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Unique Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List
When is a gift more than just a gift? These hand-curated selections from the Exploratorium Store fuel curiosity and open paths to exploration all year long. Surprise, challenge, and delight even your hardest-to-shop-for friends and family with our unique selection.
Even better, every purchase helps to support the Exploratorium's mission of transforming learning worldwide. Find something for everyone online or on site at Pier 15.
1. Gifts for Science Lovers
Looking for the perfect gift for the science lover in your life? From an Albert Einstein planter (yes, the theoretical physicist can be a home for your plant!) to a whimsical moon mug activated by heat, bring joy to the science enthusiasts in your life.
2. Gifts for Kids
Encourage kids’ sense of wonder—and learn something yourself—with the Exporatorium’s curated selection of gifts for kids. From science books for toddlers to awesome Klutz LEGO Gadgets machines that whirl, flip, and cruise, discover the perfect gift for the little scientist in your life.
3. Stocking Stuffers, Down to a Science
Find the perfect stocking stuffers––from an Exploratorium pi ice cube tray (try pairing it with a periodic table drinking glass!) to your very own Otamatone electronic music synthesizer. The Exploratorium has stocking stuffers down to a science with our curated collections of gifts under $100, $50, $25, and $15.
4. Gifts for Makers
Do you love building as much as we do, or know someone who does? Either way, we've rounded up fun gifts for all the makers on your list. From kid-friendly dough machines to Zig & Go Roll Action-Reaction, a chain-reaction domino game, explore ideas for crafters and builders today.
5. Give the Gift of Memorable Experiences
Delight your loved ones with the gift of experience. With an Exploratorium Daytime gift membership, your recipients will enjoy:
- Unlimited free admission to Pier 15
- Daytime members-only VIP hours every Sunday, 10 a.m.–noon
- 10% off dining and nonalcoholic beverages at Seaglass Restaurant and Seismic Joint Café
- 10% discount at the Exploratorium Store
- Exclusive invitations to members-only events and exhibition previews
- Discounted tickets to After Dark Thursday nights
- Discounted guest tickets
The best part? Your Exploratorium membership also includes free admission to 350+ science centers and museums worldwide.
