Find a Christmas gift idea for most of your list!

Finding the perfect gift ideas for everyone on your list from family members to friends to teachers doesn’t have to break the bank. And when the holiday season hits, budgets are often stretched even thinner. So I’ve got the best Christmas gift ideas under $20 for nearly everyone on your list!

For me, the best gifts are ones that can be bought online (because the bustle of holiday shopping stresses me out!). And they’re affordable gifts that don’t seem like cheap gifts.

Coming up with Christmas gift ideas can be difficult. Finding the perfect present in a good price range can be even more difficult.

I decided of all the gift guides I could do, this one is important! I’m highlighting some of my favorite finds that make great gift ideas or stocking stuffers for less than $20 each (most are well under $20). 

You’ll find an ideal gift for pretty much everyone on your Christmas gift list from your mom to your kids’ teachers to your husband to your best friend. These are also great gifts for secret Santa gift exchanges! 

And if you want to snag a couple of these items for yourself, go for it! They are all priced well to be easy on the budget.

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For your best friend or mom (or yourself!)

One of my favorite gifts for moms is a wallet purse. It’s a perfect addition to any woman’s bag collection. 

Often we just need something to hold our phone, debit card and keys. And it’s a thoughtful present because every mama needs something easy to grab and carry that won’t weigh down her shoulders or back. 

The nice thing about a wallet purse is that it’s the perfect size to fit down inside a larger purse or bag as well. So if you need something bigger, then you don’t have to go through the hassle of switching your cards and everything else from one bag to another.

I really love these purses for taking along on field trips with my children or longer walks. It’s one of the easiest ways to carry my phone a lot of times since most of my pants don’t have pockets.

For your kids’ teachers (or pretty much anyone!)

I love stainless steel tumblers. I’m not sure love is a strong enough word, actually. I use one every single day. 

I love it for ice cold water, because that’s what I drink most, but these cups work well for anything hot or cold. And they’re a great idea for a Christmas gift idea for pretty much anyone, including your kiddos’ teachers, babysitter, postal carrier, hairdresser, best friend, mom and on and on the list goes. 

Really, who couldn’t use a cup that keeps their beverage hot or cold all day long?! When these cups first came out, they were mostly plain stainless steel and few had handles, but now there are all sorts of fabulous options. 

The good news is we all have to stay hydrated, so this is a thoughtful gift that’s also practical and can be fun. Yes, there are name brand versions that are pricey, but you can find great tumbles at lower price points as well!

This 40-ounce tumbler comes with a handle and straw in a wide variety of colors. But, the very best part? It’s dishwasher safe!

For a slightly smaller option, this 30-ounce tumbler has a flip straw and handle for easy carrying. My daughter has a tumbler with this design that she loves for when she’s carrying lots of things with her.

Having a handle on top is a good idea to make the tumbler easier to carry, and the flip straw makes it less likely to spill.

For your baking friend

Honestly, I don’t buy many cookbooks any more because of the plethora of recipes online. I love Pinterest for organizing them! 

However, after reading so many of the Hannah Swensen cozy mystery books by Joanne Fluke (which I recommend if you are looking for easy, fun books with intrigue), I kept wanting to try the recipes included. 

The main character in the series owns a cookie shop and there are all sorts of yummy recipes as a result. As the series progresses, the recipes go beyond cookies to breads, cakes, pies and savory dishes as well. 

I decided I might as well just buy the Lake Eden Cookbook. I’m glad I did. 

I’ve used multiple recipes from it and even found my favorite ever chocolate cake recipe in its pages. It is one cake I gladly make from scratch because it’s easy and so scrumptious. You don’t have to be a reader of the book series to appreciate the recipes. 

The cookbook has some text written about the characters, but I’ve never read it! (And I enjoy the series.) I just really like the recipes most. 

The cookbook is basically compiled like it’s from a variety of small-town folks who appreciate good, filling dishes that don’t use a huge amount of ingredients or things that are hard to find. It’s practical and also has very detailed directions for each recipe.

The Lake Eden Cookbook is one of the more unique gifts on the list that most bakers would enjoy more than receiving kitchen gadgets that clutter their drawers!

And if you feel like going further with this Christmas gift idea, add some nonstick Rachael Ray bakeware like I told you about in the pumpkin bread recipe would go well with the cookbook. While an entire set of the bakeware is pricier, you can get a 9×13 rectangle pan or a cookie sheet for less. I love the Rachael Way cookware so much! 

