30 Best Edmonton Experience Gifts for Kids & Families - 2023

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Nov 21

When it comes to holiday gifts, experiences are the best way to try something new, explore and create core memories. That’s why, every year, we try to gift experiences to our children, rather than things. Edmonton experience gifts for kids and families are plentiful, if you know where to look - and we’ve got some really unique experiences to share!

Here are the best Edmonton Experience Gifts for Kids & Families

Best Edmonton Experience Gifts for Toddlers

Royal Alberta Museum Family Membership
The Children’s Gallery in the Royal Alberta Museum is one of the best places to visit on hot summer days, and cold summer mornings. There’s always something new to discover, and this museum gives you the best bang for your buck. Buy tickets, here.
Bluey’s Big Play in Edmonton
Bluey's Big Play is friendly for all ages so the whole family can enjoy! Please note that, after the performance, audience members will be invited to participate in games of "keepy uppy" - one where several air filled balls will be played with around the room. Buy tickets, here.
World Waterpark Toddler Time Pass
The World Waterpark Toddler Time pass is $240 through the year, and allows one toddler or preschooler (under 48”) to visit with one parent, through the full school year, on specific days (no out of school day access - but this pass is an incredible bang for your buck!) Learn more, here. You can also choose a Galaxyland pass.

Best Edmonton Experience Gifts for Preschoolers

Give the gift of Creation Space
Creation Space offers open studio, camps and workshops for preschoolers, and all ages of kids. These wonderful sessions are open ended, thoughtful and purposeful art play in Edmonton. Buy a gift card for Creation Space, here.
The Gift of Play at Sweetpea Playhouse & Cafe
Vignettes and hours of play are in store for your pre-school children at Sweetie Playhouse & Cafe. You can buy passes for the play cafe, here.
Laser Tag at Laser City
Try Laser Tag at Laser City. You can choose from gift cards, camps or drop-in vouchers for single or packages of games that can be played at Laser City. You can buy vouchers or gift cards, here.
Amazone Playzone: The Multi Pass
The Multi pass at Amazone Playzone is a fantastic way to give the gift of play this winter. You can buy a ten pass, punch card, multi admission for $10, saving on the regular admission cost, saving almost $5 every visit. Note that this pass is only valid on weekdays. Learn more, here.

Best Edmonton Experience Gifts for Kids

Tickets for Edmonton Oil Kings
Tickets start at $23 a person and with many different fan nights to choose from, the Oil Kings will provide an amazing experience for your family. Ticket can be found here.
Climb the Walls at Vertically Inclined
Give a gift card for Vertically Inclined, where the kids can climb the walls. Vertically Inclined offers comprehensive climbing programs for all ages. Purchase a gift card, here.
Camp in at the Royal Tyrrell Museum
Camp overnight in the museum with the Camp-in program at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Reserve your Camp-in, here. This experience for youth 5-13, is a parented, fun, overnight adventure.
Edmonton Oilers Hockey Tickets
Give the gift of hockey this holiday season with an Edmonton Oilers Hockey Game experience. Tickets can be purchased, here. Edmonton Oilers Tickets
Try Activate Gaming
There are nine rooms to explore at Activate in South Edmonton Common. The fun, interactive games are a great way to try something new, and get out and play. Purchase gift cards, here.
Nerf and Video Games at Foam Fighters
Foam Fighters drop-in games on the gaming computers, NERF sessions and target practice - you can find it all at Foam Fighters in Edmonton . Book a drop-in session online, or buy a gift card for Foam Fighters, here.
Get up close with your favourite animals at Edmonton Valley Zoo with Zoobuilder
Grab a friend or loved one and bring them on a ZooBuilder adventure at the Edmonton Valley Zoo! Choose one of TWO amazing experiences and get a zookeeper-led, behind-the-scenes look at some of your favourite zoo animals. ZooBuilders Programs are educational and fun! ZooBuilder experiences are 60 minutes long. Learn more, here.

Best Edmonton Experience Gifts for Tweens & Teens

Sephora Glam Session, or Personal Shop
For the cosmetic-obsessed tween and teen in your life, consider the Sephora Glam makeover or personal in-store shop. This fun experience can be a great way to learn a few new tips and tricks with make-up, or find the right products, but it’s a fun, luxurious experience at Sephora for teen and tween girls. Find the details, here.
Go-Karting at Drive
This one’s a perfect gift for the 16+ crowd on your shopping list. Drive at WEM is a multi-level go-kart experience that’s a big hit with the teens on our list, every year. Get passes, here.
Escape! at Escape City
Handsdown the best Escape Room business in the whole city, Escape City’s escape rooms are immersive, and incredibly designed. We’ve started doing escape rooms with our tweens and teens, and it’s one of the favourite activities that we do together every month! You can buy admission passes for a specific room, or keep the experience, open. Buy passes for Escape city, here.
Cirque du Soleil: Corteo
The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun comedy! Purchase tickets for the show December 27-31, 2023. Tickets are on sale, here.
World Waterpark Surf Club
Experience riding the waves with other new surfers, under the supervision of our experienced instructors. Surf Lessons are a mandatory pre-requisite prior to becoming a member of our Surf Club. Find details, here. Surf lessons, and surf club memberships, are available for kids and teens aged 10+.
Gift a Pottery Class
The Whistling Potter is our favourite local pottery learning option for teens and adults. In the four-week session, teens will make up to six objects! The hands-on, in-depth workshop series will have them diving right into creating pottery on the wheel, and is really, really fun. There are new sessions every month, and you can register, here.
Experience the Thrill of Activate Gaming
There are nine rooms to explore at Activate in South Edmonton Common. The fun, interactive games are a great way to try something new, and get out and play. Purchase gift cards, here.
Movie passes - A Classic
Grab a pass for the movies from Costco (on the cheap for Landmark and Cineplex) or take advantage of the bonus gift card offers when you purchase gift cards through the holiday season, to give the best bang for your buck! Visit Cineplex or Landmark to take advantage of these offers.

Best Edmonton Experience Gifts for Families

Family Membership: Telus World of Science
Buy a membership for Telus World of Science, here and as an added bonus, get admission to Telus Spark in Calgary with your Edmonton Science Centre membership.
Wild Edmonton Family Pass
Do you love both the Edmonton Valley Zoo and the John Janzen Nature Centre? Then it’s time to Get Wild, Edmonton! The Wild Edmonton family membership is valid for unlimited visits to both the zoo and nature centre. The Wild Edmonton Pass is $178 annually for the full family. Learn more about the pass here.
New Year’s Eve Family Beach Ball at West Edmonton Mall
Spend New Year’s Eve ringing in 2024 at West Edmonton Mall waterpark. Indoor fireworks, thirty degree weather and live entertainment with waterslides, what better way to ring in the new year? Purchase tickets, here.
The Rec Room
Give the gift of arcade games at The Rec Room. We love this fun way to spend an afternoon or evening with the kids, and through the holiday season you can get a bonus offer when you buy a $50 gift card that gets you $75 in bonuses, like $25 BOGO free gaming, and free snacks when you visit! Visit The Rec Room, here.