Christmas Gift Ideas for the Whole Family

If the Etsy list wasn't enough, here are a few more ideas! Not comprehensive, but I hope a few of them might prove helpful to you as you finish up your shopping!


A Few Good Books:
-Manalive! by G. K. Chesterton - a lesser known story, but my very favorite. Good gift for just about anybody.
-Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Madison - if someone on your list loves to cook, they'll love this comprehensive volume on cooking everything non-meat.
-The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner - so good. So, so good.

Humorous
-Sword of the Valiant - only for those friends who enjoy truly, truly terrible B movies. This is the most delightfully terrible of them all. But if you have a friend who's a Mystery Science Theater fan, they'd probably appreciate this DVD (but no one else will, so be careful!).
-George of the Jungle - so funny. More funny every time I watch it. A good family gift - because kids and adults (if they don't take themselves too seriously) will both enjoy it.
-Galaxy Quest - the best Star Trek parody ever

For the Little Ones:
-Melissa and Doug toys - seriously, any Melissa and Doug toys. It's really hard to go wrong here.
-The Seven Silly Eaters, by Mary Ann Hoberman - one of my favorite picture books ever.

For the Slightly Bigger Little Ones:
-Playtime Piano Books - my daughter loves these - the familiar songs make her feel like all her practice is paying off. I just linked to one, but there's a whole series.

For the Grown-ups:
-d'Art wine - this Lodi winery makes lovely reds and ports.
-Bark River Knives - these are very well made, and so beautiful. Seriously, the handles are like fine jewelery.

For the Guys:
-Pocket Ref - when he needs ALL THE FACTS.
-Handyman-in-your-pocket - just what it sounds like.

Again - if you have some ideas to add, please do! The more ideas the better. :)

Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell