Vestiges kitchen towels, see #3!
I do these every year I think, a list of vegan presents for non-vegans, I’m just a little late this year. But still, I hope this list gives you some ideas and I’ve included a few very last minute gifts.
Basically though I make this list every year because it can be hard to shop for omnis. I like to find things that are vegan—of course—but I’m not buying my mom a “Meat is Murder” tshirt, you know what I’m saying? I still want it to be about her, I just want the gift to also align with my values. So! Shall we? SPOILER: we shall!
1. For the locavore/foodie/lazy
Here’s a last-minute gift idea! A gift card to Goodeggs.com! This site is my new favorite thing. You order online a few days in advance and they bring locally-made goods to your home. They have LOTS of great vegan options and I can confirm the company is very nice. And half the places they source from are the same people I see at the farmers market if I manage to make it out of my house on Sunday! I don’t usually recommend gift cards but this one is actually nice and fun because you are telling your pal about a service maybe they didn’t know about and they get to pick out whatever they want. So it’s nice for foodie types.
Unfortunately, this is only available in the Bay Area, LA, Brooklyn, and New Orleans. But there might be something similar in your area so ask our friend Google.
2. For the fashionable and chilly
I found this pretty cotton scarf at AbesMarket.com. It’s fair trade, eco-friendly and totes adorbs. I would get this for my mom, because she’s always cold. Why is she ALWAYS cold? We may never know.
3. For the faraway friend:
Also pictured at the top of the post, these cute Americana kitchen towels from Vestiges come in state and select city themes. Send your hometown pals a reminder of where they came from! Vestiges sent me a few and there was quite a fight over the New England one in my office. Those New Englanders have some serious hometown pride! The kitchen towel series is a collaborative effort with students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, with a mission “to work with external clients to train and expand each student’s skill set so they are able to enter the job market with real-world project and client experiences.”
4. For the curious and crafty
Another last-minute yet thoughtful gift, you could give your pal a gift card to CourseHorse.com so they can take a class of their choosing! I recently took a Japanese marbling class and everyone has been asking me how I even found out about it—why, on Course Horse! They have a gagillion classes listed and you can search by interests like art, cooking, and all kinds of stuff. So again, this is a gift card but it’s thoughtful because you are turning your pal on to a service they might not know about and may like to use forever and ever. Plus they get to take a free class in whatever they want! So fun!
5. For the childrens
Like I say every year, kids are nerds. They love books! Here is a super cute series called Mimi and Maty. Mimi and her 3-legged dog Maty are on a mission to save animals in need. You can find the books at Powell’s.
I feel like empathy for animals is a great gift to share with kids because they are kind of already prone to that, no? So fostering that natural inclination is a great way to path the road for future animal advocates—and maybe even vegans! Plus, kids are book-loving nerds. 
6. For your bearded friends
I heart these moisturizing “beard and body bricks” from Brave Gentleman: “It softens coarse beards, mustaches and skin with organic coconut oil, fair wage and clay-filtered Moroccan argan oil and vitamin E.” Lovely!
7. For face-shavers
Jack Black makes this nice cruelty-free shave kit that would make a great present. This runs on the higher end of gift giving but just a nice vegan shave brush is a good present too. Shave brushes really make all the difference because they exfoliate while you brush on the shave soap.
8. For the cat-lover/and or cat
Etsy has a lot of great kitty toys and I just love these cute catnip gnomes from MisoHandmade. And bonus points: “Each comes packaged in an Earth First EcoBag a compostable plant fiber cellophane sleeve so that the catnip will stay super fresh.” Yay!
9. For the whole gang
If you need to buy something small for a lot of people, Hurraw! lip balms are perfect! I wrote about these before because I loved them, but it wasn’t just me. I swear I STILL have (non-vegan) people telling me how much they love the Hurraw lip balm I gave them.
Ok pals that is my list this year! Go forth and conquer the holidays!
