Gift Guide

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Celebrate — or just survive — the coming year with the help of pups featured in the 2021 Dogs of Downtown Summerlin calendar. Proceeds benefit the Animal Foundation. Available at concierge at Downtown Summerlin.

The Tyler Robinson Foundation (Imagine Dragons’ nonprofit) and Bark-André Furry (Las Vegas’ cutest hockey fan) are featured on long- and short-sleeved “Live, Love, Bark” T-shirts that support children and families fighting pediatric cancer.

Highlight the desert on your Christmas tree with glass ornaments featuring images of Red Rock Canyon. Proceeds go to the Southern Nevada Conservancy, which offers visitor services and educational programs at Red Rock.

Keep in touch after the holidays with blank greeting cards featuring designs created by artists in Opportunity Village’s Fine & Performing Arts Program. $10 for a pack of eight.

Las Vegas jewelry designer Dee Berkley offers several jewelry pieces that raise money for Jewish Nevada and other local charities.

Bonnie’s Comfort, a line of aromatherapy products that benefit Nathan Adelson Hospice, pays tribute to Bonnie Schreck, for whom the hospice’s Bonnie Schreck Memorial Complementary Therapies Program is named.

Gaming is a key component of Las Vegas’ history, and among the gaming collectibles available at Gamblers General Store are framed playing cards used at Las Vegas casinos, some of which are now gone. $125 (boxed card decks); $50 (individual cards).

Remember Las Vegas’ neon history with a Christmas tree ornament fashioned after the fondly remembered Ugly Duckling Car Sales sign that has been part of the Neon Museum’s collection since its 2012 grand opening.

Betty Calman worked at the Nevada National Security Site (formerly the Nevada Test Site) from 1990 to 2018. Now, she commemorates memorable atomic tests on hand-painted shot glasses, wine glasses and rock slabs.

Take a deep dive into Prohibition by sampling the Mob Museum’s distilled-on-premises moonshine. It comes in signature clear and cinnamon-flavored Cinn-City varieties. $6.95 to $20.95 for signature, $7.95 to $23.95 for Cinn-City.

Nov. 22 is the 25th anniversary of the release of “Casino,” the 1995 Martin Scorsese film that’s a fictional retelling of actual Las Vegas events. It’s widely considered one of the best mob movies ever.

You may not want a mouse in your house, but your cat would no doubt find it a fine idea. Make both of you happy with the Hexbug Mouse Robotic Cat Toy. Its multiple modes include “paw,” which activates it when swatted, and “chase.”

When you’re walking your favorite pet — iguana, ferret, pig, dog or cat — you can show your UNLV spirit with this fabric leash made with medium-weight webbing. $16.98, unlv.bncollege.com

Pity the poor guinea pig. Often the perfect pet for a young child (or those without a lot of space or time), it doesn’t get the same attention as dogs and cats. But you can honor that guinea pig owner’s love for his or her pet with this glass ornament complete with little pink nose.