What do you buy a kid that has everything? Priceless experience gifts.
Whether it’s memorable trip to the zoo or tickets to see their favorite sports team in action – these types of gifts can offer an experience to remember for a lifetime.
In no particular order, here is my ultimate list of experience gifts –
- Spare Time Entertainment
- Bowling – CRBC, Lancer Lanes, & May City Bowl
- Trampoline Park – Sky Zone & Air Fx
- The Shell Toddler Play Gym
- Concerts or shows at local venues – Paramount, Alliant Powerhouse, McGrath Ampitheater, Theater Cedar Rapids
- Mini golf – Mini Pines & Airport National Golf Course
- Escape room – The Fantastic Escape
- Lazer Tag – Dragon’s Lair Laser Tag
- Movie tickets – Marcus Theaters & Collins Road Theaters
- Trip to the zoo – Blank Park Zoo, Niabi Zoo, and Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
- Amusement or waterpark passes – Adventureland & Lost Island
- Local pool passes for next summer
- Trip to the aquarium – National Mississippi River Musuem and Aquarium, Shedd Aquarium, & St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station
- The Iowa Children’s Museum at Coral Ridge Mall
- Tickets to the racetrack – Hawkeye Downs Speedway
- College sports
- Professional sports
- Ice arena – Cedar Rapids Ice Areana & The Rink Coral Ridge
- Bath bomb & soap making – Buff City Soap
- Crafting class – Board & Brush Creative Studio & Pinspiration
- Pottery Painting – The Potters’ Obsession
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
- Hair & Nail Salons
- Go-Cart racing – Speedeezz Indoor Karting
- Kernels baseball game
- RoughRiders hockey game
- Raptors soccer game
- Brucemore Mansion
- Music Lessons – Orchestra Iowa & West Music
- Superskate
- Playtime Poppy Children’s Theater
- Batting cages – Perfect Game & D-Bat Marion
- Hotel – Grand Harbor w/ waterpark passes
- Ear Piercing – Wildside Tattoo, Lefty’s Tattoo, & Neon Dragon Tattoo
- Trip to Wisconsin Dells
I hope this helps with those last-minute gifts for those who seem impossible to shop for – don’t forget the camera so you can keep these memories for years to come!
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