10 Clutter-Free Creative Gift Ideas

Have you ever dreaded a holiday or birthday becauseor a dinner out and you've got a gift any busy mom
you don't want to contribute to someone else's clutter?will LOVE.Give a donation to a favorite charity. This is
Here are 10 great ways to simplify, create less clutter,especially appropriate as a gift for someone who has
save money, and still give great gifts people willeverything and is getting older and really doesn't need
love.Give a unique skill you have to offer. For example,anything or already has everything! Just make sure it's
I know how to make websites, and am a pretty goodto their favorite charity, not yours.Give a coupon for a
photographer. So for the 70th birthday party of a verytrip to a Museum and lunch or dinner out. Or perhaps a
special lady I took over 250 digital photos. Then I madedaytrip to a nearby city, or a picnic in a favorite park!
a website with all the best photos and emailed it to allAgain, make sure it's something they really like to do
the attendees. Before the party, I bought a small photoand that you will go with them.Give a gift certificate to
album that had pages with quotes and space to writeget a massage. Take the time to find out who their
on the left and photos on the right...it was under 10$. Ifavorite massage therapist is. Few people want to go
brought the album with me and had all the attendeesto someone they don't know if they didn't
write a message on a page in the album. After thechoose.Make a favorite dinner or desert for a friend or
party, I inserted pictures of people where they hadfamily and deliver it to them.If you are good at
signed. The gift was priceless. She loved it!For aorganizing, and you know they've been wanting help,
relative who doesn't see your children often, gather upgive someone a day of your time to help them get
a collection of their best artwork, scan it into theorganized - like cleaning out a closet or a garage.Make
computer and make a PowerPoint presentation,a plant with cuttings from your favorite plant for
slideshow, or put it on a public website like You couldsomeone who has admired your plants.The key to
also make a little booklet and mail it to them, but thengiving gifts that don't add to their clutter is to really pay
that could become clutter.Give a gift certificate forattention to everything they like to do, take notes and
something you know they've been wanting to do. Likeoffer gifts you know they will love. There is no more
a balloon ride, or a trip to a gaming / entertainmenttreasured gift in the world that the one that is given
complex like Dave & Busters.Volunteer to babysit forwith love and real attention to a person's needs and
free. Combine this with a gift certificate to the movies,wants.