Gift giving is an ancient Christmas tradition that has strongly endured into modern times. To help you find the best Christmas gifts Australia wide for everyone on your list this year we’ve written this Ultimate Guide To The Best Christmas Gifts Australia 2023 filled with the best gifts for everyone on your list.
Whether you are looking for the best Christmas gifts for your family, friends, colleagues or others, to gift in person or to send overseas, we’ve got it covered. These gifts can also be given as Christmas in July gifts if you celebrate then as well.
We’ve done the time consuming research for you to make your Christmas gift buying so much easier and quicker, all from the comfort of your own home at the click of a button so you will have more time for the fun Christmas activities such as attending Christmas carol events, visiting the best neighbourhood Christmas lights and maybe seeing a Christmas show or indulging in a decadent Christmas high tea.
We will be frequently adding more categories and links to this Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide Australia in the lead up to Christmas. Bookmark this ultimate guide now and keep checking back regularly while you are still working your way through ticking off everyone on your list this year.
Happy Christmas Shopping!
Christmas Gift Ideas 2023 Australia
Browse through our suggested best Christmas gift ideas categories and example gifts in the chart below. More detailed information about each gift category follows.
For your convenience, links are provided to detailed gift guides for each of these categories. These gift guides contain the best Christmas present ideas Australia for that category plus the decision making criteria to consider when choosing the best gifts 2023 Australia offers in that category for your specific gift recipients.
The detailed gift guides also contain links to online sites where to buy these top Christmas presents from so you don’t need to physically venture out into stores, as it is so much easier, quicker and more convenient to shop online.
Best Christmas Gifts Australia 2023 Chart
Christmas Gift Ideas Australia 2023
Australiana Christmas Gifts To Send Overseas
The first Christmas gifts that need to get organised and bought are usually the Christmas gifts that will be sent to overseas family and friends due to the long postage delivery times from Australia, especially around Christmas time.
I like to choose Australiana gifts to send overseas, either Australian made gifts or unique Christmas gifts Australia offers that are not available to buy overseas.
Australian souvenir gifts are a good choice too. Everyone loves cute and cuddly Australian soft toy gifts. Our Australian wildlife is so unique and fascinating to people in other countries. One of my absolute favourite Christmas gifts to send overseas is this kangaroo and joey soft toy. Both children and adults love it!
I’ve also sent numerous Bake Australia Great cook books overseas and love the idea that my family and friends overseas are baking spectacular cakes in the shape of various different Aussie icons for their special occasions.
My criteria for buying Christmas gifts to send overseas is that they must be lightweight, uniquely Australian, useful, and match the interests and personality of the gift recipient.
Christmas Gift Experiences Australia
We’re going to start off with the hardest person on your Christmas list to buy for first. You know that close friend or family member who has everything they need and want, the person who has stated they don’t want any new ‘stuff’ to clutter up their home.
For these difficult to buy for people the best Christmas presents 2023 Australia wide are not physical gifts but Christmas gift experiences. Such gift experiences could include jet boating, ghost tours, flight simulators, hot air balloon rides, abseiling or more.
Gift experiences don’t need to just be adventurous however, they can also be wellness and pampering spa treatments, or cooking classes, or cocktail making or other creative outlet classes like painting. There are countless different gift experiences available in Australia.
Christmas gift experiences are unique Christmas gifts that the gift recipient will treasure forever in their memories.
Last year my 16 year old son said he couldn’t think of anything he wanted or needed so we gifted him a sky dive. He still buzzes with excitement when he recalls this unique experience gift.
Personalised Christmas Gifts Australia
Personalised Christmas gifts have a special added personal touch that makes them extra special and memorable. The personalisation can include the gift recipient’s name, initials, birthstone or photo.
You can personalise almost any item. Some examples of personalised gifts include personalised wine glasses, personalised beer glasses, personalised jewelery, personalised kids books, personalised cheese boards and more.
Edible Christmas Gifts Australia
Christmas time revolves around social gatherings and good food and drink. Edible Christmas gifts are always appreciated and are one of the best Xmas gift ideas Australia wide for those difficult to buy for people on your list.
