The Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill will host several holiday celebrations in December. Kids can enjoy a buffet-style Breakfast with Santa and songs and stories from 10 am to 12:30 pm on December 10. Pre-registration is required and the cost is $8 for members and $15 for non-members (plus tax). Space is limited. Other events at the museum include:
Add Comment Don't miss the Winter Holiday Spectacular at the New Jersey Children's Museum in Paramus. Each exhibit will be festively decorated and on December 10, 11, 17 and 18, kids can listen to holiday songs, special stories and watch puppet shows - and meet Santa. Admission is $14.99 per child and $10 per adult and for additional fees, kids can participate in special activities including meet-and-greets with princesses and a holiday craft. Check their website for more information. Historic Smithville has some holiday fun for families including the Holiday Light Show, an orchestrated show of lights and music played out across the lake 5:30 - 8 pm, running until Jan. 2. Each weekend in December, Smithville also offers a Christmas Train ride to see the decorated village, a Magical Talking Tree and a free story time with Mrs. Claus in her Christmas Cottage from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. On December 10 and 17, families can go to Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Tavern for a buffet breakfast with Santa. There also will be a chance for a picture with Santa. For more information, call 609-652-0544. Holiday Events in Clinton 12/01/2011
Holiday events in Clinton include the Annual Christmas Parade at 7 pm Dec. 2 with more than 40 floats, live performances and Santa's arrival. On December 15 from 6 pm to 9:30 pm, enjoy shopping and the festive atmosphere of the historic district with horse and carriage rides (for a small fee), caroling, and luminaries lining the streets for that special holiday glow. On December 18, Santa is back in town from 1 pm to 3 pm on Main Street. December 19, 2009 from 10am to 2pm at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Rd/GSP Exit 109, Lincroft, NJ, 07738 Website Phone: 732-814-2882 On Saturday, A Worthy Cause (AWC) will host it's 2nd Annual Santa Fun Run/Community Day at Brookdale College! Included in this remarkable, unusual event, is a 'race,' whereas participants walk/run a 1/2 mile course in a Santa Claus costume. The costumes will be given to all persons who collect $50 or more in 'sponsorship money', to benefit AWC + the several, local, 501[c]3 charities, that will be honored. This event is open to the PUBLIC! Simply email us with your name, address + phone number, + pay the $35 deposit, + we will reserve you a suit. The {$35} deposit can be mailed to: A Worthy Cause, 1860 New York Ave, Whiting, NJ 08759, or paid via our 'Paypal Donate Button'. Click here for sponsor form. If you have a Santa suit already, the deposit is only [$10], + the total minimum sponsorship money is only $25. Children can walk/run in the race, but for safety reasons, we don't supply them with suits/beards. Instead, they can run for a flat fee of $10, which includes a special edition Santa cap [as seen on our Home Page] for them to wear + keep. Adults + kids may sign up at ANY time, includ. 12/19, but we ask that you try + do so by 12/10. On race day, the balance of the 'sponsorship money' is due [$15 minimum for all adults], and each runner/walker can decide which honored charities that they would like to donate their funds to. One such group is 'American Recreational Military Services [A.R.M.S.], which provides 'wish-list toys' to boys + girls who will have a parent overseas in the military, for Christmas. Our other honored charities include Blossom, Int'l, Clean Ocean Action, The Monmouth County SPCA, The Best Day Foundation, Lunch Break [Red Bank Soup Kitchen], The Bridge of Books Foundation, Coastal Habitat for Humanity, + the local the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. AWC has worked with or for most of these groups in 2009, it's inaugeral year! 