This is what we came up with:
1.
Money-who doesn’t love money
a.
Gift Card
b.
Stocks
c.
Retirement Contribution
d.
Prepaid credit cards
2.
Date Night (or a year’s worth of date nights)
a.
Babysitting (either babysit for them or pay for the
babysitter)
b.
A gift certificate for dinner
c.
A Gift certificate for an activity
i. Movies
ii. Bowling
iii. Theater,
concert or cultural event
iv. Sporting
Event
v. Classes
(cooking, dancing, painting)
vi. Spa
(couples massage)
d.
Buy tickets or gift certificates for sibling/couples
date night to get the family together. *possibly
pay for babysitters.
e.
Overnight hotel getaway or bed and breakfast
3.
Season tickets to a theater or sporting event
4.
Family season passes to a museum or theme park
a.
Bus passes
5.
Vacations
a.
Family Reunion
6.
Your Favorite Things (Give a basket of your favorite
things, might include: gift certificates, linens, books, movies, tools, food, electronics,
etc.)
7.
Camera or picture printing
8.
Practical Gifts
a.
Emergency supplies
i. Food
Storage
ii. Freezer
iv. Meat-buy
a butchered cow, pig or chickens
vi. Roadside
assistance
vii. Case of toilet paper or paper towels
b.
Membership to Costco, Sam's Club, Amazon Prime, Etc.
c.
Winter supplies
i. Coats,
hats, boots, gloves, etc.
ii. Sledding
equipment
iii. Ski/snow
boarding equipment
iv. Snowmobile
equipment
v. Snowblower or snow shovels
d.
Summer Supplies
ii. Fertilizer for the year
iii. Cooler
iv. Case
of sunscreen
v. Prescription
sunglasses
vi. Beach
supplies (shade canopy, beach chairs, cooler, etc.)
1.
Boating stuff, Paddle Boards, Kayaks.
vii. Swimming
Pool
viii.
Picnic supplies-basket, blanket, portable grill, etc.
ix. Life
Jackets
x. Bicycle
helmets
xi. Shade
umbrella to shade during kids soccer games, etc.
e.
Yard Equipment
i. Ladder
ii. Lawnmower
iii. Chainsaw
iv. Gardening
tools or pay to have garden put in
v. Pressure
Washer
f.
Power tools
g.
Kitchen
i. Appliances
big and small
ii. Replace
pots and pans, knives, dishes, silverware, or glasses
h.
Cleaning Supplies
i. Carpet
Cleaner or vacuum
ii. Steam
Cleaner
iii. Laundry
Basket full of laundry soap, fabric softener, bleach, etc.
iv. Bucket
full of rubber gloves, sponges, scrubbers, chemicals, etc.
v. Car
washing supplies
i.
Paper Shredder
j.
Fire Proof Safe (Possibly filled with money)
k.
Gun Safe
l.
New Furniture or gift certificate for partial payment
m.
Camping Equipment
i. Tent,
sleeping bags, chairs, stove, cooler, firewood, etc.
9.
Pay For Services
a.
Carpet Cleaning
b.
Snow Removal
c.
Lawn mowing
d.
House cleaning
e.
Premade dinners
f.
House/deck painting
g.
Appliance tune ups
h.
Oil changes/Tire rotations
i.
Car washes
j.
Daycare services
k.
Dentist visits
l.
Equipment rentals
m.
Pay to have Christmas Lights hung
10. Family
Memorabilia
a.
Genealogy Books or Subscription
b.
Scrapbooks/Memory Book
c.
Family Heirlooms
d.
Family Cook Book
e.
Hand-Made Gifts (blankets, crafts, etc.)
f.
Box of childhood memories (pictures, toys, etc.)
g.
Something you did together when they were little
i. Games
you played
ii. Supplies
for food you made
iii. Tradition
Supplies (ex. My husband’s family used to make Ukrainian eggs, so we bought a
kit)
11. Subscriptions
a.
Magazine
b.
Amazon Prime
c.
Netflix, Hulu Plus, Cable, etc.
d.
Satellite Radio
12. Misc.
a.
Something your child borrows from you often.
b.
Something you think they would like, but they never
knew they always wanted.
c.
Musical instruments like a piano
d.
New linens (bedding, towels, rugs, table clothes, etc.)
e.
Home improvement that child has been wanting anywhere
from a new light fixture to a remodel.
f.
Movie Night (cozy blanket, popcorn maker and a movie or
Streaming/cable subscription)
h.
Guest supplies
i. Blow
up air mattress
ii. Extra
bedding/Towels
iii. Folding
Table and Chairs
We hope this list sparks some great gift giving ideas.
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