100 Coworker Gift Ideas They’ll LOVE in 2025!

Take the awkward out of buying boss and coworker gifts for people at work with these Creative Coworker Gift Ideas!

If you have a coworker with a good sense of humor, you will also want to check out these hilarious White Elephant Gift Ideas!

Coworker Gift ideas

Need some fun and Creative Coworker Gift Ideas?  

Of course you do. What is more awkward than trying to figure out what gifts to buy for that person in the next cubicle or for your boss, right?

Whether you’re looking for inexpensive thank you gifts for coworkers, homemade gifts, or just funny gift ideas, these creative gifts are perfect.

Whether for office Christmas parties, Secret Santa Gift exchanges, Christmas Gift Ideas for Colleagues, Boss Gift Ideas + more!

Let’s skip past awkward.

It’s time to get some help with these funny Secret Santa Gifts and fun Coworker Gift Ideas!

Today you’re gonna find some awesome gifts for the people you spend so much time with at work.

So let the creative gift giving begin! Whether it’s for Christmas or birthdays, these unique and thoughtful gifts are sure to bring a smile to their face!

Here’s what your Coworkers REALLY want…

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Funny Gifts for Coworkers Christmas

Looking for something on the silly side?

Spread some extra Christmas cheer this year when you add a little levity to your coworker Christmas gifts.

Here are some of my favorite funny gift ideas for your coworkers and colleagues.

• Bobblehead for Desk
• Decoy Prank Box (To Hide Their Gift Inside)
• Funny Sign for Cubicle or Desk (Relax, We’re All Crazy; Employee Of The Month Parking, etc.)
• Magnetic Poetry Words (For File Cabinet)
• Personalized Photo Coffee Mug or Mouse Pad with Unusual Picture of their Desk, Office Chair, Coffee Maker or their actual Parking Spot.
• Public Toilet Survival Kit 🙂
• Stress Relief Squeeze Toy (For Stressful Days)
• Silly Saying Homemade Gift Tag (Good Luck Finding Better Coworkers Than Us)
• Diversion Safe (Filled with Favorite Candy, a Small Gift Card, or Cash)

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Practical Coworker Gift Ideas

• Coffee Mug Warmer
• Colorful Sticky Notes
• Cute File Folders
• Funny Note Pads
• Lunch Bag or Box
• Mini Portable Lunch Crock Pot
• Pretty Office Supplies
• Rubber Band Ball

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Rhonda writes: “I always make up food items. The winners are the pretzel, rolo, pecan bites. I also give festive nail polish for the girls.”

Pretzel Rolo Pecan Bites Recipe

Rebecca writes: “Your favorite candle, house plants, your homemade specialties, a cozy couch throw, specialty soaps, specialty chocolates, nice cozy socks, etc.”

Cindy writes: “Cookies in a Jar.  They are so cute; very little work or cost; you can make a dozen of them at one time; the decorated jars and the layering of ingredients is so cute!  It’s homemade, which gives a nice touch and it’s something that’s relatively useful.  I mean, really, who couldn’t use chocolate chip cookie mix???”

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Mary Ann writes: “Last year I made seasoning packs. I made little mason jars with homemade taco seasoning and Italian seasoning. HUGE hit! I also give them the recipes to make more.”

Easy Homemade Seasoning Recipes

Bev writes: “I’m a teacher and bring in a goodie! Donuts are sometimes my go to! But a homemade dessert is also a big hit!”

Michelle writes: “So buy a pack of Canning Jars and Christmas candy, 1 yard of Christmas colored $1 per yard fabric, Christmas colored pipe cleaners.  Fill the jar with candy.  Cut out a circle of fabric at least an inch bigger than the jar lid.  Put the lid sealing piece and fabric on the jar, then the screw top.  Wrap pipe cleaners around the top and twist a couple times to make it look like ribbon strings hanging down.  You can write on the fabric with fab pen or use the canning stickers that come with the jars.”

Mobilo Card

Deb writes: “Homemade jam and granola.”

Redd writes: “Cotton dish towels, Beach towels, Cozy mystery books, warm socks, handmade scarves. Cookies and tea or jam.”

Strawberry Jam Recipe for Canning

Susan writes: “I crochet ornaments and everyone seems to love them. It’s something simple, but they look forward to getting them every year.”

Christy writes: “A great tube of mascara or and a lip balm”

Donna writes: “Calendars and hand sanitizer”

Jody writes: “How about Hand soap, lotion, hot chocolate and a mug, lunch bag, 1 pair of socks, blanket, brownie mix, pair of gloves, plant, or cactus.”

