Our 2023 Favorite Things Holiday Gift Guide is brought to you by the businesses featured below.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and our 2023 Favorite Things Holiday Gift Guide is here! The holidays are the perfect time to treat those you love — and yourself! — to something special. We’ve got something for everyone thanks to the wonderful shops and small businesses featured, many of them located right here in South Florida! 

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To save you even more time this year (because we know time is the most valuable resource to moms!), we’ve rounded up all of our great gift ideas on the Amazon list below. Now you truly have a one-stop shop for your holiday gift buying, so go check it out below!

For Mom

First, we want to highlight our favorite gift ideas for the fellow moms in our lives! Whether it’s a sister, friend, mother, or even yourself (we won’t tell!!), we’ve got you covered with these great gift ideas.

Thrive Market is the health-first membership for conscious living — their e-commerce platform started in 2014 with a mission to make healthy and sustainable living easy, accessible, and affordable to every American family!

Soy Delicious is one of the most exquisite, cleanest, hypoallergenic, environmentally safe, candles in the industry, with its state of the art, one of a kind wax-proprietary. It is candle luxury at its finest, yet completely safe for the environment on a whole. With it’s versatility not only is it a candle that can diffuse aromas but also moisturizes the skin and it comes in a reusable glass container for beverages. Their candles invite you to indulge in a soothing, unique experience that will restore, relax and illuminate your well-being.

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Dahil Bar specializes in luxury handcrafted candles. Each handmade candle is individually hand-poured. Slight differences, color variations, or air bubbles can be expected, but that makes them special and unique. In this woman owned business, all of their products are also handmade by women. Dahil Bar has proudly empowered women since 2021.

For Dad

Next, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite gifts for the men in our lives. We think our husbands, brothers, and dads would love to receive these gifts!!

OSIM is a leading global wellness brand, renowned for its innovative massage chairs, foot massagers, and relaxation products. OSIM combines cutting-edge technology with ergonomic design to offer luxurious and therapeutic experiences. With a focus on promoting holistic health and relaxation, OSIM products inspire people worldwide to live a healthier lifestyle.

Oars + Alps was founded by two women with outdoorsy husbands, so they know what sun, sweat, wind and pollution—not to mention the dirt and grime of daily life—can do to your skin. They use powerful, clean ingredients that deliver real results. Oars + Alps makes skincare, shower products, and sunscreens that you’ll love for your guy, plus the entire family.

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Meat N’ Bone is an omni channel butcher shop that has been disrupting the meat industry by empowering consumers to access premium meats previously available only to chefs from high end purveyors. They sell more than 400 premium quality staples – individually packed from the best programs in the US , Australia, Japan and Spain. Meat N’ Bone is one of the biggest retailers of Japanese Wagyu in the US. They also offer premium Dry Aged Steaks, including alcohol infused steaks (rum, whisky, gin) as well as Grass – Fed steaks. 

PerfectDraft is a draft beer dispenser, designed for ‘the perfect pour’ at home. Serving up to 12 pints per keg at a customizable temperature, innovative technology allows for freshness up to 30 days after pouring. With its ease of setup and use, PerfectDraft is an ideal component for entertaining and hosting, with over 350,000 satisfied customers across the globe.

For The Kids

No matter the age or price point, we’ve got great suggestions for kids in the list below! We’ve put a special emphasis on toys that will improve learning and development this year, so definitely check them out below.

Designed in France, My Little Zone products are made from 100% high quality soft cotton, the best choice for baby’s delicate skin. All My Little Zone products have CPC certification and are completely safe to use for babies. The My Little Zone collection includes 6-piece bedding sets, crib and changing pad covers, storage bins and playmats, all at affordable price points. The product comes in the cutest packaging as well making them great gifts for the holidays, baby shower and new baby gifts.

iImagine Murals provides happiness, value, and satisfaction to families throughout South Florida by bringing life to children’s dreams through art! They conceptualize children’s vivid thoughts into quality wall paintings and 3D art so they can have vision, continuous support from their families, and forward movement towards their dream lives! iImagine Murals re-paints children’s rooms based on artistic blueprints created with the children, the artist, and the family. They then add on 3D art if requested to further implicate the creative conceptualization of the children’s truest dreams.

This talking play telescope designed by scientists will leave amateur astronomers starry-eyed as they peer through its high-res LCD screen to view 130+ images and videos straight from the cosmos, including media from NASA! Little explorers learn from Emily Calandrelli, space expert and star of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab, as she teaches space facts and asks inquisitive minds age-appropriate astronomy questions.

Meet Storypod, the screen-free audio system that fascinates little learners aged 0-6+ with amazing stories, songs, games & more through delightful audio characters, read-along books, and interactive trivia cards. Storypod offers a delightful screen-free experience that feels like magic. Listen to immersive audio experiences with screen-free stories, songs and lessons – in both English and Spanish. Kids learn through interactive trivia questions and skill-building activities.

Luna the Calming Kitty is the purrr-fect companion to help children manage stress and calm down at home, school, or anywhere they go! This squishy, soothing feline friend is designed to support mindfulness and deep breathing. Luna offers three different breathing patterns for children to practice, and can be used as a colorful night-light to comfort children at bedtime.

Other Ways to Spread the Holiday Cheer!

Finally, we wanted to leave you with a couple super convenient ways to make this Christmas festive!

Merry Market was created to make Christmas wrapping cuter and simpler! Each wrapping kit includes everything you need to wrap 25 freaking cute presents!

Spread some Joy this holiday season! Not sure what to get for that hard to shop for person? Skip the CARD, Stake the YARD! Surprise someone with a HUGE yard card greeting. Once you book online, Card My Yard handles the set up and take down & you get to enjoy and take all the credit! “Holiday Joy Bringer” packages starting at $105 for short messages (up to 12 characters) or “Say Anything” packages for $135 (up to 25 characters) for 1 day rental. Additional days available.

MIASOUTHMOMS for $10 off any package. Valid at Card My Yard (Miami-South & Miami) location delivery areas.

Bauble Stockings are the family tradition everyone loves! Needlpoint, heirloom Bauble Stockings are meant to contain, or hold a clue to, each family member’s final gift of Christmas. For the kiddos, it’s especially special because it’s a gift from Mom and Dad, not Santa! Hand-stitched needlepoint made for fair trade in Haiti.

Experience Gifts

We hope you enjoy shopping from our 2023 Annual Favorite Things Holiday Gift Guide! We’ve got a lot of fun content coming up this season — from our annual Holiday Events & Activities Guide and seasonal snacks to some help with Elf on the Shelf and more! Be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss out!

In the meantime, get your tickets for DONUTS WITH SANTA to get you in the holiday spirit!