Valentine’s Day 2021 Gift Guides

I’m so excited to bring The Bookish Kitchen Valentine’s Day 2021 Gift Guides to you today! Whether you’re looking to buy something for your partner, your Galentine, your kids, or yourself, we have you covered with the guides below.

For Partners & Friends (aka Galentines)

1. Custom Bookplate Stamp from Exlibris Gallery.
2. Gin Austen: 50 Cocktails to Celebrate the Novels of Jane Austen by Colleen Mullaney. Toast Pride and Prejudice with a Cousin Collins, Fizzy Miss Lizzie, Gin & Bennet, or Salt & Pemberley just to name a few!
3. Book Club Candle from Homesick Candles.
4. Small Pink and Neutral Planter.
5. Book Nerd Pride mug from Out of Print.
6. Austen Boys Tee from Bookshelf Tees. Help them show their love for all of the romantic heroes from Jane Austen’s classic novels. (Or get one for yourself, I won’t tell!)
7. The World of Sherlock Holmes Jigsaw Puzzle from Puzzle Warehouse. Joe and I love doing puzzles together, and this Sherlock Holmes puzzle looks both challenging and fun for bookish nerds!
8. Blind Date with a Book by Bad Art Good Vibes. Choose the genre of the book and send it off to your loved one to experience all the fun of a blind date with a book!
9. Coffee Mug Warmer from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Great for those who always drink their tea and coffee scalding hot (like Joe).
10. Bookshop.org gift card. Books always make great gifts, but if you can’t decide what to add to your partner’s or Galentine’s TBR pile, a gift card hits the spot. And there’s of course nothing better than supporting local businesses.

For Kids

1. Book Worm Tee from Fabled Bookshop. Show off their love of reading with this awesome bookish tee!
2. Library Tote Bag from Bitsy Creations. Foster the love of reading, and of public libraries, in your child with this customizable library book tote bag.
3. The Beatrix Potter Coloring Book. Help your kiddo color in scenes from your favorite childhood stories, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, and more.
4. Alice’s Adventures in Whiskerland Bookish Cats 100 Piece Puzzle by Mud Puppy.
5. Just Like Me Book Box. This subscription box focuses on “exposing children of color to literature, characters, authors, and stories that are reflective of them.”
6. Highlights Magazine Subscription. I loved Highlights as a kid and I am so glad that it’s still in print for future generations!
7. Matilda Bookmark from Out of Print. Each purchase helps to fund literacy programs and book donations to communities in need. And if you’re looking for a Roald Dahl-inspired recipe to make with your kids, check out my Peaches and Cream Cupcakes!
8. Madeline “French Girl” Costume from Mmmm Sew Good Designs. For all of the kids that are as obsessed with the Madeline stories as I was.
9. My Very Own Book Journal from Amazon. The perfect way for kids to keep track of all of the books they’re reading for a summer program, school, or just for fun!
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar kids’ face mask from Out of Print. To support bookstores impacted by Covid-19, Out of Print is donating a portion of sales to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc).

For Yourself

1. Assorted Cookie Tin from Milk Bar. If you’re not going to make the cookies yourself, your next best choice is Milk Bar cookies!
2. Do Not Disturb Candle from Cancelled Plans. Perfect for those times when you need to unwind with a good book and a great smelling candle.
3. Linen Cross-Back Apron from For Home Atelier. Perfect for cooking, baking, gardening, and more.
4. Flowers from a local florist. We should all be buying ourselves flowers more often!
5. Book Darts Line Markers from Amazon. If you’re like me, you like marking down quotes in the books you’re currently reading, but you are hesitant to actually mark up your precious baby with pencil or ink. These book darts are the perfect solution!
6. Bathtub Caddy from Timber Grove Studios. I love reading in the bathtub and this tub caddy is perfect to prevent soggy pages!
7. These cute Hair Clips from Alex K Boutique. I love that the trend of decorative barrettes and clips is coming back around, but this time they’re so much cuter and more functional than ever before.
8. My Love Language Tee from Bookshelf Tees.
9. Gold Goddess Necklace from Poise Jewellers. There are 5 to chose from, but I personally would get the Athena pendant. The goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare, what more could you ask for from a goddess?
10. Waterproof Bluetooth Earbuds from Amazon. I recently got these as a Christmas gift and they are the perfect copycat Airpods!

What are you getting for the book-obsessed person in your life? Leave a comment below, or tag me on Instagram (@bookishkitchen #thebookishkitchen) and let me know if you use any of the ideas in The Bookish Kitchen Valentine’s Day 2021 Gift Guides!