10 gift exchange ideas from Kansas City startups
November 27, 2019 | Startland News Staff
Editor’s note: Below you’ll find a list of 10 ideas for your next office or family holiday gift exchange — each from a Kansas City startup or maker. Click here to check out the rest of Startland News’ 2019 Gift Guide.
wlle drink sweater
Made by Sandlot Goods, the WLLE drink sweater uses the insulating power of wool to keep drinks cool. Click here to read more about Sandlot Goods and WLLE.
Price: $13
Where to buy: Made in KC or online
Maker: Chad Hickman, wlle, Sandlot Goods
Follow: wlleusa, sandlotgoods
Craft Beer Jerky
Craft Beer Jerky is made using local, craft beers including Boulevard’s Tank 7.
Price: $10
Where to buy: Made in KC or online
Maker: Danny Kueser, Chase Schaffter, Craft Beer Jerky
Follow: craftbeerjerky_
Positive People Posse mug
Handcrafted by local Kansas City Maker Mckenzie Grabish Stanley of Driftwood Ceramics, each mug is imperfect — just like people. Fun Fact: This product features the iconic logo of Kansas City’s Positive People Posse.
Price: $20
Where to buy: Made in KC or online
Maker: Mckenzie Grabish Stanley, Driftwood Ceramics, Postive People Posse
Follow: positivepeopleposse
Green Bee Tea Towels
With 100 designs in multiple colors and styles, Green Bee Tea Towels are hand-printed on 100 percent cotton flour sack material.
Price: $5-$10
Where to buy: Midcoast Modern, Amy’s Hallmarks, online
Maker: Rena Krouse, Green Bee Tea Towels
Follow: greenbeeteatowels
Monarch wallet
A newly redesigned, slim, three-pocket, hand-sewn wallet with dual-sided push card slots produced by Sandlot Goods. Click here to learn more about Sandlot Goods and the redesign of the monarch wallet.
Price: $45
Where to buy: Made in KC or online
Maker: Chad Hickman, Sandlot Goods
Follow: sandlotgoods
‘Find Your Toddler Ambition’ book
Touting a different approach to entrepreneurship, Kansas City startup founder Jy’Juan Maze offers guidance on how leaders can find their “toddler ambition” and apply it to building a business. Click here to read a Startland News Q&A with Jy Maze.
Price: $13
Where to buy: Online
Maker: Jy’Juan Maze, Maze Freight Solutions, Maze Publications
Follow: jyjuan_n_chrg
Power Frother + Creamer
A durable, electric milk frother, pair the Power Frother with any of Omega Power Creamer’s keto coffee creamers or the Omega Power Creamer bundle. Click here to read more about Omega Power Creamer’s relocation to Kansas City from St. Louis.
Price: $18-$20
Where to buy: Online, Walmart
Maker: Omega Power Creamer
Follow: powercreamer
Megh Makes Art yoga mat
Megh Makes Art — and yoga mats. Bold colors and the signature, Megh Knappenberger Art, palette style add personality to the traditional yoga mat. Click here to read more about Knappenberger.
Price: N/A
Where to buy: Made in KC Marketplace on the Country Club Plaza
Maker: Megh Knappenberger, Megh Makes Art
Follow: meghmakesart
Made in KC Boozy Box
Each Boozy Box contains two pieces of glassware and your choice of J. Rieger and Co. whiskey, KC Wineworks wine, Amigoni Winery wine or Boulevard beer.
Price: $35-$65
Where to buy: Made in KC Marketplace on the Country Club Plaza, Made in KC Cafe downtown
Maker: J Rieger & Co., KC Wineworks, Amigoni Urban Winery, Boulevard Brewing Company, Made in KC
Follow: madeinkc_
N-Gage Grips
A Kansas City crafted solution to pain and discomfort in weight lifting. From the maker: Humans didn’t evolve to lift heavy, perfectly-straight barbells. N-Gage Grips make barbell movements more natural by putting your hands in a slightly more neutral position.
Price: $40
Where to buy: Online
Maker: Matt Leadbetter, N-Gage
Follow: ngagegrips
The Startland News 2019 Gift Guide is possible thanks to support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a private, nonpartisan foundation that works together with communities in education and entrepreneurship to create uncommon solutions and empower people to shape their futures and be successful.
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