I’m giving a bundle of Lynda Barry’s Syllabus, a comp book, a flair pen and a uniball to my brother in law. Just discovered her this year thanks to you!
Have you tried playing card games like UNO or a traditional card deck with the “world’s smallest version’s”? Our family loves them and they make great stocking stuffers. We love all the ones that actually work in their tiny form like Exploding Kittens and Bananagrams.
The company is in Vermont, and the socks are guaranteed for life. Should you get a hole or its damaged in some other way, they will replace the socks for free. Unfortunately, I can't post a photo.
Suffice it to say, there are seven or eight styles (low running socks to knee socks), different thicknesses, and the designs are works of art. I'm currently wearing a pair with fox on them. Both kids and adults love them, and yes, they have a special kid section.
Everyone can use a pair of socks! I have over a dozen and rarely buy any other brand of sock.
Before Nintendo made video games, it made playing cards, including for the game hanafuda. I first saw the game played on the anime Summer Wars. The Apple app store has a free one called Hanafuda; I learned how to play just by playing this game without reading any rules. Nintendo still sells the game, though, too. Physical, but also rather hidden for the Switch, on a game whose title varies depending where you live. Here, 51 Worldwide Games. If you win enough rounds, you unlock Super Mario cards. The normal cards are pretty, though, and there’s even a hanafuda emoji: 🎴
WOW ordering Alphabet in Motion immediately! Though it's unfortunate that with all the time spent on making such an incredible piece, similar thought did not go into the website - took me minutes to find the buy now button, and forget about reading any of the text lol.
Love love love. Definitely grabbing those Mario Uno cards. Here's ours (our Charitable Giving Guide will drop next week).
https://www.importantnotimportant.com/p/the-2025-important-gift-guide
Here's my roundup of unexpected selections :) Tried to pull together only things you've likely not seen before. (And it's got zero affiliate links) https://allisonstadd.substack.com/p/the-offbeat-113-the-3rd-annual-offbeat
Great help!
Thanks, Austin, you got me to finally start shopping!
Oooh, Drawn & Quarterly having a sale is fantastic! Thanks for the link, Austin.
Santa will be busy with ny list this year! Thanks, Austin
Thanks for a fun kickoff to my shopping season!
I’m giving a bundle of Lynda Barry’s Syllabus, a comp book, a flair pen and a uniball to my brother in law. Just discovered her this year thanks to you!
Fabulous!
Can you recommend a book for drawing in?
Such a personal thing. Here are the notebooks I use: https://austinkleon.substack.com/p/my-4-notebooks
Thanks for the great ideas!
Have you tried playing card games like UNO or a traditional card deck with the “world’s smallest version’s”? Our family loves them and they make great stocking stuffers. We love all the ones that actually work in their tiny form like Exploding Kittens and Bananagrams.
https://a.co/d/cV87is4
https://a.co/d/g5g9fZF
And here’s my guide for “readers, writers, and visual artists”.
https://open.substack.com/pub/aimeeguest/p/presents-for-readers-writers-and?r=e9xrs&utm_medium=ios
I collect things that write in multiple colors and they tend to be stocking-stuffer-shaped :)
Koh-i-Noor Pencils: https://www.jetpens.com/Koh-I-Noor-Magic-FX-Multi-Colored-Pencils-Pack-of-5/pd/40441
Camel Pencil: https://www.artsupplywarehouse.com/products/camel-6-in-1-color-rainbow-pencil%7CMSX21740.html
Ooly Pen: https://www.ooly.com/products/6-click-multi-color-gel-pen-fine-tip
Penco Crayon: https://shop.famsf.org/products/yellow-8-color-crayon
THE BEST SOCKS IN THE WORLD: No, I'm not exaggerating. Go to:https://darntough.com/
Also known as, "darn tough socks."
The company is in Vermont, and the socks are guaranteed for life. Should you get a hole or its damaged in some other way, they will replace the socks for free. Unfortunately, I can't post a photo.
Suffice it to say, there are seven or eight styles (low running socks to knee socks), different thicknesses, and the designs are works of art. I'm currently wearing a pair with fox on them. Both kids and adults love them, and yes, they have a special kid section.
Everyone can use a pair of socks! I have over a dozen and rarely buy any other brand of sock.
I wear them every day!
Before Nintendo made video games, it made playing cards, including for the game hanafuda. I first saw the game played on the anime Summer Wars. The Apple app store has a free one called Hanafuda; I learned how to play just by playing this game without reading any rules. Nintendo still sells the game, though, too. Physical, but also rather hidden for the Switch, on a game whose title varies depending where you live. Here, 51 Worldwide Games. If you win enough rounds, you unlock Super Mario cards. The normal cards are pretty, though, and there’s even a hanafuda emoji: 🎴
WOW ordering Alphabet in Motion immediately! Though it's unfortunate that with all the time spent on making such an incredible piece, similar thought did not go into the website - took me minutes to find the buy now button, and forget about reading any of the text lol.