Dawn writes: “Bath and body works – hand soaps and lotion”

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Elaine writes: “At my Hubby’s office party, we got two 1 lb bags of freshly ground coffee we were thrilled!”

Barb writes: “I used to buy Christmas ornaments when they went a on sale after the holidays. I’d give them as gifts the following Christmas. Usually shopped Cracker Barrel.”

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Christy writes: “Travel mugs, gift card for lunch out or coffee, hand cream, barefoot dream socks, nail gift card, a 40 oz cup, s leather business card holder, small change purse, a cute shampoo and conditioner set or a neat pen set”

Lori writes: “Candles, chocolates, coffee, tea, or Christmas decorations”

Kristy writes: “Candles and wick trimmer or fancy matches”

Scented Holiday Candles

Diana writes: “Homemade cards. It’s easy if you have scrapbooking supplies around and cardstock or blank cards from Michaels.  My sister’s and I have made hundreds of card bundles in themes over the years.  Holiday, birthday, thank you’s, just because, etc.  The great thing is… they don’t have to be the same – and it is an easy way to use of your misc. scraps.”

Amy writes: “I like to bake, so I bake a variety of cookies and put together a small gift bag for them.”

Holly writes: “Their favorite snacks!!!”

Mindy writes: “My coworkers each got a $5 Starbucks card”

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Mona writes: ‘I make ‘elf bags’ for my coworkers. This year will have the typical hand cream & lip balm, along with stylus pens & Emergen-C.”

Valerie writes: “Christmas socks, holiday candies, poinsettias”

Jane writes: “My boss used to buy us some Fannie May chocolates. Little six piece boxes. One coworker would buy us Christmas decorations from the dollar store for our desk so we could decorate.  And then another coworker would give us a Christmas card with lotto tickets in it (Scratch off kind).”

Shelby writes: “Box of chocolates, candy, cookies.”

Bridget writes: “There are lots of great way to let co-workers know that you appreciate them, especially at the holidays. The easiest (and probably least expensive) is with Baked Goods. This is also especially nice because they can share it with their family and friends… so the gift keeps on giving. Add a card with a personal note, too.”

Jayme writes: “I always make or purchase ornaments for my co-workers.  These are arranged on a small tray of home made goodies.  I can usually get the ornaments for 50% off at Hobby Lobby and a pretty charger plate for the goodies for less than $1 each.  Wrap it all up in cellophane and curling ribbon.  Looks pretty and costs easily less than $5 each.”

Robin writes: “I used to give jars of my homemade salsa when I worked.”

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Cindi writes: “One of the little things I do is make a big batch of Candy (this year it’s Peanut Brittle) and put some of it in goody bags for each person.”

Susie writes: “So I make homemade hot fudge that you warm up and pour over ice cream.  I put them in 1/2 pint size mason jars.  Then I cut a piece of Christmas fabric in a square with pinking shears, lay it on top and screw the top on.  It is so yummy!”

Cheryl writes: “The week of Christmas we are very busy. I carry homemade pimento cheese crackers, bread, chips and my homemade cookies. Sometimes fudge and peanut butter balls too. I generally bake several batches of cookies and take them on different days to make sure all are able to get them since we work shift work.”

Easy Fudge Recipes – 4 ingredients or less

Kim writes: “I made the easy Hot Cocoa Mix in bulk, and put it in a pint jar with fabric and a pretty ribbon.  Don’t forget to give mixing directions.”

Bea writes: “Dollar Tree Christmas mugs, Hot chocolate packet, and a candy cane”

Nellie writes: “Head over to the Dollar Tree and pick up a pretty goblet, a package of hot cocoa, candy canes, curling ribbon, tissue paper and a gift bag.  Tie a pretty bow with the curling ribbon or two on the goblet, fill with the cocoa and candy canes or other treats.  Carefully wrap in tissue paper and gift in the bag.  You could do a set of goblets, depending on how much you wanted to gift.”

Yvette writes: “Home baked goods”

Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe

Diane writes: “I gave a Christmas print emery board and a jar of OPI polish and a small hand lotion.”

Chris writes: “Coffee mugs, go cups for cold drinks, and who doesn’t love a new lunch bag?”

Tricia writes: “It depends what they like: a coffee basket for the coffee lover, movie basket for the movie lover (at home edition), Stanley tumbler with their name on it and some snacks, or an experience.”

Deb writes: “Epsom Salt Soak and bubble bath”

Shelly writes: “I give my team a calendar, mouse pad, and Amazon gift cards for the holidays.”

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Christina writes: “Stanley cup topper, gift cards, earrings or I try to do a little bag of favorite things… pen, gum, hair tie, lotion, or compression socks (for nurses).”

