Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for memory making family activities! Get a photo with Santa, have him send a letter to your kid for just the cost of a postage stamp, see some holiday lights in St. Louis or trim your tree with homemade ornaments!
(updated for 2019) Get your twinkle on, it’s Christmas light time! Pour some hot cocoa in a travel mug, download your favorite holiday tunes and put your kids in the car–because I’ve got a list of St. Louis’ best Christmas light displays! Every year we celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with trip to a couple of these …
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There’s lots of places to get a photo with Santa during the Christmas season in St. Louis–did you know that some of them are TOTALLY FREE? –>FREE Photos with Santa<– Gingerbread Village Party Nov. 30, 4-7 pm The Chase Park Plaza (main lobby) • 212 Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis Check out an awesome St. Louis Gingerbread …
Updated for 2019 Looking for Santa this Christmas season for a cute holiday photo with your kiddo or a nice meet and greet over some cookies? Here’s a few of the BEST places to find the Jolly Old Elf himself! (Not sure you want a Santa photo? Here’s tips on getting a good holiday photo …
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Take your family to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights display! Yes, this is totally family friendly. It has everything: holiday cheer, Clydesdales, s’mores, games for the kids, beer tasting for the grown ups and tons of fun. Believe it or not, it’s even better than last year! And did I mention it’s free? When Are the Brewery Lights …
(Updated 2019) Nothing says Merry Christmas more than a million twinkle lights. With camels. And a baby yak. Definitely need the baby yak. 50 Years of Way of Lights in Belleville, IL Yup, it’s Christmas time at the Way of Lights. So bundle up the kids and head to Belleville for a night of sparkly …
We’ve been making ornaments like crazy around here! Want to see our latest creation? Drum roll please….. Angry Birds!! Mitch loves to play Angry Birds on my iPad. Angry Birds in space, Angry Birds in winter, Angry Birds in Rio, Angry Birds just being angry. And the Bad Piggie game, can’t forget that. He even …
Looking for something to make with the kids that you can hang on the tree? Here’s a sled load of Christmas ornaments you can make with the kids, from floating photos in a glass ball, to llamas and Minecraft cubes to good ol’ salt dough! There’s something for everyone–and each ornament is easy enough for …
When it’s time to decorate for Christmas, I love projects that are super easy but look way fabulous! This year I tossed my old fluffy “blanket of snow” Christmas tree skirt and whipped up a new one out of red burlap. I didn’t even break out the sewing machine! All you need is a hunk …