I remember a few years ago, once the kids were sound asleep, I sat down with a wine in hand & put a Christmas movie on to wrap their Christmas presents. When I saw the sheer amount of gifts I had bought for them over the year (to “put away for Christmas”) I was disgusted with myself. There was an endless amount of STUFF that they didn’t really need, that I knew deep down would get played with for five minutes before being discarded & that I knew would end up in landfill before long.

From that Christmas on, I promised myself I would never just buy STUFF again. Sure, I always make sure there are a few fun gifts for the kids to unwrap, along with anything they might actually need, but EXPERIENCE GIFTS have become the number one Christmas present in our house. We have had some fantastic family days out at places like Bounce Inc, going to a the movies or cruising the River Torrens with BBQ Buoys, which the kids still talk amount. Unlike the poor Barbie who had its head pulled off before we had even sat down for Christmas lunch.

So instead of buying more STUFF this year, give an EXPERIENCE or voucher that will create memories to last a lifetime.  Check out our Adelaide Experiences Gift Guide below!

Give the Gift of Flight this Christmas with BOUNCE!

Give the gift that everyone will love this year with the gift of fun, freedom & freestyle flight.

Choose from 1, 3 or 5 session digital vouchers and have it sent straight to your inbox – it’s the easiest gift this Christmas!

A Gift of Flight voucher is the ultimate adventure gift that is guaranteed to be loved.

Available online only.

www.bounceinc.com.au

DoughBalls Gift Cards

Yum, yum, yum, we cannot think of a more delicious gift!

Warm the bellies and hearts of those you love this Christmas with a DoughBalls Gift Card.

Redeemable at their Glenelg or Mawson Lakes restaurants, it’s the most satisfying pressie this year!

Grab one on their website.

Give FUN this year

GIVE THE GIFT OF EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OF AFL MAX’S CHRISTMAS BUNDLES! 

We have some amazing Christmas Bundles to make gifting easy for you this year! 

We’ve got everyone covered from $25! Score a 1-hour pass and a pack of footy cards for just $25. Grab a 1-hour pass and Face footy for just $50. Gifting for 2? Get a double pass and 2 Face Footys for $99! 

Want more fun? Upgrade the 1-hour passes to be for 2 hours!

With 6 different zones to experience, our state-of-the-art facility will ensure the kids are entertained for hours! Footy-mad or not, there’s fun for everyone at Max.

Soar to new heights on the trampolines of the Aerial Zone, or bounce around on the inflatables in the Bump Zone. Test your climbing skills as you reach the top of the rock climbing walls in the Climb Zone and even sharpen up on your kicking, passing and tackling skills and the Test and Tackle Zone. If video games are more your thing then come and get your game on in the Interactive Zone!

Fun for the whole family, Gift Cards are the perfect Christmas gift – Valid for 3 years, come into Max to pick up, or order from the website!

https://afl-max.myshopify.com/

Earth Adventure Gift Cards

Want a gift like no other? Then an Earth Adventure gift card is for you!

From amazing half-day, local experiences like rock climbing at local natural cliffs and the always popular Adelaide City Kayak Tour to full day private tours, there is always an exciting new adventure to be had with Earth Adventure.

Grab a voucher online here.

Follow Earth Adventure on Facebook or Instagram for more info! 

@Lenswood Pick Your Own Apples – Gift Vouchers

Why not give the gift of a unique and fun experience this year with an @Lenswood gift voucher? Their vouchers are packages designed to give a memorable day experience on their orchard including apple picking, take home gifts and on orchard experiences. ​Not only will they get to enjoy a fun day out apple picking, but they’ll also be supporting a local business.

There are 3 vouchers to choose from this year, ’The Family’ (most popular) $39, ‘The Couple’ $38 and ‘The Big One’! $89
So why not treat your friends or family to something different this year and pick up one of their gift vouchers today!

Grab an @Lenswood Gift Voucher at: https://www.atlenswood.com.au/lenswood-gift-vouchers

Give the Ultimate Gift this Christmas from Mega Fast Karts!

Looking for perfect gift for any celebratory occasion? Gift an ultimate experience of fun and adrenaline like no other – Mega Fast Karts is your go to option.

Catering for the young and young at heart they have gift cards available in store and online for immediate download, taking the stress out of gift giving this festive season.

Vouchers can be redeemed on ALL activities including, Go Karting, Laser Skirmish, Dodgem Cars and the Arcade Centre. Gift the feeling of fun and adrenaline with MFK’s recreation experience this year. Great for both families and individuals!

Available in store or on website

http://www.megafastkarts.com.au/product/mfk-gift-card/

Treeclimb Gift Vouchers

This summer, they are bringing you TWICE the amount of FUN across TWO venues.

