28 Secret Santa Gifts Under $15 for Teens and College Students

Even though I try to start my shopping early, inevitably, I’m trolling the aisles of Target on December 24th, looking for Secret Santa gifts, stocking stuffers, and the last-minute presents that I know my teens would love (read: the gifts I didn’t know they wanted until they said something on December 23.)

All of these items are under $15, which means you can stock up so that when your son or daughter comes home, telling you at the last minute that they need a gift, you’ll be the cool mom with one you already have in the house.

BTW, many of these gifts would also work well for your own Secret Santa needs for friends, office mates or small Christmas Gifts for relatives.

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Secret Santa gifts

1. Supergoop! Play Lip Balm 

You can never go wrong with lip balm as a Secret Santa gift and this one gets great reviews. It has a fruity Acai scent, an SPF of 30, and a super-winning brand name that will appeal to the inner child of anyone.

2. Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese Pizza

A wildly-popular card game that is easy to learn, fast and fun to play.

3. Metog Unisex Foldable Ear Warmers 

The number one rated earmuffs on Amazon and so many great colors.

4. Shower Speaker

Lots off great reviews for this speaker you can listen to anywhere, shower, beach, pool…no problem for this little guy.

5. Adjustable Cell Phone Stand

This adjustable stand can be used with the phone in a vertical or horizontal position and is available in five finishes. This makes it easy to use the phone hands-free.

6. The Laundress Stain Bar

For the neatnik friend in the group, here is a stain soap bar that can spot clean clothes.

7. Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea Tin — Black Tea with Orange & Sweet Clove 

We have recommended this tea to many and all agree you don’t need dessert with this tea because it’s really that delicious by itself.

8. Christmas Mad Libs

Christmas fun with Mad Libs. Fun for the whole family.

9. Terrycloth Lined Shower Cap

A shower cap is something that we rarely buy for ourselves but we may use almost every day. This one is so pretty, too.

10. Left Center Right 

This game is a Grown and Flown favorite and perfect for anyone on your Secret Santa list.

11. Mario Badescu Facial Sprays

Check out this duo of these super-popular facial sprays.

12. Waterproof Holder for Phone

Where would our teens be without their phones and how many of them have ruined a phone by dropping it in the water? Here is the solution for safely keeping a phone near a pool, lake, or boat.

13. Tea Drops Party Pack

On-the-go, lightly sweetened tea. No teabag mess, just pour the water and you’ve got your tea ready to drink. And 74% of the 6000 ratings are 5 stars.

14. Burt’s Bees Travel Size Lotions

We are big fans of Burt’s Bees lotions and cleansers and this travel size set includes some best-sellers. This makes a great Secret Santa gift.

15. Notes to Self Socks 

These are our absolute favorite brand of socks and we love the one-word bit of positivity that our teens can start their day with when they wear them.

16. 100 Movies Scratch Off Wall Art

How fun is this? It’s a movie “scratch-off” poster. It lists 100 popular movies and, after your teen watches one of them, they can scratch off the box to learn a little bit of trivia about the movie. Perfect for that film buff on your list.

17. Microwave Popcorn Popper

I haven’t yet met a teen who doesn’t like popcorn and this microwave popper is a favorite in our house. And bonus: they can take it with them to college for that late-night binging session.

18. Magnetic Bookmarks 

These are great for everyone in the family. You’re not going to lose your place anymore.

19. “Clout” Goggles

You’ll earn major points by suggesting these nifty Clout glasses as a Secret Santa gift. And protip: its goggles, not glasses.

20. Make Your Bed

We are big fans of this slender book of advice and it would be a great Secret Santa gift for ANYONE.

21. Magnetic Paper Towel Holder 

If your recipient is a college student, this magnetic paper towel holder is perfect to add to a mini-fridge.

22. Journal Pens

This set of journal pens is very popular with G&F parents and would make a fantastic Secret Santa gift, especially for anyone who loves to draw and journal in multi-color fashion.

23. Traveling Jewelry Case 

This petite jewelry case is so well priced and comes in eight pretty colors.

24. Mini Clip String Lights

Any teen would love these string lights with clips for photos or cards with rose gold tone hardware.

25. Make Up Brush Set

It’s a real treat to get a new set of make up tools and pitch old ones.

26. Olive & June Nail Art Stickers 

We love these adorable nail art stickers!

27. Jenga

The one and only Jenga!

28. Socks 

New socks can make a great gift to replace well-worn ones.

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