Theatre
I’ve mentioned that my mom, sister, and I are going to A Christmas Carol to celebrate her birthday. We’ve been before – it’s becoming a tradition of sorts (which works out well as her birthday is in late November – past Thanksgiving, so it’s OK to be all Christmas-bananas). The Nutcracker is another family favorite.
Granted, we are a theatre/music theatre family – we wore out a The King and I cassette tape on family trips. Speaking of, we saw that musical twice as a family.
These events usually expand to include dinner beforehand, so it’s a full evening of family fun.
Tours and Memberships
I’m lucky to live in a city with great museums, so an afternoon of “culture” followed by dinner is an easy go-to. In fact, my second date with Will was to see the then-new Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago. At dinner that night, I knew I was in for the long haul with that guy.
Some of our city museums are free on the first Sunday of the month. You can also “check out” free visitor passes from the local libraries. There are a lot of ways to make this gift clutter and cost free!
Chicago also has a very highly-rated Architecture Tour – a great gift for family living out-of-town as well.
Another idea is a membership to the museum in question. Will and I are members of the Art Institute, so that second date I mentioned early was actually “free” (but not, you know, because I paid to be a member). I’m also a member of the local public radio station. There are a lot of “cultural” places with membership possibilities.
Kerry says
These are lovely gift ideas. We’ve been cooking at home a lot more recently, instead of eating out, and using the extra cash to buy museum memberships. So worthwhile xo
Hemborgwife says
I love these ideas for my grandma’s birthday we often went to tea at a place in Southern California called The Huntington Library which has beautiful gardens as well as some important pieces for work like Blue Boy.
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