What could be better than that? How about Gift Vouchers that can be redeemed at two venues?! Give the gift of both Adelaide OR Kuitpo!

Valid for 3 years!

You can purchase TreeClimb Gift Vouchers from Adelaide city or Kuitpo huts or you can order direct from their website.

Click here to grab yours! 

Adventure Kayaking

Family adventure awaits!

 Adventure Kayaking SA’s 90 minute or 3-hour tours are ideal for the whole family.  Spend 90 minutes paddling and exploring the Dolphin Sanctuary and mangroves.  Feeling a little bit more adventurous, then try the 3-hour tour which incorporates the Dolphin Sanctuary, mangroves and ships graveyard.

 Bring the whole family and spend a chilled morning or arvo trying to spot the Port River Dolphins and various marine and bird life.

 T:  08 – 8472 0922

www.adventurekayak.com.au/gift-vouchers

Give an Adelaide Oval Stadium Tour

A gift card for your colleague, friend, loved one or even the whole family! Give them the opportunity to experience areas of Adelaide Oval usually only accessible to sporting legends and superstars.

Imagine running onto Adelaide Oval to the roar of a 50,000-strong crowd, climbing the stairs to the 100-year-old heritage-listed scoreboard or gaining an insight into match-day preparations inside the players’ change-rooms – all of these experiences and many more are included on a Stadium Tour.

www.adelaideoval.com.au/tours

Give the Gift that stands out this Christmas at Escape Hunt Adelaide!

Looking to surprise someone with the ultimate gift? We’ve got you covered with a whole range of EPIC 5* Adventures that are guaranteed to knock your socks off and leave you craving more!

From highly immersive Escape Rooms through to Download, Print and Play games to play in the comfort of your home, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! We currently offer two types of voucher:

  • Download, Print & Play Games – Only valid for Download, Print and Play games.
  • Standard Experience – These vouchers are valid for Escape Rooms (exc Download, Print & Play)

Buy online at escapehunt.com/au/adelaide/gift-vouchers

Junior Keeper Christmas Gift Certificates from Warrawong

Are you looking for the perfect, personalised present for a young animal lover? Look no more. The Warrawong Junior Keeper experience is an amazing day of exclusive, behind-the-scenes wildlife encounters for children aged 6 to 15 years.
You can buy Gift Certificates online and you don’t even need to book a date. Better still, there’s no expiry date, so you don’t have to worry about missing out.
Last school holidays was a sell out so be quick!

Book Now at  www.warrawongws.com.au/meet-the-animal/junior-keeper

There’s no better gift than the gift of Australia! Even better when it is right in your own backyard.

Summer is family holiday season so why not have fun and experience something new together.  Join this family friendly kayak where you can get up close and personal with resident dolphins, paddle your way through calm and peaceful creeks lined with mangroves that have been there for over 10,000 years.  There is also the opportunity to paddle past some spectacular shipwrecks, relics of a bygone era and see migratory sea birds.  All this and only 30 minutes from Adelaide CBD.   It is a family experience you will treasure forever.

Participants don’t need any prior kayaking experience and it is all done at a comfortable pace – children do need to be 7 years and older to participate and will be in a double kayak with an adult.  Gift vouchers are available.

dolphinsanctuarykayaktours.com.au
Facebook:  @dolphinsanctuarykayaktours
Instagram: @dolphinsanctuarykayaktours

Give the Gift of Adventure!

Don’t know what to do with the kids these school holidays?  Then look no further than Wilderness Escape’s school holiday programs!  There are a range of fun and exciting adventure experiences to choose from.  Kayaking or surfing, artificial rock climbing or taking a swing on our mega swing, there is something for just about everybody.

Kids will spend the day in the outdoors, under the supervision of our qualified and highly experienced instructors.

No experience or equipment necessary, just a sense of adventure 😊

T:  08 – 8165 2022

www.wildernessescape.com.au/school-holidays

Adventure Hubs SA!

Adventure, adrenaline and excitement!

Give the gift of excitement this year, with a gift voucher from Adventure Hubs SA.  Pick between Mt Lofty Adventure Hub nestled in the Adelaide Hills or the Southern Adventure Hub located in the middle of the McLaren Vale wine region.

Either choice will provide you with unforgettable memories and a fun filled adventure.  Run by experienced, qualified instructors, you can rest assured that the kids will have a great and safe experience.

Bring your sense of adventure!

T:  08 – 8472 0933

www.adventurehubssa.com.au/gift

The Gift Of Water Safety This Christmas

VACSWIM is South Australia’s most renowned summer holiday program giving participants aged 3 to 12 years confidence in and around the water.
Programs are offered as 5-day blocks at over 100 locations around metro and regional SA in pools, beaches, lakes and rivers! – there’s bound to be one near you!
Thanks to the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing for subsidising SA’s ICONIC water safety initiative, making it affordable for your kids to join the fun!
Enrol now and learn skills for every season!

