Small Gifts for People Who Love Weird Things

Some people are easy to buy for because they have a hobby.

Other people are easy to buy for because they will point at a tiny frog, a rubber duck or a cat being abducted by aliens and say, “Oh my God. Look at him.”

This guide is for the second group.

If the person you're buying for likes small, weird, cheerful things, don't try to make the gift more sensible. Lean in.

For the person who would absolutely befriend an alien

The Pastel UFO Cat Earrings combine cats, UFOs and tiny wearable nonsense. Which is quite a lot of personality for one pair of earrings.

If earrings aren't their thing, there's a matching UFO Space Kitty Keyring & Bag Charm too.

For people who find rubber ducks inexplicably delightful

We don't really have a sophisticated explanation for the popularity of our Rubber Duck Earrings.

They're tiny ducks. They hang from your ears. Apparently that is enough, and frankly we agree.

For the frog person

Every friendship group seems to contain somebody who has become The Frog Person. Nobody remembers exactly when it happened.

Our frosted frog keyrings come in colours including lilac, white, coral and pink. The Lilac Frosted Frog Keyring is a particularly good tiny “saw this and thought of you” present.

The trick with weird gifts

Specific beats expensive.

A weird little gift works because it connects to the person's tiny obsession. It says you noticed the frogs, the ducks, the aliens or whatever strange creature has taken over their personality this month.

That's also why we make so many different designs at Longdog & Whisker. Jewellery doesn't have to be serious. Keyrings don't have to be boring. Sometimes you just want a small object that makes you laugh every time you see it.

If earrings are their particular weakness, our guide to quirky earrings for people bored of normal jewellery goes further into the wearable side of the weirdness.