Holiday Gift Guide
The Messenger’s staff annual list of the best holiday gifts you can get. Click each image to view!Graphic by Melissa Liu, Managing Print and Design Editor
Rachel Everett, Staff Writer, and Suhani Mahajan, Staff Writer
Kalimba
Think: a piano and a xylophone had a baby. It is the closest description to what this lovely instrument sounds like. Super easy to learn (there is no dearth of tutorials on YouTube) and convenient to carry (unlike a piano or xylophone), this is the perfect instrument to have to create a little holiday music.
Photo courtesy of UNOKKI
Photo courtesy of Audio-Technica
Record Player
Record players are a thing of the past, but since when do vintage things not make up the coolest aesthetic? To make things even better, this is a record player with Bluetooth. And here is a link to a vinyl subscription that sends two record albums a month based on a person’s Spotify preferences!
Photo courtesy of Paper Source
Journal
Pandemic or not, everyone is going to need a place to keep track of all their New Year’s resolutions! Whether people stick with them or not is completely up to them, but a journal is always a helpful place to write down any and everything.
Photo courtesy of U Brands
Whiteboard calendar
Everyone may not be making plans as frequently (or at all) as they once did, but here is a simple reminder that life has not ended! Birthdays will still roll around, as will weekends, anniversaries, and even (though these are not as loved) tests. Make it easier for someone to stay organized with an aesthetic whiteboard calendar.
Quote board
2020 has been a long year, and there has never been such a need for a little inspirtation. And the best part of a quote board? When one quote loses its glimmer of inspiration, simply put up a new one!
Photo courtesy of Gelibo
Photo courtesy of Disney Plus
Disney+ subscription
Feeling nostalgic? Longing for the simpler days of the past? You can have all of the Disney movies of your childhood plus new additions like “The Mandalorian” and “The Right Stuff” with this go-to viewing subscription.
Plants
December is here, which means Georgians are beginning their winter hibernation. And with finals week closing in, even if the weather is glorious for a while, everyone’s time is being spent inside, studying. So why not bring a little life into the room? Plants = the best roommates ever.
Photo courtesy of The Sill
Photo courtesy of URPOWER
Diffuser
Essential oils, sinus relief, and air hydration while the heater is running? That is right, everybody - this is a three-in-one!
Stationery
With school online, it may feel like there is absolutely no point in writing anything out anymore. ‘Just type it all out!’most people would say. But it is always nice to handwrite little notes and reminders to oneself! What better way to do that than with Kawaii stationary?!
Photo courtesy of Kawaii Pen Shop
Photos courtesy of Amazon
Books
It is impossible to go wrong with a good book.
Fairy lights
LEDs are so last year - but these are fairy lights. These allow the freedom to create cutesy light patterns with something that is not obnoxiously bright but festive at the same time.
Photo courtesy of Vont
Photos courtesy of Spotify and Apple Music
Spotify/Apple Music subscription
With all this extra time that people have been spending online due to the pandemic, it is possible to at least make some of it enjoyable. Music makes everything bearable - and this way, everyone gets to choose what they want to listen to.
Stocking Stuffers
Photos courtesy of Sephora, STEAM, Bath and Body Works, and Etsy