We all know how exciting it is to unwrap a present with a big bow, but research shows that experience gifts for kids bring more joy and satisfaction. This season, take your gift giving to the next level by pairing activity gifts for kids alongside an amazing book with Mango’s Experience Gifts for Kids, Preschoolers, Toddlers, and Tweens.
When you become a parent, you show up in the world in so many new ways… you go to parks, playgrounds, libraries, and so many places you might not have visited since you were a kid.
—Sarah Davis, Evie Granville, authors of Modern Manners for Moms and Dads
While a child may love their shiny new toy, experience gifts for kids create warm memories that last long after the holidays come and go. Experience gifts are presents that offer an activity or adventure rather than a material item. For kids, gift experiences can include a simple trip to shops around town, an art exhibit, or even the local park. Not only do experience gifts foster quality time among family, it also allows children to better process learning.
When time is spent creating a foundation for learning, the odds of retaining and valuing the information are greater
—Bridget Spackman, author of Jumpstart Learning in Your Kids
This holiday, consider surprising little artists, adventurers, and activists with experience gifts for kids that also nurture their love of books. In fact, responding to a child’s curiosity with an open conversation is a great way to encourage imagination and trust. Not only can you create novel experiences with these activity gifts for kids, but also cultivate the gifts of art, imagination, adventure, and equality.
Children who learn the pleasure of reading will carry the ability to entertain themselves, to learn, and to continue growing intellectually and emotionally right on into adulthood.
–Kim Jocelyn Dickinson, author of The Invisible Toolbox
There are endless opportunities for experience gifts for kids. If you know a particularly adventurous child, accompanyThe Tasty Adventures of Rose Honey with a beginner’s baking class or a trip to a local bakery. If the child in your life is always asking why the leaves fall in autumn, take them to a local park or planetarium and give them the gift of MinuteEarth Explains: How Did Whales Get So Big to encourage their STEM exploration.
By speaking to your children much like you would anyone else, your child sees that you respect them just as you would anyone else.
—Farrah Alexander, author of Raising the Resistance
For the artsy child, plan a day at a pottery painting studio and pair it withThe Big Book of Drawing to nurture your child’s innate creativity. If your child is a budding social activist, activity gifts for kids may include a trip to a Civil Rights museum or a historical landmark. After, engage their interests with Civil Rights Then and Now.
There are many activities you can encourage your child to take part in that make a difference.
—MJ Fievre, author of Raising Confident Black Kids.
Farrah Alexander
M.J. Fievre
Kim Jocelyn Dickson
Evie Granville & Sarah Davis
Bridget Spackman
Kids gift experiences are all the rage this holiday season. With Mango’s Experience Gifts for Kids, Preschoolers, Toddlers, and Tweens you’ll find books full of adventure, art, imagination, and equality for the kiddos in your life.
