75+ Awesome Clutter Free Gifts For the People You Love

Recently I was shopping for anniversary presents for my parents and I was in a conundrum. Of course I wanted to find clutter free gifts that they would actually use but at the same time some of the most practical gifts are kind of too boring to be gifts.

It can be a tricky balance to find something more useful than a pretty knick-knack (aka dust catcher) and socks. I mean, yeah, socks are useful but they also don’t scream; “I saw this and thought of you.”

So what can you do to find the right clutter free gifts for the people you love and what are some non clutter gift ideas that can get you started? Read on to find all the answers your stumped gift giving brain has been looking for!

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What Are Clutter Free Gifts?

Before we can find clutter free gifts we have to identify what gifts that are clutter look like. That can be trickier than you think.

You might think that any physical item can become clutter which is true but that doesn’t necessarily mean that every physical gift is going to be clutter. After all, if you are living the minimalist lifestyle you understand that while you try to limit the amount of stuff that comes into your home that doesn’t mean you don’t need any stuff or that there isn’t stuff you would enjoy having and using.

That’s the key. Clutter free gifts are gifts that you feel the recipient will really enjoy using. They are things that are either consumable, experiential or will add to the interests of the recipient. That means it’s going to take time and thought to come up with these special non cluffer gift ideas. After all all unwanted gifts are clutter.

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Think About Your Person to Find Their Perfect Clutter Free Gifts

Okay so if you are going to find usable gives that will enhance the lives of your people you are going to have to give it some thought. Sure it’s easy to see a pretty thing and grab it but will they use it?

Instead, think about what they like to do. What they talk about. Usually, if you spend a little time with someone they will tell you what kinds of things they are doing currently. They may talk about a new hobby or sport they are engaged in. Or they might tell you about a problem they are having. Sometimes people will even say they wish they had something but for whatever reason they aren’t getting it right now.

If you are lucky you might even get to engage in their favorite hobby or activity with them. When that happens you can observe what they already have and what they might need or enjoy.

Now that you know what kinds of things your person likes to do you can start looking for clutter free gifts for them. You can look for the most practical gifts they might need or you can look for the little extras that would make the thing they love just a little bit better.

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Gifts for the Outdoorsy Types

Now that you have observed your person you know if they are into outdoors activities or indoors hobbies. If they are all about going outside what kinds of clutter free gifts can you give them? You can’t give them nature but you can give them things to enjoy nature with like fishing and camping gear, cool outdoor wear or handy gadgets that might make life easier.

Here are a few clutter free gift ideas for your outdoorsy friend:

Another thing you can gift your outdoorsy friend is the gift of an amazing experience. Look up your area on Get Your Guide and find an experience you think your friend will love. Whether it be ziplining, white water rafting or a Jeep tour consider making your gift even better by going with them and making memories together!

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Clutter Free Gifts for The Indoorsy Types

What if the person your buying a gift for is more of a home body? Are there clutter free gifts for someone like that? Definitely! As a homebody I can tell you there’s lots of sweet little gifts I’ve received that have made my time at home even more cozy. For example, I love to sew and when my friends give me fabric it’s like absolute GOLD to me!

What about your person? Do they like to read or crochet? Are they dreaming of being the next baking show champion? Are they into music or movies or video games? Do they have a creative hobby that makes them come alive?

Here are a few minimalist gift ideas for your indoorsy friends:

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Gift Ideas for Women

What about women? Don’t women like little knick-knacks and cluttery things? Well, sure we like pretty things but most of us are coming to realize that clutter equals dusting and dusting is at the very bottom of our fun list.

Instead of buying more clutter when you choose gifts for a woman you may want to choose things that are wearable, consumable or useful in a pretty way. Make sure that your gift is personal and sweet too because although a new garbage disposal may be one of the most practical gifts you can think of a gift like that doesn’t make a girl swoon.

Here are few gift ideas for women:

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What In the World Do You Give a Man?

In all honesty finding gift ideas for women is pretty easy. We like jewelry and pampering ourselves but gift ideas for men are a little more complicated. Why is that? I don’t know about your man but most of the things my husband and my dad like are things that they have to research for hours before choosing. They are things I don’t know all about, things that are expensive or things that I know I will choose the wrong version of.

That being said, we still want to find good clutter free gifts for the men in our life so what might fit the bill? Well, we go back to the essential question. What do they like to do? Do they like to play golf or fish? Are they grill masters or do they enjoy playing sports? Once you start looking up things that they might use in their hobbies or every day life you will be full of ideas! And don’t worry! Men tend to be a little less concerned about the “romance rating” of a gift.

Here are a few gift ideas for men:

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Non Clutter Gift Ideas for Kids

Now that we have gift ideas for men covered what can you get for kids? It seems that kids have tons of toys but is that what really makes them happy? I know all those toys lying about the house don’t make their moms very happy.

What are some non clutter gift ideas for kids? Well, I don’t have kids but when I think back to my childhood all my favorite things to do were creative and if I had kids I would want them to lean into their creativity and imagination too. I would also want them to find active things they enjoy doing and be able to play outside safely. I’m sure as you think of your own children you will know exactly what kinds of things they are interested in and can find clutter free gifts to enhance and encourage those interests.

Here are a few non clutter gift ideas for kids:

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Clutter Free Gifts for Anyone

I hope you have found a lot of great gift ideas for everyone in your life but just in case I’ve missed a category here are a few more cool gifts that all sorts of people might enjoy. Again, any gift is clutter if it is given to someone who can’t use it so take the time to think about your friend and select something that matches them.

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Experience Gifts

Finally, if at all possible skip the physical gift entirely and give an experience. What do I mean by that? Well as I mentioned in the section about outdoorsy friends you can give your friends cool things to do and maybe even do those things with them! How? By buying experiences instead of things for them.

There are several ways to gift an experience. You can pull up Get Your Guide for your area and see what kinds of tours, outdoor adventures or museums are available. Being aware of local events is another good way to know if a fun concert or play is coming up. Maybe you could buy your friend tickets for something like that. Or maybe you could book a facial, a pedicure, or a massage for you and your bestie! Try a painting and wine night or a cooking class. Be a tourist in your own town and do something you have never done before.

Last but not least experience gifts could include family trips, weekend getaways or even plane tickets depending on your budget and what would be most meaningful for the recipient.

Enjoy Giving Clutter Free Gifts!

I hope that this post has help you come up with some great non clutter gift ideas for everyone in your life. Even if you didn’t find exactly the right thing in the suggestions above maybe you were inspired in the right direction.

When you gift clutter free gifts the recipient is happier with what you give them and you can be happy knowing that your gift won’t be a burden but something they truly enjoy using. As a person who embraces the minimalist lifestyle, I can honestly say that I love getting gifts that are thoughtfully given and I love gifts I can use, eat or experience the best!

What about you? What awesome minimalist gifts have you received or given? Comment below to help us all get some more great ideas!