One of the most popular edible Christmas gifts are Christmas hampers. There are hundreds of different types of Christmas hampers on the market currently including traditional Christmas food hampers, beer hampers, wine hampers, other alcohol hampers, fruit bouquet hampers, chocolate hampers, coffee hampers and more.
When gifting a Christmas hamper, think about your gift recipient’s taste preferences, that is, whether they prefer savoury or sweet treats and what type of alcoholic beverage they prefer. Match your Christmas hamper to their taste preferences.
An alcohol gift subscription such as a gin subscription, whisky subscription or beer subscription is another great Christmas gift to give to your hard to buy for family members and friends. It’s the gift that keeps on giving throughout the length of the subscription. Subscriptions can vary from 3 months to 12 months duration.
Another special edible Christmas gift to give is a food experience, such as an Italian cooking class, a cocktail master class, a macaron masterclass or winery experience etc.
Scoopon and Cudo both offer hundreds of different food experiences all around Australia. Enter the location of your gift recipient on their sites and search for what food or drink related deals are available nearby that your friend or family member will enjoy.
Outdoorsy Gifts For Kids Australia
Christmas in Australia coincides with the start of the long school holidays. Giving kids outdoorsy toys for Christmas is one of the best Xmas gifts 2023 Australia wide. It will result in them happily playing outside for hours on end during their Summer school holidays.
One of the best Christmas gifts for kids are trampolines. Trampolines provide endless outdoor entertainment and fun, and last for years. There are suitable trampolines for every age group starting from toddler sized trampolines and ranging up to family sized trampolines suitable for adults too.
Christmas time in Australia is also the hottest time of year so outdoorsy gifts that involve water play are perfect Christmas gifts for kids.
If the child you are gifting has a swimming pool then new pool toys are always a welcome gift. Playing in the pool on hot Summer days during the Christmas school holidays is so much fun and such a wonderful relief from the heat!
Another of the best outdoor gifts for kids involving fun water play but not requiring them to have a swimming pool are water play tables. Every child loves splashing and playing with water!
Water play tables are a great gift for families with several young children as they can all play simultaneously around the one water table. There are numerous different water play tables on the market currently, some made of wood, others made from brightly coloured plastic, and all with varying inclusions.
Indoor Gifts For Kids Australia
Trains hold a strong fascination for children and train tables are a great gift that will result in hours of fun play over many years.
Train tables are another great gift for families with more than one child as several children can all play simultaneously around the one train table.
Our train table was one of the best toy purchases we made in terms of entertaining our three children for literally years.
Teepees for kids are a great gift, giving kids somewhere special to hang out and play, read books and just daydream. They can be used indoors or outdoors depending on your preference. Add some comfy pillows and cushions and your child may want to even sleep in there!
Kids Christmas Books Australia
Kids Christmas books are one of the top Christmas gifts for kids of all ages whether you choose to give a classic Christmas book like the Dr Seuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas or a new Christmas story like A Boy Called Christmas.
Christmas books are also perfect inclusions into Christmas Eve Boxes for kids.
Christmas Gifts For Pet Lovers Australia
Giving Christmas gifts that match the interests and passions of your gift recipient will always be considered to be a thoughtful gift. So if you know your gift recipient is a pet lover then gifting them a pet themed Christmas gift will be an absolute winner!
One of my favourite gifts for a dog owner is the totally adorable I’M A DOG PERSON / I’M A PEOPLE DOG mug and bowl set. What better way to acknowledge the loving bond between the gift recipient dog owner and their dog.
A fun, unique gift for a dog owner that will absolutely delight them and bring a huge smile to their face is a Christmas outfit for their dog.
Cat lovers are a unique breed of people and the purr-fect Christmas gift for them is definitely a cat themed gift.
There are so many cute cat lover gifts out there including cat mugs, cat plant pots, cat books, cat ring holders and cat trinket plates to name just a few.
My favourite cat lover gifts to give are cat themed games such as the super fun and strategic Exploding Kittens Game and Cat Crimes Logic Game.
