Toasted marshmalllow room spray by Celia Loves. Also available in Velvet Cherry and Oakmoss and Lime.

Very high quality watercolours by Daniel Smith, or Kuretakec. For a kid, check out this Watercolor Pad Kit via Anthropologie.

Unruly is an entertaining history of England's monarchs by David Mitchell – the one from all the panel games, Peep Show, etc.

Moon Chalk is only chalk, but makes cool patterns and is very fancy!

Barrel-aged aromatic bitters by Hella Cocktail Co from New York. A gourmet treat for someone with a top shelf. Or if they're into sours or espresso martinis, they would like Wonderfoam, which adds a pleasing and reliable foam without the hassle of eggwhites. (Hat tip Jack).

This flourish wall hook by Bootleg Studio in Melbourne. Or perhaps a colourful hook by Sitting Pretty Design in New Zealand.

Game Pass is essentially Netflix but for computer games. You could gift someone a Three Month Pass.

With Clixo, kids can build hanging, curving, and wearable creations.

This phone tripod is highly adjustable, and folds away into roughly the size and shape of a credit card.

This is a very splurgey price for a tiny toy guitar, but the loog mini acoustic is pretty rad, yeah? Alternatively, the Ticker Tar also looks very rock, and is probably more functional. It only has one string, and comes with a little music book that even a small one could use to make some tuneful sounds.

A handwoven bicycle basket from Ghana via Baba Tree. Heaps of gorgeous baskets to choose from, and according to the site, 'Weavers are paid well' and also receive 5% commission.

Not for everyone, obviously — but for the right person high quality tinned fish makes an excellent stocking stuffer. Look how nice the packaging is. #tinnedfishdatenight

Personally, I would like this Indian cookbook, Thali, but they may like a one of these cookbooks from 2023.

Frank Lloyd Wright Domino Set.

Neiman Marcus Signature White Cake Stand.

Ice Cool is a 'flicking' board game, which seems like it would be fun to play with the fam, including younger kids. This 1-minute youtube video gives some idea of the trick shots.

This is an accordion for toddlers.

Indoor plant junkies could always use a plant stake or two. We love these pastel ones made in Melbourne Each is made of 30 recycled plastic bottle lids..

The very expensive plain white tshirt by Merz B. Schwanen as worn in The Bear. If this makes no sense, see for context: "We (With Some Help From Menswear Reddit) Found Jeremy Allen White’s T-shirts From The Bear".

No peeking! This cute cat helps the kiddies hold their cards. Family games night coming up!

The sweet kids mag, Lotta Magazine, has super cute and achievable craft projects. Miss 9 is well and truly into it.

A laser measure for the handy person who likes a practical gadget. They come in all sorts of prices and qualities.

Personalised stamp for the avid reader. Label your books with "From the library of...", and hopefully they'll always make their way back to your shelf.

Susan Paterson's debut novel, Where Light Meets Water. A gorgeous, gentle work of historical fiction about the pull of love, the sea, family and art. One of my favourite reads this year.

A flavoured toothpaste, maybe peach ice tea would help fill a stocking in a pleasing way. This licorice toothpaste is also nice for the right person.

Beautiful and high quality secateurs. How about some pastel ones or these incredible ones in ash wood?

A little addition to the stocking: a glasses cleaning cloth with a nice print, or perhaps this one with a dog?

Some homemade nuts. I really like these sweet and spicy seeds from Falastin. Ottolenghi's spciy nuts are also very strong. If you paired a jam jar of these with some reinbeer, name a cousin or brother-in-law or whatever that wouldn't be happy.

Set of four red scallop bowls from In the Round House .

If you know someone partial to a Negroni or Manhattan, they will thank you for this Esquimalt Rosso Vermouth. Please and thank you.

For a sneaker head, this Philips Sneaker Cleaner.

A new phone case. This Pasta party one is fun, but there are plenty of nice ones to choose from.

"Dreamer" by my sisters at mondocherry. Signature handcut painted flowers.

Rhinowares Stealth milk frothing jug. For the home coffee enthusiast.

There's a new super mario brothers game, Wonder. That probably couldn't fail to be fun. The reviews seem strong.

A mist sprayer for someone with a house full of humidity loving plants.

Plating tweezers – a stocking filler for the gastronomist. Plating chopsticks are another good option.

Our nine-year old reads, like, a book a day, and she says this is her book of the year: Big Magic by Sarah Armstong. She also loved Kip of the Mountain by Emma Gourlay..

A subscription to one of the generative AI tools. I got a subscription to Midjourney for my birthday in March, and I have loved it every month since.

If you'd like to spoil the fam with a luxurious breakfast, but have no desire to cook *even more food*, then this crumpet pack by Pepe Saya is it. The crumpets come frozen and reheat perfectly, so you could order a couple of weeks ahead. Thanks, Manda, for the heads up on these. If you have gluten free buddies, maybe what you need is this Nodo x Pepe Saya Pancake Pack - Gluten Free.

The flower kit by Numero 74 contains all you need to make between 10 and 15 beautiful fabric flowers, even if you've never done anything like this before.

Sony SRS-XB100 Compact Wireless Bluetooth Speaker.

Blabla, a little monster doll.

Staub ceramics brie baker. Very yes please.

Whipped shower foam by Sundae would be fun for almost anyone's stocking. You can get them from supermarkets.

This Technic Lego Land Rover is mroe than $350, so far too expensive, but is so cool I had to add it, and stick it in the splurge category. Obviously, affordable lego is available and eternally fun.

Our mangey one-eyed cat probably doesn't need these beautifully designed cat bowls but they sure would look nicer than what we have.

Another idea for a crafter: this wheel-free pottery kit by Sculpt.

HuPhy Air 75 wireless mechanical keyboard. Or, if they still use the numpad like me, then maybe the 96.

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases is a board game. Between one and eight players work together. You start with a map and directory, a newspaper, a case book, and a short list of contacts. You have to solve some murders together.

Hape blues harmonica for musical kiddos.