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Central Iowa Times Christmas Gift Guide: Top Gift Sets

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Christmas shopping for your adult friends and family can be difficult.

To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at Central Iowa Times asked our friends at The Grommet for their latest and greatest practical gift suggestions for 2021.

These guides are geared towards specific interests. You’ll be able to find something for even the toughest person on your Christmas shopping list.

Top 5 Gift Sets

1) Toadally Cute Gift Box Set
This cute and affordable gift box gives your favorite person a chance to taste our four classic flavors of goat's milk caramel sauce: Original, Salted Bourbon, Vanilla Bean, and Cinnamon.

2) Java Long Bean Pepper Gift Set
The Java Long Bean Pepper Gift Set contains several aromatic long peppers from the Indonesian island of Java. The long peppers have their own distinctive character, and when grated over your dish, you’ll detect the familiar black pepper taste along with surprising aromas of licorice, aniseed, and cinnamon with a spicy sensation towards the end.

3) Mad Mattr Gift Set
All the tools you’ll need for your kinetic creations. A cross between therapy dough and moldable kinetic sand, this hybrid concoction is as relaxing as it is fun. Sculpt and stretch the dough to create towers, stairs, and stone walls around your castle.

4) Baking Spices Gift Set
Time for a bake-off. This baking spices set takes your cooking in a flavorful new direction. Curio Spice Co.’s signature spice blends combine interesting flavor combinations (pink pepper, rose, and ylang ylang, anyone?) and pair up with tried-and-true baking staples like cinnamon and nutmeg. Recipe cards are included for inspiration and it is all directly sourced from growers and farms to ensure freshness and purity.

5) Leather Care Gift Set
Wax, brush, shine, and give your leather the best possible treatment with this full-fledged all-natural leather kit. Everything from the recyclable packaging down to ethically gathered beeswax and organic carnauba wax is free of silicone and petroleum derivatives. In addition to the wax and conditioner, the kit includes a pair of high-shine flannels, a fine horsehair buffing brush, and application dauber—so you’ll be polishing, shining, and nourishing like a pro.

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