Ideas for a 'Whole Family' Gift

[Theonlyoneiknow]

Hi Peeps! Am looking for suggestions/ideas please for a gift for a whole family - 2 adults, 2 primary school aged DC. Something like National Trust maybe or cinema vouchers? Although we don't really have many NT properties near us.

Thanks in advance for any ideas!
TOOIK

Zoo
Merlin pass/local theme park
Local kids adventure farm

English heritage or perhaps an annual pass to a local farm.

Last year we got an indoor skydiving and this year I'm going for one of those escape room things. Have a look round at what unusual experiences there are near you.

We do have NT membership as well, we seem out places when we travel anywhere. Plus they are good for walks and other environmental things to - not just stately homes.

We are buying a family day pass (well for some reason it's separate gift vouchers i.e. entry for one adult x 2, entry for one child x 2) for Edinburgh Zoo, just under £50 and under 3s (it's a family of 5) go free. We will get some selection boxes too so they've something bigger to open.

We are in Aberdeen which unfortunately doesn't have a vast array of activities to choose from!

Thanks for the suggestions I will look a bit further into what is within an hour radius of us

Don’t buy an activity. Often they are time limited, can only be used midweek, end up costing the recipient in petrol, food, parking etc

An hour each way could cost them a fortune to acesss

Just send an amazon voucher if you don’t want a physical gift

It’s my favourite gift to buy!

One year I bought a mad side table - an animal we named Graham and we all use

This year with secondary age DC I’ve bought a book of the periodic table to test each other on each week, with prizes

And a very very nice box of Paul A Young chocolates

Pick something that captures the mood of the family now, something that you will all use or get pleasure from

Oh I’ve just realised it’s not your family

How well do you know them? I am so anti zoos that I delete any friends on Facebook who post photographs of them - just a personal thing. How about a hamper including items suited to each member of the family?

A game?
Cinema tickets.
Voucher for photoshoot.

Cinema pass

I think a decent board game or maybe air hockey plus chocolates

Board games

Or card games like Exploding Kittens (depending on how old the children are)

A set of 4 walkie talkies......hours of fun!

ALEXA for their house.

Its fairly budget but we have bought some groupons for treasure trails.

Sounds odd but either you pick the trail, or give them a voucher and they can pick one. Our local area has a treasure trail, murder mystery one and a pirate themed one. Oh and one you can drive.

We got bought one and it was great fun, we subsequently bought one for a different are that we went on holiday too as it was a good way of exploring the major landmarks etc

The science centre is good in Aberdeen or the trampoline park at either Aberdeen or Inverurie have been a hit with my family.

Or a bit further afield Landmark at Carrbridge

Cineworld annual passes for us.

What about doing a day trip to Dundee on the train - go to the new V+A and the discovery, you could go to the Olympus swimming pool too.

Cirque du Soleil tickets. They are bloody fantastic. Usually on in London in the New Year.

There are quite a few NT properties near Aberdeen/in Aberdeenshire - most of the castles/stately homes are. I think Scottish NT membership is cheaper too. I second a PP's suggestion of the Science Cente - that's very god if the kids would be into that sort of thing, or trampolining.

Or a Dolphin watching "cruise" round the harbour?

We’re doing this fir 2 x families and I’ve bought a selection of board games

Someone lovely has just bought us theatre ticket vouchers - enough for the whole family to go and see a show. I have to say it's one of the best gifts I've ever had, we are over the moon with it so I'd say it's definitely a winner.

How much does OP have to spend?

You’d need a bloody mortgage to buy 4 Cirque du Soleil tickets!!