Today: A holiday treat for early birds. Plus … It’s not too early to get this year’s Advent calendar |
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Hear us out: The best Advent calendars tend to sell out well before the holiday season. If you plan on participating in the tradition that is opening a little surprise every day in December, our gifting experts have handpicked a few favorites they’re most excited about this year. Some of the standouts? A box full of chocolates from a California institution, a Clue murder mystery calendar, and a (currently on-sale!) science-based one for budding geologists. Fun calendars for skin-care lovers, foodies, and beyond→
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Today’s most gift-worthy deals |
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- A beautiful, colorful, cast-iron gratin dish for roasting chicken, baking fruit crisps, and, of course, preparing a gratin.
- This teeny-tiny TV has a functional 1-inch screen, a working remote, and can store 10 hours of videos.
- For many kids, getting to smash and bash things with a hammer is a gift in and of itself. So these boring-on-the-outside, gorgeous-on-the-inside geodes might be just the thing. (Not to worry, safety goggles are included.)
- When the New England chill sets in, gifts writer Mari Uyehara’s dad dons this cozy heated vest. It’s great for dog walks, tailgating, or just staying toasty.
- This plush, shiny, and very moisturizing lip oil was the unanimous favorite among our beauty experts and panel testers.
- A stylish crossbody phone strap makes a great gift for travelers. It keeps your phone at the ready for paying, ticket scanning, and picture taking.
- This mini camera can snap onto a keychain or belt loop, and it takes surprisingly good photos and videos.
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All the great deals on can’t-go-wrong-gifts we’re seeing right now→
More expert-approved and on-sale favorites |
One last thing: The cutest gifts we’ve ever seen |
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In our newsletter, The Gift, head of newsletters Sofia Sokolove shares a few incredibly cute gifts, including a pebble-shaped plushie, a wooden duckling wearing boots, and a tiny crocheted potato holding a positive message. “WHY IS IT SOOO CUTE?”→
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