Here’s a page of ever-growing gift ideas. No specific products listed here – just a long list of gift ideas that should help you un-stump your gift giving brain and find the perfect gift. We’ll keep adding to it, so come back again next time you’re stumped. Skim the list below and hopefully you’ll get an idea or two:
- Experience Gift (examples):
- Race car driving
- Fighter pilot for a day
- Adrenaline – skydiving, white water rafting, bungee jumping, etc.
- Scavenger hunt (organize your own or find a company that organize them)
- House Cleaning and/or House Organization (do-it-yourself or gift certificate)
- Hobbies/Collecting (run through a mental checklist of everything they do):
- Help them start a collection
- Add To a collection they already have
- Send Something Different
- Lobster dinner (or other gourmet meal)
- Pajamas (pajamagram), Teddy bear, etc.
- “Surprise” gift (there are companies out there that specialize in sending “random” and/or “surprise” gifts
- Lessons (in person, DVD, or online):
- Guitar
- Dance
- Painting
- Jewelry Making
- Martial Arts
- Antique or Vintage Item (based on something like…):
- Hobby
- Favorite vacation spot
- Occupation, etc.
- Magazine Subscription
- Pack a Picnic Basket
- Something Handmade
- Etsy.com, Artfire.com, Tenthousandvillages.com, etc.
- Online Subscription- Examples:
- A photographer might find a Professional Flickr membership useful and/or fun
- Someone about to graduate from college (or a job hunter) might benefit from a paid subscription to an online resume service
- A comic book fan might like a subscription to an online comic book service
- IMBD.com premium membership (for the ultimate movie fan)
- Game website
- eBay Gift Certificate
- Create a family tree (find historical family records, create a chart, etc.)
- Silly Things
- Look at Fiverr.com and find something silly for $5 to give someone as a gift (a poem, a video, something ridiculous)
- Wine, Alcohol, & Beer
- Monthly club
- Tour of vineyard, brewery, or distillery
- Excellent bottle (or unusual bottle)
- Unusual flask- cane flask, photo flask, mead skin, etc.
- Brewing, making, etc.
- Tasting kit
- Annual Membership:
- Museum
- Nature organization
- Gym
- Annual Lottery Ticket
- Event Tickets (maybe go that “extra mile” and add a backstage pass):
- Late night TV show, game show, Oprah, etc.
- Theater
- Sports Event
- Comedy Show
- Odd / Exotic Food
- Chocolate covered ants, scorpion lollipops, etc.
- Share in a community farm’s annual/seasonal produce
- Domain Name (register a domain name for them, or even start/create a website or blog)
- Personalized Anything- It may seem like a cliche, but people really do treasure personalized gifts for a long time
- Engraved with a name, date, or saying
- A photo/picture (of a loved one/friend, group photo, location, special event, etc.)
- Photos:
- Make your own collage of photos
- Photo book from a service like Shutterfly, Snapfish, Kodak, etc.
- Digital photo frame, pre-loaded (by you) with pictures you have on hand
- Charitable Donation
- Their favorite charity
- Plant a tree
- Heifer International (sustainable food production such as chicks, cows, plants, trees, etc.)
Standard Stuff (but still helpful ideas)
- Flowers
- Gift Baskets
- Gourmet Food
- Books
- Gift Cards (Amazon, big retail chain, etc)
- Cook a Great Meal
- Restaurant Gift Certificate
- Spa Treatments & Massage Gift Certificates
- Jewelry (preferably something artisan/handmade)
- Netflix (or other movie service)
- Gadgets
- Board Game
Related:
- List Of Unique Shopping Websites (our own list, a page on GiftStumped.com)