Are you struggling to find the perfect Christmas gifts for your friends or loved ones?  Have you given any thought to experience gifts? Research is showing that experience gifts are far better than materials gifts for several reasons:

• No need for more stuff.  Truth is, very few of us have an actual need for more stuff.  I don’t know about you, but I constantly go through my home looking for stuff I can get rid of.  I need less stuff in my life and I know that I am not the only one!
• More personalized.  Experience gifts tend to be more directed to the person you are buying for than a random gift off the shelf, you are consciously thinking about what you can do to make that gift recipient happy.
• A lifetime of memories.  An experience is so much more than just a gift, it truly can be a lifetime of memories, which is a wonderful gift to give someone.  Think about it. Let’s say you are giving a gift to a child. What do you think is better: a toy that they will play with for a few weeks? Or a vacation that they will be talking about all year long?  I’d go with a vacation every day!
• Irreplaceable time together.  You can choose an experience with you or without someone else that the gift recipient is close to, but the reality is, having experiences with those that you are close to is among the most fun and important times in a person’s life.  To gift them with such a thing is about the best thing you can do.

Can you think of even more benefits to gifting experiences?  I would love to hear all about it.

So have fun finding experiences for your friends and loved ones.  One suggestion for you is to not overthink it. I’m sure your loved one will love whatever experience you choose for them!

Be sure to check out Groupon if you are looking for deals on experience gifts!