We all know the holiday season can be super stressful and part of that is trying to find “perfect gifts” for special people in your life. To help with this aspect of the holidays, I listed out some gift ideas that are meant to help people have more fun and be less stressed in life. Get creative with these ideas and make them your own. I can’t wait to see what this inspires!
Here is your Vibrant Badass gift guide!
Local experiences
Get gift cards for fun things to do in the area. This helps inspire adventure and supports your local economy. It also gives your friend an experience that already has part of the planning done, they would just need to arrange the date. A couple ideas for this could be boat trips, tickets to attractions, festival/event tickets, rounds of golf and coupon books. Search for your area on sites like Groupon or Virgin Experience Gifts for inspiration. If kayaking is one of the areas your person enjoys, check out Wandering Adventures in Tampa for fun day trips!
Bucket Lists
You can make a specific theme that is relevant for the person receiving this gift. This could be things like “Coffee Shops in Tampa Bay” or “2025 Date Nights” or “Local Museum Exploration.” You can handwrite the list or make a cute graphic that can be printed out. You could also do this in the form of a notebook so they can write about the experience as they go or glue in printed pictures from each bucket list item. This could also look like a jar full of folded up papers so they can be picked at random. Check out these blogs for Tampa lists and general monthly fun inspo.
Subscriptions
Gifts that keep on giving beyond the first time! A lot of subscriptions offer packages like 3 months, 6 months or a year of deliveries. A few that I have done before include Book of the Month club, Fab Fit Fun boxes, Audible, and Masterclass. Here are a ton of ideas from Buzzfeed and New York Magazine for subscriptions to gift.
To get your first book for $5, use this Book of the Month referral link to join. I also have starter boxes to giveaway from Fab Fit Fun where you only have to pay shipping – hit me up if you want this link!
Food related
Give a voucher for dinner of the person’s choice that you either make at home or eat at a restaurant. This could be a fun handmade style for one of your specialties. This could also look like restaurant gift cards. You could also make some kits for foods you know your person loves like a pizza making kit, movie night snack kit, popcorn kits, pasta kit, or any other specialty you can imagine. If your friend likes to cook, you can get them a fun kitchen tool they don’t have yet like a Dutch oven, sous vide, or stovetop smoker. Related to the previous section, there are a ton of food related subscriptions available as well.
Flowers
Flowers are a beautiful gift guaranteed to bring joy to someone! If you are local in Tampa, check out the Posies flower truck. You could also get gift cards for flower shops you love! If they are into plants, you could go that route as well but if your friend is one of the people that don’t have a green thumb to keep things alive, skip the plants for them. There are also a lot of beautiful dried flower gifts like bouquets, bookmarks, coasters and sun catchers.
Magic Moments
Gift my book Magic Moments to friends who could use some magic in their everyday lives! This book is a scavenger hunt for beautiful experiences. There are over 100 ideas of places to look for magic in normal life like personal growth, adventures, foods, travel, and nature experiences. Each idea has a blank list that can be filled in with personal memories. Buy it on my website to get a signed copy with personalization available or buy it on Amazon for quick delivery.
Books
Speaking of books, gift a book you know you love or a book you want to read then plan to meet up with the person to discuss once y’all have both read it. If you know of local book clubs, you could look up some of the upcoming books and plan to attend together. Shop local bookstores or the sale section of libraries to find some good options. You can also give someone gift cards to local booksellers.
Relaxation
Gift a spa or wellness experience that allows the recipient to go into ultimate relaxation mode. Find some good options in your area by looking up local spa experiences. Some fun ones to search for include cold plunges, saunas, nail salons, massages, facials, and sound baths. Everyone can use more relaxation in their life.
Photo Related
Print some photos and put them in frames. We all have so many pics on our phones but don’t print them out as much as we used to. There are lots of photo presents like mugs, blankets, calendars and wall art. Pick some fun pics that you know the gift receiver will love and put them on an item they would use. You can also go in the direction of creating a photo book that is created digitally or make it even more personal by creating a scrapbook.
Postcard Fun Experience
Get this for yourself or as a gift! Or do both and share the experience with a friend to get double the ideas. This experience includes six weeks of customized postcards with ideas of fun activities – each week is within a theme of your choosing. The postcards come handwritten in the mail! For more information on this one, click here.
Yes Day
Plan a day to hang out with the person where they get to pick the activities for the full day. You can give it some parameters like a budget max or timeframe. This is great for anyone whose love language is quality time. It is also fun for you to get the see the things that person enjoys doing and experience it with them. You could even plan two days so you both get a turn at planning and attending the yes day experience.
Vibrant Life Playbook
A coaching call with me (virtual or in the Tampa Bay area) and then a personalized 30 day challenge created just for you. The Vibrant Life Playbook will include the initial challenge of things to do in a month as well as resources that can be used well beyond the first 30 days. We will focus on the areas in your life where you want to add more fun and play.
Memberships
You can gift memberships to cool places in your area. A couple ideas in the Tampa area include FloridaRAMA, The Dali Museum, Busch Gardens, and other museums/attractions in that realm. Some of these memberships also have reciprocal programs like free attendance to a different attraction each month as well as discounts at the cafes and gift shops. Another membership program I have enjoyed is Classpass where I can try out different workout classes in any city. If you want to try Classpass, click this link for 20 extra free trial credits!
Get crafty
Do some Pinterest discovery and find some ideas for homemade gifts like bath salts, candles or DIY type things. Lean into your own creativity and share it with others. Only do this if you enjoy getting crafty – def skip this one if DIY stuff stresses you out or you lean too much into perfectionism. This is for the people who enjoy playing with new mediums, trying new things, and have a learning/growth/beginners mindset.
Trips
Give travel related gift cards or make up vouchers for a trip that you will book for someone. This could include gift certificates for airline, hotel, cruise lines or experiences in destination cities. For people you really trust, you could make them an additional cardholder on your travel credit card so they can enjoy the perks.
Cheers friends!! I hope you have a really fun holiday season!
A lot of these ideas are directional and can be completely personalized for the person you have in mind. Hit me up at brigid@vibrantbadass.com or on Instagram @vibrantbadass if you want any help coming up with specific ideas. We can even do a combination of a few ideas specifically catered to your person or create a fun 2025 game plan for you! I can work within any budget to help you give fun gifts to people you love!