The Gift of Goldfish

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This post was sponsored by Goldfish Swim School – Dublin and Goldfish Swim School – Westerville, but all the opinions expressed here are totally my own.

A few months back, I wrote a post lamenting the overwhelming amount of stuff around my house (and actually since then taken a second carload full of perfectly good – and in some cases new – stuff to be donated). I’ve also been following a friend’s posts about practicing not minimalism but what she refers to as “enough-ism” – we could probably all get by with a lot less, but we don’t have to get rid of everything.

So in that spirit, and also in the holiday spirit now, it’s nice to think about the idea of gifting experiences for our kiddos, instead of more of that stuff.

Goldfish Swim School in Dublin and Westerville agrees and has created a super enticing gift package that both bargain hunters and people who just cannot handle any more stuff will love. And it makes a great gift for the whole family (feel free to forward this post to the grandparents!)

Plus, it’s more than fun; it’s useful! (Hi, yes, I realize I just became my grandmother, who would ask us what we “need” for Christmas instead of what we “want.” I get this very practical side of my gift-giving nature honestly!) I mean, your kids are learning to swim and how to be safe in and around the water!

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At Goldfish, lessons start for kids as early as 4 months, so parents or grandparents with wee little ones who aren’t much into even the boxes and wrapping paper yet could appreciate this. And they teach every level up to age 12.

So what’s the deal? Well, for $199, you get $193 worth of credit at Goldfish (which can be used for one child over several months or multiple children at once), plus so so so much more awesome stuff from a huge variety of local establishments (a $540 total value!). There are free kids meals, free pizza, free cake, play cafe passes, free trampoline park passes, photographer gift certificate, various free classes – 20 coupons in all!

By the time you get through using all of the goodies, you’ll be exhausted, well fed, your kids will better in the pool than ever before AND, best of all, probably less likely to flip out after hearing “I’m BORRRED” two days after Christmas when the novelty of the new stuff has already worn off. It’s quite the win-win deal.

An added perk for currently enrolled families: if you refer a family who is not currently enrolled and they purchase the gift package, you get a free Jump Start clinic that can be used during the summer of 2017. Oh, and be sure to check out our Columbus Moms Blog Facebook page too for details on how to enter to win this Goldfish Swim School giveaway package! Entries are being accepted until 11:00 pm EST on November 28, 2016.