'Incentive awards,' including commemorative 'AWC Santa Fun Run' beanie winter caps, + jackets, are given to those who collect at least $75, and $100 [includ the $35 deposit], respectively, All runners/walkers will also be given a free, collectible 'Santa Bobblehead Photo Ornament' Additionally, yours truly [dubbed 'Rob Robby'] will be the star of the 1st ever edition of 'Retro Game Show,' an over-the top, comical 'mock game show,' which incorporates elements of ALL of those classic gameshows [and gameshow hosts] of yesteryear, into one show! With my wig + smarmy, cheesy smile in place, I would love to ask YOU to 'Come on dowwwwn, + be the next contestant on Retroooooo....Gameshow!' You won't win any MAJOR prizes, but you or another in your group [including children 5+ yrs of age] may get the chance to win SOMETHING decent, + moreover, enjoy the feeling of BEING on a REAL gameshow! Maybe best of all, we will have FUN activities + crafts set up at each charity's 'station,' for children to do These projects mimic the actual 'volunteer work' that AWC members did in 2009! We call this our'Passport to a Better World,' as we will be providing each child with a faux passport, which will be 'stamped' by a charity member, each time the child completes an 'assignment!' Attendees even get to RACE HERMIT CRABS for FREE! Admission for the entire event....including 'Retro Game Show,' and the 'Passport' project..is free for runners/walkers, $5 for adult spectators, $3 for chidlren 5-17 yrs of age, + free for kids under 5. . Also included with admission is lunch + drinks, holiday movies, holiday music by 90.5 'The Night, + FREE photos for kids with 'the REAL' Santa!' Doors of the Brookdale SLC open at 10am. The BIG RACE begins at 12pm, + raindate is 12/20! So sign up TODAY to attend or run in AWC's signature event Christmas Express Days 12/05/2009
Christmas Express Days: December 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th. 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM (trains leave every 30 minutes) The Christmas Express – A Holiday Tradition! Santa rides the Christmas Express and talks to all the children. Train leaves every half hour. Advance tickets go on sale October 16thth! This event sells out every year! Note: Each Person Requires A Paid Full Fare Ticket for this event. Come to the station, as all tickets must be purchased in person. Sorry no credit cards are accepted only cash or checks. located in Allaire State Park, New Jersey Route 524, Wall Township, New Jersey Polar Express 12/05/2009
Santa Train Ride departs weekends in December from Lehigh Junction located in the Historic Main Street area of Phillipsburg New Jersey. This ride features a visit from Santa on the train. Run by the New York Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society, the rides leave 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm and 3:30 pm on weekends only For more info call 908-454-4433 (answered in person operating days) FARES: Train Ride Only Children: $7.00 Adults: $14.00 December 5, 6, 12, 13 Description Come meet Santa Claus on the Black River & Western Railroad! On every round-trip departure from Flemington Santa and his elves will visit each passenger and give them their own tasty treat. Photo opportunities are available as time permits. Tickets Tickets are sold first-come first-serve at Flemington Station from 11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. each day of the event. Prices are:
Schedule All passengers must board the Santa Express at Flemington Station. Each round-trip lasts approximately 75-80 minutes. Round-trip departures from Flemington Station are:
Visit Santa at Crane-Phillips House Museum 12/05/2009
Visit Santa at Crane-Phillips House Museum 12/20/2009, Sunday from 2:00-4:00pm, Crane-Phillips House Museum, 124 North Union Ave Contact Person : Maureen Wakeman Phone #: 908-276-0082 Email: cranfordhistoricalsociety@verizon.net Web Site: cranfordhistoricalsociety.com The Cranford Historical Society invites children of all ages to stop and visit Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the Crane-Phillips House Museum. Come say hello and take your picture with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Take a tour of our museum decorated for the holidays-Victorian Style! All visitors will receive a little gift when they stop by. ADMISSION IS FREE. Other Cranford holiday events Pictures & Trolley Ride with Santa 12/05/2009
Pictures & Trolley Ride with Santa 12/19/2009, 10:00 am, Gazebo - N. Union & Springfield Contact Person : Cranford Chamber of Commerce Phone #: (908) 272-6114 Email: cranfordchamber@comcast.net Web Site: http://www.cranford.com/chamber/ 10:00 am - 12:00 noon: Photos with Santa on Sled ($3.00 each) 1 pm - 4 pm Trolley Rides with Santa and hot chocolate - (Sponsored by Town Bank). At the Gazabe S. Union and Springfield Aves Other Cranford holiday events | Event Calendar
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