Is it possible to get one gift the whole family will enjoy? Yes, it totally is. The trick is to find something that the family likes to do together and get them something that goes along with that interest. That’s why we’ve put together this list of dozens of amazing gift ideas the whole family will appreciate, such as:
- Decadent dessert platters
- Custom family portraits
- Family game night games
- Matching pajamas
- S’mores makers
- Popcorn makers
- Ice cream makers
- …and so much more!
For example, if the family on your list likes to detox from screens and play board games together, try sleuthing out a game they don’t already have. Or, if the family likes to connect over cooking and baking together, consider an appliance that will make things easy, like a donut or cake pop maker. For the family that travels together, consider a map of the world with push pins to mark off the places they want to go.
50 Amazing Gift Ideas for the Whole Family
Once you uncover your chosen family’s interests, it makes shopping for them a breeze. Here are 50 amazing family gift ideas to help you in your search:
1. Dessert Platter & Cake made with TWIX® Cookie Bars
Your favorite family is sure to enjoy this set of decadent treats. It comes with cheesecake topped with TWIX® Cookie Bars and caramel, a chocolate cake topped with TWIX® Cookie Bars, and a variety of fresh fruit dipped in chocolate and then rolled in chopped TWIX® Cookie Bars.
Cost: $94.98
2. Ultimate Dipped Fruit™ Platter
Choose this indulgent platter filled with a variety of chocolate covered fruit your family can share. It comes with bananas dipped in a combination of white and semisweet chocolate, and apple wedges, pineapple daisies, and strawberries dipped in semisweet chocolate.
Cost: $59.99
3. Custom Family Portrait with Pets
This family portrait can feature up to twelve family members and pets. With your family name at the top, the portrait can be fully customized with each family member’s name, hair, clothes, body size, skin color, and more.
Cost: $18.70
4. Gift Republic 100 Movies Bucket List Poster
Perfect for a family that enjoys watching movies together, this poster features 100 must-see films. As you watch each movie, you scratch off the title, unveiling a beautiful full-color image related to the film.
Cost: $16.27
5. Three Location Star Map Constellation Chart
This beautiful piece features three star maps. The middle heart features the star map from the parents’ wedding day, while the hearts on the left and right feature the star maps from their children’s birthdays.
Cost: $55.00
6. Kids Against Maturity: Card Game for Kids and Families
This instant classic game will shake up game night with age-appropriate toilet humor and plenty of fun for all. It combines the tried and tested fill-in-the-blank gameplay with a little friendly competition for a game the whole family will enjoy.
Cost: $24.99
Made with real wood, this map adds a beautiful piece of decor to your favorite family’s home. It also allows your family to plan future vacations and keep track of the places you’ve already visited with the included push pins.
Cost: $37.50
8. CRAVEBOX Snack Box Variety Pack Care Package
Combining the best of both salty and savory snacks, this box has a little something for everyone. It includes 45 packages of your favorite chips, cookies, candies, bars, popcorn, and crackers to ensure the whole family is satisfied.
Cost: $26.95
9. TABLETOPICS Family Gathering: Questions to Start Great Conversations
Ensure that your favorite family stays connected with this box of conversation starters. If you feel the conversation start to lag, you can pull out memorable icebreaker questions that are perfect for any family gathering.
Cost: $25.00
10. PajamaGram Christmas Pajamas For Family
Get the entire family matching pajamas (even the pets!). These Christmas pajamas feature a hunter green shirt and red and green plaid pants with sizes that fit every family member.
Cost: $60.99
11. Family Recipe Cutting Board
This cutting board turns your favorite family recipe into a cherished heirloom. Made of real bamboo wood, this board comes engraved with your Mom’s, Dad’s, or Grandma’s actual handwriting.
Cost: $55.00
12. Family Game Night Uncommon Gift Set
This collection of goodies encourages your family to unplug from their smartphones and reconnect with some quality family time. You have a choice between two sets — best for ages three and up and best for ages fourteen and up — to provide the perfect fit for the family on your list.
Cost: $62.00
13. Four Lou Malnatis Deep Dish Pizzas
Treat your favorite family to a delicious dinner they won’t soon forget. This kit has four handmade pizzas with mozzarella cheese, plum tomatoes, and fresh toppings on a flaky, buttery crust.
Cost: $109.99
14. Personalized Family Name Metal Sign
Choose this family name sign for the family on your list. Laser laser cut from steel, the sign has been powder coated for indoor or outdoor use in your choice of black, copper, or brushed steel.
