Your guide to the perfect last-minute sports-themed holiday gifts
With just over a week until the big day, now is the time when 90 percent of us finally force ourselves to commence our Christmas shopping.
Not to worry, however, as there’s a plethora of unique and fun sports-themed gifts available to be snatched up on short notice and masqueraded as a thoughtful, creative and heartfelt purchase for that fan in your life.
Since we’re so deep in the holiday spirit here at Yahoo Canada Sports, we’ve hand-picked some of our favourite gift ideas available for your browsing and buying pleasure:
Potty basketball
Why not drain a few triples while you’re dropping a No. 2? This mountable washroom basketball set is the perfect time-killing substitute for browsing Instagram while doing your business, and allows you to become “the next all-star player while you’re using the restroom.”
Cost: $10 at Bed, Bath and Beyond
The greatest toaster
Whether you’re a millennial looking to eat some avocado toast off The Great One’s face, or just hoping to heat up a couple Toews-themed waffles, this two slice toaster offers the intriguing chance to have your favourite hockey player’s image seared onto the middle of your bread. Available in Wayne Gretzky, Jonathan Toews and Connor McDavid models, all proceeds from the novelty (yet useful) appliance will go to Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart initiative. If you’re keen to do your homework, check out our deep dive review on Facebook.
Cost: Sold out at Canadian Tire (but available at insane mark-ups on third-party sites everywhere).
Team duck tape
The perfect stocking-stuffer for, well, someone who likes to fix things, this MLB-branded duck (not duct) tape allows for the completion of shoddy home-repairs without the cost of actual home-repairs. Plus, you can get it in a bunch of different MLB logos.
Cost: $50 at Amazon
Glow in the dark basketball
When ball is life, this glow in the dark rock is a necessity. GlowCity’s illuminating basketball lets you hoop it up anytime of night. It features official NBA size and weight and two LED lights, but does not include a jump shot in the packaging.
Cost: $33.75 on Ebay
Golf ball whiskey chillers
No better way to relax after a long, hard round of shanking your ball into the drink than by dropping a couple more into yours. These golf ball-themed drink chillers keep your whiskey cold but your short-game hot. Probably not, but you won’t know any better after putting these to use a few times.
Cost: $24.50 at Uncommon Goods
Baseball stadium blueprints
Your favourite team’s blueprint for a championship may be as clear as mud, but these stadium sketches are pretty cool. Available in various MLB, NFL and college football themes, the venue’s illustration is accompanied by the stadium’s design specs and a list of highlights of major events.
Cost: $185 at (Uncommon Goods)
Game-used puck bottle opener
You can still feel like an important part of the game without losing your teeth, so stop using your mouth to open your beer like a savage and use these authentic game-used pucks-turned-bottle-openers instead. Each opener “bears one-of-a-kind scuffs and scratches acquired during their time on the ice.”
Cost: $95-200 at Uncommon Goods
Athlete collage T-shirts
If you’ve ever wanted to rock a shirt with Phil Kessel’s face plastered all over it (who hasn’t?) you can now do so. These athlete ‘collage’ T-shirts are also available sleeveless or in sweater-form, and come featured with star athletes across various sports including Kessel, Odell Beckham Jr., Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Kris Bryant and LeBron James.
Cost: $24.99 at Subliworks
Customizable football
Novelty trophies are great, but novelty footballs are better. Whether you want to customize these Wilson footballs with a heartfelt message or something a little more egregious, you can personalize the order with everything from photos to luxury engraving.
Cost: $79.99 at Wilson Sports
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