Presenting your annual Cincinnati holiday gift guide! Whether you’re looking for awesome new gift ideas for your kids, want experiences to gift, or are searching for a good cause to gift to on behalf of your family, we’ve got our top picks all rounded up here for you.
We have found some of the coolest new gift and experience ideas for you this holiday season!
Womple
Bring the wonders of the world to your child’s fingertips with WompleBox! WompleBox is an award-winning subscription box that takes your child on a rollicking adventure to a new country each month. It’s the most engaging and exciting way for kids to discover geography, culture, sciences, wildlife, and more to deepen their knowledge of the world. Every box includes an illustrated early-reader adventure book that will transport them to a new place, two hands-on STEAM projects, fold-out map & fact-filled country guide, ‘Pen Pal Pack’ with stickers, stationery, envelope, and postcard, and a collectible from each place.
WOMPLE UNBOXING!
Name Stories - The Gift of a Lifetime
A name can encompass many things: a badge of honor… a sense of self… a story. As a gift or keepsake to honor and inspire someone special in your life, their art prints make for smart, engaging, and distinctive décor. Combining typography with artistic expression, Name Stories’ original content is a result of years of rigorous research and carefully curated pieces of history. Every story they tell, they tell with love. An amazing gift to last for years and years to come!
Hinterland Organic New Zealand Raw Manuka Honey
This amazing honey is beautifully presented in glass jars and makes a great gift for health and wellness and for foodies, etc. Hinterland is one of only a handful of certified organic honey producers in New Zealand. Enjoy all the goodness of Mānuka honey, with the added benefit of being certified organic!
Loloma Pure Organic Coconut Oil
This gift-worthy coconut oil from Loloma comes in a pretty gold container and has multiple uses in one jar! It’s the world’s purest organic coconut oil and perfect for moms and babies.
GoSili Silicone Cups, Straws, & More
What’s better than the holidays? A nice glass of wine during the holidays! Our friends at GoSili® have the best 12oz Stemless Silicone Wine Cups! They come in packs of 2 and are a great gift for the wine-lovers in your life (or for yourself!)
If your houses are anything like ours, the last thing you need this holiday season is more stuff. More toys, more gadgets, more anything! If we had to guess, our friends and family would most likely say the same thing.
This Holiday Season, give the gift of our city.
Living in a diverse city is amazing because it offers so many fun options, and we bet something on this list is the perfect gift for someone special in your life.
Cirque Dreams Holidaze {December 6-7}
GIVE THE GIFT OF A HOLIDAY SHOW!
Presented by the Cincinnati Arts Association, Cirque Dreams Holidaze dazzles with a brilliant and whimsical family holiday spectacular. This annual tradition wraps a Broadway-style production around an infusion of contemporary circus arts. As lights dim and the music swells, audiences will have visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads as a fantastical cast of holiday storybook characters come to life.
Imaginative and fun for the whole family, Cirque Dreams Holidaze features a world-renowned cast of performers accompanied by an original music score including new twists on seasonal favorites. Singers, dancers, penguins, toy soldiers, and reindeer evoke the dreams behind a child’s eye on the most magical of nights. Amidst a backdrop of new sets, scenery, and storylines, this family-friendly production is sure to put a twinkle in your eye!
Friday, December 6, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM
Aronoff Center for the Arts – Procter & Gamble Hall
Ticket prices start at $39.50
www.CincinnatiArts.org/CDH
(513) 621-2787 [ARTS]
Aronoff Center Ticket Office
Land of Illusion Christmas Glow
GIVE THE GIFT OF A HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW!
Land of Illusions’ Christmas Glow – Christmas Drive-Thru is here to create memories and celebrate the season with your family! Celebrate the season at The Christmas Glow, over 3.8 million lights at the 2-mile long Christmas Around the World drive-thru experience, visit Santa at the Christmas Village Santa Workshop, or just take in the majestic lights of the 45-foot Christmas Tree as you and yours warm by the gas fire pits.
Open November 27th – December 30 from 6pm to 10pm
Closed Christmas Day.
Drive Thru Only December 26th-30th
Pogo Pass - A Year Full of Fun!
Give the Ultimate Experience Gift!
This holiday season, give the gift of our city. A Cincinnati Pogo Pass gets you a year full of fun to 15+ venues and attractions across the tri-state! During their Black November sale, each annual pass is only $44.99 with code cincymompogo through November 31, 2024!
