Secret Santa ideas, gifts for colleagues and adult stocking fillers
Are you looking for ideas for your work Secret Santa? Or perhaps you are looking for stocking fillers for adults or just budget Christmas gifts? Here are all my favourite ideas for £25 and less to help.
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Gifts Under £10
If you are stumped for ideas for a vegan or someone with allergies then these chocolates from the range at Nomo are a perfect low-cost gift. The box is £5 and would be great as a gift on it’s own or with something else for a higher budget!
The Grace and Stella products are perfect for Secret Santa beauty and skincare gifts. This Rainbow bath bomb would make a lovely treat for her and is just £6; if you have a higher budget then why not add a few other bits too?
This 7th Heaven face mask set is a lovely gift for a lady who likes a pamper evening. With 1 hair mask, 7 face masks and a body puff in a nice useful storage container it makes a great gift for just £9.99 from Amazon.
This Pusheen desk pad is a great alternative to a calendar and just £6.99 from Danilo. I think it is a great way for someone who works at a desk to keep organised, especially for scatterbrains like me who use desk pads like this in an effort to be somewhat organised!
How about some yummy hot chocolate from Cocoa Canopy? They have a range of five warming chocolate blends including two vegan-friendly varieties: Ecuador Dark and Rich Dark, alongside the other varieties of Smooth Milk, Milk & Dark and Salted Caramel. Cocoa Canopy’s 225g packs make for fantastic stocking fillers or Secret Santa gifts! RRP £6.25- £7.25 and available from Cocoa Canopy, Waitrose and Amazon.
Snuggly soft Christmas socks make a great Secret Santa gift for a lady you don’t know much about! These lovely soft ones are from Vendula London and they are cute as well as comfortable. For exactly £10 they are a perfect buy if you have a low budget for Secret Santa or to add some chocolates to for higher budgets!
Opies fruit jars make amazing gifts for a family who loves a little luxury or perhaps a family who always buys the budget options for everything but deserves a treat. Check out the full range from Opies and buy them directly or look out in shops such as Waitrose and on Amazon for specific varieties.
This BeautyPro Secret Santa gift set is a lovely mask set for women. It consists of a face mask, an eye mask and a hand mask perfect for a lady who needs a bit of pamper time and a bargain for just £9.99 from Perfume Direct.
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Palmer’s cocoa butter formula products are so popular and perfect for moisturising dry skin, in my experience. They are always good value and smell amazing too. Whatever your budget you could buy them something nice whether it be hand cream, body lotion or the solid formula jar they will usually all be around £2-8. They can be used throughout the year and across most of the body so a great gift. Check the range out on Amazon, Boots or in your favourite supermarket or chemist.
The Nexcube is a fun brain teaser puzzle for adults and older kids to enjoy and maybe even set a new world record! A great toy that will keep the recipient busy for hours, I am sure. It is just £7.49 from Amazon.
This lovely little Lavera Winter Moments gift set contains hand cream and lip balm in a nice box all for the bargain price of £6.90, a perfect small Secret Santa gift!
Gifts Under £15
How about a lovely family calendar? I can highly recommend the one from The Great British Bake Off, it is the one we use and has plenty of space (5 columns) for all the family, stickers for various events such as half term, and a handy pocket for tickets etc. It is available from Danilo for £10.99.
This lovely wine-coloured hot water bottle with a cover from Vendula London is so soft and snuggly she will be able to relax on the sofa on a cold night or be comforted when she is feeling poorly so it makes a great gift idea. It is available from Vendula London for £11.20 at the moment.
This set of three nail polishes from Benecos is called Pretty in Pastel and includes these three lovely colours. They are all plant-based and of great quality. This set is £11.50 and would be perfect for a vegan who loves nail polish and wants something more natural.
For something unique why not consider a Bonsai Tree kit? This set is just £12.99 from Gift Republic and would make a great Secret Santa gift for someone who perhaps likes gardening or maybe doesn’t have any interests you are aware of!
