Holiday Gift Guide
Ten small tools that end up being used every week, sorted by who you’re shopping for: Dad, Mom, students, the home, and the stocking.
The short list
Number one on the list
Year after year, the person most Kelvin gifts go to. Four tools for the one who fixes the shelf, tunes the bike and keeps the trunk stocked.
01 For the person who fixes everything
This is the one that replaces a drawer full of tools. Thirty-six functions fold into one handheld body: a retractable screwdriver with 26 bits, a 6 ft tape measure, a level, an LED flashlight, a utility blade, a bottle opener and a corkscrew. Give it to the person everyone calls when the shelf is crooked.
$97.99
02 Best for the DIYer
The middle of the range, and the one that ends up on the workbench. Twenty-three tools, including a 6 ft tape, a level, a magnet arm for the screw that just rolled behind the dryer, and a retractable screwdriver with 16 bits.
$59.99
03 Best for the bike and car person
An 11-in-1 high-torque ratcheting tool that puts sockets and ratcheting screwdrivers in one handful. It turns in the tight spots where a regular screwdriver can’t. Lives in a saddle bag, a trunk or a toolbox. Comes in SAE/Imperial or Metric.
$29.99
04 Best for tinkerers
A spring-loaded screwdriver: press, and the next bit advances into place. The bits are magnetic, so switching is quick, and the whole thing lives in its own hard case. Made for the person who assembles, repairs and rewires things for fun.
$39.99
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05 Sized for smaller hands
All thirty-six tools in a slimmer, lighter body sized for smaller hands, in pink, black or blue, and small enough for a purse or tote. The screwdriver arm flips open at the push of a button, the bits are held by a strong magnet, and it comes with its own case and pouch. For the person who’s been borrowing everyone else’s screwdriver for years.
$74.99
Dorm and first apartment
Small enough for a dorm drawer and useful from move-in day: flat-pack furniture, loose hinges, and the tiny screw on the laptop.
06 Best under $30
The dorm-room fix-it kit. It handles flat-pack furniture, picture frames, loose cabinet hinges and the flashlight search for the thing under the bed. Seventeen functions, including a 3 ft tape, a level, a hammering surface and a retractable screwdriver with 13 bits.
$29.99
07 Best for fidgeters
A star-shaped spinner on ceramic bearings with six magnetic tool heads: two flat, two Phillips, two Torx. It keeps hands busy between fix-it chores and happens to fix the thing when the moment comes. For anyone who likes their gadgets playful.
$24.99
For the house and the car
One for the kitchen drawer and one for the hall cupboard or glovebox: a screwdriver that keeps its bits, and an emergency tool for the day the power goes out.
08 Best for the one who loses bits
Every drawer has a screwdriver and a bag of bits nobody can find. The Retractor stores the bits inside the handle, and the load-and-lock system keeps them there. A small upgrade they’ll notice every single time.
$19.99
09 Best for drivers
A glovebox gift that’s really about peace of mind. It’s a USB power bank, a hand-crank generator, an LED flashlight with an SOS mode, a seat-belt cutter and a window hammer in one, plus a 100-decibel siren. It needs no batteries. For the new driver, the long commuter, or the parent who worries about both.
$79.99
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10 Best stocking stuffer
A 6-in-1 screwdriver small enough for a stocking, a laptop bag or a travel kit. It fixes glasses, battery covers, game controllers, and all the small screws that show up at the worst time.
$15.99
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Best for: Smaller hands, and the one you’ll wrap
Designed in North America. Tools built to live in a drawer for years.
As featured on
The Kelvin 36. It has every tool in the range and arrives in a metal gift box, ready to wrap. For a smaller hand or a handbag, the 36 SL has the same 36 tools in a slimmer body. On a tighter budget, the Kelvin 17 covers the everyday jobs for under $30.
Same 36 tools. The 36 SL has a slimmer, lighter body that suits a smaller hand, and comes with a case and pouch.
The Retractor Mini (glasses, electronics, battery covers), the Kelvin 07 spinner, and the Kelvin 8 for the car. All three are useful to people who’d never call themselves handy.
Yes. Enter their address at checkout and we ship it to them anywhere in the US or Canada.
All 36 tools, a ten-year warranty, and a metal gift box, so it arrives ready to wrap.
$97.99
