Novelty Items as Gifts

• Novelty items can serve as humorous gifts. Jupiterimages/Goodshoot/Getty Images

  Novelty items always capture attention. They win over the crowd and serve as gifts to anyone with a sense of humor. Buying a gift can sometimes be a difficult task as you may not know exactly what to get an individual. This is when novelty items come into play and save the day. Novelty items already are unique and alleviate the pressure of having to get creative.

Singing Toilet Paper

• This holiday novelty item will put a smile on anyone's face. While someone is using the commode, they will hear Christmas songs as they pull on the roll of toilet paper.

USB Video Pen

• Please your inner spy with this gift. Not only does the USB Video Pen write like a normal pen, but it is a digital recorder as well. With 2 GB of memory, it fits discreetly in your pocket and can record up to 75 minutes of video and take 4.000 still images.

Money Machine Sorter

• Instead of having loose change all over your house, deposit them in this machine and soon your money will, unexpectedly, stack up. It conveniently displays how much money you have saved every time you have deposited a coin. It separates your coins into different categories between pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. This machine operates on two AA batteries.

Obama Salt And Pepper Shakers

• These table top items instantly capture the eye and start conversation. They are two shakers in the likenesses of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Friends will laugh and wonder where you got such an item. Passing the salt will never be the same again.