Give Gifts That Don’t Create Clutter

Want to give your family some nice gifts but don’t want more “stuff” in the house? We have some ideas for clutter-free gifts!

Many of us enjoy giving gifts to the people we love – it’s one of the love languages, after all. But many of us also don’t want to have extra clutter around the house. Inspired by our friend Deena Segal, we assembled a list of possible gifts that will be enjoyed in the moment – and then leave no physical evidence!

The gifts are split into five different categories: 

Experiences

Something your recipient will enjoy doing, either with or without you.

• Escape Room
• Water Park or Theme Park Trip
• Spa Treatment
• Concert Tickets
• Paintball
• Horseback Riding
• Ceramics Painting
• Pottery or Glass Blowing
• Wine Tasting Event

Memberships

Memberships and passes to places your recipient will enjoy visiting or using multiple times.

• Horseback Riding
• Theme Park Season Pass
• Toveedo – use code BCP for our exclusive discount
• Science Museum
• Trampoline Park
• Childrens’ Museum
• The Loop
• Local Pool
• Zoo
• Gym
• Prime Membership
• Shipt Membership

Time

The gift of time can either be a service you provide or one for which you pay the bill.

• Parent/Child outing
• Childrens’ Museum
• Manicure/Pedicure
• Babysitting
• Cleaning Service
• Plan a Date Night (including the babysitting arrangements!)
• Tutoring Session
• Coffee Date

Consumables

These are items enjoyed once – food or others.

• Wine Club subscription
• Meat or Cheese Board
• Craft or Baking Box subscription
• Gourmet Coffee 
• Restaurant Gift Certificate
• Flowers
• Magazine Subscriptions
• Coffee subscription (Nespresso has one)

Classes

The gift of learning something new is one that keeps on giving

• Music Lessons
• Cooking Classes
• Specialty Cooking/Baking Lessons
• Art Lessons
• Gymnastics
• Yoga
• Dance
• Online Master Class
• Personal Trainer
• Photography

For more ideas about gifting without clutter, read this post about the favor game. And for more frugal gifting suggestions, check out this guide.