Wondering what to get the water wonk in your life? No worries … I’ve been scouring the internet and I’m back with a compilation of watery gifts to help you complete your holiday shopping!
Stocking stuffers and other small gifts
Give your water wonk what they really want for Christmas: Snow! Now your water wonk can enjoy fluffy snow whenever they’d like with instant Super Snow. Just add water and stir. It expands to more than 100 times its size and last for weeks! You can reuse it over and over again. It’s the perfect gift for those who want to have a white Christmas but live in the wrong climate. Just $3.29 from perpetual kid.
Colorful LED faucet tap turns different colors when you turn on the tap: The LEDs are activated by water pressure and turn off automatically with the water. There are seven colors displayed automatically when the water is flowing. Just $3.38 from amazon.com.
Drip gauge shows how much that faucet is leaking: Simply place the gauge under the leaking faucet to determine how much water is being wasted. Just 1.99 from Niagara Conservation.
Franko’s Delta Map: Simply the best Delta map there is, in my opinion. I have two. It’s really aimed at boaters, but it shows everything in the Delta – roads, landmarks, parks, marinas – you won’t get lost with this map! Just $8.10 from amazon.com.
A water-powered clock: Powered by water or any other liquid, you won’t need batteries of electricity to tell time! An energy converter extracts the electrons from the water molecules creating a steady stream of electric current which acts as a fuel to generate electricity and power the clock. Just $9.66 from Amazon.com.
Save the Delta smelt beer stein: It’s just the thing for your beer-drinking Delta smelt lover! Now they can mark Oktoberfest and show their love for the cuddly Delta smelt at the same time with this beer stein! Standing 6.75″ tall, it’s dishwasher safe and just $19.99 from Cafe Press.
No Delta smelt! coffee mug: If a smelt-loving beer stein won’t fit the picky water wonk on your list, then how about a Delta smelt-hating coffee mug! Now your Delta-smelt hater can have a coffee mug to express their discontent. It’s bilingual, too! And just a little pricey at $25.95 from Zazzle.
Brine shrimp earrings: These anatomically correct earrings from the Mono Lake Committee are complete with the females having a pearl ‘egg’ and the males with clasping arms, just like the real shrimp in Mono Lake! They come in silver colored or gold colored and are just $10 a pair. Earrings not your thing? They are available in Christmas ornaments too.
The Wham-O Slip n’Slide: The original, just like you remember it! Glide like seals across 16 feet of slippery fun. Hours of fun, agony and dead grass for days, and all for the low, low price of just $14.99 from perpetual kid.
Waterproof shower notebook: How many times have you been in the shower and you are hit inspiration, only to forget once you’re done? Now, with your waterproof shower notebook, you can log those brilliant ideas and take them with you on 80 tear-out no-smudge pages. A deal at $17.99 form perpetual kid.
Budget-friendly gifts
Mono Lake 2014 Calendar: Enjoy the stunning vistas of Mono Lake every day of the year with this beautiful calendar from the Mono Lake Committee while at the same time supporting Mono Lake. Pictures include tufa, shoreline, sunsets, fall colors, and beautiful winter scenes. Just $11.95 from the Mono Lake Committee.
Water quality tester: The HM Digital TDS-EZ Water Quality TDS Tester is an inexpensive and convenient digital tool to instantly check your overall water quality by measuring the amounts of any salt, metal or mineral in the water. It measures from 0-9990 ppm with 1 ppm Resolution and a +/- 3% readout accuracy. Does not test for biological contaminants. Just $15.82 from amazon.com.
Delta T-shirts from the California Delta Visitor’s Bureau: Show the Delta some love with this colorful T-shirt that comes in a variety of styles for your Delta lovin’ man or woman. Starting at just $20 each from the California Delta Visitor’s Bureau.
A dam ghost story cocktail plate: So what do you get the water wonk that has everything? How about a Hoover Dam ghost story on a cocktail plate? I’m not sure how this works when you fill it up with food, though … It’s a deal at $19.99 from Zazzle.