Brenna writes: “Christmas socks, handmade soaps and scrubs, ornaments”

Cheryl writes: “I made vanilla extract last year with vanilla beans. Bottled it in amber glass bottles and tied with a pretty bow.”

Mary Ann writes: “Homemade gifts: I used to give jars of vacuum sealed marinara sauce, jars of caramel sauce, jars of spice mixes, pre-measured cookie mixes (they needed to add the wet ingredients), a yummy coffee, hot cocoa or tea mix with a travel mug.”

Homemade Brownie Mix Recipe

More Inexpensive Coworker Gift Ideas

Jenny writes: “Small Christmas gift bags filled with a variety of Candy.  Tie the bags with a bow and place them in a coffee mug.  Also add a Christmas gift tag with their name on it.  These items can all be found at the Dollar Tree / 99 Cent store.”

Tanya writes: “I gift them each 1 pair of holiday socks.”

Diane writes: “A Wendy’s keychain for a FREE Frosty for a year!!! They loved it!!! It’s a Jr Frosty but it’s for the whole year!!!!”

Shannon writes: “Plants and calendars.”

Pam writes: “I give floral arrangements that I make”

Charlotte writes: “Coffee, Teas, Cookies, Soaps, Lotions, Chocolate Candy, and Hot Cocoa”

Jamie writes: “In the past I have given Coffee Mugs filled with hot cocoa packets; gloves with lotion; makeup bags filled with a bottle of nail polish and a pretty colored finger nail file; pretty stationery with a colored pin.  I have done many more, but these are the better ones.  I hope this helps. Merry Christmas!”

Joanne writes: “ALDI has a bag of German chocolate ornaments and a Santa that they put out each year-I usually add a small gift card for a coffee at our local shop”

Roxanne writes: “So I would go to a craft store that sells fleece, JoAnn’s is where I go.  Purchase 1/4 yard of fleece per person, then cut it the size you want.  I use 70 inches, cut at set intervals 5 inches on either side for fringe… and you have a cute Fleece Scarf Gift.”

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Kim writes: “A nice Mug full of chocolates or hard candies or both. Or fill the mug with Homemade Cookies, then wrap it all in cellophane and a beautiful bow.  Another friend suggested putting a scarf inside the mug!”

Susan writes: “A small pretty bottle of extra virgin olive oil.  A gift everyone loves! Practical and always appreciated!”

Tiffany writes: “Personalized mugs/tumblers with names on them. I usually buy custom name decals on Etsy and then buy the mugs at Walmart and put the decals on them with some cute ribbon and a card”

Lynne writes: “Gift card to a restaurant or store you know they like.”

Mindy writes: “Homemade bread and jam”

Cathy writes: “This year they are getting local popcorn, local pita chips and a gift certificate for a loaf of local, fresh sour dough bread!!”

Annette writes: “Homemade apple butter that I make.”

Paula writes: “Reindeer Poop” 🙂 

Easy Reindeer Poop Recipe

Maura writes: “The key is to keep your eye out for sales and plan in advance how many you need to buy for.  My mom who worked with 12 women, would shop the year before during the Christmas Clearance, and then put the items away till the next year.”

More Fun Coworker Gifts

Ugly Christmas Sweater from Marshalls

Silly Socks

Bath and Body Works Gifts

Festive Nail Polish

Homemade Coworker Gifts

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Anna writes: “I’m doing this, this year, for my coworkers.”

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Easy Homemade Soy Candles

Peppermint Bath Salts

Pamper Yourself Gifts in a Jar

Homemade Coconut Oil Lip Balm

Christmas Simmer Pot

Chyrstal writes: “I make a yuletide simmer pot”

DIY Hot Cocoa Gift Bags

Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar Recipe

French Vanilla Cocoa Mix in a Jar

Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix

Cinnamon Sugar Pecans Recipe

Cinnamon Sugar Almonds Recipe

Candied Walnuts Recipe

Spicy Walnuts Recipe

Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts Recipe

Cranberry Trail Mix Recipe

Chocolate Trail Mix Recipe

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DIY Personalized Clipboard

DIY Marble Magnets
(fun for file cabinets!)

So how is that for some fun Coworker Gift Ideas?

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I’ve included creative ideas for Dad, Boyfriends, Kids, Teen Girls, Teen Boys, Grandpa, Grandma, Teachers, Coworkers, Foodies, Coffee Lovers, Dogs and more!

So do you have any fun Coworker Gift Ideas or favorite Secret Santa Gifts?

Leave a comment & share!