How has your year been? I don’t know about you, but every year I get more and more excited about Christmas. I even started planning back in September. I have a Christmas planner and everything. Then, once my vouchers arrive from my saving plan, I am ready to hit the ground running and get stocked up.

Last year was a little different for me in that I was super early and organised, and I knew what I was buying. This year, not so much. But if you are like me and need that little bit of a nudge of inspiration, I have some ideas that can help you out.

This is my gift guide for 2021, compiled thanks to some super generous brands. All items that are gifted for this post will be marked with a *

One Frazzled Mum Gift Guide 2021 – Food and Drinks

Chocolate is always a winner with us, as are food and drink gifts too. Every year we create gift bags for Olivia’s aunties for both Mother’s Day and Christmas. Last year we made gift bags and hampers for everyone. We will be doing the same this year.

Montezuma’s*

Montezuma’s chocolates are ideal for gifting. The Christmas Chocolate Bar Library, £14.99, samples some of Montezuma’s best selling bars and will be perfect for each of Olivia’s aunties this year and probably me!

Montezuma’s Snowballs are perfect for this time of year, and one of my nieces is a huge white chocolate fan and will love trying these out. At £4,49 each, they make a great gift. The peanut butter flavour sounds fantastic.

Cadbury*

If a gingerbread house isn’t your thing, how about a Cadbury Dairy Milk Christmas Chocolate House? I cannot wait to get it built, but this is a fun gift for chocolate lovers anywhere! Channel your inner Hansel and Gretal for this beauty. This was most definitely on my personal gift guide list.

Green and Blacks*

Green and Blacks have some great hamper ideas for their delectable dark chocolate bars. This set is £10 and contains four popular flavours. I can’t wait to try them. Do you have a dark chocolate lover in your family? Check out the range of gifts to tantalise their taste buds now.

Pro Youth*

Pro Youth protein bars are ideal for your sporty children. They make a great grab and go snack and can support their body as they train hard. Flavours include Choco Brownie, Banana Split and Vanilla Delight. This selection is a trial pack for £6.25.

Luxlo*

I love gin. This little set from Luxlo is perfect for discovering your new favourite flavour at £16.95 for four flavours, including Ginny, Blood Orange, Passion Fruit and Pomegranate & Raspberry. Especially flavoured gin, but the low alcohol content is always a winner, especially over the festive period. At only 28 calories per serving, what’s not to love.

One Frazzled Mum Gift Guide 2021 – Toys

My Squishy Littles*

My Squishy Littles are brilliant sensory toys that come with accessories and have over 50 reactions. They come with a scannable QR code to enhance play, and there are four squishy to collect. Each squishy little is £14.99 each and available from major toy retailers such as Smyths. I am pretty sure this will be on many children’s gift guide lists this Christmas!

Count with Peppa*

For little ones learning to count, why not do it with their favourite pig. Count with Peppa  (affiliate link)is perfect for learning number and colour recognition and comes with ten activity coins. When you put the coins in Peppa, she recognises each one and responds with the corresponding activity. RRP £20.99 on Amazon.

Science Mad Planetarium Star Globe*

The Planetarium Star Globe projects constellations onto the ceiling and allows you to clearly see and find constellations without even having to go outside. This is perfect for anyone interested in space, stars and the night sky. RRP £24.99, the planetarium is available from all major toy retailers.

Wizarding World Magical Minis Classroom Playsets*

My youngest niece has recently taken an interest in Harry Potter. Her older sister is a Gryffindor, I am a Hufflepuff, and she has declared she is a Slytherin. Makes sense. The Wizarding World Playsets (affiliate link) are ideal for her imagination. She can play to her heart’s content, and I know her mum has also bought her other sets she can put together. This Luna Lovegood set has an RRP of £16.99 and can be purchased alongside different sets to complete the collection.

Purse Pets*

What is better than a cute handbag? An interactive handbag. The unicorn interactive Purse Pets bag is adorable, and with over 25 sounds and interactions, you can bring your bag to life with this faux leather pink bag complete with sparkly horn too. Purchase the Unicorn Purse Pet on Amazon for £24.99 (affiliate link).

Top Trumps*

Top Trumps are ideal stocking fillers. We have a few of them, including the Marvel Quiz sets, but now we have the card game to play, too, which will be fun as we are Marvel obsessed right now. Top Trump games come in many different brands and Franchises. As you can see below, we have the Friends one, Marvel and Disney too. They have an RRP of £8 per pack for the ones in the image below.

Stabilo Boss Original Highlighter Set*

Olivia loves highlighters. And by loves, I mean for her 13th birthday, one of her gifts was the then-new pastel highlighters from Stabilo. This year this 23 highlighter set will make a great surprise for any art lover, teen or person who loves highlighter such as Olivia. With an RRP of £51.72, head over to Stabilo to purchase your highlighters or top up your stationery collection now.

One Frazzled Mum Gift Guide 2021 – Family Gifts

Masha Hasel Bucket Bag*

Masha Hasel is a small business supplying vegan bags to consumers. The Aisha Bucket Bag is small but big enough to carry your keys and phone in its three compartments, the centre one being closeable with a zip. One of my favourite things about the bag is its flexibility. It has small gold handles attached that you can use to carry the bag or as decoration. It also comes with a short chunky gold chain strap to carry on your shoulders in your hand and a wide stitched crossbody strap to carry across the body. The bag is superlightweight and well made. Buy today from Masha Hasel for $59 (worldwide delivery available). Get 20% off with code FRAZZLEDMUM20.

Sugru*

If you are looking for something for the DIY fan in your life, then a Sugru kit can be an excellent option for stocking fillers. With three different kits to choose from, Sugru is a mouldable glue that can help you with various home hacks and crafts around the house and repairs. The kits are £10.99 each, and you can buy them at Sugru.com.

Shaving Brush*

We are trying to purchase more sustainably of late, and this vegan, plastic-free shaving brush is an excellent addition to anyone shaving supply kit. The bristles are grass-based, meaning the whole brush is made from only eco-friendly materials. You can buy yours from Clear Confidence for £14.97.

Personalised Calendars*

We create personalised calendars every year. I round up the best pictures of the family and make a calendar for my mum, Olivia’s nan on her dad’s side and my youngest niece’s nan too. Having created them for many years now, when I choose who to purchase the calendars form, what clinches it for me is how useable the site is. ASDA Photo is straightforward to use and easy to create. I always go for simple layouts, but you can add other features and text if you wish to. Prices range from £8.50 to £15 and come in various styles, sizes, and designs. There is currently 15% off until 16/12/2021.

Photo Books*

Olivia’s dad recently got married in Greece, so she compiled a photo book to treasure memories from the whole trip, including the wedding day. Again, from ASDA Photo, these photo books are ideal for putting together memories for the entire family to enjoy. Choose from lay-flat books, softcover or hardcover books and pick your image style, book size and how many pictures you want per page. Prices range from £9 to £32.

Gift Card*

Now, I know what you are thinking, but gift cards can be a great gift. The trick is finding what gift card would be best for the recipient. This Voucher Express gift card can be exchanged online for different gift cards. All you do is purchase your Voucher Express gift card. Gift it to someone special, and then they can go online and exchange it for a retailer of their choice. Win-Win!

What is on your Christmas lists for this year? I hope this gift guide gives you some inspiration.