2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Some brim with Badger spirit, some spring from artists’ gifted hands, while others stem from scientific research and discovery. All are uniquely UW–Madison.
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Biological Outreach Posters
Wisconsin fishes, mussels and clams, bats, birds, carnivores, eggs, flowers and fruits, and more! We have unique educational outreach posters printed on archival canvas, as well as notecards and stickers. Visit us at the UW Zoological Museum Store!
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Department of Physics Gifts
Department of Physics gifts are now available online! Choose from a student-designed T-shirt in gray or white or a spherical cow sticker or keychain (a physics joke that perfectly fits the Dairy State). Flat fee shipping or free pickup in Chamberlin Hall.
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School of Veterinary Medicine Holiday Cards
Delight the animal lovers in your life with holiday cards from the School of Veterinary Medicine, featuring art by Madison artist Mallory Stowe.
Options:
We’ll sign and send cards to your recipients – $10 per card
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Babcock Dairy Cheese Gift Boxes
Cheese the holiday season with a delicious, locally made Babcock Dairy cheese gift box.
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Babcock Dairy Merch
Celebrate this holiday season in style with Babcock Dairy shirts, tumblers, and more.
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Membership to Friends of Allen Centennial Garden
A membership to Friends of Allen Centennial Garden provides support to programming, reduced costs to sponsored programs, and free entry to over 345 public gardens. See American Horticulture Society website for state-by-state list of included gardens.
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New books from the University of Wisconsin Press
Unwrap riveting reads from across Wisconsin and the world including poetry, fiction, memoir, and a travel guide on the top spots for beer, brats, and cheese. Gift the scholars in your life award-winning offerings from African studies to European history, and critical human rights to film studies.
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University Housing’s Starbucks Holiday Merch
Want to brighten your Badger’s day this holiday season? We’ve got you covered! We have the perfect drinkware for all types of beverages, from mugs and tumblers to cold and reusable cups. And don’t forget to add on a gift card, so your Badger can come back for more!
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PBS Wisconsin’s Garden & Green Living Expo Tickets & Merchandise
Wondering what to get the green thumb in your life this holiday season? Celebrate gardening with PBS Wisconsin’s Garden & Green Living Expo tickets and merchandise. This annual three-day community event is set to take place February 13–15, 2026.
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In-Person Holiday Wreath Workshop
Create an awesome wreath in person with us. This one-of-a-kind wreath, made by you, is a fine way to ring in the holiday season! A perfect gift or family activity. Join us for a 2 hour workshop at DC Smith Greenhouse. All supplies are included.
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Virtual DIY Holiday Wreath Kit
This is our virtual take home project. It is not a workshop. You are signing up for a wreath kit with all supplies except clippers. You will receive a link to the instructional video on YouTube the day you sign up for your pick up. Our video will take you through all the steps.
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Aer Lingus College Football Classic: Badgers in Ireland
Irish eyes will be smiling, and Badger fans will be jumping, when Wisconsin visits Dublin to battle Pitt in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, August 28, 2027. Travel and hospitality packages are on sale now — the ultimate bucket list gift wrapped in culturally-rich experiences and UW cheer.
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UW Alumni Store
This season, find presents for every Badger on your list at the UW Alumni Store — from the latest alumni apparel and gear to spirited accessories and more. Beat the hustle and bustle of the holidays by visiting this one-stop online shop for the UW gifts dancing in the heads of alumni and friends.
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The Red Shirt
Wrap the holidays in Badger cheer with The Red Shirt™, 18th Edition featuring the Camp Randall arch. With 25% of proceeds going to need-based student scholarships, this limited-edition collectible (which includes a long-sleeved option for those chillier days) is a must-have for every Badger.
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Catalog: The Prints of David Lynch
The book is a monograph that features reproductions of the 118 monotypes, editioned prints, and photogravures David Lynch created during three separate visits to Tandem Press from 1997 to 1999. A transcribed interview with David Lynch by Kristine McKenna accompanies the images.
