From locally inspired to personalized creations, delicious hosting options and film fun… Family Entourage is here with gifts and activities for everyone this holiday season.
HOLIDAY PERSONALIZED
From a statement centerpiece to a Santa cookie jar, character cups or handprint plates… personalize your holidays with celebratory ceramic creations. You can make a reindeer plate to leave Santa his cookies or a gingerbread cookie jar to store all your homemade treats. Our kids love picking out a piece to paint at CeramiCafe and by giving the gift of a shared activity, grandma can take the kids to paint an item or you can create a piece together as a family. Don’t forget to add the name and year on each piece. It is always fun to look back over the years at the items the kids create. Ceramic Cafe has two locations in San Diego. It is also a fun place to meet up with friends over the holiday break and paint ornaments for the tree.
OUTFIT THE FAMILY WITH SOCAL STYLE
From walking the beach to working out, bustling about from activity to sports practices, and of course school carpool lines and drop off… the best brand to take your family style, and comfort, from work to play is Travis Mathew. Gift the polos that made the lifestyle brand famous, to button downs, boardshorts, t-shirts and more, it is perfect for everyone in the family.
Inspired from the culture and lifestyle of Southern California’s surf, sand and sun, the line is versatile with it’s everyday apparel designed to deliver the perfect fit. Both men and women love the Cloud Collection it features Travis Mathew’s softest and most comfortable products, all featuring the iconic plush fleece that feels like you’re wrapped in a cloud. The collection has sweatpants, hoodies, shorts and crewnecks that can be great for lounging around the house and even for long-haul travel days.
Be sure to check out Travis Mathew Holiday Gift Guide where they have curated gifts for him, gifts for her, gifts for all budgets, plus a fun twist for families is Just Like Dad and Youth collection where there have items for fathers and sons. Our boys love to match dad and in this case, Dad welcomes his mini-me to share the same style.
Shop any of the Travis Mathew retail locations and also online this holiday season!
HOLIDAY MEALS AND A MOVIE
Grab a meal and get a movie ticket! Whether you are dining in or getting food to go, California Pizza Kitchen is a great spot for families this holiday season. They have fun seasonal offerings and sharable pizzas and plates. Get creative with catering your get together or party, or even just when hosting friends and family in town. Our family favorite is the The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza. In 2024, 998,900 people ordered the original BBQ Chicken pizza!
Plus when you spend $50 or more at the restaurant you get a $10 Fandango Movie Reward to Moana 2 in theatres. And when you buy gift cards you get a reward too! And for the holiday season, enjoy a bite-sized twist on CPK’s classic Butter Cake! Choose 3 flavors to build your flight, served with vanilla Häagen-Dazs® ice cream Dark Chocolate & Brownie, Crumble•Spiced Apple & Cherries, Smoked Bacon & Maple, Classic Butter Cake.
GET YOUR GAME ON!
Whether you are hosting a party or an intimate night with the family, playing games is always such a great way to bond and enjoy time together. Classic interactive board games to conversation starters, cards, and tech infused options like karaoke and multi-player video games… not only will they liven any evening but they all also double as great gift ideas too. Here are some of our favorites:
MONOPOLY: It’s a Family Game Night staple! Players buy, sell, dream, and scheme their way to riches with the Monopoly board game. Plus we love all the theme Monopoly options too.
UNO: Strategize to defeat your competition with special action cards like Skips, Reverses, Draw Twos and color-changing Wild cards. When you’re down to one card, don’t forget to shout UNO!
TROUBLE: In the Trouble board game, kids race to get all their game pieces around the board; but be careful! A player could get bumped and sent back to the beginning. Kids can play the classic Trouble game or a more challenging version with Power Up spaces. Be the first player to get all 4 pegs into the Finish Zone to win!
KANOODLE: This best-selling, award-winning, brain-bending, puzzle game includes 200 addicting 2D & 3D puzzles from beginner basic to deviously difficult; there are hundreds of possible combinations, but only one correct answer.
BATTLESHIP: Hunt, seek, win! This strategy game for kids is the ultimate search-and-destroy mission: call a shot and fire. Sink all of your opponent’s ships for the win
CLUE: Clue has intrigued generations of game-playing families. Did Colonel Mustard do it in the Lounge with the Revolver? Maybe it was Miss Peacock in the Kitchen with a Rope? Each game provides a fascinating new mystery of foul play to test your ability as a sleuth.
