There are many ways to deck the halls in Aggie Blue and Gold this holiday season, and Dateline has a roundup of some of the best and brightest gift ideas from all around campus. From ornaments to apparel to ways to keep the Year of the Egghead going, here are some gifts for the Aggies on your list:

Egg-stra special holiday gifts

• Bookhead Necklace ($120 from Kyle Cavan): Show your school spirit with the Egghead that tells the world “I’d rather be reading.” Available in gold or silver.
• ¼ Zip Oatmeal Bookhead Sweatshirt ($62.99): Why wear your heart on your sleeve when you can wear your art on your heart? 
• Egghead Ceramic Mug ($19.99): The whole Egghead gang supports your wish for a hot beverage in a cozy place.
• Egghead Tote Bags ($40 from Lost Pattern): Eggs may seem delicate but this tote fearlessly conveys even the weightiest textbooks. Available in El Bookhead and multicolored styles. 
• Reversible Egghead Bucket Hats ($75 from Lost Pattern): Your favorite oval septet appears in flashes of color on an eggshell backdrop. And that’s just one side. Its alter ego is embroidered and understated. Available in multicolored or black.

• Bookhead Silk Scarf ($120 from Lost Pattern): Sometimes art really is black and white…. and 100% mulberry silk. This fetching scarf features Bookhead and hand-stitched edges.
• Bookhead Rocks Glass ($14.99): Enjoy any beverage from this classy glass. The artistic theme speaks to your obvious maturity and taste for the finer things in life.

UC Davis Stores’ best holiday finds 

• Ugly Sweater Ornament ($9.99): Nothing quite says “Aggie holiday” like an ornament with Christmas trees, snowflakes… and cows. 

• UC Davis Holiday Socks ($15.99): Show your pride on your ankles — with cows, Christmas trees and UC Davis.
• 1908 Colorblock Crewneck (Price: $42.97): The perfect game-day sweater is comfy even without a sporting event or roaring crowd.
• Cozy Cow Pillow ($37.99): “It’s a plush toy,” says one elf. “It’s a cow pillow,” says another. Then Santa says: “It’s both!”
• Julia Gash Scarf ($48.99): Part mood board, part cityscape, this delightfully illustrated scarf delivers all the feels.

Amazon picks

• CA Logo Adult Navy Hoodie ($39.99): This hoodie sweatshirt is a strong choice for the Aggie sports fan who needs to get warm or disguise a bad hair day.

• Aggies Navy Sweatpants ($39.99): Sure, you can work out and even sweat in these sweatpants, but no one will judge you if you just want an elastic waistband after the feast.
• CA Logo Baby Blue T-Shirt ($19.99): Transport yourself to a warm and sunny time of the year with this sky-colored shirt. 
• Wooden Heart Holiday Ornament ($10.99): Unlike glass ornaments, your wood heart and school pride are unbreakable. 
• Aggies Snowflake Ornament ($10.99): Snow in Davis is rare, but a metal Aggie snowflake is practically eternal.
• CA Logo Keychain ($9.99): The key to life? That’s a big question. The keychain, however, is a relatively easy choice for the Aggie in your life.

Buggy gifts from Bohart Museum and more

The UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association, or EGSA, and the Bohart Museum of Entomology are ready to assist you with lots of bug-themed gift choices.

Ticked off? The Bohart Museum gift shop has keychains with stuffed toy animals such as ticks and fruit flies.

Hee haw? Put a “bee” in it. EGSA is offering “Bee-Haw” T-shirts and hoodies.

EGSA has several new designs, according to EGSA treasurer and doctoral student Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab.

There’s the Barbie-themed “Bugbie” T-shirt, designed by Marielle Simone Hansel Friedman, a doctoral student. 

The Bohart Museum houses a global collection of 8 million insect specimens, a live petting zoo and an insect-themed gift shop (in-person sales only).

The gift shop is stocked with everything from books, posters, T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and jewelry to insect-themed edibles, lathe pens (crafted by Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection), insect-collecting equipment and more. More information about the gift shop is available online.

Read more on the Department of Entomology and Nematology website.

—Kathy Keatley Garvey

Gift ideas from Intercollegiate Athletics

Let the folks on your list cheer on the Aggies with a book of basketball tickets that puts the ball in their court. Flexbooks for men's basketball include 10 tickets for just $100 or 10 tickets for women's basketball for just $80. Use the tickets for any game in any quantity. For example, someone wants tickets for two people to five games, or wants to take eight people to one game and two to another. 

Have a Junior Aggie on your list? Gift them entry to all UC Davis sporting events by purchasing a Junior Aggie Club pass. Kids ages 3-13 can enroll in the Junior Aggie program for just $35. Passes include entry to all regular season sporting events (think basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics), and a T-shirt from Gunrock. 

Works of art from the Gorman Museum and more

This holiday season, gift the joy of art with a variety of Native American items responsibly sourced from artists and artisans from Native American organizations at the Gorman Museum's Gift Shop. Some of the items they carry are artisanally made glassware, mugs, blankets, pillows, keychains, bags, cards, and prints.

Read the full UC Davis Arts Blog gift guide.

—Jamie Gelfond