The Filter UK publishes 369 tried-and-tested Christmas gift ideas for 2026

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The Filter UK has published a guide of 369 Christmas gift ideas for 2026, from stocking fillers and sweets to beauty products, games and gadgets.
The guide's authors say they spent the year testing hundreds of items with help from testers aged three and up, including toy testers, gardeners and beauty experts.
Priced picks include kinetic sand at £7.99, a £45 Le Creuset matcha whisk set, a £12 Jane Austen soap and a £29.99 Anker magnetic power bank.
Gifts named by the guide include Skyjo, a card game described as a favourite of the England squad's downtime, and Fortnum & Mason's chocolate-coated Christmas coal.

The Filter's Lily Smith praised the ginger and lavender soap, the candy cane mint chocolate almonds and the Kocktail cracker drinks as expertly mixed.
The Filter's Lucy Pavia said the Robocrash cars transform with a satisfying click and that children testing the guide loved the solar system eraser set.
The Filter's Hannah Booth called the Christmas coal moreish and recommended the Boot & Ball football playing cards for fans.
Chocolate expert Annalisa Barbieri rated the L'Esterre buttons as some of the most exquisite chocolate she has tasted and advised buying early.
Sali Hughes described the Curaprox toothbrushes as cheerful stocking fillers for the whole family.

369 best Christmas gifts for 2026 – tried, tested and loved by the Filter UKtheguardian.com· 15h
The Guardian's The Filter UK has compiled 369 tried-and-tested Christmas gift ideas for 2026, from stocking fillers and sweets to beauty products, games and gadgets, saying it spent the year testing hundreds of items with help from expert testers of all ages. Highlights include kinetic sand at Smyths for £7.99, a £45 Le Creuset matcha whisk set at John Lewis, and the England squad's downtime favourite card game Skyjo.