Stocking Stuffers for Women: Small, Clever and Fun Finds

Loose-leaf tea drinkers get a companion with the Fred Manatea Tea Infuser. The gray silicone manatee holds tea in its belly and hooks its flippers over the mug rim, looking as though it has settled at the edge of a warm spring.

Rosemary prep can involve more picking than cooking. The Chef’n Zipstrip Herb Stripper is a useful small gift for someone who cooks with fresh herbs: feed a stem through one of its holes and pull it through to strip the leaves.

For the December baker whose cookie plate could use some action, Fred Ninjabread Men Cookie Cutters replace the usual standing gingerbread figures with three ninja poses. The joke is built into the shapes, leaving the decorating up to her.

The Awaglass Magnetic Hourglass rewards the sort of person who stops to watch an object work. Its hand-blown glass holds iron filings rather than sand; flip it and they fall onto a magnet hidden in the base, building spiky crystal shapes.

A programmer may already know why talking to a rubber duck can help untangle code. The TypeScript Debugging Duck With Cape gives that practice a desk companion: explaining the program line by line can make the bug apparent as she says it aloud, with a caped duck as the audience.

For someone who notices machining and materials, the ForeverSpin Stainless Steel Spinning Top has more going on than its simple form suggests. Each top is CNC-machined in Canada from one piece of metal and checked for balance; those that pass receive a holographic serial number.

Two tiny pigs do the work of dice in Pass the Pigs Dice Game, making it a compact choice for someone who enjoys an unusual tabletop game. Points depend on how the pigs land, with a pig resting on its side earning one point as a Sider.

The friend who usually narrates every move gets a different challenge in The Mind Cooperative Card Game. The group must play cards in rising order without talking or signalling, waiting and watching until each person thinks the moment is right.

At about 1.9 inches across, the Hanayama Huzzle Cast UFO Puzzle leaves plenty of stocking space for other surprises. It suits a patient puzzle solver who likes having something physical to work out: the tiny flying saucer has to come apart, then go back together.

The Foxelli Bluetooth Beanie combines a winter hat with audio for someone who likes listening while out in the cold. A pair of speakers and a microphone are tucked inside the knit hat, letting it double as winter headphones.

A cat photograph becomes the entire pattern on Custom Cat Face Socks. For someone whose camera roll already documents one particular feline, the personal detail is easy to supply: send a photo, and that face is repeated across the socks, cuff to toe.

Bath readers and anyone who takes a drink to the tub may appreciate the SipCaddy Suction Cup Drink Holder. It gives the drink a designated spot rather than leaving it balanced on the tub rim beside the shampoo.