The holiday shopping season is technically year-round, in that anything you buy for someone else but don’t give to them until it’s seasonally appropriate, is a gift for the holidays. If we apply this rule to life, well, anything you buy at any time is a gift, and really, isn’t that a pleasant way of looking at things?

Regardless of your personal philosophy when it comes to these matters, we’ve rounded up a bunch of unexpected treasures for you to give to the people that matter—your cousin, Aunt Stacy, and also, yourself.

This rolling pin is simple, vaguely French, and works better than the wine bottle you’ve been using for your experiments in patisserie.

Here’s a lovely apron! No notes!

There’s nothing quite like a vegetable peeler that looks like a work of art.

The rules of chess plainly state that the chessboard and attendant pieces must be colorful.

A shower curtain that’ll make a shower curtain evangelist out of anyone.

Slowly but surely replace your friends’ blobby, gloopy candles with ones that look like food.

A teeny-tiny bud vase!

This calendar won’t halt the inevitable march of time, but it’ll make counting the days a little more fun.

Yeah, yeah, your phone has a timer and it works perfectly fine, but does your phone have a little face like a person? Didn’t think so!

Give someone this very chic lamp and also give them the eternal gift of being able to say “That? It’s from IKEA!” whenever anyone looks its way.

More celebratory than a standard Champagne flute and prettier, too.

This rabbit in a hat just wants you to make sure your teeth are free of poppyseeds and errant kale.

Surely there’s someone in your life that will appreciate an album made for plants and the pre-rolls required to enjoy it. (This is $5 over the limit, but you know what, live a little!)

Spend a little less, if you want:

The Best Gifts Under $25

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‘Tis the Season to Buy Someone (or Yourself) a Little Treat For $50 or Less