Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? Check out this list of consumable gift ideas for adults! Throughout the list, you’ll find clutter-free gifts and experience gifts for every family member on your list.

What makes the best consumable gifts? These items are tailored to your family member’s likes and hobbies, and also can be used up or will create wonderful memories.

These ideas are a great way to show you care without cluttering up their space. A win-win! And when you choose something unique from the list, you’re sure to make that person feel special.

Let’s find you the great gift you’re looking for…

Best Gifts for Pet and Outdoor Lovers

It seems like people’s love for animals and the outdoors often go hand-in-hand. Choose one of these favorite consumable gifts or create a custom gift basket with multiple items. 

1. Specialty dog treats or edible chews
2. Dog ice cream treats
3. Potted catnip plants
4. Pet sitting gift certificate
5. Fire color changing packets for campfires – These are just so fun. When added, they’ll change the fire flames to colors like purple, blue, or red for a few minutes.
6. Flavored Wood Smoker Chips (add a tiny wood smoker box to use inside a standard grill if needed) 
7. All-access Parks Pass to visit a local state park

Health and Fitness Gifts

Have someone who’s really into health and fitness in your life? These ideas can help support those goals, while also being great consumable gifts.

8. Manuka honey – This is a special type of honey that has healing and health benefits.
9. Athletic greens AG1 – A health drink powder to add to water that all the health and longevity influencers have represented, including Andrew Huberman, Liz Moody, and more!
10. Fitness class gift certificate
11. YMCA or gym gift certificate
12. Doterra deep blue rub – A lotion made from essential oils to soothe sore muscles. It’s also great for anyone struggling with pain in their joints.

Gardening and History Gifts

History buffs and avid gardeners are sure to love these items. Each gift listed will help them lean into their favorite hobby just a little bit more.

13. Birdseeds – Buy a package or make your own pinecone birdfeeder from pinecones found outside. Making your own is a great activity to try with kids.
14. Gardening seeds or bulbs – Even if it’s not the season to plant seeds or bulbs, rest assured that providers typically will send them in the upcoming season at the time they need to be planted.
15. Garden tour pass
16. Ancestry DNA kit
17. Museum pass
18. Walking tour – Help them learn more about a favorite city, a new destination, or even their own hometown!

Experience Gifts

In 2023, GetYourGuide did a study and found that 92% of Americans preferred gifted experiences over physical gifts. This value started out at 62% in 2021, and steadily grew each year.

Classic and Thoughtful Experiential Gifts

These experiential gifts will create new memories or help your gift receiver relax and enjoy themselves. 

19. Massage gift certificate
20. Restaurant gift card
21. Hotel stay or staycation – Plan out a great trip nearby! Pictured above was a quick trip to see a show at Caesars in Atlantic City.
22. Air BNB / VRBO gift card
23. Photo shoot gift certificate 

Nostalgic and Fun Experiences and Outings

These nostalgic gift ideas will bring you back to some of your best memories. They’re a great option any time of year and appeal to all ages.

24. Bowling
25. Roller skating
26. Ice skating
27. Zoo passes – Try the Bronx Zoo’s wild encounters for an in-person adventure or meet up with your favorite animals on screen in one of their virtual zoo tour experiences!
28. Go kart racing
29. Movie tickets
30. Concert tickets
31. Theatre tickets – A great option to try is Shea’s Buffalo Theatre. It’s a truly magical historic building in downtown Buffalo, NY.

Adventure Experiences

32. Amusement park tickets
33. Escape room
34. Rock climbing wall
35. Horseback riding
36. Helicopter ride
37. Hot air balloon ride

Food and Drink Gift Ideas

Food gifts and drink gifts make great ideas, especially for folks that “have everything”. Help your family and friends indulge just a little bit by choosing something that’s homemade or selecting a special version of what they’d typically buy. Gift receivers can even bring the gift to pass out at special occasions or parties, helping to make the gift a true experience.

38. Specialty chocolate
39. Homemade or unique jams and jellies
40. Specialty barbecue sauce or hot sauce
41. Homemade cookies or cookie dough
42. Hot chocolate
43. Coffee shop gift certificates
44. Specialty coffee and tea
45. Local honey
46. Local syrup
47. Specialty spice mixes and blends
48. Specialty bread or bread mixes
49. Nuts or trail mix
50. Gourmet popcorn and popcorn toppings
51. Bakery gift card
52. Homemade or small batch vanilla extract
53. High quality olive oil

In-Person Classes and Online Courses

For the person who’s always looking to learn something new or who loves to create, these gifts are great options. 

54. Calligraphy classes
55. Craft classes or kits
56. Cooking classes – If you’re near Binghamton, NY, give Phantom Chef Cooking classes a try.
57. Glass blowing classes
58. Sip and paint classes
59. Photography tours and photography lessons
60. Foreign language online classes, like Duolingo

Self-Care Luxury Consumable Gifts

These gifts will help your gift receiver relax in an upscale version of the classic bubble bath or indulge in some self-care right at home.

61. Handmade soap
62. Body lotion or hand cream
63. Bath bombs
64. Sugar scrub
65. Shower steamers – a great option for those with skin sensitivity, as they release scent when wet in a shower, but never touch the gift recipient’s skin.
66. Nail polish
67. Sheet masks
68. Fresh flowers
69. Perfume sampler kits – Perfumes make a great gift, but often you aren’t sure of a person’s preferences. Sampler kits provide a variety of scents, without needing to know exactly what they love.

Everyday and Practical Gifts

We all have that one person in our lives who is just plain practical. Their love language is something they can use often in their everyday lives. For those folks, try out one of these gifts.

70. Haircut or salon certificate
71. Transportation pass – train, bus, Uber/Lyft gift cards
72. Gas station gift card
73. Grocery store gift card
74. Batteries
75. Eyeglass cleaning wipes
76. Phone cleaning wipes
77. Dish soap or hand soap – These products make great teacher gifts too!
78. Car wash gift card
79. Poopourri – a silly gift for the comedian in your life! This essential oil bathroom spray addresses unwanted smells and comes in multiple scents.

Gift Cards and Subscriptions

For those hard-to-buy-for people in your life, try a gift card for their favorite service or test out a new subscription for them.

80. iTunes gift card
81. Audible gift card
82. NY Times gift card – There are even separate subscriptions for the news, daily games, and cooking. 
83. Kindle gift card – Note that you can also purchase a kindle book and gift that exact book to a recipient.

For those last-minute ideas

When you’re really stuck, you can try out these ideas.

84. Lottery tickets – These make great stocking stuffers.
85. Charity gift cards – If you know of a specific charity they support, choose that charity. If not, there are several options that allow the recipient to choose.

There are so many benefits when you choose an idea from our list of consumable gift ideas for adults.

• You can help the different types of people on your list – people who don’t have extra space, people who have everything or refuse to write wish lists, and people who hate long-lasting clutter.
• You’ll be seen as a thoughtful gift-giver of useful gifts, especially when they’re tailored to their likes and preferences.
• You’ll remain guilt-free! No more needing to see that gift sitting around until the end of time. 

Not sure if the recipient will like the gift? Most of the gifts on the list can be passed on to another person if they’re not truly loved. And often unwanted gifts that are re-gifted create a surprisingly positive experience. As a person re-gifts to another person, they’re sharing and seen as generous.

I hope this list was helpful and that you were able to find the perfect gift you were searching for!

Choose a gift from the list any time you need ideas for great birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, or even that work gift exchange (that you may or may not be dreading). 

Happy Gifting!

Amanda