The Most Memorable Holiday Gifts
- The most valuable things in life aren’t things!
- Over time, we tend to lose interest in new toys, gadgets, and clothes. And each of these eventually wears out.
- Fond memories, on the other hand, just get better with time.
- Keep this in mind when it comes to holiday giving.
- Make some of your gifts experiences instead of things:
- Give an introductory painting, cooking, ceramics, photography, yoga, dance, scuba, or some other kind of class that your recipient has said they’d like to try. Sign yourself up as well!
- Give dinner reservations (or a dinner that you prepare) followed by tickets to a play, music, or comedy performance your recipient has been dying to see.
- Perhaps you’ll give of your time and talent by offering to help with a project your friend has been wanting to get around to doing: painting a room, organizing their home office, planting a garden, or updating their resume.
- Giving experiential gifts to our children is particularly important. It helps them develop the habit of resisting the ever-present advertising messages designed to convince them that buying things is the route to happiness.
- Make one of their gifts a weekend in Boston, NYC, or some other place they’d like to visit during which you’ll do things that they love.
- Schedule a weekend camping, hiking, or skiing adventure.
- Schedule time to take them rollerblading, ice-skating, or doing something else that they enjoy.
- Plan shared participation in a Habitat for Humanity, Foodbank, or other volunteer project or activity.
- The suggestions offer a starting place for thinking about the kinds of experiences enjoyed by the people you love, as well as experiences that you enjoy doing together.
- Keep in mind that the gift of a shared experience can become a memory that will be cherished for a long time to come.
- Giving experiential gifts may also become a tradition that will enrich your family.
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