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.