Are you finding your home to be overloaded with toys and looking to try something different this holiday season? Try gifting a fun experience instead!
Classes and Lessons
Learn to ice skate with skating lessons at the Manhattan Ice Rink. Skating lessons are for ages 4 and up.
Saddle up for horseback riding lessons. Hope Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center offers therapeutic riding lessons to individuals with a wide array of disabilities, tot rides for kids ages 3-6, as well as lessons for older children and experienced riders.
Paint a fun item or take a class at Uncorked. Most Saturday mornings, they offer kiddo painting classes.
Family Fun
Experience zip lining at Wildwood Adventure Park with views like no other! Wildwood Adventure Park Zipline offers a 7-Line Tour with a 40 ft. freefall.
Spend an afternoon making your own candles at Fragrant Blends Candle Bar. Share and blend fragrances and design your own candle label.
Give a gift card to GreatLife Topeka. Gift cards can be used to purchase memberships, green fees, cart rentals, merchandise, food and drinks, and more.
Plan an afternoon of go kart racing at District Eat and Play Salina or West Ridge Lanes & Family Fun Center in Topeka.
Throw axes at Manhatchet or Axe to Grind. Must be 10 and up to participate.
Try to escape at Locked Manhattan. Can you solve all of the puzzles and escape the room before time runs out? Grab your crew for an hour of fun, challenging, and unique entertainment.
Build at Legoland in Kansas City. Enjoy the ultimate indoor LEGO playground including an interactive ride, 4D movies, and millions of LEGO bricks.
Memberships
Give the gift of a membership. We love having a membership to the Flint Hills Discovery Center and Sunset Zoo. Other favorite memberships include the Junior Wildcats Club, Midwest Dream Car Collection, A&H Farm, Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum, and MHK Play Studio.
Spa Day
What girl wouldn’t love getting pampered with a spa day! Check out Bellus Academy, Mason Wells Day Spa, and Salon Essentials.
Tickets to a sporting event
Cheer on the Wildcats at a K-State sporting event. Tickets to a game are always a hit with my boy crew. Check out our guides for football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and volleyball.
Enjoy a fun weekend in Oklahoma City and gift tickets to an OKC Thunder basketball game.
Tickets for a Royal’s or Chief’s game are typically at the top of my boys’ wish lists. Take a day trip for an early afternoon game or plan a Kansas City weekend trip.
Tickets to the theater
Give the gift of tickets to a live performance. This works great as a gift for mom and dad, or it can be a fun experience for the whole family. Nervous about taking young children to their first show? Check out our guide to live theater with kids.
