Buying for a Pickleballer? 9 Crazy Gifts That'll Pickle Their Fancy

It's December, which means the holidays are coming up. Want a gift idea for the pickleball enthusiast in your life that will stand out? Here are nine ideas that will not disappoint.

This championship belt is a must-have to gift to the winner of your pickleball league. It’s customizable and makes for a great gag gift (or a serious gift for the pickleball-WWE enthusiast), or a super subtle and fashionable belt for a night out on the town...

If you have $150 burning a hole in your pocket, aching to spend on a gift for a pickleball enthusiast who also happens to be a collector of novelty wine sets (don’t laugh – enthusiasts are NEVER interested in just one thing, SILLY!), you might want to consider VinGlacé (which their website so politely reminds us is pronounced “vin-glah-say”, which one might say in-and-of-itself is ‘declasse’…). The Limited Edition Pickleball Wine Set is actually super attractive, with a wine chiller and two glasses in dark navy, punctuated by pickleball paddles and ball in silver.  Not bad (albeit $$$).

If you’re opting for the obvious choice to gift the pickleball fan in your life a new paddle, spice it up with this one from Recess, founded by two passionate pickleball enthusiasts who teamed up with aerial photographer Gray Malin to create a collection of paddles that really stand out, including Waikiki featuring a stunning overhead shot of Waikiki Beach.

PickleStar, the self-branded (and not at all redundant) “trailblazing innovators” ask you to join their “Glow Revolution” with these LED light-up pickleballs, providing pickleballers the opportunity to play pickleball after sundown, which will especially come in handy on early winter nights. Buy enough of them and maybe they’ll be able to afford a marketing director.

There are actually a few pickleball pint glasses out there. But what makes these super unique is that the design doesn’t contain a single dink/drink pun – just a pair of pickles playing the game we all know and love. The glass is supposedly designed so that you can turn it back and forth to make it look like the pickles are volleying. Hang it in the Louvre – this is a gift any Parisian would LOVE…

Sure, you eat and breathe pickleball – or at least you know someone who does. But you don’t sleep pickleball until you have a pair of these 100% cotton pickleball pajamas from Uncommon Goods. One reviewer even called them the “best gift ever!” so you know you’re getting your money’s worth.

The pickleball craze might be a recent phenomenon but the sport has a rich history that goes back nearly 60 years. This travel trivia set is great for pickleball enthusiast who loves to travel, with all the history of the sport contained in a deck of 200 cards ranging across five categories.

Our next entry in the products-nobody-asked-for category is this pickleball court scented candle. Hand-poured in Steamboat Springs, CO – in case you were worried these were mass produced – these candles are scented like “a clean court,” which will surely make you reconsider the scent of the physical court when you step on-to-it.  To top it off candles come with a mini paddle and ball above the wick.

By now you’ve heard of pickleball pint glasses and wine glasses. But Wisconsin glassware company BenShot raised the stakes with this pickleball wine decanter. They say you de-can’t have it all. But clearly you de-can. Come on – admit it:  This is really clever!