{"id":178526,"date":"2019-12-16T06:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/25-awesome-detroit-experience-gifts-to-give-instead-of-toys\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T11:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:00:01","slug":"25-awesome-detroit-experience-gifts-to-give-instead-of-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/25-awesome-detroit-experience-gifts-to-give-instead-of-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Awesome Detroit Experience Gifts To Give \u2014 Instead Of Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whether it’s a birthday or a holiday, give the gift of a Detroit experience to the little in your life. From museum memberships to tickets to a big event or a new activity, you can give more than an object for the toy box but a memory to last a lifetime<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are some of the best experience gifts to give:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Go skating in Campus Martius and relax with snacks at Cadillac Lodge<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Michigan Science Center membership<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tickets to Kid’s Night on Broadway at the Fisher Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gift card to a family-friendly restaurant downtown<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take a trip to John King Bookstore and pick out something new to read<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n See art and make art at a drop-in workshop at the Detroit Institute of Arts<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pick out produce at Eastern Market and make a meal together at home<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sign-up for a hands-on workshop at Pewabic Pottery<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stay the night in a former Detroit Firehouse\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tickets to a Detroit Symphony Orchestra family concert<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enroll in a music class at Michigan State University’s Community Music School<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Join the Detroit City Football Club soccer clinic or league<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take a ballet class at the Michigan Opera Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn traditional Mexican dance with lessons at Ballet Folklorico<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Help them improve their jump shot at a Jr. Pistons clinic or camp<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Get their name on the LCA big screen with a Detroit Red Wings Kids Club membership<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Play old-school arcade games at Pop + Offworld<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Face-off at the Detroit Dart Club, the Midwest’s first Nerf Arena<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fly a plane, go kayaking and ride a snowmobile at the Outdoor Adventure Center<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take a Mama + Me Yoga class at Detroit Mama Hub<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n See a kid’s show downtown<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bowl on 100 year old lanes at The Garden Bowl<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Introduce them to a new sport at the Fowling Warehouse<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sing in the same studio as The Temptations and Supremes at the Motown Museum<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Walk the streets of old Detroit at the Detroit Historical Museum<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n