Celebrate the winding down of this chaotic year with some holiday shopping. Below are my gift suggestions for the 2020 holiday season. This list emphasizes creation, exploration, and learning. You will find useful things, fun things, and causes worth supporting. Good luck shopping, and happy holidays!
Disclosure: Some of the products listed below link to Amazon.com. I am an Amazon Associate member, which means anything bought through one of these links sends a little money my way at no extra cost to you.
Write and Create
- National Parks Memo Books. Beautiful notebooks made by Field Notes, sized to fit in your pocket.
- Lami Safari Fountain Pen. A beautiful beginner fountain pen.
- Freewrite Traveler. Write without distraction. Just a keyboard and e-ink screen. No editing. No web browser.
- How to Write One Song. A guide to singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy’s creative process.
- Blackwing 602 Pencils. The perfect pencil.
- Letters to the Future Notebook. Write notes to your future self.
Tech
- Sony ZV-1 Vlogging Camera. Made specifically for content creators.
- iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit. Everything you need to repair your tech devices.
- Personal Library Kit. Play the librarian. Includes card catalog checkout cards, bookplates, a pencil, a date stamp, and an ink pad.
- The CityRadio. Listen to radio from cities across the globe.
- Raspberry Pi 400. A computer in a keyboard.
Explore
- Custom travel coasters. Commemorate your travels across the world.
- Windsor and Newton Watercolor Kit. A portable painting set.
- 50 Things to Do in the Wild. Learn skills and projects to bring you closer to nature.
- Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. Fly over the world and do your best to scratch your pandemic-induced travel itch.
- Parks Project merch. Support our national parks.
More
- Xi’an Famous Foods. Recreate dishes from the popular New York noodle shop.
- How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. A memoir by Alexander Che.
- Criterion Channel subscription. The largest collection of classic cinema.
- New York Public Library merch. Show your support for public libraries.