GREAT: 50+ Awesome Clutter-Free Gifts For Christmas

Clutter. Some call it hording, while others correctly call it hoarding. I call it, "something for me to take care of later". My girlfriend calls it, "a major source of anxiety". So it got me to do something I rarely do: think.

What are some great gifts for Christmas that won't add to an already-stressful boxes-everywhere-situation?

Clutter-Free Gifts For Christmas (and Birthdays!)

What I love most about the clutter-free gift idea - besides less boxes to debate keeping because it's a really nice box - is easing the burden on our delivery folks. As a former USPS rural mail carrier during the pandemic, I'm all about helping out.

Clutter-free gift ideas include:

Time

• an evening of babysitting for friends or family
• hire a house cleaner
• organize their home (or hire a professional organizer)
• wash their car (or a gift card to a car wash; go for the ultimate)
• massage (professional or HUBBA HUBBA)
• manicure/pedicure (get them together! Fellas: I recommend getting one if you've never had one)
• lawncare or snow removal
• date night (this also works for friends)
• change their oil (or have a professional do it)

Memberships

• Minnesota Children's Museum
• one, several, or all of Minnesota's zoos
• theme parks (Valleyfair's Gold or Silver passes, for example)
• trampoline parks (ahem)
• an art museum
• Science Museum of Minnesota
• a Minnesota State Park year-round vehicle permit
• a membership to Voyageurs National Park

Experiences

• concert tickets
• St. Paul Saints or St. Cloud Rox tickets
• movie tickets
• theater tickets
• a round of golf
• an escape room
• St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra tickets
• restaurant gift cards
• indoor rock climbing
• bowling!
• daddy-daughter/mother-son/parent-child date night
• hot air balloon or helicopter ride
• a fishing trip (this could be a group of friends pitching in to buy a trip)

Classes

• cooking
• dancing
• sports
• swimming
• musical instrument/singing
• internet master class (?)
• coding
• painting
• home brewing
• scuba diving
• spin (stationary bikes)
• private coaching

Consumables

• fruit basket
• flowers
• chocolates
• fancy coffee beans (and a small coffee grinder if they need one)
• gift cards to a local coffee shop
• gift cards to local foods
• gift cards to a liquor store or brewery
• fancy desserts
• meat & cheese basket

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