Horse lovers can be children or adults, and there are plenty of amazing horse themed gifts available for both, ranging from horse quilt covers and horse throw blankets, to horse toys, horse books and horse jigsaws.
Dinosaurs might not actually be pets in today’s world but loads of little dinosaur fans probably wish they were! Check out our guide to the best dinosaur toys, dinosaur books, dinosaur figurines and more dinosaur themed gifts to give to your little dinosaur fan this Christmas.
Christmas Candles Australia
Scents are one of our strongest memory triggers so decorating your home with Christmas scented candles will help elevate this Christmas as one to remember.
Christmas scented candles are also a perfect, little luxurious gift to give your family, friends and colleagues. Each time they light it they will think of you.
Christmas Advent Calendars Australia
You’ve been busy planning and buying Christmas gifts for everyone else, but what about you? You deserve some indulgences in the hectic lead up to Christmas too.
One way to spoil and pamper yourself daily throughout December is with a beauty advent calendar.
If beauty products aren’t your thing but you enjoy a drink then an alcohol advent calendar like a gin advent calendar or a whisky advent calendar or a mixed spirits advent calendar might be your preference instead.
What could be better than enjoying a relaxing drink every night during the month of December in the lead up to Christmas.
Another type of advent calendar that has been gaining popularity in recent years is food advent calendars. There are fairy floss, tea, cheese, jam, spice and of course chocolate advent calendars available.
Kids advent calendars are a fun way for kids to countdown to Christmas. They will be jumping out of bed enthusiastically each morning in December to run to their advent calendar and open that day’s little window to reveal their treasure.
There are kids advent calendars available to suit all ages and interests.
One of the most popular kids advent calendar varieties on the market is LEGO advent calendars. You can get Star Wars LEGO advent calendars, Harry Potter advent calendars, Friends advent calendars, city advent calendars and more. Check out our guide for the best 2023 LEGO advent calendars.
And last but not least there are even advent calendars for dogs available so your four-legged little buddies can join in the daily treat celebrations in the lead up to Christmas too.
Christmas Pyjamas Australia
Wearing Christmas pyjamas, especially family matching Christmas pyjamas, is such a fun Christmas tradition. Just think of all the amazing photo opportunities on Christmas morning opening the presents around the Christmas tree all dressed in matching Christmas PJs.
We’ve done the research for you and written a buying guide of the best Christmas pyjamas available in Australia this year to make it easy for you to adopt this festive tradition no matter what type of Christmas pyjamas you are wanting.
Best Christmas Present Ideas 2023 Australia Wide By Recipient
Christmas Presents For Kids Australia
My favourite gifts to buy each year are Christmas presents for kids. I put a lot of effort and research into my gifts for kids considering their developmental milestones in the earlier years and then as they grow older I research the current trends as well as consider what will match their particular interests.
Kids grow rapidly especially in their early years and what is the best Christmas gift for a 1 year old won’t be the best Christmas gift for a 2 year old. To save you time and make your Christmas shopping for kids easier I’m happy to share my research of the best toys Christmas 2023 Australia wide for each age group.
Click through to get a detailed list of present ideas for the following kid’s age groups:
We will be adding more specific age group gift guides over the coming weeks so keep an eye out for the age groups you need to buy for.
We hope this Ultimate Guide to the Best Christmas Gifts 2023 Australia has helped make your Christmas shopping easier this year and wish you all a wonderful Christmas full of happiness, family, laughter and delicious Christmas food.
If you are wanting to elevate your Christmas gifts to the next level with home made wrapping paper check out our super easy, unique DIY festive wrapping paper tutorials HERE.
Our favourite is the Christmas reindeer wrapping paper. It’s so easy yet totally cute and festive!
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Ingrid is a lover of all things Christmas who has been helping make Christmas time easier and less stressful for her family and friends all her life with Christmas tips, Christmas gift suggestions, Christmas recipe inspiration and Christmas event planning.
Ingrid now shares all this Christmas information here on her Christmas Time Made Easy website. She also shares information about the best Christmas events and activities happening in her home town of Sydney, Australia.