Hanukah, Hanukkah or even Chanukah — no matter how you spell the upcoming holiday, at the end of the day, you still need to find the perfect presents.
Don’t leave your gifts to fate. Instead, prepare for all your Hanukkah gifting in advance, so all eight days are joyful and stress-free.
Plus, Hanukkah falls on Dec. 18 this year, which means the eight-day holiday will run through Christmas and end on Dec. 26.
While the Jewish holiday isn’t really about the gifts and more about spending time with the family, retelling stories of Judah and the Maccabees and frying up some delicious foods, gifts are a fun addition to the mix and add another element of celebration to enjoy.
Plus, who doesn’t love gifts? We thought so, which is why we rounded up a whole lot of ideas, from small tokens like candles and candies to give to your Hanukkah party host, edible presents for a holiday dinner party and some special selections for the kids to make their holiday even brighter.
The holiday is all about candles, after all. This is a great and easy gift to give, be it your host for the holiday party or a friend who loves candles any day of the year. The scent is of a typical Hanukkah meal, including notes of baked apple, potato, pomegranate, pound cake and vanilla, to name a few.
Give the gift of delicious olive oil that lasts far longer than just eight nights, plus some honey to save for Rosh Hashanah and some vinegar too. This gift package from Brightland is a great gifting set for the home chef, host or hostess or anyone who loves aesthetically pleasing bottles to put in their kitchen.
Start the holiday off in a sweet way with this assortment of treats from Dylan’s Candy Bar. The box is full of both gummy and chocolate candies, all of which is Kosher, too.
Get comfy this holiday and give the gift of relaxation to anyone who celebrates. The Brooklinen robe is an extremely plush one, coming in three size ranges and eight colors to fit anyone on your gifting list.
This luxe gift set is great for tea lovers and for the gifter themselves, as it comes already wrapped up and ready to go. The Vahdam set comes in a holiday box with scenes of menorahs and dreidels and includes Vanilla Spiced Masala Chai, Turmeric Spiced Herbal Tea, Chocolate Vanilla Herbal Tea and Hibiscus Rush Black Tea for a balanced and bright holiday season.
After lighting the candles hop back in bed with the new Velvet Napper from Bearaby. The blanket comes in an array of colors and weights, ranging from 15 pounds to 25 pounds depending on your or your giftee’s preferences.
Hanukkah isn’t complete without a table full of holiday treats and a full belly. This is where Goldbelly comes in, as even if you can’t make it out to New York City for the famous Russ and Daughter’s latkes or a bagel brunch from Brooklyn, you can now order from there with ease. They also sell gift cards should you want to let your recipient choose their meal from anywhere in the country.
Sweeten the season with a gift box full of delicious M&M candies. The coolest part is that you can add a custom image or message to the back of the chocolates, adding a personal touch for Hanukkah gifting.
Celebrate Hanukkah with Peppa and George this year, as you teach your kiddos about the Jewish holiday and all the traditions that come with it. The storybook follows the piggy siblings to their grandparent’s house where they make lattes, play dreidel and learn some history along the way.
This is a gift for those with or without a green thumb. The Click and Grow Smart Garden 3 is a great way to provide fresh veggies, herbs and even flowers to someone who may not have an outdoor garden space but always wanted to have their turn to try it. The smallest of the gardens comes with three pods to plant in, coming with basil at first included in the pack.
If you’re still on the fence, let us help show you how it works and why it’s worth it, as we were able to review the Smart Garden 3 and the larger Smart Garden 9.
When in doubt, go with a gift card. We know it’s not creative, but at least the selection from Amazon is festive, featuring a blue and white Amazon logo on the card and coming with an adorable gift box and matching ribbon with stars and menorahs to seal the deal.
Oil is one of the main reasons to celebrate the Jewish holiday of lights, so get them a topical gift to go with it. These handblown oil pourers are from Uncommon Goods and come in green, pink or blue patterns, making for a unique and beautiful gift they’ll want to leave on the counter all year long.
Get the whole family into the Hanukkah spirit, dressing the kids in fun and festive footie pajamas each night. The PJs come in a few fun patterns, like dreidels and snowflakes, ranging in size from a two to a 14-16.
In the market for a furry friends that you can cuddle all eight nights long? Look no further than Walmart, who are offering this adorable holiday Squishmallow, Kofi the Hanukkah Bear, for under $30 as we begin to ring in the season.
Looking for a minimalist, modern take on your Menorah this year? Take a look at this handsome Keraclay Stoneware Menorah Set from West Elm, a modern piece to celebrate the Festival of Lights that doubles as year-round decor.
This isn’t an ordinary card. Celebrate Hanukkah with loved ones close and far by sending them this stunning pop-up card shaped like a bouquet of blue and yellow flowers, with some Jewish stars sprinkled in, too.
Thought its known primarily as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah secretly doubles as the festival of sweet treats. Treat yourself to a few more when you pick up (or gift) this Hanukkah Gift Box from Harry & David, full of enough snacks to last you more than eight nights.
Let your cat celebrate too, with this package of adorable cat toys for the holiday. The set comes with a piece of gelt, a sparkly gold ball and even a mouse dressed up like a menorah.
End things on a sweet note with this yummy kit from Sweetology. This is a great gift for the whole family, as it also provides a fun after-dinner activity for the kids to bake and decorate their own Hanukah dessert.
Nothing brings people together during the holidays like good Jewish cooking. The “Modern Jewish Comfort Food” cookbook has 100 recipes to try, making a perfect gift for the chef in your life.
For the remote Hanukkah, send your loved one this beautiful gift basket of treats, with wine, candies and more included in a decorative box they can leave out all eight nights.
Why should Christmas cookies have all the fun? Bake up your own favorites, whatever those may be, and customize them for the season with these adorable Hanukkah Shaped Cookie Cutters, available for just under $10 from Amazon.
Looking to bundle on Hanukkah Candles and save? Check out this box of 45 beautiful multicolor honeycomb beeswax candles from Rite Lite, enough to celebrate for eight nights this year, and next year, and next year, and next year…
Give the kiddos something fun to fidget with this year. The dreidel-shaped pop-it toy is a great gift, and under $10 on Amazon, too.
This is a beautiful gift for someone very special this year. Made of real diamonds, this Jewish star, or Star of David pendant is a gift they will love for years to come.
Sufganiyot are a super important — and yummy — part of the Hanukkah tradition, so why not celebrate them with this adorable notebook? Plus, you could write your family recipe on the first page to add to your sentimental gift.
Read up on recent Jewish pop-history (or should we say herstory) with this clever coffee table book on “‘Nice’ Jewish Girls,” comprising of thirty-six mini biographies of groundbreaking, outspoken, odds-defying Jewish women, from RBG to Babs.
How about a little Hanukkah brunch action? If you’ve got family staying over at any point, or just want to treat yourself, head to Goldbelly to ship yourself a piece of NYC. This New York Bagel Brunch for 6, including lox and schmear, runs just short of $100.
Gift something extra cozy this year, as the temperatures keep dropping into December. Choose from an array of colors, pictured above, and then wrap it up before the eight nights are up.
Looking for a great Hanukkah gifting idea? Celebrate someone special in your life by giving them one of the most celebrated cookbooks to come out in recent memory, Yotam Ottolenghi’s “Jerusalem: A Cookbook,” available for under $20 this season from Amazon.
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