DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN

1. Shun classic 6-piece knife block set, $400. 2. Wine pourer aerator, $20. 3. Jellycat Christmas plushies (for ages 0-3), $25-$80+. 4. SVOLTA Ace 2-in-1 Sit and Stand scooter (for ages 4-6), $108. 5. Gourmet chocolate tablet bars, 4 for $32. 6. Taste of Las Vegas milk or dark chocolate trio, $19. 7. Coin purses, toiletry and pencil bags, $2.25. 8. Petit Block kits, $2.35.

Downtown Summerlin has more than 125 shops to help you find the perfect gifts for your loved ones—and some fun and merriment along the way. Best to go on a Saturday so you can catch the 6 p.m. holiday parade. Start your shopping itinerary with a coffee and pastry at Mothership Coffee Roasters. There’s no better way to get in the holiday spirit than with a maple eggnog latte. And you can pick up some wholesale bags for the coffee snobs on your gift list.

Check off your youngest giftees first by shopping at Lovebug Baby & Kids. With a rotating and seasonal inventory, the boutique store for children ages 6 and younger carries sustainable, high-quality products designed to last and is sorted by children’s interests (outer space, art, etc.). 

Next, find what you need for your home chefs at Sur La Table, which not only carries every kitchen gadget you can imagine (the silicone garlic peeler changed my life), but also has a pantry section with different specialty teas, spices, chocolate, baking mixes, cookbooks and more. This is your one-stop shop for your food and wine lover. And for your own sake, don’t leave without the store brand traditional buttermilk pancake mix and a bottle of barrel-aged maple syrup for the slow mornings you’ll inevitably have this season. 

Take a moment to stop by The Giving Machine, a vending machine which works in reverse by allowing the user to purchase a variety of needed items for local and global charities. Then reward your generosity with a selfie at one of the many fun Lights for Flights activations—giant, lit words that say LOVE, JOY, HOPE, PEACE and more—scattered throughout the mall to raise awareness for Miracle Flights, the nonprofit that provides free commercial flights for children to reach life-changing medical care. 

Make your way over to Ethel M Chocolates for multipacks of dark and milk chocolate bars made in Las Vegas—a special, luxurious gift especially for out-of-towners. Just be sure you keep these stockings stuffers away from the roaring fire. And top those stockings off with incredibly useful and cost-effective items like pencil bags, school and art supplies, and Lego-like building block kits, all found at Daiso. 

Watch the clock, as you’ll want to set up a chair along Park Centre Drive to catch Downtown Summerlin’s holiday parade with music, snow, Santa and more than 100 young performers and dancers. And if you’re not totally wiped out from knocking out your shopping list, lace up some ice skates and enjoy the mall’s Rock Rink ice skating rink. –Shannon Miller

TOWN SQUARE

1. Roland Aira Compact T-8 Beat Machine, $250. 2. MEINL Sonic Energy Mini Steel Tongue Drum, $40. 3. Pink Opal on pyrite with chrysocolla gem tree, $175. 4. Aura quartz Tree of Life necklace, $30. 5. Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands starter set, $43. 6. Blue Agate 7-set Stone Dice by Misty Mountain Gaming, $99.

Every annual holiday shopping crawl should begin at Town Square. In fact, whenever you spend $100 or more at a Town Square retailer on Fridays, you’ll receive a $20 TSLV gift card through December 19. 

Guitar Center remains one of the best places to play early on in your crawl. Exploring aisles of instruments never gets old, and it’s especially fun to try them out. Maybe you’ll leave with something to add to your own wish list.

As you make your way toward the central square, perk up with a cup of hot cocoa from the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The plaza’s giant Christmas tree surrounded by snowfall is a dazzling sight, something straight out of Rockefeller Center in both magic and feel. And you can make those memories last with a photo with Santa through December 24, or bring your pet for a Paws and Claws photo-op through December 17.

Town Square Photo by: Christopher DeVargas

The gems at I Love Crystals make beautiful jewelry and keepsakes for the holistically minded. Browse the products at Bath & Body Works (those mini hand sanitizers make good stocking stuffers). Also keep an eye out for their holiday promotions.

Next stop is Knight & Day Games, where an endless selection of board games, specialty dice and trading cards offer a bit of everything for the social gamer in your life. Picture that: cozying up by the fire with the family, crushing your partner in Monopoly or embarking on adventures in Dungeons & Dragons. –Amber Sampson

THE DISTRICT AT GREEN VALLEY RANCH

1. Balega Hidden Comfort socks, $17. 2. Hoka Clifton 10 running shoe, $155. 3. Peluche Pet Stoneware Mug, $18. 4. Capri Blue volcano glass candle, $34-$122 (varies by size). 5. Trigger Point Performance GRID foam roller, $40. 6. REI Co-op Flexlite camp chair, $80. 7. Shokz OpenRun headphones, $130. 8. Dusk crew sweatshirt, $55. 9. Totally Bamboo Nevada cutting and serving boards, $20-$40.

You admittedly haven’t been a very proactive holiday shopper in recent years, but as you stroll through The District at Green Valley Ranch, taking in glistening holiday decor with fellow last-minute shoppers, you can pat yourself on the back for getting it done early, or at all. 

Start your gift hunt at Home Means Nevada, where Frank Massaro is happy to give background on any of their wares—90% of which is sourced directly from in-state artists and craftspeople. Grab a handful of Silver State stickers, a pair of Battle Born socks and a Nevada trivia game to use as stocking stuffers before making your way over to the sprawling outdoor recreation retailer, REI. Your favorite uncle just took up hiking, so staff members help you find the ideal backpack and canteen combo to send him off on the right foot. 

The District at Green Valley Ranch Photo by: Christopher DeVargas

Next, venture over to Anthropologie to find something for the cozy homebodies among your family and friends. The pug and cat mugs and adjacent shelves of home goods are enticing, but you spend the bulk of your time here sniffing dozens of candles before making the perfect selections.

For a mid-shop snack, cross Green Valley Parkway for some pizza and drinks at Settebello. The local running store, Red Rock Running Company, is just across the street, and it seems like the right place to find something for dad, who’s planning to run his first half marathon early next year but is too stubborn to replace his beat-up trainers himself.

Elated at checking everyone off your list in one fell swoop, you head home to wrap everything. Even if half of it ends up getting shoved into gift bags late on Christmas Eve, at least you bought it. Revel in your progress! –Tyler Schneider

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