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Catalog: Robert Cottingham: An American Alphabet A–Z
Published in conjunction with the completion of his series of lithographs, “An American Alphabet”, this catalog reproduces each letter in vivid color with supplemental text by esteemed artist Robert Cottingham that explains his approach to each image and the stories of inspiration behind his work.
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Catalog: Judy Pfaff
This full-color catalog features several bodies of work from renowned interdisciplinary artist Judy Pfaff’s successful career, including work created at Tandem Press, along with essays by Russell Panczenko and Irving Sandler.
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Bucky’s Varsity Meats Gift Certificates
This holiday season give the gift of meat! Gift certificates are redeemable for in-store purchases of our locally sourced meats produced right here on campus! Visit us at our retail location in Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery for purchase.
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Allen Centennial Garden Intern-Led Flower Subscription 2026
Enjoy four monthly, May to August, flower arrangements filled with unique plants from Allen Centennial Garden and support a future educator-gardener-artist!
Pickup will be at Allen Centennial Garden, from 9–11 a.m. on Saturday mornings. Dates will be selected by you in April.
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A Holiday 10-Pack to the 2026 Wisconsin Film Festival
Wrap up a world of stories this holiday season with 10 tickets to the 2026 Wisconsin Film Festival—at $25 off our regular admission price! A perfect gift for film buffs, parents, or friends, 10-pack passes are redeemable once festival tickets go on sale, starting on March 7, 2026.
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IceCube Espresso Cup
Winter is coming! Stay warm while you sip your espresso with a sleek, 3-ounce porcelain IceCube demitasse cup.
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PBS Wisconsin Virtual Wine Tasting with Rick Steves
Go on a wine tasting adventure with Rick Steves as your travel guide! Join Rick and a sommelier on Thursday, February 26, 2026. Tickets are $150 and include access to the Zoom webinar and 6 mini bottles of wine (enough for two to taste) shipped directly to your door. Proceeds support PBS Wisconsin.
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Mini Terrace Furniture
The perfect addition to a desk, bookshelf or mantle, mini Terrace furniture brings happiness to every space. Choose from the classic green, yellow, or orange mini chairs and tables, or go for something a little different with the mini red chair and table or limited-edition, mini Terrace chairs.
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Terrace Chairling Plushies
Get ready to be the favorite gift giver! The Wisconsin Union team has released adorable, plushie versions of the Terrace chairs you adore: Maple Fields, Ray Laken, and Colby Miller. From a desk addition to a cozy companion for children, they bring a touch of Terrace joy everywhere they go.
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Wisconsin Aquaculture Coloring and Sticker Activity Book
Love Wisconsin fish? There’s a fun book for that. Learn about fish farming and how fish grow. Use the colorful fish stickers to “stock” different systems, and color the illustrations of fish and fish farmers in action. Free download or $8 for the print version.
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Daily Scoop Scented Candles
Give the gift of sweetness with Daily Scoop candles, inspired by flavors from our dessert café. Fill the room with the cozy scent of old-fashioned vanilla, the rich aroma of chocolate peanut butter, the refreshing hint of mint chocolate cookie, or the sweet fragrance of strawberry.
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Chazen Museum of Art
Shop collection-inspired gifts and artful finds at the Chazen Museum Store.
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2026 International Calendar—from Madison’s Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Celebrate Peace Corps’s 65th anniversary! Calendars and notecards feature countries where volunteers serve and have served. Proceeds fund development projects worldwide and at home. Use coupon code UWGG at checkout for free shipping.
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Badger Holiday Gifts for Everyone
Make your holidays Badger bright! As the only Madison-born destination for UW gear, we’ve been a campus tradition for over 130 years. Shop the largest authentic, authorized Badger collection — and with virtually every purchase, you help us give back to UW–Madison. Shop local, shop Badger.
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College of Engineering alumni mug
Show your College of Engineering pride in the office or in the great outdoors with this CoE 14 ounce red ceramic camper mug.