you can not only bake on but then serve on because it's beautiful ceramic! Mom is a fancy Bay Area retired real estate lawyer w/ incredible taste, loves to cook and bake and is not intimidated by complicated recipes (has cooked basically everything from the Pok Pok cookbook), loves to entertain, has a fondness for cute animals and cute things in general. A good storyteller and letter writer, feels very strongly about thank you notes. A grandmother to two boys and a dog named Steve who dressed up as a martini for Halloween. Fashion sense errs towards high-end FUN— a think: Dries Van Noten, Commes des Garcons, etc. Is a very talented crafter with a whole room very chicly dedicated to it, has been very into needlepoint lately. Also a voracious reader.  Escali Primo Digital Scale Masienda gift kitLaetitia Rouget Butterfingers Butter DishMichelle Kim Chicken MittHelle Mardahl Espresso CupsTheMagic5 Swim Goggles gift cert Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing ArchitectLena Rewell ThrowI need holiday gift help for my boyfriend's mother. A few details about her: She's a professor in the Boston area and an immigrant from a Scandinavian country. She has great taste (homewares, design) and a Scandinavian sense of restrained style -- she's a woman of a certain age after all, not a Copenhagen TikTok girlie. And she has nice-things disease. You know, the stuff in her house is nice. For a general sense of her style, she's always worn Birkenstock Bostons, carries an Everlane backpack to campus, and has functional and pretty cookware (like a beautiful espresso machine). I've struck out on all the gifts I've given her, and I thought I was good at gifting! They include a handmade and hand-painted pottery vase, artisan granola, and Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies (She said she liked her NYer stories, but alas the book didn't work, per her son) She has a dog she's obsessed with, and a beach house, though it's pretty outfitted. Maybe I could try something there? Food and wine/bev gifts are out because of health issues.Message Slides + Socks, for an alt to her Birkenstock BostonsDeiji Flannel PajamasThe Sleep ShirtMalaika x Kneeland Co. Seashell TowelSaint Olio Aromatic Dog RefresherVerloop dog sweaterPogo Pet BowlVery Christian mother-in-law who writes historical fictionJudy Kim Gingerbread Cookie WreathFlowers of Provence by Jamie BeckPowder Puff PulloverBridie Hall Intaglio SoapsIn search of gift ideas for my 83-year-old fancyish, but not fussy mother-in-law. Born and raised in DC, still rocks a blond bob, loves hydrangeas, obsessed with bunnies. Raised 5 kids and is over cooking but loves anything with cranberries, nuts and raisins. Hobbies include bowling, Irish dancing, shopping at Aldi, and finding a bargain. Very tech-challenged.Coral & Tusk Bunny Hydrangea Tea TowelJuliet WineBlock Shop Italian Cashmere WrapItalian marquetry pieces from Litten Tree AntiquesMother Shrub in CranberryCapital City Mambo Sauce Gift SetMother-in-law, early 70s, notoriously difficult and anxious, prefers austere things, drinks a lot of black, understated-but-fancy tea, secretly addicted to watching Teen MomLea & Nicholas beautifully austere mugsHot Cool Tokyo Tea Storage Container or Kinto canisterUmezawa Hinoki Tissue BoxNaoto Fukasawa for Onao Co. Siwa Carryall BagBare Hands Dry Gloss Manicure KitAnnie Ernaux booksMother-in-law has a big heart and a big personality. Is from Colombia. Likes blue, good food, and excellent tequila. Plays tennis and has picked up pickleball.Masienda mezcal cups / Kneeland Co. Rarities mezcal cups / Viski Himalayan salt shot glassesVerve Culture Mezcal and Tequila Infusion and Tasting SetMi Cocina’s denim placemats/potholders/table runnersMark & Graham customizable pickleball bagsChefanie Tennis ball cocktail napkinsPicnic Time Parisian Picnic Basket Junedays coolerTanchen Wine BagLaines London tequila slippersKidsImpressing a 5-year-old on Christmas morning without a massive plastic Barbie houseHaus or Follies playhousesSMOL bounce housesWonder & Wise Theater SetupGathre trampolineLip Smacker Crayola 24-Piece Lip Balm VaultEames Giant House of Cards Deck (and create-your-own ones)Ban.Do four in a rowAll my friends just started having kids. Best gifts for babies under 1 yearNothing - donate in their name to the National Diaper Bank NetworkBath crayonsStapelsteinsCustom name tags from Label Weavers or Name BubblesA toddler whose parent wants "less stuff" in the houseConsumables!Tattly x Richard Scarry Twee sidewalk chalk name setsSoap Dough Co (℅ Kyra on IG)Supernatural sprinkles/baking setsThe Dough Project Make Your Own Playdough KitTwo nephews, 2nd grade and 4th grade. Live in the Midwest. They both like video games. My sister-in-law and brother are recently teaching them that "expensive college isn't worth it" (even though my brother went to two expensive colleges and is a successful lawyer). I adamantly disagree. They play soccer, and violin (I also play violin). They don't seem to like sweets or treats unless it's pure sugar. They visit us and my parents in the mountains in Colorado often so they appreciate the outdoors but try not to go into it very much unless my parents force them to go backpacking. I don't want to buy them anything they expect, or that my SiL might throw away or think is too expensive. This is also kind of a gift guide request for my SIL if you're catching on to what she's like, too…Anyway Mag Subscription Junior HappyMe Journal, for ages 6-12Bo and Mei Lunar New Year Celebration BoxesCustom Chuck TaylorsStylophone S1 Pocket Synthesizer and e-Blox Circuit Blox 120 Build Your Own Sound Machine and Radio Scary Stories to Tell in the DarkFlik Flak WatchesMMX Marshmallow CrossbowWho’s She? Board GameSee you next week for part 2! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.