This is becoming something of a tradition. For the third year in a row, the 12 Days of Christmas Gift Ideas series of videos is now complete. And just as it was done last year, this year’s 12th video is a Christmas Card from Photics. The 2025 Christmas Card is a Jigsaw Puzzle. This is based on the same JavaScript code that was used to create the Photics: Jigsaw game.
Here’s a list of this year’s gift ideas…
Greenworks Lantern / Greenworks Work Light — Even though I have lots of different flashlights and LED lights, there’s still for some more. It depends on the scenario. During a recent Halloween storm, my garbage pail flew around 200 feet away. It was so dark in the backyard that I had trouble finding it.
Greenworks 24 Volt Tire Inflator — It was looking like a Greenworks Christmas, but the general idea is that an automatic tire inflator could be a good idea. I was using a foot pump to inflate car tires. But after the third one broke, I decided to get something more robust. So far, it’s been pretty good. It is a little expensive, so it doesn’t have to be Greenworks. However, since I have lots of Greenworks 24 volt and 80 volt tools, a new Tire Inflator was added to the group.
Nintendo Switch 2 — While I didn’t get one, I still think that the Nintendo Switch 2 was the hot item of this holiday season. It looks like the Nex Playground was popular too. I’m still waiting to see if the price drops on the Nintendo Switch 2. The base model was $399.99 at Micro Center, but it was in-store only. Walmart and Amazon also had Cyber Monday sales, but that was on the Mario Kart World bundle. The point is that there was a “Drop The Price” event this Christmas season. With the RAM shortage, it’s not clear if such low prices will be available in 2026.
Skate City: New York — I consider Skate City: New York to be the Apple Arcade game of 2025. One of the reasons was how the game was decorated for the holidays. The Christmas events in the game looked great. It reminded me of the slushy streets of NYC. It was also a lot of fun. The point of this video was to encourage game developers to make their games festive. Even the Photics: Matching game has different emoji depending on the occasion. This can make the holidays more fun!
OBD-II Scanner — Sometimes disaster strikes on Christmas, such as the appearance of the check engine light. What to do when all the auto repair shops are closed? Well, if the check engine goes on, at least I can attempt to do something with the HyperTough HT100 Automotive Code Reader. Even the basic model of this tool was helpful. I learned some things about the car.
Maverick Tailgate Assist — Wow, there were a lot of automotive gifts on the list this year. However, the general idea here is to remember if you have store credit. Since some Ford points were going unused, it seemed like a good idea to accessorize the Maverick. However, I didn’t have a T50 Torx Bit. The closest I had was a T30. That was with the 27-in-1 Milwaukee Ratcheting Screwdriver. So, a tool kit could also be a good idea.
Gift Card — While a Gift Card is often perceived to be an inferior gift compared to cash, the seventh video was podcast about when a Gift Card could be a good gift. We can’t all give money as gifts. If everyone did that, Christmas would be about as festive as asking for a roll of nickels at your local bank.
Hershey’s S’mores Cast Iron Kit — Some gifts are more about the experience. Baking and eating a large cookie could be a fun time. But personally, I was looking for a smaller sized cast iron pan. The one in this kit was the perfect size. So, it was like getting a cast iron pan with a free cookie — some assembly required. 😄
Logitech K400 Plus — At $25, this keyboard was fairly cheap. The idea was turn an old Mac (2018 Mac mini) into a TV computer. Could this keyboard and Linux Mint (XFCE) get the job done? It did! Since the surge in AI computing is causing an increase in the cost of computer hardware, it seemed like a good idea to add new life to older hardware.
Mystery Gift — The 11th gift was presented as a secret. It was Jenga, but in two different sizes. The regular sized Jenga was covered first and then the World’s Smallest Jenga was revealed. It was fun playing Jenga with a paperclip.
Jigsaw Christmas Card — The last gift was about the aforementioned Christmas Card.
Of this year’s gifts, the Boxing Robots seemed to be the most popular. So, it was a lot of work to complete this project. However, it was also a lot of fun. Hopefully this information was helpful.