45 Thoughtful Experience Gifts of 2024

A Meal Subscription

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Order Now From $70, blueapron.com

This food service, which mails packaged meals with precise ingredients and instructions included, will teach them important cooking skills and up their kitchen game.

A MasterClass Membership

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Order Now $120 for 1 year, masterclass.com

MasterClass gives them the opportunity to learn skills from the best—the literal masters of their fields—through online videos and material. Gordon Ramsay teaches a course on cooking. Annie Leibovitz teaches photography. Steph Curry teaches basketball technique. The list goes on.

A Plant Care Workshop

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Order Now Prices vary, thesill.com

A plant by itself is a great gift—cool home décor and a long-term project in one. But the Sill also offers free online workshops that'll teach them how to keep that plant alive, which is a skill that's definitely worth having. Send them a plant, then sign them up.

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An Art Subscription

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Order Now From $30,000, saatchiart.com

A pricey gift—very pricey—to be sure. But one that'll set them up with a personal art curator to, well, curate art for their home. That means one new piece to hang up every month. Now that's an experience.

A Lifetime Language Membership

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Order Now $189, amazon.com

Maybe they've got a big international trip coming up, or a life-long wish to become fluent in a foreign language. This unlimited Rosetta Stone subscription will get them to speak something other than English.

A Virtual Learning Experience

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Order Now From $25, uncommongoods.com

There are so many things that can be learned and enjoyed online—astrology, mixology, magic, and beyond. Uncommon Goods curates a selection of such courses that you can gift to anyone with free time and a desire for a new hobby.

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A Free Meal at Home

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Order Now From $25, doordash.com

A gift card isn't fancy. Far from it. But what this gift card can purchase is nothing to scoff at. With it, they'll be able to order the meal of their dreams to the safety of their home, without having to stress about delivery fees, tipping, or whether or not they should splurge on that appetizer.

A Lesson in Pasta-Making

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Order Now From $299, thechefandthedish.com

Knowing how to make handmade pasta means that you can have handmade pasta at any time, no travel expenses needed. The Chef & The Dish offers a ton of cooking classes (pasta and beyond) where you can get private or group cooking classes in a whole range of cuisines. Gift them a specific class you know they'll love or opt for a gift card, where they can pick out the one that's most appealing to them.

A Day at the Spa

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Order Now From $50, spafinder.com

Can't think of a single reason why anyone wouldn't appreciate a day at the spa. A SpaFinder gift card will let them book a massage, facial, or full spa weekend near their home, any day they like.

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An Introduction to Mediation

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Order Now Try one year for free, balanceapp.com

They may be a little skeptical of mediation, and that's okay. Balance offers a perfect introduction into achieving a serene state of mind, with an innovative and personalized meditation experience. They can try this for a year for free, and then if they love it, you can gift them endless sessions.

A Bonding Game

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Order Now From $20, werenotreallystrangers.com

No matter how long you've known someone—maybe even especially when you've known someone long—asking deep, meaningful questions can make for an entirely special bonding experience. We're Not Really Strangers makes a few conversation-provoking card games, but this couples one is ideal for romantic nights.

A Planned Date Night

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Order Now Priced per date, datesonduo.com

Gifting an experience can be something as simple as a date night. A planned out, organized, very good date night. A subscription to Duo gets you just that: Take a quiz, and have the app plan a surprise date accordingly. It's both a fun thing to plan (sort of) together, and to be surprised by.

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A Shaker & Spoon Cocktail Kit

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Order Now From $50, shakerandspoon.com

Every month, a box from Shaker & Spoon will arrive in the mail with instructions and ingredients so they can build three different craft cocktails (alcohol not included). If they'd rather learn outside the house, look for cocktail classes in their city.

A Night in a Luxury Hotel

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Book Now Prices vary, tablethotels.com

A luxurious stay spent being pampered in a gorgeous boutique hotel is a treat for everyone, even if the hotel is down the street from their home. Tablet scopes out worthy hotels in cities around the world to give them an escape from their everyday life.

An Interior Design Upgrade

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Order Now From $159, havenly.com

Who isn't sick to hell of their home after the past year? Havenly is a personalized interior design service that pairs your giftee with a designer who'll help them revitalize their space with new concept, layout, and decor ideas, then makes ordering any new furniture or accents easy.

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An Adventure of Their Choosing

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Order Now From $50, virginexperiencegifts.com

If you want to get them "an experience," but haven't got a clue what kind of "experience" they'd like best—a spa day? a white water rafting trip? a hot air balloon ride?—then just direct them to Virgin Experience Gifts, which offers tons of options across the country, from rugged to luxurious. And foot the bill with a gift card.

A Vinebox Shipment

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Order Now From $79, getvinebox.com

Vinebox mimics the experience of a wine-tasting class, but in the privacy of their own home. Every mail-order box comes with nine different wines, packaged in single-serving vials. If they like one in particular, they can order more. If not, it's onto the next glass.

A Ticket to Anything

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Order now prices vary, stubhub.com

A StubHub gift card is truly a gift to just about anything. From sports games to concerts to Broadway theatrics, this is truly a "choose your own adventure" type of present. When you don't know what to get the person that seemingly has everything, this is a safe bet.

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A Series of Cooking Events

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Order now From $20, williams-sonoma.com

From a virtual Holiday dinner at Bobby Flay's to a private coffee club, Williams Sonoma is running exclusive virtual and in-person events all year long. Your kitchen game is getting a massive upgrade.

An Online Guitar Lesson from Fender

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Order Now $149.99 for a year, fenderplay.com

Or ukulele lessons, or bass lessons. Whatever their musical inclination might be, Fender offers a year of online lessons, with tabs for popular songs, easy videos to learn good form, and the ability to track progress. And then they're that much closer to living out their rock star dreams.

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