It's officially the holiday season, and wholesale retailer Costco has what you need to decorate your home, wrap gifts, and start feeling festive.
2020-11-27Read on for 15 of the best seasonal items to buy at Costco right now.
Note: Prices are based on what I found at my local Costco in Long Island, New York, and they may differ from location to location.
This giant wreath is a festive decoration for your front door.
Add a touch of festive flair with this silver-and-red decorated wreath with ornaments and a dusting of fake snow.
You can give it a fuller look by gently moving the branches and decorations.
Each wreath costs $32.99.
This DIY kit has everything you need to make an epic gingerbread house.
For a fun holiday activity, queue up "Elf" or another holiday classic and build a gingerbread mansion with your quarantine pod.
The set comes with a pre-built gingerbread house that's ready to decorate, plus cookie trees and characters, white icing, and different types of candy from peppermint pinwheels to gummy stars.
Each nearly four-pound kit costs $11.99.
These stick-on bows make gift wrapping a breeze.
Although giving gifts can be fun, wrapping them is often a hassle — but this set of red, green, pearl, silver, and gold bows in different sizes makes it easy.
Even slapping one directly on the shipping box containing your gift is a simple way to elevate the packaging.
Each box of 50 bows retails at $8.79.
This mini tree is perfect for small spaces.
This 4 1/2-foot tree might look small, but it's packed with 200 dual-color micro LED lights that can glow in five different patterns. It can be used indoors or in a covered outdoor space.
Each tiny tree costs $89.99.
This traditional Italian panettone would otherwise take hours to make.
Packed with Turkish sultana raisins and candied orange and citrus peels from Calabria and Sicily, this Italian panettone is a delicious holiday dessert.
The cake, which is just over 2 pounds, contains 12 servings and costs $5.89.
These adorable nutcrackers light up.
Decorate your entryway or living room with this light-up nutcracker that stands 18 inches tall.
It's meant for indoor use and requires three AA batteries that are not included. On top of being a cute decoration, it also comes with a built-in timer that leaves the lights on for six hours and off for 18.
Each nutcracker costs $29.99.
These animal-shaped tins are filled with milk-, white-, and dark-chocolate truffles.
There's no need to wrap these animal-shaped tins filled with chocolate truffles. There is a selection of designs, including a polar bear wearing a sweater, a reindeer wrapped in a scarf, and a penguin wearing a festive green neckpiece.
The chocolate tin is just over 12 ounces and it costs $9.59.
Fill this tree-shaped advent calendar with your treats of choice.
This hand-painted wooden advent calendar has 24 doors, behind each of which you can tuck in sweet treats and small gifts for yourself, your kids, or your pets. It's a customizable upgrade from the typical chocolate advent calendars you'd find at the grocery store.
Each wooden advent calendar costs $29.99.
You don't need an open fire to enjoy these roasted chestnuts.
These USDA-certified organic roasted chestnuts are shelled and ready to eat. It's not quite the same experience as roasting them yourself, but it's definitely more convenient.
Each 21-ounce package contains 12 servings and costs $6.69.
Add a subtle glow with these strings of micro LED lights.
This set of four 50-count string lights can be used to jazz up your holiday decor. They can glow warm-white or multicolored and have eight different light settings to choose from.
For a glowing centerpiece, put a set in an empty wine bottle or in a vase with ornaments or pine cones.
Each four-pack of string lights retails at $9.99.
This giant pack of tissue paper will likely last beyond the holiday season.
This tissue paper is perfect for zero-effort packaging.
Each pack contains 160 sheets of solid colors and fun printed designs like holiday lights, snowflakes, and penguins.
Each package of tissue paper costs $7.49.
These white-chocolate peppermint-flavored Pretzel Crisps are a festive sweet treat.
This sweet and savory snack is just the treat to enjoy while taking a break from decking the halls or while watching a holiday movie.
Each 20-ounce bag costs $6.99.
This box of European-style cookies makes a sweet gift.
You can't go wrong with gifting this red-and-gold tin of assorted Belgian-chocolate-covered European cookies. Inside you'll find sweet treats like cream-filled chocolate-coated wafers, hazelnut biscuits, and shortbreads.
This 3-pound box contains 176 cookies and retails at $11.99.
This smiling snowman would make a sweet addition to any lawn.
Standing 7 feet tall and illuminated with 300 LED lights, this snowman is sure to bring a smile to anyone who sees it.
Each snowman costs $119.99.
And if you still need a Christmas tree, Costco's got you covered.
If you have the storage space and don't want to deal with buying a fresh Christmas tree every year, this 9-foot pre-lit option is a great alternative.
It comes with 2,700 multicolor micro LED lights and a pedal that lets you choose between five lighting effects.
Each 9-foot Christmas tree costs $569.99.
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