Few events in a person’s life are as exciting or as important as their retirement. With the days in the office a thing of the past, your loved one now has free time to explore all the hobbies that they’ve been putting off, making this period the perfect time to try out a range of new, ingenious gifts. Retirement gifts that continue to work the body, the mind, and of course, the funny bone, are sure to thrill at your special someone’s retirement bash, so you really can’t go wrong as you peruse the carefully curated list below and pick out the perfect present for your recent retirees.
Retirement Gifts
The Bucket List
The world is a mess of chaos and stress, but retirement is the perfect excuse to escape from the mayhem and discover earth’s hidden sanctuaries. The Bucket List is the ultimate guide to finding every oasis in an urban landscape and each natural niche full of calm and peace. The destinations in this book, complete with eloquent descriptions and breath-taking images, will take your loved one all around the globe as they seek out the truly extraordinary sights of the world. This inspiring guide is just the gift for the wanderlust grandparent or the restless friend eager to take on the world, but unsure where to begin their journey into the unknown.
The Book of Unusual Knowledge
The gift of knowledge is the greatest retirement gift you can give, and within the giant 704-page book of enormous amount of unusual knowledge, there’s plenty for everyone to learn. Your recent retiree wants to keep their brain up to speed now that they’re done with the 9 to 5, and the twenty two chapters offers an array of incredible facts sure to do just that. The information within transcends history and geography, and ranges from mere trivial tidbits to startling facts your loved one won’t believe they never knew. Learners of every level can discover a new, eye-opening fact and information about the world in this fantastic book, and retirement is the ideal time to crack open this vast collection of information.
W&P Design Homemade Gin Kit
Have a family member or friend looking to stay social in their retirement? A gift W & P gin kit offers the perfect excuse to invite a few friends over for a pleasant afternoon. In the gin kit, your loved one will receive all the tools to turn vodka into an original, unique blend of gin. Even those with no experience behind the bar can craft delicious, one of a kind drinks that they can be proud to share with friends and family. Get your retiree the kit best suited to their personal tastes – original, smoky, or spiced – and reap the tasty benefits of their newfound skill for cocktail making!
Lazy Daze Hammocks
While it’s true that retirement is a great opportunity to do all those things you always dreamt of, sometimes the greatest gift retirement brings is the chance to do nothing at all. On a warm, summer day in a quiet, shady backyard, a snooze on the Lazy Daze hammock is a restful bliss like no other. Quilted polyester fabric with a polyethylene pillow is a beautiful feature for the yard, and is an absolute dream to lie on. And, at 55-inches by 78-inches and strong enough to support 450-pounds, this comfy and sturdy hammock is spacious enough for your retiree to really stretch out and relax.
RFID-Blocking Leather Passport Holder
You know your loved one plans to spend their retirement taking to the skies and the seven seas. So why give a gift for the home when they’ve got their plans already made? Polare is a great gift for the traveler reaching their retirement, capable of making each trip to the airport organized and efficient. A bifold wallet with elegant leather lining, Polare has space for all the travel essentials: 4 pockets for cards, 2 for passports, and a window ideal for displaying ID. Made of full-grain leather with RFID blocking, Polare wallets are high-quality, extremely durable, and sure to expedite every trip through security. Tell your loved one to start preparing for their extra time at the gate!
Assault Fitness AirRunner
What gift is as good for the environment as it is for your retired loved one? The Assault motorless treadmill, the optimized treadmill running on no electricity whatsoever! The AirRunner provides a far better workout than the standard treadmill, burning calories and building muscles that make your retiree feel their best, by working off of their own energy input. Supporting runners up to 350-pounds, the AssaultRunner can help your loved one get their body in the best shape of its life and stay active and fit throughout their retirement.
Sittingbridge Nap-Wrap
Riding on public transportation is rarely a fun experience, but for many of us, a quick doze is just the thing to make the time pass by. The SittingBridge Nap-Wrap is a gift for those prone to resting their eyes on long journeys in crowded, uncomfortable spaces; by supporting proper posture and blocking out distracting noise and light, your retiree can at last sleep soundly without soreness afterwards. Mesh and cotton design ensures that the Nap-Wrap is machine washable for easy maintenance, and its simple wrap closure allows for easy travel around bag handles or luggage straps. If you know a retired friend or family member planning on doing a fair bit of traveling, Nap-Wrap is sure to make the journey that much more pleasant.
Ingooood 1000 Pieces Jigsaw Puzzles
Puzzles always make for an incredible retirement gift: they challenge the mind, and they make the process fun and engrossing. Ingooood 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle is simply a high-quality puzzle with gorgeous, fantasy imagery that your retired companion will adore. In fact, the vivid colors and science-defying scenery are sure to convince the whole family to join in on the fun! When completed, the full 20-inch by 30-inch puzzle makes for a beautiful addition to an office or living room; or, take apart the sturdy wooden pieces and finish the jigsaw all over again. Ingooood is truly a great retirement gift that you can share with your loved one in gooood faith.
