If there were ever a year for supporting local businesses this would be the one. The East’s annual Guide to East Coast Christmas Gift Giving is your chance to give a gift twice as we help you to find a locally-sourced treasure. Every one of these gifts means not only spreading a little holiday cheer with your loved ones but also supporting a small business.
Here’s the 2020 list of gift items we’ve put together from businesses around Atlantic Canada. Take your time perusing them. For every item listed, there’s a whole store load more that might tickle your fancy!
For Everything Else
Pewter Items by Atlantic Pewter
Located in Harvey, New Brunswick, Atlantic Pewter is selling pewter items for every type of person. From jewellery and pins to ornaments and household items, their selection is huge. And they offer enough of a design variety that it becomes hard to choose.
Cost: $10 – $100
Where to buy: the Atlantic Pewter online shop HERE.
Christmas Gift Package by Kings Landing
Give someone on your list the gift of time travel with the Kings Landing Christmas Gift Package from New Brunswick’s most popular historical village. Including a 2021 season pass, a Kings Landing tree ornament and a homemade, blank Christmas card as well as the option of adding a gift card, these packages are perfect for the historian in your life.
Cost: $26 – $135
Where to buy: the Kings Landing website HERE.
Rattles and Teethers by Tailored Tots
Located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Tailored Tots is keeping babies healthy and happy with their handmade, safe and practical rattles and teethers. For the mother-to-be or new baby on your list, this shop has lots of options to keep both baby and mama happy.
Cost: $13 – $35
Where to buy: the Tailored Tots online shop HERE.
Skate Decks by Surewood Skateboards
Crafted using Canadian maple wood in Surewood, Prince Edward Island, Surewood Skateboards’ decks are made for durability. Combining their love for skateboarding and woodworking, cofounders Jeff and Jamie are endeavouring to produce the best quality boards they can and are upping the ante for the rest of the market.
Cost: $75 – $85
Where to buy: the Surewood Skateboards online shop HERE.