The holiday season is upon us once more! Need some inspiration to find the perfect gift for the science lover in your life? 🎁 …Or want to send your loved ones a not-so-subtle hint? 😉
Our annual Holiday Gift Guide is back and packed with even more Canadian artists & online small businesses so you can skip the lines and crowded malls! ☃️
Support RCIScience
Do you have a special person in your life who just can’t get enough science? This year, consider making a donation in their honour to RCIScience. To celebrate 175 years of sparking curiosity, we are giving away special tokens of our appreciation! Give $100 or more and receive a commemorative RCIScience magnet. Give $500 or more and receive a t-shirt or tote bag.
Art, Crafts and Collectibles
Science and medical crocheted models, exclusive crochet patterns, jewelry, pins and accessories, amigurumi toys, crochet workshops and more!.
Science inspired arts and crafts including magnets, broaches, lanyards, pendants, cards and much more.
STEM-themed stickers, pins, patches, prints and notebooks, sometimes with a subtle LGBTQ+ twist 🌈
Cards, prints, pins, stickers and notebooks inspired by space, science, fantasy and more.
Their website states "Fun chemistry cards and things" and they’re not wrong! Grab cool chemistry themed cards, stickers, pins, notebooks, t-shirts, tea towels, tote bags and more!
Need art for your wall or a card for a nature lover? Look no further! There is so much science-themed pressed flower art to choose from!
Outstandingly clever space-themed prints, posters and apparel. Bonus: they have a brick and mortar store in Toronto (Danforth).
Unique artwork and decor inspired by science and nature that starts with handcut papercutting. Check out the anatomy collection!
Jamie Thompson (She/Her) is a settler-Métis medical student located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, who creates beadwork and other art inspired by her life & education.
Shop Mandy’s punny greeting cards, stickers, apparel, prints, and notepads - inspired by her love for art and career in medicine.
Reported as ‘finding a pun in science’, My Pet Cephalopod delivers with awesome takes on science-themed stickers, pins and postcards. Their pizza and ramen cells are especially clever!
This minimalist 3D printed design is a great fit for any office or work-from-home desk!
Books
Apparel and Accessories
Outstandingly clever space-themed prints, posters and apparel. Bonus: they have a brick and mortar store in Toronto (Danforth).
Support inclusivity in chemistry with these pins and stickers!
Unique artwork and decor inspired by science and nature that starts with handcut papercutting. Check out the anatomy collection!
Wear your heart on your sleeve - or more accurately, your wrist - with these science charms!
Hand made scrunchies and wristlet keychains, including patterns for science lovers and medical professionals.
But what if your favourite animal wore a lab coat?! You have to get these adorable pins!
Cute accessories and apparel perfect for life scientists!
Shop Dr. Sarah Habibi’s science themed merch, including apparel and mugs!
Shop Mandy’s punny greeting cards, stickers, apparel, prints, and notepads - inspired by her love for art and career in medicine.
A science gift shop with unique keychains and pins.
A growing family of cartoon neurons available for print on mugs, phone cases, apparel and more.
You can’t go wrong with a crisp pair of new socks during the holidays. Bonus if they feature cool science designs! Check out the cute mushroom, dinosaur and space designs, as well as the nuts & bolts, hops & beer and atom & beaker designs. So many options! 🤓🧦
Check out their Space Shop for an assortment of astronomy themed products like puzzles, plush toys, books and more!
Paper Products
Need art for your wall or a card for a nature lover? Look no further! There is so much science-themed pressed flower art to choose from!
Outstandingly clever space-themed prints, posters and apparel. Bonus: they have a brick and mortar store in Toronto (Danforth).
Unique artwork and decor inspired by science and nature that starts with handcut papercutting. Check out the anatomy collection!
Home and Living
Unique artwork and decor inspired by science and nature that starts with handcut papercutting. Check out the anatomy collection!
A growing family of cartoon neurons available for print on mugs, phone cases, apparel and more.
This minimalist 3D printed design is a great fit for any office or work-from-home desk!
Honourable Mentions
Still need more gifts? Here are few we couldn’t pass up from outside of Canada.
What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? What if everyone only had one soulmate? What would happen if the moon went away?
Emily Calandrelli’s aka @TheSpaceGal is officially the 100th woman in space! Check out her collection of favourite science experiments – the perfect gift for a young, curious mind.
Official merch and cool apparel from TikTok sensation and science communicator Darion Nguyen aka Lab Shenanigans!