Cost: $39.95
15. Mother & Daughter Letter Book Set
Honor the meaningful relationship between a mother and daughter with this keepsake letter book, journal, and scrapbook. This kit has been designed to spark the connection between mother and daughter with cards, envelopes, prompts, and more.
Cost: $45.00
Get your favorite family a fun plant they can all enjoy. This Monstera deliciosa is known for its quirky natural leaf holes. It measures between one foot to two feet tall and comes nestled in your planter of choice.
Cost: $78.00
17. The Ultimate Classic Family Game Collection
With a beautiful mahogany wood finish, this set of games looks sleek and refined. Inside you’ll find ten of your favorite games, including chess, checkers, backgammon, Chinese checkers, solitaire, and more.
Cost: $29.95
18. Do You Really Know Your Family
Make family game night even more fun while creating hilarious family memories. This card game encourages your favorite family to answer interesting questions and complete challenges together.
Cost: $24.99
19. Personalized Family Name Throw Pillow
Made with durable high quality 100% cotton, this cover pillow features the names of each member of your favorite family in your choice of three different fonts. The pillow fits 17-inch pillow inserts, which are sold separately.
Cost: $16.95
This set of family games and activities is perfect for a family get-together. It comes with 60 ideas games and activities. Just choose a coin, read the idea on the idea listed, and lead the family through the activity.
Cost: $24.99
21. Nostalgia Indoor Electric Stainless Steel S’mores Maker
This fun appliance brings all the fun of s’mores inside. It features four stainless steel roasting forks to keep hands a safe distance from the heater and four compartment trays for all of the fixings.
Cost: $53.81
22. Beach House Personalized Dart Board Cabinet
This piece of wall art features your favorite family’s name and a beachy scene at first glance. However, underneath, you’ll find a dart board complete with two sets of steel tip starter darts.
Cost: $155.00
23. Cuisinart Mix-it-in 1.5-Quart Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker
Your favorite family will delight in this soft-serve ice cream maker. It features a double-insulated freezer bowl that produces one and a half quarts of ice cream in just 20 minutes.
Cost: $129.95
24. Nostalgia Popcorn Maker Cart
This popcorn cart features decorative wheels and a vintage feel. It features a stainless steel kettle that holds two-and-a-half ounces of popcorn kernels, a kernel stirring system, and a dual-hinged lid that easily empties popcorn.
Cost: $169.99
25. Catan Board Game
This board game will encourage all of your family members to get involved. It allows players to build their own civilization as they trade, mine resources, and settle across a modular hex board.
Cost: $47.99
The whole family will enjoy this gaming system with a sleek, unibody design with fully integrated controls for all of your favorite Nintendo games. It comes in three colors, including coral, turquoise, and blue.
Cost: $199.99
27. Bark Box
Don’t forget the dog in the house. Bark Box delivers more than $40 worth of toys, treats, and chews to your doorstep each month so the whole family can play with their favorite pooch.
Cost: $23.00
28. Family Love Blessed Collage Fleece Photo Blanket
Personalize this blanket with your favorite photos, names, or quote for a one-of-a-kind fleece blanket that’s just right for your favorite family. You can choose from soft microfiber fleece, plush fleece, or luxe Sherpa material.
Cost: $59.98
29. Yard Dominoes
Your favorite family will love playing with this oversized set of dominoes. Handmade from solid pine wood, each piece is hot iron branded on each side, and each set comes in a rustic drawstring bag.
Cost: $80.00
30. Large White Wire Wall Grid + Shelf
Your favorite family can use this wire board as a catch-all for your favorite family’s accomplishments, artwork, to-do lists, and so much more. It comes with five small wooden clips included and two hooks.
Cost: $39.99
This popcorn and candy movie night gift basket contains all the sweet treats you need for a night in on the couch. It comes with peanut butter cup popcorn, lollipops, peanut butter cups, chocolate bars, and more.
Cost: $75.00
32. TOSCANA Parlor Ice Cream Mixing/Serving Set
This set allows your family to mix in your favorite ice cream add-ins, just like at Cold Stone Creamery. It features a beautiful bamboo base with a ceramic plate, three ceramic dishes, and two stainless steel mixing paddles.
Cost: $80.93
33. Family Tree Art
This piece of wall art lets you display up to six generations of your family genealogy. It makes an even bigger impression with a watercolor magnolia tree with a squirrel, bird, and other fun details.
