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I'm kind of infamous for not loving holiday gifts. It's not that I hate giving gifts or that I want to deprive family members (read: GRANDPARENTS) of the feeling of giving us gifts, but I just can't stand the constant build-up of "stuff" in my home. There's something in my DNA - I just can't handle clutter. I have wish lists for each child and very strict instructions that anything that is purchased that is not from the wish list has about a 90% chance of being donated.
I feel like "experience" gifts are gaining in popularity, which I am ALL ABOUT (for reasons listed above). Luckily for us, we have SO many options for awesome experience gifts in our area. When you're giving gift ideas to friends and family members this year, consider the options below to save space in your toy room, and support local business while making memories!
| Indoor play spaces |
- Busy Bee Indoor Playground (Millburn)
- Genius Gems (Millburn)
- The Village Play Cafe (Chatham)
- The Gravity Vault (Summit)
- Giggles (Cranford)
- Kidville (Summit)
- SkyZone (Springfield)
- Imagine That! (Florham Park)
- Pump It Up! (Roselle)
- Woodland Indoor Playground (Cedar Grove)
| Cooking classes |
- Classic Thyme Cooking School (Westfield)
- Kings Cooking Studio (Short Hills)
- Passion for Spices (Summit)
- Healthy Italia (Madison)
- The Kitchen at Bed Bath + Beyond (East Hanover)
| Movie theaters |
- AMC (Mountainside)
- Bow Tie Cinemas (Millburn)
- Maplewood Theatre (Maplewood)
- AMC Dine-In (West Orange)
- AMC (East Hanover)
| Memberships |
- Liberty Science Center (Jersey City)
- Turtle Back Zoo (West Orange)
- Morris Museum (Morristown)
| Arts + crafts |
- A Sip of Art (West Orange)
- Just Bead Yourself (Westfield)
- Oh! Canary (Maplewood)
- The Messy Artist (East Hanover)
- Express Yourself Studios (Maplewood)
- The Connection (Summit)
- Kidville (Summit)
- Ready to Paint (Chatham)
- Color Me Mine (Summit)
- One River School (Millburn)
- Madison Mud (Madison)
- AR Workshop (Westfield)
- Board and Brush (Livingston)
| Science/nature classes |
- Trailside Nature Center (Mountainside)
- Cora Hartshorn Arboretum (Short Hills)
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum (Summit)
- Robot Revolution (Summit)
- Genius Gems (Millburn)
- Code Ninjas (Westfield)
- The Coder School (Short Hills)
| Great for adults |
- Hudson Table (Hoboken - date night!)
- The Cooking School at NATIRAR (Peapack)
- Classic Thyme Cooking School (Westfield)
- Healthy Italian (Madison)
- The Kitchen at Bed Bath + Beyond (East Hanover)
- Gravity Vault (Chatham)
- Wool and Grace (Summit)
- AR Workshop (Westfield)
- Board and Brush (Livingston)
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