If you have any liberal friends or relatives, an excellent Winter Solstice present might be a prepaid bus trip vacation to sunny and warm (sometimes really hot) Meheco. Rates are sooooo looooow now. You can save by buying only a one way bus ticket, the return can be by cheaper freight. If that is beyond your budget, Food Stamp President or Slow Joe bobble head Chia pets are an excellent choice.
Good ideer. Like the folks in the story, you might not even need a return ticket!