Give Wildly This Festive Season

For the wildlife obsessed, treat your loved ones to a 365-day adventure with Zoos SA membership. Perfect for young families, they’ll get unlimited visits to explore Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park PLUS most major zoos around Australia.

For experience seekers how about an Animal Experience? Gift them the chance to feed a gorgeous Red Panda, help put the lion cubs to bed, feed the giraffes or leap into the all-ages Land of the Lemurs experience at Monarto Safari Park. And top up your stockings with an incredible range of wildlife-inspired toys, homewares, books, socks and novelties – you can even drop into the Zoo and Safari Shops without an entry ticket.

Shop gifts that give hope to species: www.zoossa.com.au/gifts

Gift Voucher from The Farm Barn

Do you know a little one (or big kid) who loves animals? Looking for the perfect gift? Why not buy them a gift voucher to the Hahndorf Farm Barn? Or even better how about an Annual Membership!
Annual membership passes include unlimited entry for your family for a whole 12 months from the date of purchase.

Hahndorf Farm Barn is a unique blend of a children’s farmyard and wildlife park. You can hold, touch and feed most of the animals in complete safety and at your own comfort level. Find out how animals are born, grow and live on a farm. A visit to Adelaide’s Hahndorf Farm Barn is not just about family fun activities or keeping the kids entertained – it’s educational as well!
There are many activities for kids at the farm and you can easily spend hours here enjoying quality time with your family.

www.farmbarn.com.au/visitors-info/annual-membership

Cirkidz Gift Voucher

Do you want to give the ultimate treat to someone? The SA Circus Centre (CIRKIDZ) have got you covered with a circus experience that will blow their mind and leave them wanting more!

How about a term of aerial lessons, a circus 101 class where they can learn tumbling and trampolining, acrobatics, balance, and manipulation or a Ready, Steady Circus class in the school holidays?
There’s a Cirkidz class for kids as young as 2.5 right up to adults and they are SO. MUCH. FUN you can’t go wrong.

For more information on the classes available and to organise a voucher visit
www.cirkidz.org.au

Take a spin with BBQ Buoys!

Give your loved one a voucher for BBQ Buoys – it’s the coolest way to see Adelaide! Two hours cruising the River Torrens on your own Buoy, plus the option to BBQ your own meat or have BBQ Buoys arrange a grill pack or platter for you! Relax with your pre-arranged drinks, listening to tunes on your Buoy’s Bluetooth speaker – it’s a great way to catch up with friends or family and see Adelaide from another angle!

Click here to grab a Gift Voucher. 

Send someone the gift of Adventure this year with a voucher from West Beach Adventure.

With over 70 obstacles available for you to tackle at your own level and speed, the MegaClimb is perfect for anyone wanting a stimulating experience. Imagine playing tennis in the sky, rowing a boat mid-air, or manoeuvring between obstacles like our floating esky, BMX bike, and sky-high picnic table.

For those who are up for the ultimate challenge, you can take a leap of faith from our MegaJump; all in the safety of our world-class harnesses. Or for the ultimate thrill get strapped into SA’s largest Giant Swing, get winched up to 20m before plummeting back down at speeds of 70 kilometres per hour.

westbeachadventure.com.au/buy-gift-voucher

Plane Spotting at Atura

Is there a little plane lover in your family? OK this one is a bit random but if you do, a night in a runway view room at Atura is pretty cool!
Download the Flightradar24 app on your phone. It’ll tell you exactly what plane is coming in and where they’ve come from, or what plane is taking off and where they’re going to.
Then you can perch up on the window sill and plane spot til your heart’s content. Atura also has a great little bar and restaurant downstairs

click here for our full review and to book online

Gift Vouchers for Woodhouse Adventure Park

Give the ultimate gift of screen-free fun together in the great outdoors! Choose from a range of day or overnight experiences, or create your own gift package.

Gift Voucher Options (pricing includes shipping and processing):

DAY ACTIVITY PASS (valid for three years)
Child (5-15 years) – $20
Adult (16 years +) – $20
Family/Group of 4 – $64

CAMPING & ACTIVITY PASS (valid for three years)
Child (5-15 years) – $26
Adult (16 years +) – $26
Family (two adults and two children OR one adult and three children) – $97

CLUB WOODHOUSE – ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
$182 for UNLIMITED DAY ENTRY for up to four people for a whole year!

Click here to grab your Woodhouse Adventure Park gifts!

Movie Tickets

There’s always lots of great movies to see over Christmas/School Holidays. Why not treat the kids to Gold Class, or buy that hard to buy for teenager a gift card so they can plan a day out with their friends

click here to buy online

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