20 Mental Health Gifts Under $20

Here’s a list of some great gift ideas for you or a loved one who struggles with anxiety, depression, or just wants to handle their feelings in general! And don’t sweat it if you don’t have the cash to cover a gift – most of these things are FREE or little cost to you besides time and effort. There are 3 categories: Things to BUY Them, Things to Do WITH Them, and Things to Do FOR Them. Remember, not all gifts cost money.

FYI: The links to the Amazon gifts are through my Amazon Influencer Page.

Things to Buy Them:

1.Bullet Journal Kit – $19.99
Bullet journals are a great way to stay organized and have fun visually organizing your life. There are many tutorials on YouTube about how to Bullet Journal that show you how and give great tips and tricks.

2. My Prayer Journal – $6.99

Prayer is essential to maintaining a steady diet of God’s word and finding your strength in the quiet times with Him. This one is geared toward women, particularly.

3. Color The Words of Jesus Coloring Book – $6.99

This is another girly/womanly-marketed product but therapeutic for those women who are stressed and need to try something to de-stress.

4. Fidget Toy Set – $18.55

This looks like a set of toys for kids, but it’s helpful to give to an adult or young person who is struggling with anxiety. Putting these items in their hands can help reduce stress and anxiety and focus their attention.

5. Fidget Cube – $7.99

This may look like a kid toy at first glance, but both kids and adults can benefit from a fidget cube if they need a simple way to focus and distract themselves from stressors.

6. The Big Activity Book for Anxious People  – $12.30

This is a big activity book for anxious people. Try it! You may find something to do to get your mind off the anxiety.

Things to Do With Them:

7. Spend quality time talking and being with them – FREE

8. Do a Words with Friends or Boggle with Friends game on your phone app together – FREE (Facebook required for Boggle)

9. Play an old-fashioned card game or board game with them – prices vary depending on your inventory (~FREE to $20)

10. Go for a walk or run together – FREE

11. Look at old photos of yourselves together – FREE

12. Teach them a new skill – something you know how to do and do well at, but they don’t – FREE

Things to Do for Them:

13 . Read to them – prices vary depending on your inventory (~FREE to $15)

14. Write a short story about them – FREE

15. Find a song to switch out the words to and replace with your own (positive) experience about them, then sing it – FREE

16. Prepare a healthy, tasty meal for them – prices vary depending on your inventory (~FREE to $7)

17. Draw a picture for them – prices vary depending on your inventory (~FREE to $5)

18. Make a practical craft for them – a bookmark, a coffee cup with a Sharpie design on it, sew something useful if you can sew, go on Pinterest and find something! (~FREE to $20)

19. Offer to serve them, clean, cook, watch their kids or take them somewhere (~FREE to $20)

20. Write them a letter about how they make you feel and why they are important – FREE

Remember, the holidays are about being there with one another. Spending quality time with others is more valuable than THINGS. If your hearts in the right place, it will find a way to help reduce those holiday blues and anxieties in the friends and family you love and care about.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Katie