Welcome to the fourth annual Macaroni Kid Holiday Gift Guide! We are very excited to feature fabulous local businesses and their exciting holiday gift ideas to make your gift giving an enjoyable experience this year, all while supporting our local economy right here at home.
Below, in alphabetical order, is a brief description of each local business. By clicking on the business name, you'll arrive at their full listing filled with additional details on all that they have to offer this holiday season. Be sure to let them know you saw it on Macaroni Kid. Happy Shopping!
A Time To Kiln is an art studio where you can create your own one of a kind masterpieces with pottery, mosaics, and stuff-a-critter. We now also offer acrylic painting on canvas and wood. Come in today and create something unique and amazing to gift this season! For every $50 you buy to "give" as a gift certificate for someone special this season, you will "get" an additional $10 free for you! Just tell them you read about it on Macaroni Kid to take advantage of this great offer.
Goldfish Swim School – Middletown is proud to help teach the children of the great community of Middletown, New Jersey how to swim and be safer in the water. Our revolutionary Perpetual Lessons model includes one life-guard certified instructor for every four children, year-round swim lessons for children 4 months to 12 years and for swimmers of all abilities, a curriculum focused on teaching swim and safety skills while building character, flexible scheduling to accommodate even the busiest family’s schedule, and much, much more. Gift Experience to the child in your life this holiday season!
Inspired Minds Fine Art School in Lincroft offers courses for ages ranging from 5 through adult, for skill levels from beginner to advanced. All students are given one on one attention and the focus is on learning techniques and building skill in a variety of media. Give the gift of art this holiday season! Purchase a day, a few days, or a week of our exciting Winter Break Art Camp running December 26-28th from 10am-1pm for your child. We also offer gift certificates for classes, and our Winter class session commences on January 2nd. Enjoy a
10% Discount for NEW Students when you mention Macaroni Kid or use code MACARONI when registering online.
iPlay America has the deals to make your holiday shopping a snap! This year when you buy $50 in gift cards, you get $10 in FREE bonus play – the ultimate gift of fun for everyone! What a deal! ($10 Bonus Play valid January 1st – March 31st 2019). Be sure to look out for iPlay America’s exclusive Black Friday special as well! Give the Gift of Fun This Season- an iPlay America Gift Card!
Journey to Oz: A Wizard of Oz Story at Two River Theater - This Thanksgiving weekend, kick off your holiday season by joining us at our highly anticipated Theater for Families production, Journey to Oz: A Wizard of Oz Story. Recommended for ages 4+, this show will feature an interactive experience where audience members will have the opportunity to be part of one of the most beloved stories ever written. This family-friendly show will unfold in the Rechnitz Theater as a giant library that transports audiences to Kansas, Munchkin Land, Emerald City and other magical locations inspired by L. Frank Baum’s life and series of Oz books. All tickets are $20.
Monmouth Museum - Through December 30th, the Main Gallery will feature our annual Holiday Exhibition, Fabulous Food, the popular Model Train Display, and a lovely tree decorated by the Friends of the Museum with a food theme. All exhibits and the Museum’s Artisan Holiday Gift Gallery are open Tuesday - Saturday: 10am-5pm; Friday until 9pm and Sunday 12pm-5pm. For your shopping pleasure, a myriad of unique crafts will be showcased in the Holiday Gift Gallery with one-of-a-kind gifts for all ages. Family Membership Gift Certificates and Daily Gift Passes also make great presents. This year, your child’s artistic picture of their favorite holiday food, which they create in the Museum’s Green Arts Studio, may be displayed on the walls of the Museum’s Hallway Gallery. The Museum offers a number of MMKIDS activities throughout the entire holiday season and vacation break.
Music Together Coastal Melodies is proud to offer Music Together Family Classes. This is the essential Music Together class, one that a child can attend from birth through age five with an adult caregiver—and through all nine song collections. This approach fosters natural, family-style learning where younger children enjoy watching and imitating older ones; older children learn by leading younger ones; and adults are happy because the children in the family can go to class together. Tinton Falls, Lincroft, Little Silver, Ocean Township, Ocean Grove, Belmar and Sea Girt locations. Each 10 week session also includes two professionally recorded CDs, an illustrated songbook, parent resource materials, and a musical growth chart for families to take home. Give the gift of music for the family with Music Together Coastal Melodies!
My Gym Shrewsbury has developed an extraordinary program and facility devised to help children 7 months thru 9 years of age develop physically, cognitively and emotionally. We offer structured, age-appropriate, weekly classes that incorporate music, dance, relays, games, special rides, gymnastics, sports and more. Give the gift of movement and fun this holiday season with My Gym Shrewsbury!
The Nutcracker presented by The Company of Dance Arts - Get in the holiday spirit and treat the family this holiday season to a sensational performance of The Nutcracker at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank on December 8th & 9th with performances at 1pm & 5pm each day. Buy your tickets today!
Pinot's Palette offers fun, upscale paint classes where everyone can be a Picasso! Adults and children enjoy learning to create their own masterpiece while enjoying time with their friends in our beautiful Red Bank studio. Gift a Pinot's Palette class to a loved one or friend this holiday season.
Sky Zone Trampoline Park - Ocean Township Bundle Up for the holidays! The Gift to Get this year: Purchase a $30 Holiday Gift Card and receive a pair of our Limited Edition Holiday SkySocks and a 30 Minute Activity Pass! *While Supplies Last. Makes a great stocking stuffer for your favorite jumpers!
Two River Theater - Give your family an inspiring experience this holiday season with the gift of live theater! With a 8-production season, education classes, and free events, there is sure to be something for everyone at Two River Theater. Ticket packages, gift cards and more available at tworivertheater.org or by calling our box office at 732.345.1400.
