Last-Minute Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List
November 28, 2017
Feel like you’ve run out of time to come up with meaningful gifts for your loved ones? Take a deep breath. We’ve got you covered. In the amount of time it would have taken you to find a parking spot at the mall, you’ll get thoughtful ideas for everyone on your list.
For Your Kids
One Coupon Good for Late Bedtime
One Coupon Good for a Night of Indoor Camping
(scary stories and s’mores included!)
Skip Your Veggies Pass
(good for one meal!)
No Chores for a Day Pass
Coupon for Parent Hooky Day on First Snow Day
Create Your Own Adventure Pass
(your choice of a meal, activity, and alone time with a parent)
For Your Partner
Date Night Passport
(Create a booklet with 12 date-night itineraries that you know would delight your partner. Then choose one itinerary every month of the year. No more “you choose… no, you choose.”)
Coupon Good for Weekend Sleep-In
Get Out of the Doghouse Pass
(or, alternatively, an Automatic Argument Win)
Recreate Your First Date
(If you saw a movie, find it on Netflix. Did you eat Mexican food? Order similar dishes or, if you’re feeling enthusiastic, have a cooking date)
Book a tour to a fun local site
One Entire Day Off From Diaper Duty
For Your Parents
Museum Membership
Show Off Your Talents
(If mom and dad paid for singing lessons, show your appreciation by writing a song. If you’re a writer, express your feelings in a letter or poem— tell them in great detail all the things you appreciate about them. More of a visual person? Make a video!
Coupon Good for a Day of Yard Work
A Day Out
(Sit down and think about what your mom or dad’s ideal day would look like. Does she have a favorite breakfast place? Does he have a friend he’s been wanting to visit but doesn’t want to make the drive alone?)
Share a skill they’ve always wanted to learn
Support your parent’s favorite cause
For Your Neighbors and Friends
Offer yourself up as an exercise accountability partner
Coupon Good for Dog Sitting
Monthly Homemade Dessert for 3 Months
(or 6 months or 12 months... your desserts, your subscription terms!)
Good for One Evening of Babysitting
Good for Help with Fall Raking / Snow Shoveling
Party in a Box
(Author Shauna Niequist gave her bachelor brother a pan of enchiladas and added chips, salsa, black beans, beer, and a jar of caramel sauce on the side. In the card, she added cooking instructions and told him to buy a lime, vanilla ice cream, and cilantro just before hosting a party.)
Don’t want to show up empty handed? Grab our free printable coupon book.
Want more ideas? Be sure to download our More Fun, Less Stuff Gift Catalog!