For a more outdoorsy person who likes things to do out of the house, then why not get them a scratch-off bucket list? The 100 Things to do in the UK bucket list is a great gift, and it is available from Not On The High Street for £12.99.
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The World’s Smallest Magic 8 Ball and the World’s Smallest Uno card game are great novelty gifts! The World’s Smallest Uno is currently £10.99 on Amazon and the World’s Smallest Magic 8 Ball is the same price, also from Amazon.
For a cocktail lover, there are some great cocktail-making books out there. Free the Tipple is a book of cocktails inspired by Iconic women so it is a great gift and a bit more interesting than a run-of-the-mill cocktail recipe book! The book has an RRP of £12.99 but is currently a little cheap on Amazon at the time of writing! It is also available at Waterstones.
Another great cocktail book is Cheers to TV which is a selection of cocktails inspired by Iconic television characters. This is a lovely gift for someone who loves making cocktails or perhaps has a home bar. It is available for around £11 from Waterstones and Amazon. At the moment, it is a little cheaper on Amazon but it is worth checking both!
For a Disney lover, this deluxe calendar would be perfect. Each of the images is actually ready-to-frame prints, so it is like giving two gifts in one and perfect for Disney fans. This calendar is available from Danilo for £14.99.
Gifts Under £20
Are you buying for a gin lover who is trying to drink less alcohol or perhaps will be doing dry January? Clean Co specialise in alcohol-free drinks, and this Clean G is a non-alcoholic drink very much like rhubarb gin. Currently, at £16 a bottle, it is a great price for a gift too.
The Evolve Organic Beauty golden Glow bauble is one of the favourites from my Secret Santa gift guide. A small hanging bauble gift with a Bio-Retinol gold mask inside. For £16 (down from £18) it would make a great low-cost beauty gift.
This is my favourite hand cream, and it makes a perfect gift too. It isn’t sticky or expensive, so in my eyes, it really is the perfect hand cream! SEAMS hand cream is £18 for a tube which lasts for ages and it is available from SEAMS Beauty.
Move Yourself Happy is a lovely book by Dianne Buswell about how to use pilates, yoga and dance to improve your happiness and wellness. It would be a great buy for a lady who likes to focus on wellness and would perhaps like a new way to look at happiness. The book has an RRP of £18.99 and is available from Waterstones and Amazon.
Are you buying a gift for a football fan, this Liverpool Football Club gift set is a perfect gift in a musical box which plays “You’ll never walk alone,” she will find a calendar, a diary and a pen. I think this would be a great gift and it is just £19.49 from Danilo or £24.99 from Amazon!
If you are buying for a keen console gamer then they will love the Exogrip. It is basically a way of moulding the handles of his current controller to fit their hands perfectly and make gaming for hours much more comfortable. Exogrip is £19.99 and a buy they will definitely find useful if they love gaming as much as my son Ben!
Gifts Under £25
Pyjamas are a must over Christmas, aren’t they? These gorgeous ones from Lovall (previously Love Leggings) are so comfortable and cosy whilst also being Christmas themed they make a great gift for women this year. The set is £25 and with sizes from 6 to 26 they would suit most women out there.
A washbag makes a great gift and this one is no exception. It looks good and is a good price at £25. The washbag is available in four different colours but my favourite is black as it just looks sleek in my opinion! Check out the Helly Hansen washbag to see if it would be a gift for a man in your life.
If you are buying a gift for a family who love to try new foods and drinks or is a big fan of Asian foods then you really should check this Asian Food box out! Morueats Surprise box is an amazing box stuffed full of treats from Asia that are unique and interesting as well as full of flavour. For £24.99 it is something the whole family can enjoy.
Are you buying for a candle lover? Yankee Candles are amazing and make such lovely gifts, especially the Christmas-scented ones. These are £24.99 on the Yankee Candle website BUT if you sign up for the emails from Yankee Candle, you can get 20% off your order, making them even less!
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