174: The Magic of Experience Gifts

The Decluttered Mom Podcast

Diana Rene

Education, Mom Life, Leisure, Self-improvement, Home & Garden, Busy Mom, Parenting, Minimalist, Kids & Family, Routines, Decluttering

4.9 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode, learn easy ways to simplify holiday gift giving for more joy and less stress. Discover practical tips to create meaningful, clutter-free gifts. If the thought of gift overload feels overwhelming, Diana shares her clear strategies to help you give with intention and enjoy the season. Clear & Joyful Gifting: Skip the Stuff: Avoid excess toys and clutter without missing the magicGifts That Spark Imagination: Choose open-ended toys that inspire playMake Experience Gifts Excit...

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Decluttered Mom podcast. A podcast built specifically for busy moms by a busy mom. I'm your host, Diana Renee. And in 2017, I had my second daughter and it felt like I was literally drowning in my home. Okay, not
0:23.5	literally, but I felt like I couldn't breathe with all of the stuff surrounding me. Over the next
0:30.1	10 months, I got rid of approximately 70% of our household belongings and I have never looked back. I kind of feel like I hacked
0:39.8	the mom system, and I'm here to share all the tips, tricks, and encouragement. Let's listen to
0:46.6	today's show.
0:51.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the decluttered mom podcast.
0:55.5	Today we're going to talk about simplifying gift giving this holiday season.
1:00.3	If you are like probably most moms out there, you might be excited for the holidays,
1:05.8	but you also are probably dreading the influx of the avalanche of toys and stuff and things and clutter
1:16.5	that are going to enter your home over the next month or so. And so simplifying gifts is not really
1:23.1	about limits. It's about leaving room for joy this holiday season. And I think that when we can
1:31.1	more intentionally curate what we are giving our kids for gifts, then it just allows us to
1:39.8	just feel really good about it, not only in the moment when we're giving the gift, but afterwards
1:44.8	when we don't feel super stressed out after the fact when we feel like it's just too much.
1:52.5	Like I remember what prior to my like decluttering and living more simply days when my oldest was really little. And I remember
2:03.4	like kind of going overboard, number one, with the amount of toys. But then just like after
2:09.9	Christmas Day hit, just looking around and feeling really overwhelmed and kind of like,
2:16.2	what did I, why did I do this? Like why did I choose to get her this many things
2:24.4	that she's probably not even going to play with number one and number two is just going to turn
2:29.7	into something I end up donating in a couple months to get it out of the house because it's
2:34.0	driving me crazy. And so over the years, I've really worked hard on curating what I want to
2:41.4	give my children for the holidays. And this is something that my husband and I have had to
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