Christmas gifts for her: 40 ideas for every woman on your list
Forty Christmas gifts for the women on your list, from your partner to your grandma.
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Most lists of Christmas gifts for women are the same twenty candles and bathrobes, whoever she is. But a gift for your girlfriend and a gift for your grandma have very little in common, apart from one thing: the ones they keep are the ones that show you were paying attention.
So these 40 ideas are sorted by who she is to you: gifts made of words that work for anyone, then ideas for your wife or girlfriend, your mom, your sister, your best friend and your grandma, followed by stocking stuffers and last-minute gifts.
If you'd like words to go with whatever you give, borrow from 100 things I love about you, or let the free reasons generator draft ten from your own memories. For the card, here's what to write in a Christmas card.
Make it a book: Reasons I Love You This Christmas holds fifty reasons, one per page, written from your memories and illustrated to look like your people. Start yours
Christmas gifts for her made of words
Whoever she is, she's rarely told in detail what she means to you. Written down, it's the gift she'll go back to long after the decorations are put away.
- A book of reasons you love her: fifty of them, one per page, written from your memories, with the two of you illustrated on the cover.
- A letter about the year she's had, and what you noticed her quietly getting through.
- A jar of notes from everyone who loves her, collected over a few weeks and filled by Christmas Eve.
- Her handwriting, from an old card or recipe, engraved on a bracelet or printed on a tea towel.
- A framed photo of the two of you, with a line on the back about the day it was taken.
For your wife or girlfriend
For more, see our 40 Christmas gifts for your wife and for your girlfriend. For a book made for the two of you, there's Reasons I Love You This Christmas.
- A weekend away somewhere she keeps mentioning, booked and wrapped.
- A fine gold necklace with her initial, or a pair of small hoops she'll wear every day.
- Twelve date nights for the new year, written on cards in a box.
- Really good pajamas and a silk pillowcase, for the sleep-in you're also giving her.
- Fifty reasons you love her in a book, with the two of you ice skating on the cover.
For your mom
Moms are famous for wanting nothing. Give her something she can't buy: there are 40 more ideas in our Christmas gifts for mom, and our Christmas book for her puts fifty reasons in a book, with the two of you illustrated on the cover.
- Her recipes, from the stained cards in the kitchen drawer, typed up as a family cookbook.
- An afternoon a month with you, written on twelve cards in a box.
- A cozy robe and slippers she'd never buy for herself.
- A book of what you love about her, from the school runs to the advice you ignored and later took.
- Fresh flowers delivered once a month through the gray first months of the year.
Christmas gifts for your sister
Sisters know exactly what you're like, which makes them the hardest and the easiest to buy for. Reasons You're My Favorite is a book of fifty reasons she's yours.
- A framed photo of the two of you as kids, next to one from this year in the same pose.
- Matching pajamas for Christmas morning, and a promise to wear them in the photo.
- Tickets to see the band you both loved as teenagers.
- A spa day for two, with lunch and no phones.
- A book of reasons she's your favorite, from the shared bedroom to the late-night phone calls.
Christmas gifts for your best friend
Best friends rarely say the soppy stuff out loud. Reasons You're My Best Friend says it for you, fifty times over.
- A grown-up friendship bracelet, in gold or silver, with both your initials.
- A weekend trip, just the two of you, to the city you keep saying you'll visit.
- A photo book of your friendship, from the bad haircuts to now.
- A standing date: brunch once a month, with the first one already booked.
- A book of reasons she's your best friend, which says everything you'd never manage to say without laughing.
For your grandma
Grandmas love anything with the whole family in it. Reasons We Adore You can be a group book, with reasons from every grandchild, each signed with their name. More ideas in our Christmas gifts for grandparents.
- A digital photo frame, loaded with family photos before it's wrapped.
- Her recipes, filmed as she cooks them with the grandkids.
- Letters from each grandchild about their favorite thing to do at her house.
- A soft throw for her chair and a large-print book by her favorite author.
- A book of reasons from the whole family, each one signed.
Stocking stuffers for her
- A tin of her favorite tea and a small jar of good honey.
- Silk scrunchies or a claw clip in a color she'd actually wear.
- A rollerball of a perfume she's never tried.
- Fancy chocolate, the kind she'd only ever buy for someone else.
- Love coupons for a sleep-in, a dinner she doesn't cook and a movie she chooses.
Last-minute Christmas gifts for her
Left it late? These are ready in minutes or bookable tonight. More in our last-minute Christmas gifts.
- The digital book of reasons, ready minutes after you approve it, sent as a link on Christmas morning.
- A massage or facial booked online tonight, with the confirmation folded into a card.
- A video from everyone who loves her, collected on the group chat by Christmas Eve.
- A subscription she'll enjoy every month: flowers, books or coffee.
- A gift card for her favorite bookstore, with a note about the book you think she'd love.
How to choose a Christmas gift for her
Start with what she's said, not what's in the ads. Almost every woman on your list has mentioned something this year in passing: the boots, the trip, the thing she'd never spend money on herself. Keep a note on your phone, and December gets a lot easier.
Then add words. Whatever you buy, a note about why you chose it turns a nice present into one she keeps. A scarf is lovely. A scarf with a note about the winter she lent you hers is the one she'll wear for years.
If you'd like the words to be the gift, we make a book of fifty reasons for each of them: Reasons I Love You This Christmas for a wife or girlfriend, our Christmas book for Mom, Reasons You're My Favorite for a sister and Reasons You're My Best Friend. The digital book is $12 and the hardcover is $49. For a printed book in the US, order by Wednesday, December 2; the digital book works right up to Christmas morning.
Shopping for him too? See our Christmas gifts for your husband, for your boyfriend and for dad.
Questions people ask
What should I get her for Christmas?+
Something that shows you've been listening: the thing she mentioned once, time together, or a book of fifty reasons you love her, like Reasons I Love You This Christmas. Whatever you choose, add a note about why.
What are good Christmas gifts for women?+
It depends who she is to you. For a partner, jewelry or a weekend away; for a mom, her recipes made into a cookbook; for a sister or best friend, a trip together. A gift with words in it, like a letter or a book of reasons, works for all of them.
What is a good Christmas gift for a sister or best friend?+
A framed photo of you both from years ago, a spa day for two, a standing brunch date, or a book of fifty reasons she's your favorite person.
When do I need to order for Christmas?+
For a printed book delivered in the US, order by Wednesday, December 2. The digital book is ready minutes after you approve it, so it works right up to Christmas morning.
