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10 Gifts Your Adult Children Desperately Need

Aside from cold hard cash, of course.
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Editor, Newsroom Labs, HuffPost

If you’re struggling to come up with gift ideas for your adult children, don’t fret. We’ve rounded up 10 solid options that your grown children will truly appreciate. From a recipe delivery service to an allowance ― yes, an allowance ― these quality gifts will help your kids enjoy life that much more. 

1
A home cleaning service
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Prices available upon request at Handy
2
A good knife set
Amazon
Wusthof classic 8-piece knife set with block, $379.95 at Amazon
3
A recipe delivery service
Blue Apron
2-person plan -- 3 recipes per week, $59.94 at Blue Apron
4
A quality coffee maker
Amazon
Bonavita BV1800 8-cup coffee maker with glass carafe, $120.64 at Amazon
5
A scratch-off map to track their adventures
Urban Outfitters
World scratch map, $24-$34 at Urban Outfitters
6
An excuse to have some fun
Uncommon Goods
Beeropoly, $32 at Uncommon Goods
7
A good night's rest
Amazon
Coop Home Goods shredded hypoallergenic memory foam pillow, $52.99 on Amazon. Bonus points if you take the kids off their hands for a night.
8
A luxurious robe
Gap
Cozy sherpa robe, $52.46 at Gap
9
Gifts that give back
The Outrage
"Nasty Women Unite" mug, $22 at The Outrage. 100% of the profits will be donated to Planned Parenthood in Donald Trump's name.
10
An allowance
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You might think your children have grown out of allowances, but you'd be wrong. Amazon Allowance lets you automatically reload your child's gift card balance however often you like.

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17 Experience Gifts That'll Make You Never Want A Regular Gift Again
New Jersey(01 of17)
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Race a Ferrari at Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ or at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ. $388 for three laps at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Getty Images)
Georgia(02 of17)
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Take a helicopter tour for two over Stone Mountain and downtown Atlanta, Georgia. $477 at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Lady-Photo via Getty Images)
California(03 of17)
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Book passage on the Wine Train in Napa Valley, California. One of their journeys includes murder mystery dinner theater. $192+ per person at Wine Train (credit:Wine Train)
Texas(04 of17)
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Take a zipline canopy tour in Spicewood, Texas over Texas Hill Country. $81 per person at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Craig Moore via Getty Images)
Colorado(05 of17)
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Take a hot air balloon ride over the Rocky Mountains. Guests can meet in Breckenridge, Colorado to be transported an hour south to the launch site. $284+ at Cloud 9 Living (credit:John Kieffer via Getty Images)
Tennessee(06 of17)
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Take a whitewater rafting adventure down the Ocoee River in Tennessee. Prices run upwards of $40 per person at Ocoee Rafting (credit:Erik Isakson via Getty Images)
Illinois(07 of17)
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Take an architectural kayak tour down the Chicago River. You'll see buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. $76+ at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images)
Rhode Island(08 of17)
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Take a two-hour cruise aboard an America's Cup 12-meter yacht around Narragansett Bay. $85+ at Cloud 9 Living (credit:wordplanet via Getty Images)
Louisiana(09 of17)
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Take a food tour of New Orleans' French Quarter. This tour stops at up to six local restaurants and shops for tastings. $56 per person at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Mark Segal via Getty Images)
Massachusetts(10 of17)
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Take a tour of Boston by land and by sea on a duck boat -- a WWII-style amphibious vehicle. $39.50 per adult at Boston Duck Tours (credit:Medioimages/Photodisc via Getty Images)
Virginia(11 of17)
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Take a tour of Shenandoah Caverns in Quicksburg, Virginia -- less than two hours from Washington, D.C. Tours are one mile long. $22 per adult at Shenandoah Caverns (credit:Raghu_Ramaswamy via Getty Images)
New York(12 of17)
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Have a close up encounter with an African penguin at Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, NY. $50 per person at Long Island Aquarium (credit:LeeYiuTung via Getty Images)
Florida(13 of17)
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Ride along in a NASCAR stock car as a professional speeds around the Daytona International Speedway track. $144+ at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Alabama(14 of17)
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Head to space camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Adult Space Academy costs $549/person. Kids Space Camp costs $899+ (credit:Richard Nowitz Photography via Getty Images)
Oregon(15 of17)
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Explore Columbia Gorge and sample local wines on this Columbia Gorge & Vineyard Tour in Portland, Oregon. $140 per person at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Gary Weathers/Tetra Images via Getty Images)
Pennsylvania(16 of17)
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Take a Prohibition Cocktail Tour through Philadelphia, stopping at three establishments to sample Prohibition-era cocktails. $63+ at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Michel Setboun via Getty Images)
Arizona(17 of17)
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Get a bird's-eye view of the Grand Canyon on this aerial tour. $397+ at Cloud 9 Living (credit:Fuse via Getty Images)

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