Navidad Boricua Runs Longest: Regalos for the Parranda, the Coquito and the Reyes
On the island, Navidad doesn't end on the 25th. It starts before Thanksgiving is cleaned up and runs past Reyes, through the Octavitas, all the way to the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián in mid-January. That's a lot of nights of parranda, a lot of coquito and a lot of chances to give your Boricua something that sounds like home.
1. Coquito season is a real season
Coconut, condensed milk, canela, the rum your tío swears by, and a recipe nobody writes down the same way twice. The bottles start showing up in December, as gifts, in the fridge, in the trunk on the way to the next house. The Coquito Season sweatshirt is for the person whose bottle everyone waits for. See the Coquito Season sweatshirt.
2. The parranda doesn't call first
Late at night, a group shows up at the door with a cuatro, a güiro and a pandero, singing until the house opens up. The host feeds them, someone from the house joins, and the whole asalto moves on to the next door. It's the opposite of a quiet Christmas, and it's the best part. Shop regalos boricuas.
3. Pasteles take the whole familia
Masa, filling, hoja de plátano, string, and an assembly line around the kitchen table that starts in the morning and ends with dozens tied and frozen for the season. Whoever ran that line deserves a mug for the cafecito afterward. See the Boricua mugs.
4. Reyes on the 6th, with grass for the camels
The kids fill a cajita with grass and put it under the bed the night of the 5th, and the gifts are there in the morning. If your familia waits for the Reyes too, we have Reyes shirts for the whole familia.
5. The coquí and the flor de maga go wherever you go
For the Boricua who moved to Orlando, Chicago or the Bronx and still calls the island home: a coquí on a mug, the flor de maga, "Boricua de pura cepa." It's a little piece of the island on the counter every morning. There are kids tees too, for the little ones being raised Boricua far from the coquí. Find a regalo for your Boricua.
6. From one familia to yours since 2023
SmileMaz is family-run. Every piece is designed by our familia, printed to order and shipped to you. Since 2023, our buyers have left 745+ reviews on Etsy at 4.9★ and we've shipped 2,900+ orders. If something arrives wrong, we replace it free.
US shipping is free over $35. Order by December 8 for Nochebuena and by December 18 for Reyes.
The familia deal
Through January 15, mix any pieces from this collection: 2 pieces, 10% off. 3 or more, 15% off. The discount is applied automatically at checkout, and US shipping is free over $35.
Quick answers: Tees and sweatshirts come in adult sizes, and some designs come in kids sizes, each with its own size chart. Pieces are printed to order in 2–5 business days, then take 3–5 days to arrive in the US. Looking for more ideas? Read our Boricua gift ideas.