The Story of a Lifetime
After a lifetime of hard work, no doubt your recent retiree has several valuable lessons to share. While life can hardly be condensed to a mere 384 pages, the Personal Memoirs book captures the broad strokes of your loved one’s greatest memories, lessons, beliefs, and ideas, curated over decades of hard work and dedication. The Story of a Lifetime not only express to your loved one how greatly you value their knowledge, but gift you the opportunity to learn from a trusted companion who has seen it all. With a hardcover, elegant calligraphy, and high-quality binding, it memorializes your retired loved one in a book truly befitting of their value in your life.
Palomar Pin World Map
Retirement is an ideal time for travel and exploration. With the Palomar map, you can motivate your loved one to seize this chance and see the world as they never imagined! At 77-centimeters by 48-centimeters, the Palomar map proudly displays the world for all to see in stark monotone, allowing it to hang proudly in every home of every style. Along with the notable land masses we all know well, the gift map labels many of the globe’s largest, most iconic cities worth visiting at least once. Using the 15 included pins, your retiree can mark off the cities they’ve visited or dream of visiting – a physical reminder of the many places they still have yet to explore.
AirTamer Portable Air Purifier
Getting older might not be your retiree’s cup of tea, but the experience doesn’t have to be an unpleasant one. Some of the biggest hassles of aging, such as illness or exhaustion, are manageable with the right gift at hand. With the AirTamer, a person can breathe easy – this lightweight, portable contraption cleans polluted air 875% better than any competitor. Sleep soundly as the silent air purifier filters bacteria, pollen, and dust in the air, or use the attached clip to take the air filter out on a daily errands run. The powerful little AirTamer is capable of purifying air in a 3-foot radius, so your loved one can truly stop to smell the roses in their retirement.
Cup Cozy Pillow
Now that your family and friends are growing up, who’s to stop them from eating in bed or in front of the TV? With the world’s best cup holder, your retired companion can at last kick back and relax in comfort with concern for spills. With 3 built-in cup holders, the cozy pillow supports and insulates beverages, snacks, and other small objects prone to getting lost amid the cushions, preventing toppled drinks, airborne snacks, and lost remotes all at the same time. The removable velboa cushion cover assures that, even should the worst occur, clean-up is always quick and painless. So, stop crying over spilled milk by preventing the spill in the first place!
SereneLife Locking Storage Container Bin
With so many valuable memories worth preserving, your recently retired loved one certainly has a fair number of trinkets tucked away. Storing valuable keepsakes safely and securely is always a priority, and the SereneLife is just the gift for the job. With a 21-gallon capacity, thick plastic frame, and a 4-digit combination lock, it is able to store all those possessions that matter most to your companion. Unlike other chests or safes, SereneLife is designed to be portable and stackable due to its convenient side handles and flat faces, allowing for easy, organized storing. For gifts both big and small worth saving, this storage bin offers a home that is cozy, safe, and convenient.
Password Safe
By this point in their life, your retired family or friend has accumulated a countless number of passwords for websites, devices, and security systems in and out of the home. While passwords are vital for securing private spaces, where is a person supposed to save all of their many passwords? If your loved one is feeling bogged down in information, the Password Safe provides a secure space to jot down all of those pesky passwords that dictate our lives. In the device, your retiree can store up to 400 accounts, accessible by remembering just a single password. Besides, it auto-locks after too many incorrect inputs, assuring that their most important information is true for their eyes only.
The Metal Foundry Personalized Sundial
Now that your loved one is retired, they can at last disconnect from the hectic, fast-paced corporate world. Celebrate the chance to slow down and relax with a retirement gift truly apart from the modern technological world: a Sundial. Featuring beautiful etched imagery and comical, heartfelt messages, the Sundial marks not only a significant achievement but also the appeal of escaping the chaotic modern world. In total, it measures just over 6-inches in diameter and fits well indoors or outdoors as a functioning timekeeper. Cast in brass and polished to perfection, the Sundial is an elegant, high-quality gift truly deserving of the high-quality retiree in your life.
Pop Chart Poster Prints
If your retired loved one is looking for a way to fill their new free time, the Pop Chart holds the ideal solution. Your loved one can continue to broaden their horizons and expand their mind throughout retirement with a literary bucket list of sorts. The Pop Chart is a vibrant, high-quality print that challenges your retired companion to finish 100 of history’s most significant works. From Don Quixote to Tree of Smoke, every retired reader is sure to find a life-changing novel amid these titles that they’ve yet to experience for themselves. Gift your loved ones a life they’ve never experienced in the form of a new, incredible story.
Living Moss Wall Art
The naturalist retiree knows the beauty of the outside world. You don’t need to gift them an expedition abroad to bask in nature’s wonders, though. Moss Decor is a low-maintenance work of art that commemorates the elegance of life of every shape and size, all in the comfort of their own home. In a 20-inch by 14-inch frame, colorful moss thrives without water or sunlight, creating a changing image that your retiree can appreciate without any active care. For nature lovers with or without a green thumb, Moss Decor is a gorgeous gift that can’t go wrong, no matter how botanically challenged your loved one might be.