Princess Tea, Carriage Rides, and More Things To Do in CT This Weekend
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Get ready for visits from Santa, holiday shows, and more fun this weekend in CT!
Winterfest, PAW Patrol, and More Things to Do in Atlanta This Weekend with Kids
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Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend!
Get into the seasonal spirit this weekend with the Virginia Highland Winterfest—a FREE festival in one of Atlanta's beloved neighborhoods, featuring a parade, holiday shopping, and kids' activities. OTP families enjoy another fun, free event with Snow Day at Alpharetta City Center. Kids can play in a winter wonderland filled with snow flurries, eat holiday-themed treats, and pose in a festive photo booth. Catch the Nutcracker Ballet and more holiday shows this season, with wonderful productions in Duluth, Roswell, and Atlanta this weekend.
Beyond holiday fun in Atlanta, there's even more event goodies happening! The PAW Patrol Experience at CAMP Atlanta debuts this weekend, and artsy kids will love painting at the Neon Brush Kids Workshop. Get more details about these Atlanta events and more by continuing below!
Festival of Lights, Santa Bike Ride, and More Great Things to Do in Orlando This Weekend With Kids
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Looking for the best things to do in Orlando this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!
Missed out on a Christmas parade last weekend in Orlando? No worries—there’s still plenty of festive fun ahead! This weekend is packed with holiday cheer, featuring seasonal events like the Apopka Christmas Parade, Kissimmee Festival of Lights, Sanford Christmas Parade of Lights, and the Winter Park Christmas Boat Parade. Feeling adventurous? Join the Winter Garden Santa Bike Ride and skip the sleigh for a parade on two wheels.
Orlando holiday festivals are in full swing! Don’t miss Celebrate the Season at Reiter Park, Ten Days of Christmas at Southern Hill Farms, City of Ocoee's Jolly Jamboree, CRJ Chanukkah Festival, and Oviedo Winterfest. Scroll down for all these details and more to plan your festive weekend!
Christmas Around the World, Winter Festivals, and More Things To Do in Chicago This Weekend With Kids
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Visit Santa, check out a winter festival, or see a new version of The Nutcracker.
Skirball Hanukkah Festival, Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade, and More Top Things To Do in Los Angeles This Weekend
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Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles this weekend? Here are some of our favorite events and activities to add to your list this weekend
For a weekend that starts with Friday the 13th, this one sure is lucky! We're celebrating all the holidays, with the Farmer's Market Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Holiday Kick-Off, CAAM's Kuumba Kwanzaa Celebration, and the Skirball's Hanukkah Family Festival.
We've got Christmas parades by land, such as Whittier's 70th Annual Uptown Christmas Parade, and boat parades by sea: Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade starts off with a 15-minute drone show!
The latest Lythgoe Panto comes flyin' in, second star to the right, and straight on to Thousand Oaks: Peter Pan and Tinker Bell - A Pirate Christmas, bringing Broadway-quality production values and gut-busting guffaws to audiences of all ages. And my friends, it is snowing in So Cal, with a Winter Wonderland at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw. All the sledding, no need for snow tires. I call that lucky!
Union Square Winter Walk, Sausalito Winterfest, and More Fun Things To Do in San Francisco This Weekend
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Looking for the best things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend? Here are some great family-friendly events and activities.
Toys for Tots 2024 Drop-Off Spots in NYC and More Places to Donate Toys
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If you're looking for ways to give back this holiday season, consider donating to Toys for Tots or one of these other locations where you can donate toys in NYC. After all, during this jolly season, what brings more joy to children and families than celebrating Christmas morning with presents under the tree? Unfortunately, many local families need support to provide toys for their children.
If you have the means, it's a wonderful gesture to spread cheer by donating new toys to local charities. We’ve found multiple charities that allow families to donate toys in NYC. From the perennially popular Toys for Tots to other local charities, these organizations and their patrons can use your support. If you're struggling to put toys under your own tree, we've also noted how to request toys where possible.
Remember that most of these locations accept new toy donations. If you’re looking for places to donate gently used clothes and other items, we’ve got those, too. Plus, find tons more picks to make your holiday season extra merry in our New York City Kids Guide to Christmas and the Holidays.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Soars in NYC
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It’s never easy to successfully adapt a popular book for stage or film (the expectations!), nor to keep a theater full of toddlers and preschoolers engaged and seated for an hour. Yet, the latest stage adaptation of Eric Carle’s beloved The Very Hungry Caterpillar, playing in NYC this winter, does all that and more.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, now at the Duke through Sunday, January 5, 2025, retells four iconic Carle tales with 75 handcrafted large-scale puppets, three actors who double as puppeteers and narrators and subtle but lyrical music that readies the audience for the animal magic about to appear on stage. It’s earnest, colorful, artsy and will hold your kid in awe for 60+ solid minutes.
