![Chalkboard placemats](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-chalkboard-placemats.jpg)
$28 for set of four (including chalk), wonderkidsinc.com
Photos: Martha Williams
![Hot-dog-printed dog leash](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-dog-leash.jpg)
$32, Bark Bark Club, 5943 N. Broadway
![Collection of art and essays](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-art-essays-collection.jpg)
$35, mcachicagostore.org
![Bourbon](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-bourbon.jpg)
$47 for 750-milliliter bottle, Binny’s Beverage Depot, 3000 N. Clark St.
![Grow-your-own kit for basil, cilantro, and parsley](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-grow-your-own-kit.jpg)
$40, modernsproutplanter.com
![Copper cuff](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-copper-cuff.jpg)
$40, redbudjewelry.com
![Organic coconut oil](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-organic-coconut-oil.jpg)
$38 for 8.8-ounce jar, cocovit.co
Photo: Jaclyn Rivas
![Hot chocolate and marshmallows](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-hot-chocolate.jpg)
$50 for pictured, Mindy’s HotChocolate, 1747 N. Damen Ave.
![Ceramic mug](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-mug.jpg)
$40, Humboldt House, 1045 N. California Ave.
![Photo and poetry book by Michael Abramson and Patricia Smith](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-photo-poetry-book.jpg)
$45, cityfilespress.com
![Sausages](/wp-content/archive/images/2015/1215/C201512-Holiday-Gift-Guide-sausages.jpg)
$25 for assortment of eight, Local Foods, 1427 W. Willow St.
![Tech pack (USB charger, power bank, microfiber cloth)](/wp-content/archive/Chicago-Magazine/December-2015/Holiday-Gift-Guide-2015/tech-guide-2.jpg)
$25, toddygear.com