Non-Toy Experience Gift Ideas for Kids of All Ages

Raise your hand if you’re all about more memories and moments, less stuff! ME! I’m so excited about this list of experience gift ideas for kids – there are so many ideas that kids of all ages would love to receive!

It’s easy for the holiday gifting to get out of control, and before you know it your house is filled with a ton of STUFF that just causes stress – too much to put away, too many choices to fight over, not enough space for imaginative play – the list goes on and on.

Research shows that experience gifts make a person happier than tangible items…

Non-Toy Experience Gift Ideas for Kids

Subscription for a kids’ magazine (Kids National Geographic, Highlights Mag)
Lovevery Subscription
Little Passports Subscription
Literati Book Club for Kids
Trip to Great Wolf Lodge
Overnight Hotel Stay or VRBO/AirBNB
Movie Pack – tickets and candy for a movie @ the theater
Fun lunch out – somewhere like sugar factory or novelty restaurant
Trip to the arcade
A day of “yes”. You set a dollar limit and the kids choose what to do. You can’t say no if it’s within the dollar limit.
Concert Tickets
Mani/Pedi together
Tickets to Disney on Ice
Tickets to Paw Patrol Live / Sesame Street Live
Book Subscription – Amazon has one
Polar Express Tickets
Tickets to a baseball, basketball, hockey, football game
Day of being a tourist in your own city
Weekend trip to a nearby city
Tour of a local stadium
Behind-the-scenes tour at the Zoo, aquarium, etc.