Hanukkah gifts 2011: 20 under $20

Hannukah lasts eight days, beginning on Tuesday December 20 2011 at sundown in Western New York. Need some great Chanukah gift ideas, but don't want to break the bank or max out your credit cards? You can stay within your budget for Hanukkah with our list of 20 Chanukah gifts under $20.

1. Shalom Sesame: Chanukah and Sing Around the Seasons DVD ($19.95, thejewishmuseum.org). Big Bird and friends celebrate Hanukkah!
2. Chanukah Menorahs electric light set ($16.99, jewishbazaar.com). Get quirky with your Hanukkah decorations this season with this 10-foot 10 light electric menorah light set. Each Menorah is 3" high, for indoor use only. If one or more lights go out, the others stay lighted. Spare bulbs included.
3. Silver dreidel necklace ($8.99; zionjudaica.com). This silver dreidal on a silicon chain, is currently featured as a Cyber Monday special for $8.99, get it while you can. The dreidel is beautiful enough to add to any dreidel collection. Ideal Hanukkah gift for all ages. Chain length is 17" with a 3" extender. Dreidel is 1-1/4" tall.
4. Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Night DVD ($7.49, amazon.com). What's Hanukkah without the movie from the guy with the only hit Hanukkah song (The Chanukah Song)?
5.  Silver dreidel salt and pepper shakers ($17.99, milechai.com). Beautiful silver-plated driedel shaped salt and pepper shakers will make a gorgeous addition to any Hannukah table or dreidel collection.
6. Bowl of Nosh ($14.99, Target.com). What's better than a cute bowl of your Hanukkah Nosh? Or your post-Chanukah nosh? Maybe a bowl of Mazel ($14.99, Target.com)?
7. Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah?: The Essential Scoop on Raising Modern Jewish Kids ($9, walmart.com). For those with children, this guide may be helpful for the holiday season and beyond.
8.  Eight Wintery Nights ($16.99, potterybarn.com). From the grandparents down to the youngest children, a family prepares for and partakes in the festival of Hanukkah. This charming book captures the whole celebration in rhymes and delightful illustrations.
9.  Pop-o-Matic Trouble ($8, toysrus.com and in-store). Many classic board games are only $8 at toysrus.com and in-store, including The Game of Life, Scrabble, and Sorry. 
10. Mazel Tov Bitches pint glasses ($8 each, 2 for $10, urbanoutfitters.com). Raise your glass with attitude. L'Chaim!
11. Happy Hanukkah coffee mug ($4.99, begum.com). Decorated in traditional Hanukkah white and blue, this mug makes a great gift for the coffee or tea drinker on your gift list.
12. Make your own pop-out dreidel kit ($2.50, moderntribe.com). Appropriate for ages 5+, four cool dreidel designs to make and share.
13. Hanukkah gelt or gold foil wrapped coins (8 ounce box $8.45, sees.com)
    No Chanukah celebration is complete without gelt. These gold wrapped foil coins will be a welcome gift for any Hanukkah hostess.
14. Menorah 4-pack napking rings ($8, Kohls.com). Silver tone metal napkin rings, 1-1/2" in diameter each. The durable metal construction ensures lasting quality.
15. Pineapple Macadamia nut cake ($14.95, harryanddavid.com). Need a hostess gift for Hanukkah? Sweet, rich and moist, this cake won't disappoint at dessert time.
16. Create-Your-Own-Cookie Collection ($19.95 for 1 dozen, harryanddavid.com)
    Your choice of 12 mouthwatering cookies, choose any combination from the selection box. Each cookie weighs between 1 ounce andd 1.6 ounce each.
17. Non-slip gadget holder with 4 port USB hub ($14.99, thinkgeek.com). Perhaps the perfect Hanukkah gift for the guy who always needs to charge his cell phone or needs an a few extra USB ports. He'll be able to play apps with one hand and type on the computer with the other.
18. Caffeine molecule stainless travel mug ($9.99, thinkgeek.com). Cool and geeky travel mug with caffeine molecule holds 16 ounces of your favorite hot beverage. The thinking man's Hanukkah gift.
19. Mini 60-second fix for hands ($15, crabtree-evelyn.com). Choose either Gardeners or Citron, Honey and Coriander or La Source.
20. Little Luxuries Iris ($12, crabtree-evelyn.com). Take the fragrance of iris along anywhere you go with three travel-size Iris favorites (body lotion, bath and shower gel, body cream).

     

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