Stumped as to what to buy that special cottager on your holiday list this year? Check our favourite picks.
Pine Needle Pool Float
Move over Pink Flamingo and Unicorn. You are simply not Canadian enough.
Sibley Backyard Birding Bingo
Since most of the planet took up birding during the pandemic, this is the right gift for, well, everyone on your list.
Huckleberry Leaf Cards
An excellent addition to any cottage games cupboard. $12, buy from Kikkerland.
Bonfire Cushion
Falling face-first into a campfire? Bad idea. Falling face-first into this pillow? Good idea!
Mini Waffle Maker, Snowflake
Small waffles means that you can eat more of them without feeling guilty. This one has a 4″ cooking surface.
S, M, L Muskoka Chairs Project Plan
For the cottage putterers: give the gift that keeps on giving—in the form of work. But fun work! $10, buy through our Project Plans website.
500-Piece Marshmallows Puzzle
It depicts the cottage treat in all stages of toasted-ness, from “mostly raw” to “burned beyond recognition.”
$9.99
Hamilton Beach Ice Cream Maker
Makes 1.5 quarts of cold creamy goodness in less than 30 minutes. Thirty? But we want ice cream now.
Poolmaster All-Pro Basketball Game
It’s a multi-person water toy that isn’t huge and obnoxious! Portable floating net; includes game ball.
Canada Outdoors Scratch Travel Map
Where to next? The map will tell you! Includes guitar pick for scratching, hanging hardware, and packing tube for easy gifting.
Forest Animal-Opoly
Each woodland creature’s “deed” contains fun facts about the animal; the tokens include a pair of binoculars and a wriggly worm.
Bean Boot Key Chain
Expensive winter boots are…expensive. A key chain is not. And it still shows that you care about their feet. And their keys. $14, buy from LL Bean.
New York Times Crossword Puzzles
Nerd alert! This collection covers puzzles dating back to 1942. $28, buy from Drake General Store.
GrillPro Stuffed Burger Press
Take burgers to the next level by stuffing them using this simple gadget. The press also makes unstuffed burgers. But…bo-ring.