Cost: $100.00
34. Big Blanket Co Original Stretch Light Grey
At ten feet wide and ten feet tall, this extra-large throw blanket can fit your entire family. Made from a blend of polyester and spandex, this giant blanket is soft and can keep you cozy and cool.
Cost: $159.00
35. Onlyfire Pizza Grilling Tool Kit
This set includes all of the tools you need to make a homemade pizza at home. It includes a fifteen-inch round pizza stone, a pizza cutter, a multi-functional solid face stainless steel spatula, and more.
Cost: $65.99
36. Star Wars™ Millennium Falcon Waffle Maker
Perfect for the family who loves Star Wars, get this one-of-a-kind waffle maker. It features a nonstick cast-aluminum cooking plates that recreate the shape of the Millennium Falcon for the most delicious breakfast.
Cost: $59.95
37. What a Difference a Day Makes Burlap Print
Celebrate your family’s love story with this unique burlap print. It features the parents’ birth dates, their date of marriage, and the dates of their children’s births, along with the phrase, “What a difference a day makes.”
Cost: $19.99
This test gets to the roots of your family’s ancestry. A simple and easy-to-use test allows you to pinpoint your ethnicity with geographic detail and in-depth historical insights, a detailed outline of more than 35 of your most interesting traits, and so much more.
Cost: $119.00
39. Custom Self Inking Return Address Stamp
Get your family this return address stamp that makes addressing envelopes a lot easier and more fun. It provides an astonishing 20,000 impressions so you never run out of ink when you need it.
Cost: $29.95
40. Throw Throw Burrito by Exploding Kittens
This game turns game night into an Olympic event with lots of laughs. The object of the game is to collect sets of cards that match together while throwing and dodging squishy burritos.
Cost: $24.99
This subscription delivery kit turns the flavors of exotic, cultural ingredients into the common cupcake, making it perfect for families who love baking and travel. It includes exotic ingredients and baking supplies, snacks to test out, and a booklet of cultural discovery.
Cost: $33.33
42. Custom Watercolor House Portrait
Choose this watercolor painting of your family’s beloved home. Just send a photo of the residence to the artist, and she will digitally recreate the image on a printable document, along with an optional few lines of text.
Cost: $29.47
43. Philips Hue Starter Kit Lightstrip
This lighting strip will add just the right vibe to their living room, computer desk, or shelving unit. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth, allowing you to completely control the lighting at a touch of a button.
Cost: $93.05
44. JYX Karaoke Machine with Two Wireless Microphones
Bring the party with this karaoke machine. Ideal for encouraging your family to sing their heart out, this device features a speaker and two microphones, along with built-in Bluetooth to pair with your tablet or smartphone.
Cost: $119.99
45. Nostalgia Deluxe Grilled Cheese Sandwich Toaster
This handy appliance makes cooking grilled cheese quick and easy. It features extra-wide slots so you can over-stuff your cheese sandwich, with add-ins such as ham, bacon, or tomatoes.
Cost: $34.21
46. Amazon Basics Stainless Steel Portable Hot Water Kettle
This kettle lets your favorite family easily heat up water for tea, coffee, hot cocoa, or instant noodles. The 1500 watt unit brings water to a rolling boil in just a matter of minutes.
Cost: $39.30
47. Holstein Housewares Cake Pop Maker
Bake up to a dozen perfect cake pops in just a few minutes with this handy appliance. Just scoop your batter in, allow to cook until golden brown, and top with your favorite frosting and sprinkles.
Cost: $33.54
48. Personalized Character Mug Set
Get each family member a mug that represents their unique personality. You can fully customize each mug with hundreds of different options, including skin tone, hair type, hair color, glasses, and more.
Cost: $27.27
Whether tailgating, having a backyard barbecue, or camping in the great outdoors, this bean bag set is the perfect way to bring the family together. It includes two boards and eight bean bags in a handy travel tote.
Cost: $119.99
50. DASH Mini Donut Maker Machine
Make your own mini donuts at home in no time with this handy appliance. With space to cook seven donuts at once, it comes with a recipe guide that includes over 50 combinations of cakes and glazes.
Cost: $23.01
Don’t get overwhelmed at the thought of buying one gift for a whole family. Whether you’re shopping for the holidays or another gift-giving occasion, these gift ideas — from the latest, most entertaining games for family game night to matching PJs, grilled cheese makers, baked goods, and other great gifts to bring on the fun — are sure to impress the family on your list.
