Be the best in the office with these under-$10 Kris Kringle gift ideas

Kris Kringle, secret Santa, bad Santa whatever you call it, it's one of the hardest Christmas gifts to buy — especially when you're buying for colleagues and especially when you've been given a limit.

If $10 is your (tight) budget, we've decided that cute, funny and unique is the way to go, so we rounded up 18 gift ideas that will make your gift the most sought after of the bunch.

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Desktop soccer and basketball game, $8/each

The ultimate gift for the king or queen of procrastination.

Personalised Arnott's Shapes, $10

With a gift this good, you'll definitely score a few Pizza Shapes once your giftee cracks open the box.

Pet gingerbread costume, $9

For the office Dog Mum/Dad. Just be warned you're likely to be bombarded with photos and videos of their dog in the costume at Christmas.

Novelty Tiny Hands, $8.99

Hours of fun and pranking guaranteed with this $9 gift.

Innisfree sheet masks, $2

At $2 a mask, you can buy five and give the gift of (ridiculously) clear skin this Christmas.

Ruby rubber plant (ficus elastica), $8.70

The ficus is a part of an 'easy care' range on pot plants, meaning it's almost impossible to kill this (very on-trend) gift.

Table tennis net and post set, $8

Set up for a game of table tennis wherever you like. It's the gift that will have everyone scrambling for in bad Santa.

Hacky Sack, $8

A classic hacky sack just like you remember. Guarantees hours of fun.

Tech Deck Fingerboard, $8

Why not give the gift of '90s nostalgia?!

Lazy Reader Glasses, $9

Know someone who is hating that life, post-lockdown, now means saying goodbye to spending most of the day vertical? Give 'em the ability to read at a 90-degree angle so they can resume life from the comfort of the couch.

Heated Mouse Pad, $8

Everyone knows someone who is perpetually freezing in the office. This heated mouse pad will make sure you're always remembered, and praised for your impressive gift-giving skills.

Trivia Box, $8/each

Each trivia box contains 350 questions that will be the source of endless fun in the office and beyond.

Crap Jokes Novelty Toilet Paper, $9.99

Crosswords for the Can Novelty Toilet Paper, $6.99

Give them something to do while they're 'sitting'.

Chess Wooden Board Game, $5

For the chess obsessed, obviously!

World's Smallest UNO Card Game, $10

The card game everyone loves, but mini.

Poppit Sheets Novelty Stress Relief Bubble Wrap Dispenser, $9.99

Who can resist bubble wrap? No one! As weird as it might seem, this is the perfect amount of quirk and stress-relief.