For your fellow mom (or dad!) friend

Can we all just agree that kids are messy eaters? We are constantly battling crumbs at our house. 

Once my kids were old enough to get in on the action with sweeping the floor and wiping down the table as part of their chores, I realized they weren’t necessarily so great at managing crumbs. 

My husband ordered up a mini vacuum that made crumb clean-up easier. It sweeps up crumbs from the table and is perfect for little hands to use! 

It eliminates the struggle of trying to wipe crumbs from the table into your hands to carry to the trashcan. I have trouble with that myself sometimes; my kids struggle even more.

This little vacuum, however, works well. We use it on our kitchen table and chairs. We got a new table and chairs recently, but the bristles are soft enough that it doesn’t leave any scratches or marks on my table, which was important to me, too. 

Any parent  with kids would love this! And being able to use a gadget helps the kids get more excited about helping with clean-up.

For your geek or gamer friend (or husband)

As I shared in my list of gift nerdy gift ideas for him, my husband is a bona fide geek — in a cool way! So, I have to include a fun gift idea or two for others like him.

First up is this set of Paladone Nintendo NEW Cartridge Coasters. How cute are these?! They look like old school Nintendo cartridges that any kid from the 1980s would love. 

I just wonder if you have to blow into them sometimes to get them to work! (And if you understand why I’m saying that, this is totally something you should order!)

Another set of cool throwback coasters I found look like floppy disks. They are so cute! 

There are a few different option of these available, but I like this six pack of floppy disk coasters the most because they don’t have anything written on the label. 

You could totally use a Sharpie and customize the labels for yourself or just leave them blank. They come in more fun colors than I remember any of my floppy disks ever being!

For your husband, dad or brother

For a few years now, my husband has been carrying a multi-tool in his pocket. It comes in handy so much for things like opening packaging, cutting straws for our kids at restaurants and all sorts of other random tasks.

Right now, in fact, he has two because he misplaced one for so long that he ended up ordering another one. We’ve also gotten this pocket tool as a gift for my father-in-law who enjoys it just as much.

Men tend to like tools that have so many components and options and this one certainly does that. It’s a great Christmas gift idea for pretty much any guy on your list.

For your daughter or niece

When my daughter was almost 6, we got her ears pierced. Once she was able to start changing her earrings, we learned pretty quickly that anything not gold-plated made her ears break out in a rash. 

Both my mother-in-law and one of her sisters are the same way. They basically have an allergy to metals. We even tried the hypo-allergenic metals and silver-plated. All of them hurt her ears.

However, buying gold-plated jewelry for my then kindergarten-aged daughter to wear to school wasn’t something I had expected. I went in search of earrings she would like but also I wouldn’t have to stress about getting lost. 

Looking locally, I didn’t find a pair of gold-plated, girls’ earrings under $50, which seemed steep to me. I decided to check out Amazon and was so pleased to find a variety of gold-plated girls’ earrings for under $20. They make a nice gift for any age. 

These dangly, multi-colored flower earrings are one of my daughter’s favorite pairs that work well with different outfits. They are priced well for a stocking stuffer!

Small, colorful hoop earrings are also a special gift for the little (or not so little!) lady in your life. Available in single sets or three-packs, these hoops come in a variety of colors and are perfectly sized.

If you’re looking for slightly larger hoops, these pearl twist hoop earrings are a great choice. I gave them to my daughter for her 15th birthday, and she loves them!

And for those who don’t have pierced ears, go for a nice bracelet. This simple cross bracelet was also a gift to my daughter for her birthday, and she wears it daily.

For your son or nephew

I’m not sure boys ever stop loving dinosaurs and fierce animals. I mean, they really are cool. 

​Combine dinos with Legos, and it’s a match made in heaven! This Lego Creator dinosaur set is perfect because it builds three different dinosaurs in one set.

If vehicles are more his thing, then this Lego Creator transportation set is a great option.

For kiddos a bit older (4th grade and up), this magnetic pen makes an excellent gift. Last Christmas, in fact, I bought it for my three nephews and then ended up getting one for my son as well. You can make all sorts of creations with it!

Finally, if you’re buying for a child who has a good imagination or like fidgeting, then these transformable fidget spinners are perfect. This was a gift for my son last year as well.

He’s transformed them into a variety of different things with his imagination and really enjoyed them.

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