Gift an Experience this Christmas
BY JULIANNA STEEN
L et’s face it: Finding the “perfect” gift to give your kids, spouse or grandbabies for Christmas goes one of two ways—you immediately have an inspired, brilliant idea… or you have no clue what to get them. Not to mention the adult kids who claim they “don’t need anything”—like, how is that helpful?! Because you can’t not get them anything. Herein lies the Christ- mas gift hunting dilemma. Instead of scrolling on Amazon into the wee hours
of the night trying desperately to find an innovative, meaningful gift, consider gifting an experience this Christmas.
ing gingerbread houses or attending a holiday concert. While you may struggle to remember last Christmas in gener- al, there’s a good chance that you can recall special moments over material goods. An experience often combines nearly all of the love languages into one:You receive a gift that allows you to spend quality time with someone you love, which often leads to hugs and kisses (physical touch) and encour- aging, affirming words. So basically,
WHYYOU SHOULD GIFT AN EXPERIENCE
Making memories is what Christmas is all about—after all, can you name 3 things off the top of your head that you received for Christmas last year? Now tell me 3 holiday activities you participated in, whether it was decorat-
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