This season, don’t forget to thank the people who help you in a thousand little ways every day. Whether it’s your kids’ teacher, the mailman who braves your icy walk or your trusty dog walker, these folks deserve a meaningful present. But all those thank-yous add up, and can overwhelm your holiday budget if you’re not careful. Take a look at the holiday gift suggestions below from ALL YOU magazine for $25 or less. Only you will know how little you spent!
Teacher
Sachi Insulated Lunch Tote from TODCO; , $24.98
It’s a snazzy way for teachers to bring their lunches to school in style. There are 30 designs to choose from; many look like cute underarm purses. The silver insulated interior ensures that food will stay respectively hot or cold for hours.
Galison Personalized Sticky Notes; , $10 each
Teachers can express their creativity with these artsy, beautiful and monogrammed sticky notes by Galison and Cavallini & Co. Each set offers multiple sizes so he or she can write notes of any length.
Cavallini & Co. Sticky Notes in tin; , $12.99 each
There are six themes to choose from, including cooking, stationery, Paris, butterflies, birds and garden.
Baby-sitter
Target Furry Coral Bootie Slippers; , $18.99 A fur-alicious bootie that combines two hot trends this season: the bootie and faux fur. The baby-sitter can slip into these and chill out after chasing your little ones around. They are available in tan, brown and black.
Pottery Barn Monogrammed Candlepot; , $25
This sleek, black-and-white ceramic candlepot is a personalized gift — complete with a monogram using the single-initial of your baby-sitter. A delicious amber-vanilla scent offers relaxation on her day off and 20 hours of burning time.
Coach
iHome Portable Multimedia Speaker; , $19.99
Great for the coach who wants to rock out at his or her desk when no one’s looking. New from iHome, it’s a portable, collapsible speaker that is compatible with an iPod, iPhone, laptop or MP3 player. It’s so compact, it fits in the palm of your hand!
Vintage Wine Stoppers; knobstoppers.com, $25
A fun gift for the sports enthusiast, handcrafted in Nashville. The golf ball and billiards ball stoppers are vintage, so coloration and brand will vary … take pride that each one is unique! This is a gift you’ll feel good about: A percentage of online sales benefits brain tumor research at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.
Dog walker
Café Press Customized SIGG Water Bottle; , $25 The reusable water bottles from SIGG can be customized for your dog walker so he or she can stay hydrated during work. The .6 L size has nine template designs to choose from. It’s easy to do: Choose a design; type your message, even add a photo; order!
Green 3 Reclaimed T-shirt Scarf; , $25Keep your dog walker warm on chilly walks around the block. These scarves are made from unused and reclaimed T-shirt scraps collected from apparel factories. They feel supersoft … like your favorite T-shirt.
Stylist
Luxe Link Purse Holder; , $25
Have you ever run out of places to hang your purse at a restaurant?
These new Luxe Link purse holders offer a glam way to get the job done — just uncoil the link, place the flat top on the table and hang your purse from the dangling hook. Each link top has a darling design, from Beatles logos to floral fantasies.
J. Crew Glitter Belt; , $24.50
A new offering from J.Crew that is glitter-fabulous, on trend and so sparkly for stepping out this holiday season. It is made of crushed glitter with a metallic confetti finish — available in glitter copper, glitter gold and glitter silver.
Mail carrierDelivering your onslaught of holiday mail and packages is never an easy task! Your carrier can still get his/her job done with fashionable fingerless gloves.
Sahalie Finger Fuzz Flip-Mitts; , $14These actually flip from fingerless gloves to mittens for particularly bitingly cold days. They’re made of a very thin microfleece, but are warm for easy finger mobility, and come in eight colors.
Target Fingerless Gloves for Men, target.com, $14.99
These warm gloves are braided, knitted, 100% acrylic and available in ebony and cream.