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I found it astonishing when I heard this from Joshua Becker, from Becoming Minimalist...

The average American home has 300,000 items in it 😳

$16 billion will be spent on gifts this holiday season
18% will never be used
4% will be immediately thrown away

I was inspired after reading his clutter-free gift ideas list to compile my own that speaks directly to families.

Each year we fill our stockings with snacks and buy 1 item from Santa to leave under the tree. Outside of that, we get them some kind of experience gift.

75+ Experience Gift Ideas for Families and Kids

1. Bowling
2. Concert Tickets
3. Comedy Show
4. Escape Room
5. Theater Performance
6. Rock Climbing
7. Laser Tag
8. Mini Golf
9. Overnight Camping
10. Digital planning products - For planning your epic experiences.
11. Archery
12. Trampoline Park
13. Water Park
14. Travel Airline Tickets/Voucher
15. Shooting Range
16. Coffee Gift Card
17. Restaurant Gift Card
18. Movies Passes
19. Audible Membership
20. Gym  Membership
21. YMCA  Membership
22. Local Museum  Membership
23. Zoo  Membership
24. Aquarium  Membership
25. Local Amusement Park  Membership
26. Botanic Garden Membership
27. National Parks  Membership
28. Netflix/Hulu/Disney Subscription
29. Meal Subscriptions (IE: Hello Fresh, Local CSA)
30. Dad's Edge Alliance Membership
31. Tinker Kiwi Crates Subscription (Get $10 off your first purchase)
32. Peaceful Play Box Subscription
33. Little Passports Subscription (Get $25 off your first order)
34. Pet Sitting
35. Professional Organizer
36. Spa Treatment
37. Massage
38. Babysitting
39. House Cleaning Service
40. Personal Chef
41. Photography Session
42. Gardening Services
43. Manicure/Pedicure
44. Cooking Lesson
45. Music Lessons
46. Painting Classes
47. Fitness/Yoga Lessons
48. Martial Arts Classes
49. Private Coach
50. Car Wash
51. Hotel Stay
52. Tree/Rope Climbing Adventure
53. Ice/Roller Skating
54. Go-Kart Racing
55. Paint Ball
56. Indoor Skydiving
57. Outdoor Skydiving
58. Hot Air Balloon Ride
59. Helicopter Ride
60. Scavenger/Treasure Hunt
61. Bike Ride
62. Hike
63. Ski/Snowboard Season Pass
64. Horse Back Riding
65. Survival Class
66. Dance Lessons
67. Creative Writing Class
68. Wine Tasting
69. Tickets to Sporting Event
70. Planetarium
71. Pottery Making Class
72. Train Ride
73. Donation to Charity
74. Tide Pooling
75. Whale Watching
76. Snorkeling
77. Tea Party
78. Comic-Con/Wonder-Con
79. Pop-Up Museums
80. The Circus

For non-experiential gifts, check out our book recommendations and amazon favorites.

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If you have any other ideas, please let us know in the comments below and we'll add them to the list.