Order by Friday, December 18 to have a Creative Crafthouse gift under the tree on Christmas morning 2026. Personalized and engraved pieces are made after you order, so those need to be in by Wednesday, December 16. The dates for the other holidays are in the table below.
2026 holiday order-by dates
| Occasion | Order by, standard | Order by, personalized or engraved |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween, Saturday October 31 (in hand by October 31) | Monday, October 26 | Friday, October 23 |
| Thanksgiving, Thursday November 26 (in hand by November 26) | Friday, November 20 | Wednesday, November 18 |
| Hanukkah, first night Friday December 4 (in hand by December 4) | Saturday, November 28 | Thursday, November 26 |
| Christmas morning, Friday December 25 (in hand by December 24) | Friday, December 18 | Wednesday, December 16 |
| New Year's Day, Friday January 1, 2027 (in hand by January 1) | Saturday, December 26 | Wednesday, December 23 |
How we count these dates
We count backward from the day the gift needs to be in your hands. A standard order gets five counted days. A personalized or engraved order gets seven, because we laser it after your order comes in. Christmas is counted to Christmas Eve, so the gift is in the house before anyone wakes up on Christmas morning.
Three rules decide which days count, so you can check any row in the table yourself:
- Saturdays count.
- Sundays do not count.
- Christmas Day does not count, because nothing moves that day.
One more thing sets the date. A standard order placed before 12:00 pm Eastern goes out the same day. Order after noon and it goes out on the next shipping day instead, which costs you one of your five. Ordering ahead of the date on your row is always safer than ordering on it.
Need it faster than that?
We offer expedited, second-day, and next-day shipping. If you are already past a date above, email Sales@CreativeCrafthouse.com with the day you need it in hand and we will tell you what still works. We would rather answer that email than have you guess.
Personalized and engraved orders
We laser names, dates, and logos onto pieces after the order comes in, so a personalized gift spends extra time with us before it ships. That is the whole reason for the second column of dates. Because an engraved piece is made for one person and cannot go to anyone else, personalized orders are also final sale, which makes the earlier date worth hitting.
Where your order ships from
Orders placed on this site ship from our workshop in Hudson, Florida, where our family has been making wooden puzzles and games since 2003. The dates above are for shipping inside the United States. If you are shipping somewhere else, email Sales@CreativeCrafthouse.com before you order and we will work out the timing with you.
Gift help and returns
If you are still choosing, our Puzzle and Game Gift Center groups our pieces by who you are shopping for. Every order that is not personalized is covered by our 30-day returns promise, and we cover the cost of shipping it back.