Cincinnati-Area Goldfish Sim Schools
Click on the location you prefer below to get the Goldfish Swim School holiday package:
Give the Gift of Swim Lessons from Goldfish Swim School!
Dip a toe into fintastic fun, life-saving swim lessons, and a gift they’ll always remember! This holiday season, give the kids in your life the gift of swimming at Goldfish Swim School around Cincinnati! They’ll be unwrapping more than just the usual presents. They’ll be unwrapping memories and fun, in a safe and clean environment. Most importantly, they’ll be unwrapping the gift of water safety — the gift that can save their lives!
This holiday season, Goldfish Swim School (with locations in Anderson, Kenwood, and West Chester) are offering the following Holiday Package ($199-$259) –
- Holiday Package (under 3 years of age):
- 6 weeks of Swim Lessons
- A baby bath book
- A Goldfish Swim School Storyboard Book
- A Reusable Swim Diaper
- 4 Family Swim Passes
- Holiday Package (3 years and older):
- 6 weeks of Swim Lessons
- 2 Goldfish Swim School Storyboard Books
- A pair of Goggles
- 4 Family Swim Passes
Presenting the CMC TOP 25 Cincinnati gift experience recommendations below:
- Tour Cincinnati on a Pedal Wagon
(CMC Mom Tip: Check out the mural tour and add some art to the exercise.) - Cincinnati Nature Center Family Membership
- Family membership to Gorman Heritage Farm
(CMC Mom Tip: Design your own “gift certificate” that can be redeemed for a week of summer camp!) - Family Pass to Highfield Discovery Garden at Glenwood Gardens
- Gift certificates or spa and wellness packages to Chasing Cali Collective
- Smale Riverfront Park outing, including Carol Ann’s Carousel
(CMC Mom Tip: Pre-purchase the tokens and wrap them up with a carousel ornament.) - Tickets to any show at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
(CMC Mom Tip: If you splurge on season tickets, you get free parking at a nearby garage.) - Day or Season passes to discover and learn at Cincinnati Museum Center (part of Pogo Pass! – use code cincymompogo for half off)
- Explore with a Zoo Troop Class
- Gift a street dance class at Heroes Rise (open classes for ages 6+)
(CMC Mom Tip: Pair this gift with a fun tee or new sneakers!) - Get creative at Mad Potter
- Take a family dinner or kid’s cruise on the B&B Riverboats
(CMC Mom Tip: A family membership makes for lots of cruising fun!) - Overnight stay at Great Wolf Lodge.
- Annual Passes to Newport Aquarium
- Give the gift of safety with swim lessons at Goldfish Swim School.
(CMC Mom Tip: Goldfish offers a holiday gift package for lessons purchased around the holiday that makes the shopping super simple.) - Florence Y’alls tickets and merch (part of Pogo Pass! – use code cincymompogo for half off)
- Discover at the Cincinnati Observatory
- EnterTRAINment Junction 1st Class Boarding Pass (part of Pogo Pass! – use code cincymompogo for half off)
(CMC Mom Tip: They are only open until the end of 2024! Go while you still can!!!) - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Tickets
(CMC Mom Tip: The Lollipops Family Series is an amazing way to introduce children to the orchestra.) - Explore Cincinnati and/or Newport history with an American Legacy Tour
- Tickets to a show at the Aronoff Center for the Arts
- Make your own candle at Manitou Candle Co.
(CMC Mom Tip: This is a great excuse to plan a night out with your tween/teenager) - Tap into your inner artist at Doodlin Pottery Studio
- Catch a show at Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre
- Great Parks of Hamilton County Annual Pass
You truly can’t go wrong giving the gift of Cincinnati – exploring our beautiful city while creating meaningful, lasting memories with your loved ones.
Don’t forget, if you visit any of these local spots, tag us on Instagram @cincymomcollective with your #MomsAroundCincy photos!
Give Like a Mother (G.L.A.M.) is a licensed 501(c)3 nonprofit, clothing assistance program that supplies children in need with seasonally appropriate clothing.
Although, they operate on gently-used clothing, they pride themselves on providing quality, in-style clothing to their clients at no cost to them. They want children to be proud to wear the clothing they receive. They believe this can increase self-esteem, decrease ridicule, and in turn have a positive effect on their experience and performance in school.
While their name is fun and a little sassy, they mean it as a challenge. Too often, mothers give everything they can for their children and it is still not enough.
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