{"id":2820,"date":"2015-12-09T21:39:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T02:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2018-11-28T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:00:12","slug":"experience-gifts-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/experience-gifts-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience Gifts for Kids: 40+ Gift Ideas That Won&#8217;t Clutter the Playroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are good that your kids don&#8217;t <em>need\u00a0<\/em>any more toys. At most houses, toys seem to magically multiple! They come to us from yard sales, birthday parties, well-meaning grandparents, free swaps (What&#8217;s a &#8220;free swap&#8221;? <a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/toy-and-clothes-swap-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more in\u00a0THIS post<\/a>), and the box of hand me downs from our neighbors. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with kids having toys, but sometimes it can feel like we just don&#8217;t need more stuff. If you understand this feeling, this list is for you!<\/p>\n<p>This year, instead of buying more toys to clutter the playroom, try these ideas instead!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2890\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/experience-gifts-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Toy Alternatives: 40+ Experience Gifts for Kids and Families\" width=\"565\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/experience-gifts-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/experience-gifts-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/experience-gifts.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{Indiana\u00a0readers, this is a two-part post! You can find\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wabash-valley-experience-gift-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a list of local\u00a0ideas\/businesses\/experiences HERE<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>This post contains affiliate links to Amazon for gifts we use and recommend.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Experience Gifts for Kids and Families<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Just for Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Museum\u00a0pass<\/li>\n<li>Mini golf<\/li>\n<li>Ice cream treat<\/li>\n<li>Movie\u00a0tickets<\/li>\n<li>Give to someone in need. (Find ideas for <a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/community-service-volunteer-with-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volunteering with kids HERE<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>Bowling<\/li>\n<li>Summer Camp registration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Music and Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Music classes<\/li>\n<li>Private vocal or instrument lessons<\/li>\n<li>Tickets to a symphony performance (or the chance to attend an\u00a0open symphony rehearsal)<\/li>\n<li>Musical Instrument<\/li>\n<li>Art camp\/class<\/li>\n<li>Art supplies<\/li>\n<li>Camera equipment<\/li>\n<li>Pottery Classes<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Paint your own pottery&#8221; experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Imagination &amp; Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OU5wNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play silks <\/a>(These could be considered &#8220;toys,&#8221; but they take up little space\u00a0and have limitless creative potential! Our girls play with their set almost every day three years later.)<\/li>\n<li>Theater tickets<\/li>\n<li>Magazine subscription (We love <em>Highlights<\/em> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OU7e1m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Geographic Kids<\/a><\/em>!)<\/li>\n<li>Audio books<\/li>\n<li>Library card<\/li>\n<li>E-reader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zoo passes<\/li>\n<li>A visit to an animal rescue center<\/li>\n<li>Horseback riding lessons<\/li>\n<li>Trip to an aquarium or a pet shop<\/li>\n<li>National or state park pass<\/li>\n<li>Adopt a pet from the humane\u00a0society<\/li>\n<li>Fishing gear or a fishing trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Register for a sports team<\/li>\n<li>Gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Dance<\/li>\n<li>Karate<\/li>\n<li>Yoga<\/li>\n<li>Bounce house passes<\/li>\n<li>Join the YMCA<\/li>\n<li>Indoor rock climbing<\/li>\n<li>Sled, skis, or gloves for winter snow sports<\/li>\n<li>Swimming lessons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Travel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Night in a hotel<\/li>\n<li>Train trip<\/li>\n<li>Special sleepover\u00a0at grandparents&#8217; house<\/li>\n<li>Theme park tickets\/season pass<\/li>\n<li>Water park experience<\/li>\n<li>Night in a cabin<\/li>\n<li>Travel gear such as\u00a0a sleeping bag or luggage set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2893\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Toy-Alternatives.jpg\" alt=\"40+ Experience Gifts for Kids and Families\" width=\"715\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Toy-Alternatives.jpg 940w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Toy-Alternatives-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are good that your kids don&#8217;t need\u00a0any more toys. At most houses, toys seem to magically multiple! They come to us from yard sales, birthday parties, well-meaning grandparents, free swaps (What&#8217;s a &#8220;free swap&#8221;? Find out more in\u00a0THIS post), and the box of hand me downs from our neighbors. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with kids [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2820"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6941,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820\/revisions\/6941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}