Here are some ideas to consider:

• Items:

  • Plastic beach bucket filled with art supplies for kids such as coloring books, Sculpy, PlayDoh, markers, crayons, colored paper, etc.
  • Plastic bucket filled with gardening supplies — seeds, trowel, fertilizer, plant marker sticks
  • Entertainment bucket — popcorn, snacks, DVD movie, playing cards
  • Easy-care planter filled with succulents
  • Wine rack with a couple bottles of wine
  • Gift certificate for local bookstore
  • GrubHub gift card
  • Cocktail ingredients with 2 glasses
  • Bottle of champagne with 2 champagne flutes
  • Spa Night bucket — nail polish, nail polish remover, cotton pads, nail files, cuticle oil, etc. OR bubble bath, body oil, soap, face mask, scrubber, etc.
  • Olive oil selection
  • Card game selection — Regular playing cards, Uno, Phase 10, etc.
  • Game night basket (Family): games and snacks (or pizza gift certificate)
  • Game night basket (adult): games, snacks, adult beverages
  • Baking basket: cookie cutters, mixes, etc.
  • Cooking basket: Cook book, pot holders, shelf stable ingredients, cutting board
  • Coffee/Tea Time basket: Tea/Coffee/Cocoa, syrups, cookies, mugs
  • Yoga/Meditation: Yoga mat, app subscription, oils
  • Car care: Wax, ice scraper, car soap, buff
  • Pet Care: treats, brush, shampoo, toys
  • Smores: graham crackers, chocolate (maybe different types)
  • Strike it Rich: Different scratch off lotto tickets
  • Fondue Fun: Fondue pot, melting chocolates, non-perishable dippers (pretzels, Oreos, etc.)
  • Grilling: Accessories, rubs, marinades
  • Family Craft Night: Instructions (or maybe a Zoom) for a family craft w/ all of the supplies
  • Valentine’s Day Basket: Wine, chocolates, décor
  • Ice cream sundae: Candies, syrups…everything but the ice cream!
  • Cereal Lover: All the fun cereals that you don’t normally buy…think cocoa puffs!
  • Home fitness: App subscription, resistance bands, foam roller
  • Houseplants & care items
  • Diversions: Puzzles, coloring books, Rubik’s Cube

• Services:

  • Singing
  • Language lessons
  • Instrument lessons
  • Sewing, knitting, or crocheting
  • Recording (oneself singing, making a podcast, making a movie, etc.)
  • Interior design
  • Fitness/yoga
  • Astrology/Tarot reading
  • Crafting
  • Cooking lesson
  • How to write poetry/essays/memoirs/short stories
  • Pet sitting/animal care
  • House cleaning
  • Therapeutic massage
  • Family or pet photo taken outside
  • Landscaping, grass mowing or yard work
  • Clean and wax a car
  • Mending
  • Tutoring
  • Origami lessons
  • Garden planning advice

• Dinners/food:

  • Consider a donation that supports local businesses and our church by purchasing a gift card to local restaurants, breweries or stores
  • Delivery of homemade muffins or cookies or bars or bread once a month for 3-12 months
  • Delivery of pastries, decorated cake, or other items for a holiday, such as Easter, first day of spring, birthday
  • Homemade soup delivery (or two or three)
  • Happy hour for 2
  • Homemade jam or preserves

• Deliver Dinners to People’s Homes:

  • Tea party
  • Garden party
  • Italian dinner
  • Salmon dinner
  • Hungarian dinner
  • Shrimp & Grits
  • Taste of India
  • Comfort food
  • Soul food
  • Pancake breakfast

• Zoom Education:

  • Cooking classes or demonstrations
  • Cooking demonstration — Everyone that bought it could get a kit with the ingredients, then the demonstration would be online
  • Providing resume advice
  • Tips to make your Zoom meeting more exciting
  • Crafting lessons
  • Language lessons
  • How to play an instrument
  • Singing lessons
  • How to scrapbook

• Entertainment:

  • Zoom charades party
  • Online game night
  • Musical events — concert in your front yard
  • SongGrams delivered to the recipient of your choice
  • Christmas caroling to your house or someone you care about
  • Storytelling via Zoom by an amateur or professional storyteller, either for kids or adults
  • Bourbon or wine tasting — Donor could deliver kits to all the people who bought it, then do the tasting online

• Physically Distanced Excursions/outdoors:

  • Hikes or biking in an interesting area with a picnic afterward
  • Physically distanced campfire in someone’s backyard. They supply the yard and fire pit, purchaser brings the s’mores, ghost stories, and whatever else
  • Host an outdoor party for kids, physically distancing in a park for an afternoon
  • Visit to Longwood Gardens

• Vacations/lodging:

  • Weekend or week away at your cabin/condo/home
  • Offer an Airbnb unit