Gullah Geechee Christmas Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List

Gullah Geechee describes both people and the culture of African Americans living in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia. The people, food, and culture of the Gullah Geechee community is a prominent part of Lowcountry history. Make this holiday season the year you support the Gullah Geechee community. If you’re looking for top-notch gifts, here is a list of Gullah Geechee Christmas gifts ideas for all of your gift-giving needs. Make gullah geechee Christmas gifts the perfect choice this holiday season. 

Gullah Geechee Christmas gift ideas

The Charleston Crunch Company

If you want to send the most delicious goodness to the lucky recipients on your Christmas list, The Charleston Crunch Company should be your first stop.

With fun candy-coated apples like the Bonita Applebomb and their newest creation, the Kamala Crunch Apple Bomb, these are great, tasty gifts to send to family near and far. You can even send chewies which is a Charleston favorite to loved ones during the holiday.  Find The Charleston Crunch Company on Facebook or check out their website. They also offer meal prep, culinary services, and the Crunchbus which you don’t want to miss out on. 

Gullah Renaissance

Designed to preserve the culture and heritage of Gullah Geechee, Gullah Renaissance provides inspired gifts that encompass all that is beautiful and real about the Lowcountry. The company celebrates the artisans and the history of the Gullah Geechee’s presence in Georgia and South Carolina.

Give a lucky person on your list a beautiful tote bag, beach towel, backpack, mugs, or face covering. Gullah Renaissance is a great shop for anyone fashion accessory-loving fan on your gift-giving list. Whether you choose the Gullah Roses print; a stunning depiction of the iconic sweetgrass rose or a Charleston skyline tote bag, these Gullah Geechee gifts are sure to please.

 Naturally Geechee Skin Care Christmas Gifts

Born of Tremaine Moore’s need for more natural skincare products for her sensitive skin, Naturally, Geechee provides vegan, natural products. Holistic healing prevails as a way of protecting and nourishing your body with products designed to restore, replenish, and refresh.

The shop features products like Whipped Shea in Mango or Pina Colada scents and hair care like black soap shampoo and lemongrass body oils.  Naturally Geechee is the ideal gift for pampering those on your list.

Palmetto Rose Company

For one-of-a-kind holiday gifts, Sweetgrass Baskets and roses are the ultimate Gullah Geechee gift. Roses and baskets are made from the fronds of South Carolina’s state tree, the Palmetto Tree.  Each is a unique one of a kind piece of art.

The art of weaving African Sweetgrass Baskets was brought to America by enslaved Africans forced here from West Africa. Palmetto Rose has a vast selection of sweetgrass bouquets for weddings and other occasions. They also offer specialty items like lampshades and ornaments.

Gullah Geechee Tours

Knowledge is power. A Gullah Geechee Tour around Charleston is the ultimate gift for that hard to buy for, person on your list.  The Gullah tour gives visitors an insight into the history and culture of the enslaved Africans and their descendants that make up the heart of the Lowcountry regions of South Carolina and Georgia.

Godfrey heads the tours as the only Charleston Gullah historian who knows the area inside and out. A Gullah Tour gift certificate is perfect for anyone interested in history or travel. Visit the Gullah Geechee Tours website to learn more and to inquire about purchasing a tour gift certificate this holiday season.

Shirts From It’s Really Kita

Yep did you know that I sell shirts that promote my culture? I love where I’m from and I want to keep it alive as much as I can. Some of my shirts are sayings that we in the Gullah community say and some are just shirts that everyone can relate to. My shirts come in sweatshirt versions and t-shirt versions. Right now if you are signed up to my newsletter you get all of my shirts for $10.

Some other mentions of gullah geechee Christmas gift ideas…..

• Lillie’s of Charleston – that bbq sauce is the truth. Soon as I tasted it I felt like I was home
• Geechee Experience – Love their brand!
• Charleo – I have a few of their shirts.
• The Tiny Tassel – Cute earrings!
• Charleston Tea Garden – Where I get all my tea.

Gifts from the Creators of Gullah Gullah Island

Come and let’s play together, in the bright sunny weather…

Ron Daise is the unmistakable face of Gullah Gullah Island, a Nickelodeon children’s show highlighting the Gullah region that aired from 1994 through 1998 and through reruns throughout the early 2000s.

Books make a fantastic gift at any time of the year. Ron’s literary contributions are no exception. Be sure to purchase Mr. Bradley’s Day of Surprises (Gullah Gullah Island) sticker book and the Little Muddy Waters: A Gullah Folk Tale picture book for a special child on your list. Another option is the De Gullah Storybook and CD, all available on Amazon.

Natalie Daise is a celebrated artist and any one of her creations would make a great gift for the holidays. Daise’s art connects people to the earth and the very roots of their life experiences. “Lately I’ve been painting people and collard greens. Greens represent so much to me. They are heritage and history and family gatherings. They are nourishment and strength and tales told around kitchen tables. My daddy was a gardener and there were collard greens in every yard of my childhood,” she says on her website.

Choosing Gullah Geechee Christmas gifts is a unique and one of a kind option that truly celebrates the heart of the region. It’s also a chance to give back to a community that gave so much of themselves, body, mind, and soul.