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Happy Holiday Season! My focus for the holidays is always to find gifts that are beautiful, useful and primarily from local or small independent shops. I also care about giving quality, meaningful gifts that don\u2019t clutter up our loved ones\u2019 lives\u2014thoughtful giving<\/em>, in other words. Here are my 10 favorite gifts this holiday season with some awesome discount codes too!<\/p>\n

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1. Waypoint Goods Travel Scarf<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Waypoint Good Travel Scarves<\/a> are beautiful scarves that have a hidden zipper and pocket \u2014 perfect for holding a passport, phone, money, or keys. These scarves are genius for moms, solo female travelers or sports fans. They have gorgeous designs \u2014 I own the Paris city series pictured above and they recently launched a stadium series with your favorite team colors.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry in Scandinavia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry in Scandinavia<\/a> is the story of a little girl and her fun-filled adventures exploring Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. The story is charming, empowering, and educational. There is a map inside the book that shows Lily\u2019s route, a page of hidden treasures to find throughout the book and tons of fun facts about Scandinavia. Plus, the illustrations are unbelievable \u2013 you can get prints of some illustrations too. My girls and I can\u2019t wait to see where Lily goes to next!<\/p>\n

The women behind Lily Huckleberry, This Little Street, are offering 20% off<\/strong> anything in their shop<\/a> through midnight December 31 with the code \u201cWANDERINGRUMPUS20<\/strong>\u201d. (After you\u2019ve bought a book for every adventurous kid on your list \u2013 buy several to store away for birthday gifts and more!)<\/p>\n

3.Wee Society GO! Travel Journal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wee Society<\/a> is another amazing company that I adore \u2014 last year<\/a> I wrote about their fill-in journal, Me: A Compendium \u2014 and this year they\u2019ve published the GO! Travel Journal<\/a>. This journal is perfect for traveling kids. The book design is lovely, plus there are a bunch of thought-starters and writing prompts so kids can capture important stuff, like cool things they spot, new things they try and people they meet on their adventures. It also becomes an awesome trip souvenir!<\/p>\n

4. Gunner & Lux Necklaces<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Gunner & Lux<\/a> is a dad & daughter duo who create kids\u2019 jewelry and other products \u2014 we, of course, adore the travel-themed \u201cI Love New York<\/a>\u201d and \u201cI Love Paris<\/a>\u201d necklaces, but I\u2019m also swooning over the Neverland<\/a>, Sunshine<\/a>, Hummingbird<\/a> necklaces\u2026okay, I love them all! And check out their t-shirts too \u2014 we\u2019ve been huge fans of the \u201cMy Dad is a Feminist<\/a>\u201d Tee for years!<\/p>\n

5. Ticket To Ride Game<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We love a good old-fashioned family game night and Ticket to Ride<\/a> is our current favorite. We like that it is travel themed and also helps the girls learn a little about U.S. geography \u2014 or world geography depending on what edition you use. A game is a regular family gift we like to give along with game night snacks, hot cocoa, and popcorn!<\/p>\n

6. Framebridge Framing<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Framebridge<\/a> is an incredible, easy and affordable custom framing service for framing your art \u2014 perhaps a poster you picked up on your travels<\/a> or a photograph you love \u2014 or other fun or memorable objects (think jerseys, love letters, family recipes, textiles and much more). It\u2019s easy to do \u2014 you can pick out a frame online and if you\u2019re sending in artwork, they send the pre-addressed packaging to mail it to them \u2014 or they will print a photo for you. Everything is beautifully made and great quality \u2014 plus they have designers on staff to help. I\u2019ve framed several art pieces from our travels and have always been over-the-moon with the price and quality.<\/p>\n

Through my Framebridge link<\/a>, you can get 15% off your first order<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

7. Socks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I recently participated in an interview where I shared that the one thing I never travel without is socks<\/a>! Whether on a plane, in a hotel or Airbnb, or staying with friends, I always pack an extra pair of socks. My girls gift me a fun pair of socks for every mother\u2019s day, birthday and Christmas \u2014 some favorites are my Frida Kahlo socks,<\/a>my pancake socks,\u00a0<\/a>and my colorful Merino wool smart socks<\/a>! I also like to find fun socks for them<\/a> \u2013 that are especially good for travel.<\/p>\n

8. Parnassus First Editions Book Club<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I am a huge advocate of supporting Independent Bookstores<\/a>, and Parnassus<\/a> in Nashville of one of my all-time favorites. The Parnassus First Editions Club<\/a> is a subscription service wherein Parnassus delivers a signed first edition of a book to your doorstep 12 times a year. The subscription is also available for 3 and 6-month intervals. The selections are hand-chosen by the staff of Parnassus and include a mix of established authors and potential new literary and non-fiction stars. If you don\u2019t love the books they choose, you can return a selection within two weeks of receiving it. They also have a subscription club called Parnassus Next<\/a> that is all Young Adult books, again curated by the staff. The books are always first edition hardcover books and always signed by the author.<\/p>\n

I gifted this to my mom a couple years ago and she loved getting new books every month curated by someone else!<\/p>\n

9. J\u00fawon Enamel Nail Polish<\/strong><\/h2>\n

J\u00fawon Enamel<\/a> creates cruelty-free, high-quality nail polish with a mission that they \u201cmeet the needs of all regardless of race, religion, sex or gender and create to enhance inner beauty to represent one’s true self.” J\u00fawon means beautiful in Kurdish. And, the colors are amazing! I had the please of meeting the founder, Klavish Faraj, at an event earlier this year and absolutely fell in love with her story, her nail polish, and her personality.<\/p>\n

J\u00fawon is offering 20% off<\/strong> all of their products with the code \u201cWANDERINGRUMPUS<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

10. Gift an Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Whether gifting a family trip or a local class, a concert or adventure, I love the concept of gifting an experience (for budgeting purposes<\/a> too). You can even pair the experience with something related to the gift. For a trip, this could be some luggage tags \u2014 check out these\u00a0luggage tags<\/a> from Lily Huckleberry and get 20% off with code “WANDERINGRUMPUS20” \u2014 a gift card to Airbnb, some airplane socks or a travel journal. Here are some of our favorite local Nashville experiences that would be awesome experience gifts for adults and kids, alike \u2014 and I bet you could find some similar organizations in your area if you\u2019re not in Music City:<\/p>\n