Gifts for Family Fun: Top Gifts for Families This Holiday Season

If you have a family on your holiday gift list, Williams Sonoma has what you need to make them smile. The thoughtful gifts for family members in this collection will help to bring parents and kids together for fun, festive activities. Browse to discover the best family gift ideas to show how much you care.

Family Baking Kits

Baking as a family is a great way to spend quality time together -- while also enjoying some delicious sweet treats. At Williams Sonoma, you can find a wide selection of themed baking gift sets that families with young kids will appreciate. Look for cookie-decorating sets that include items like cookie cutters or stamps, icing bags and icing tips, then add a cookie mix to complete the thoughtful baking gift. These kits create festive cookie shapes that will look as good as they'll taste. Some even feature kid-favourite characters, like the ones from Peanuts™ or The Grinch™ series.

Gingerbread house-building kits also make top gifts for family members of all ages. They come with pre-baked gingerbread wall and roof panels, plus an icing mix to help glue the panels together. For decorating, you'll receive items like sprinkles, gumdrops and mints. You can even add your own candies or use different coloured icings to customize the look. These creative DIY food kits ship fresh and last for up to two weeks at room temperature or up to one month in the freezer.

Appliances and Accessories for Families

Many of the countertop appliances at Williams Sonoma make excellent gifts for families. Choose from options like cotton-candy makers, ice-cream makers and waffle makers to help your favourite family create homemade sweet treats whenever the craving hits. Cotton-candy sugar kits, ice-cream starters and waffle mixes are also available to help get the process started.

Since the best family gift ideas bring the family together, consider picking up a delicious snack appliance. Popcorn makers and s'mores makers are perfect for creating salty or sweet snacks that parents and kids can enjoy together while watching a Christmas movie. They're also sure to get plenty of use year-round for movie nights and special occasions. You can even pick up a big mixing bowl or a festive serving tray to add to the gift set for their Christmas table settings.

If the family you're buying for loves to cook, consider gifting a pizza stone or a portable pizza oven. These pizza-making essentials cook crispy pizzas that are full of authentic flavour. Families will love making the dough together, selecting their favourite toppings, and then enjoying their hard work at dinnertime. If the family on your gift list has an extra-busy schedule or doesn't enjoy cooking, you can also browse for prepared food gifts, like pasta dishes, meat entrees and more. These entrees come ready to heat and serve, making them perfect for quick weeknight dinners.

Shop for gifts for family members at Williams Sonoma to help you cross some names off your holiday gift list. Choose from various thoughtful baking gift sets to encourage fun afternoons spent baking as a family. Some come with everything needed to decorate fresh batches of cookies, while others create festive gingerbread houses. You can also find a wide range of handy appliances that are perfect for fun family time, including waffle makers, popcorn makers and pizza ovens.