Save money and help the Discover the Delta Foundation at the same time: Buy a gift membership and besides helping out the Discover the Delta Foundation, your gift recipient can save money throughout the year, not only at the Delta Farmer’s Market but at nearly 200 businesses from Rio Vista and Antioch to Stockton and Lodi as well. Just a $25.00 membership could save them hundreds of dollars and help the Delta, too.
Fish species necktie: Now they can always identify that fish with this handy tie decorated with names and pictures of freshwater fish. I’ll bet Peter Moyle has at least one of these. Just $30 from WhatDidYouBringMe.homestead.com.
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hey want to win that water war, you know they do! So give them the ultimate water gun! The Monster Water Cannon comes with it’s own tripod for a serious bad-ass look that stabilizes the gun for precision water blasting! Connects directly to a garden hose and blast up to 100 feet. Just 41.99 from perpetual kid.
Glass water faucet art: I think this is pretty cool! Imagine the double-takes you’ll get with this eye-catching glass sculpture handmade by Pennsylvania artist Gary Guydosh. It stands 8″ high znc is a great deal at only $50 from Uncommon Goods.
UV water sterilizer: The SteriPEN water purifier uses UV light to eliminate harmful bacteria, viruses and protozoa, utilizing the same technology as municipal drinking water systems. The SteriPEN can purify 16 ounces of water in just 48 seconds; each UV bulb lasts for up to 3000 treatments. The SteriPEN exceeds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standard for microbiological water purifiers and has been awarded the Water Quality Association’s Gold Seal of Approval. Only $49.95 from Brookstone.
Protect our water glasses: These deep blue glasses are made from recycled bottoms of wine bottles. The swimming fish design is complemented by the words “Protect Our Waters,” written in four languages: English, Spanish, Afrikaans/South African and French. This item has been discontinued, so order them while they are still in stock, just $40 for a set of four from Uncommon Goods.
The Water Drop Ecosphere: A complete, self-contained and self-sustaining miniature world encased in glass.The 7″ tall water drop ecosphere contains 7 to 8 shrimp, algae, bacteria and other microorganisms that create a completely balanced ecosystem capable of supporting and sustaining life within. The ecosphere demonstrates in a most simplistic way the interdependence of animal and plant life with Earth’s most precious element – water. On sale at $143.50 from Ecosphere Associates, Inc.
The really, really big budget-blowing over the top gifts
So dam cocktail plates, waterproof memo pads, and monster water guns just isn’t going to cut it and you need something extra special – budget is no problem? Well then, let’s go shopping for the ultimate gift for the water wonk in your life
Let them walk on water in the water orb big enough for two: Just inflate with your leaf blower and off you go, rolling around the water. This religious-type experience comes for only $500.00 from Opulent Items.
Transparent canoe kayak gives you a spectacular underwater vista: It seats two and is is made of the same durable material found in the cockpit canopies of supersonic fighter jets. It can support up to 425 lbs, and is a bargain at just $1900.00 from Hammacher Schlemmer.
The Hydropowered Jetovator: This flying, steerable seat will take you up to 25 feet in the air! The rider can steer with the two individually controlled water nozzle levers that enable backflips, barrel rolls, corkscrews, and even 10′ dives underwater. Takes only 20 minutes to learn. All this fun for a mere $7000 from Hammacher Schlemmer.
But you need something bigger? water orbs, transparent canoes and hydropower jetovators just aren’t going to do it? OK., then pull out all your stops with this:
Their own water park! Up to 60 kids of all ages will enjoy this inflatable water park that includes an action tower, balance beam, a bridge, a high jump, a slide, a swing, a trampoline, and more. Large surface water body not included. So expensive, they don’t give the price. From Wibit Sports.
Disclaimer: No warranties, expressed or implied. Maven does not receive any commissions or income if you choose to purchase any of these products (however, if you purchase the water park, you have to invite me). If you are in the holiday spirit and feeling so inclined, you could always make a donation to the Notebook blog through PayPal. Donations made through PayPal are not tax-deductible; there is a way now to make tax-deductible donations, but they must be handled differently. Email me for more information. More information on that to be posted soon!
