Nest's Christmas gift guide

Unwrap the magic of the season with our festive gift guide with 50+ ideas for all the family

Stuck for present ideas this year? Don’t panic just yet. We’ve got your list to Santa covered, from cute gifts for little ones, ideas for tricky tweens and teens, plus some well-deserved treats for the grown-ups. We have also put together a shopping edit for decorations and accessories, from crackers and napkins to wreaths and wrapping, all with sustainability in mind from some of our favourite independent brands.  

GIFTS FOR BABIES

Lovely ideas for your littlest family members 

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Mushie shape sorting box, £36, The Kid Collective | Toadstool red storage basket, £50, Dunelm | Little Dutch Miffy gift box, £32, Kidly | Jabadabado stacking toy teddy, £18, Kidly | Little Green Sheep organic knitted cellular baby blanket, £29.95, Cuckooland | Christmas Star baby shoes, £21.95, Annabel James | Wildly Adventures activity book and toy, £15, Mamas & Papas |  Forever Treasured baby imprint tin, £12, Marks & Spencer

GIFTS FOR AGES 2-4

A cute and creative selection of toys and treats for toddlers

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: TP Wooden Explore potting bench, £129.99, TP Toys | Water Hyacinth Fairy House storage basket, £149, Ella James | Personalised Grey Penguin fleece robe, £31, My 1st Years | Connetix Tiles 24-piece pastel rectangle pack, £75, The Kid Collective | Classic World Rocket workbench, £70, Kidly | ELC Jungle puzzle, £8, Marks & Spencer | Kids Concept wooden dolls stroller, £43.95, Cuckooland | Vilac Off White ride on metal car, £120, Mamas & Papas

GIFTS FOR AGES 5-8

Goodies to keep them entertained over the holidays

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Lego City Apartment building toy, £74.99, Hamleys | Natural History Museum weather station, £16, Hamleys | Showtime puppet theatre, £169.95, Le Toy Van | Wobbel Pro Sky balance board, £129, The Kid Collective | Petit Collage My Pom-Pom Friends crafts kit, £16, The Kid Collective | Tonie box in light blue, from £79.95, Tonies | Cosy Spencer Bear slipper socks, from £5, Marks & Spencer | TP bug hotel, £39.99, TP Toys

GIFTS FOR TWEENS & TEENS 

Make their Christmas sparkle with these hand-picked buys

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Hot Chocolate Spoons, £6.99, Lakeland | KODAK Printomatic Digital Instant Print camera in yellow, £59.99, Amazon | Extreme Lounging Mighty B Teddy Indoor bean bag in heather, £139, Cuckooland | Nailmatic bath bomb maker, £13, The Kid Collective | CitiGami London Build Your Own Paper Skyline book, £19.99, Clockwork Soldier | Shut The Box wooden game, £11.99, Lakeland | Print Club London screen-printing kit, £49, Prezzy Box | LEGO Creator 3 In 1 Majestic Tiger Animal building toy, £44.99, Hamleys

GIFTS FOR ADULTS

Well-deserved treats for the grown-ups

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Devon Christmas Mini Cheese & Wine Hamper, from £34, Devon Hampers | Kirsten Ceramic table lamp in dark red, £59, Marks & Spencer | Happiness flower subscription, from £29.99 per delivery, Serenata Flowers | Flapjack subscription box, £48 per delivery for 12, Flapjackery | Dome Pizza Oven Dual Fuel Propane in olive, from £1,953, Gozney | Elements Water medium candle and diffuser set, £205, Tom Dixon | Rising Hope cookbook, £20, Different Kind | Wooden Wonder Festive Wooden Dominoes, £8.99, Lakeland

CHRISTMAS DECS

Festive essentials from independent brands, picked with sustainability in mind

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Santas Stripes reusable fabric crackers, from £36, Happy Crackers | Eco Luxury scented candles in pure brass, from £58, Amaura London | Christmas Pom Pom wreath in bespoke colours, £45 plus P&P, Pom.pa.pompom | Liewood Klaus Mr Bear advent calendar in Tuscany rose, £70, The Kid Collective | Honeycomb Paper Christmas tree decorations, from £9, Idyll Home | Zig Zag gift box in pink/red, £25; Tuk Tuk pink gift tags, £5.40, Molly Mahon | Brown Festive Reindeer wool blanket, £117, JJ Textile | Recyclable Gold Mistletoe Christmas napkins, £4.75, Talking Tables

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