Not all good gifts come in a box, try one of these ideas for a memory- making time together.
Crafty and Creative
If your child likes projects or you’re a maker-minded parent that wants your child to learn practical life skills, try some of these ideas to get your hobbyist started:
Experiences:
Gifts:
Sports Fans
Atlanta is a sports lover’s headquarters, with the many sporting museums and arenas. Try these ideas:
Experiences:
Gifts:
- Sports equipment
- Professional or college team jerseys or hats
- Fitness tracker watch
- Gymnastics or yoga mat
- Over the door basketball hoop
Future Foodies
Cooking classes for just kids or kids with their parents will get your young chef excited.
Experiences:
Gifts:
Wild About Books
If your child loves to read, try one of these ideas:
Experiences:
Gifts:
- Book by a favorite author and book light
- Reading tent
- Comfy beanbag chair
- Magazine subscription
- Book club subscription from Highlights
Fashionistas
These ideas show your fashion lover you care about their style.
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Back to Nature
Atlanta has plenty of places to fish, hike, canoe and enjoy nature.
Experiences:
- Sign up for the Wild Explorers Club, a monthly online adventure program
- Visit the Chattahoochee Nature Center or take one of their canoe trips
- Plan a whitewater rafting trip or fishing trip
- Get SCUBA ready with beginner lessons
- Experience the thrill of ziplining
Gifts:
- Fishing rod and gear
- Compass, binoculars and hiking gear
- Tent
- SCUBA gear
- Canoe or kayak
A Flair for Design
Help your child find their inner interior designer or architect.
Experiences:
- Use your child’s ideas to design his or her bedroom or playroom makeover
- Paint the bedroom together in a color your child chooses or put a faux finish on the bedroom furniture
- Sign up for architectural drawing or design classes at MODA, Atlanta’s museum of art and design
Gifts:
- Klutz: Design Your Dream Room lets your child explore with patterns, color and space, with 300 punch-out pieces to design a room
- Young Architect House Designer from Mindware lets kids design and build a 3-D home model
- Paint for a bedroom or playroom picked out by your child
- Sheets, bedspread, curtains or designer pillows your child wants
- Lamps, desk set or wall art
Time for Tea
Boys and girls both enjoy quiet conversation over a warm cup of tea, with scones, cookies or tiny sandwiches.
Experiences:
Gifts:
- Tea pot and cup
- Tea cozy
- Costume necklaces, hats, gloves and purse to wear to tea time
- Scones and tea biscuits
STEAM On
If your child loves STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math), Atlanta provides a plethora of classes and camps.
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– Janeen Lewis
Unwrap Priceless Experiences With Your Kids This Holiday Season
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