Experience Gift Ideas
How to Bless Someone with Experiences Instead of Gifts!
There is no denying that getting (or giving) the perfect gift to someone is a wonderful experience. The joy of figuring out the item that you know someone would love - or opening up a gift of your own to see that someone got you exactly what you have been wishing for.
It is certainly a great experience, but there are other memorable experiences when it comes to gifts - experience gifts!
Giving the gift of an experience is a wonderful idea that you can consider for almost anyone on your gift list - parents, siblings, children, close friends, and more.
Here are some great ideas on how you can bless someone with experiences instead of gifts!
Date Night Out
Perfect for: Newlyweds, new parents, anniversaries
Give the ultimate date night experience to any couple in need of a night out on the town! This is great to give to a newly married couple, a couple on their anniversary, or especially to new parents that need a break.
If you are gifting to new parents, consider making the gift even better by offering to watch their kids so they don’t have to find a sitter (that will easily be the best part of the gift for them!)
What you gift can vary based on the couple, we suggest having a certain theme and building the gift around that! Do they enjoy movies?
Gift the perfect movie experience - movie tickets, candy, even a nice blanket they can bring to stay warm at the theater!
For the foodies, consider a gift card to their favorite restaurant, cooking classes, or a wine tasting to provide them with the perfect food-focused date night. You get the idea!
Weekend Getaway
Perfect for: Your spouse or partner, BFFs
If you are looking to gift an experience to your spouse or partner, you can definitely consider putting together a date night experience as we mentioned above, or consider going above and beyond and surprising them with a weekend getaway!
This is perfect for those milestone anniversaries that are deserving of an extra special celebration. You don’t have to travel far- you could even consider a staycation!
Even just a one night stay at a hotel downtown along with dinner reservations can make for the perfect anniversary experience that they will appreciate for years to come.
Day Trips
Perfect for: Children and teens
The zoo, theme park, sporting event, you get the idea! A fun day trip to a place you rarely get to go is the perfect experience gift for a child. You can either plan this just for you and your child (or children) or consider inviting some of their friends and having this be a joint gift/birthday party extravaganza!
With it just taking up a day (or in most cases, part of a day) it is perfect for children, especially younger children, that might get tired or cranky after a few hours. This is a great way to still give them an experience without ending up with a bunch of screaming kids by the end of the day.
Shopping for older children or teens? The perfect experience gift is concert tickets. All teens love music, and a concert is a perfect experience that they will remember for years to come. Be sure to keep an eye out for when their favorite artist comes to town - it may not line up with their birthday or a holiday, but it can still serve as their gift for the year!
Trust us, they will absolutely love getting to see their favorite musician in concert, even if that means on their actual birthday they don’t have a gift to open. Totally worth it!
(Fun) Education
Perfect for: Parents, friends, spouses
Why not give the gift of a class? No, we don’t mean signing up for a class at the local college, we mean a fun class that you can enjoy with your friend, spouse, or parent!
This could be a cooking class, a wine and paint class, or a dance class, just to name a few. There are so many classes out there, and they make for perfect experience gifts.
Signing up for a wine and paint class with your mother for Mother’s Day, for example, is sure to be her favorite gift ever. Not only is she doing something she enjoys, but she also gets to do it with her child. For a mother, it doesn’t get better than that!
An experience gift will almost always top a tangible gift in her eyes, so definitely consider signing her up (and you as well!) for a class that would interest her.
Subscription Boxes
Perfect for: The homebodies
If you are shopping for someone that is really more of a homebody, you might think an experience gift is out of the picture.
After all, they prefer to be at home, so why force them to go out? Turns out- you don’t have to.
You can easily bring the experience home to them with a subscription box! Not only does this allow them to stay in, but it also gives them a gift to look forward to each month!
Consider a food box if they enjoy cooking, or get them something exciting like a date night or murder mystery box that will keep them entertained for months on end.
It’s perfect for those who prefer to stay in, or for those who maybe need to if they have kids and don’t have access to a sitter (for example). They can have just as much fun, just bring the fun to them!
