Monday, December 1st, 2008 - 2:39pm
MISD 2008 FALL Holiday Schedule:
Nov 24 - 28 - Thanksgiving HOLIDAY
Santa Letters
Date: Order By December 12th!
Description: Imagine the delight on your child's face when he or she receives a special letter from Santa personalized with his or her name in their mailbox! Order Your Customized Santa Letter Today along with 6 FREE Holiday Stickers! Be one of the first 15 to order & receive a FREE Bonus Gift!
Cost: $7.95/letter
Sign up to win a FREE Santa Letter!!!
Wiggly Holiday Party
Date & Time: Wednesday Dec 3rd @ 10am - 1pm
Location: Wiggly Play Center
Address: 4944 Preston Road Suite 100, Frisco
Description: Special Guest Appearances by Wags the Dog, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and SANTA himself! Plus a holiday craft, Kindermusik, Goodies for the kids, Door Prizes & Cutest Holiday Outfit Contest! Click on the link above for all the scoop!
Cost: $8.95/child (+tax) - Adults & Under Age One Year are FREE. Click here to Pre-Pay.
Moms Night Out Pottery Painting Party
Date & Time: December 11th @ 7pm - 9pm
Location: Walls of Clay
Address: 115 W Virginia, Downtown McKinney
Description: Paint a Christmas Ornament, Have some Cupcakes and Coffee & other Refreshments, Sample some New & Delicious wines with a Free Wine Tasting and just have fun painting with other women! Take care of some of your Holiday Shopping early by making a Handmade Gift!
Cost: $12
Santa Photos
Date & Time: November 15th from 11am to 6pm and December 13th from 2pm to 6pm
Location: Just One Year Photography
Address: 6201 Technology Dr Ste 119, Frisco
Description: Avoid the lines & get your photo taken with Santa Claus! For children who are scared of Santa, he leaves the room and we can still get very nice portraits!
Bring a new toy for Toys for Tots and receive a complimentary 5x7 with your purchase! (one per family)
Contact: Call Desi for Reservations: 214-618-3699
Cost: Sessions are $25. A CD purchase will be available.
A Date With Santa
Date & Time: December 6, 2008
Location: Marriott Legacy Town Center
Address: 7120 N Dallas Pkwy, Plano
Description: Join us for breakfast, crafts, silent auction, and a private Date With Santa! All proceeds benefit Hope's Door, the only shelter for battered women and their children in Collin County. Santa's Workshop will also be held this year in a private dining room. There is limited seating for this additional VIP event with Santa!
Cost: $35 to $75
Believe! 2008
Date & Time: November 29th at 8am
Location: A start and finish in historic downtown McKinney
Description: 10K and Family 5K Fun Run/Walk has it all: a challenging 10K course, a scenic 5K course and a fun-filled one mile course. Awards will be given out for all age levels. Come early for the children's Santa Chase and a special sunrise celebration. Believe! benefits the scholarship program of Holy Family School in McKinney.
For more information on this event, visit the Believe! website at believemckinney.org.
Dickens of a Christmas
Location: Downtown Historic McKinney Square
Dates: Friday, November 28: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, November 29: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday, November 30: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
An old fashioned, Victorian Christmas atmosphere with horse drawn carriages, traveling carolers, visits with Santa Claus, a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony and activities for all ages. Patrons are encouraged to spend the weekend enjoying all the activities and taking advantage of the many great shops, restaurants, and entertainment. Periodically, during the month of December, the shops in downtown McKinney will stay open for extended hours so that customers have a chance to finish all of that holiday shopping in one place with over 100 boutiques, art galleries, bookstores, apparel, gifts and exquisite antiques.
Family Holiday In The West End
Date & Time: December 6
Location: Historic West End, downtown Dallas
Entertainment throughout the West End.
Festival of Trees
Location: Stonebridge Country Club on Beacon Hill
Description: The festival will begin with the Preview Gala and Silent Auction. A festive event, the trees, wreaths, toppers, centerpieces and gingerbread houses will be sold during a silent auction.
On Sunday & Monday, the Festival will open to the general public. For a small admission fee, families may tour the decorated rooms.
The Festival of Trees is the fall fundraiser for Project Graduation.
Project Graduation provides all McKinney Independent School District graduation seniors with a safe, drug-free, alcohol-free event to celebrate graduation with their friends. More important, alternative celebrations such as PG have proven to be the most effective means of preventing drug and alcohol related incidents and have saved lives in every community where they are held.
Cost: Tickets for the Preview Gala are $30 each or 2 for $50 and must be purchased in advance. Tickets for the open house are available at the door for $ Adults; $3 Seniors and Students; $2 Children under 12.
Holiday at the Arboretum - The Nutcracker Display
Date & Time: November 28th through the January 6th; Open daily: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Dallas Arboretum
Address: 8525 Garland Road, Dallas
Description: Come see the stately DeGolyer Mansion and gardens decorated for the holidays.
Daily Activities include Holiday Tea, photos at the Candy Cane Cottage and Peppermint Patch, the Holiday Kid's Discovery Guide and more!
Weekend Activities include live holiday music, children's holiday crafts, photos with Santa, storytime with Mrs. Claus, meet Frosty & Rudolph and more!
Wonderland Wednesdays run December 3rd to the 17th from 11am to 1pm. Special events scheduled just on Wednesdays!
Cost: Adults $8.00, Senior (65+) $7.00, Children 3-12, $5.00, Children 2 and under, Free. General Parking, $5.00.
Holidays at the Heard
Date & Time: December 6th from 11am to 3pm
Location: Heard Museum
Address: 1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX
Description: Guests will not only enjoy shopping at this market, but also taking photos with Father Christmas and Mother Nature, touring the Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit, partaking of some special refreshments, and making a special holiday craft with your children.
Cost: Museum entry
Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children's Christmas Parade
Date & Time: December 6th
Location: Adolphus Hotel
Address: 1321 Commerce Street, Dallas
Description: Enjoy marching bands, magnificent floats and balloons, acrobats, and even a visit from Santa.
Reserved Bleacher seating is available. Please call 214.456.8360.
For information on Breakfast with Santa. Please call 214.456.8383.
Santa Arrives at NorthPark
Date & Time: November 28th at 10:30am
Location: NorthPark Center
Address: 1030 NorthPark Center, Northwest Hwy at North Central Expwy, Dallas
Description: Arriving in NorthCourt between Nordstrom and Macy's, Santa Claus will be joined by NBC5 News anchor Mike Snyder, The Salvation Army Band, a host of volunteers and other special guests for a holiday parade throughout NorthPark Center as we kick off the holiday season.
Santa at Stonebriar
Date & Time: November 15th to December 24th during mall hours
Location: Stonebriar Centre
Address: 2601 Preston Rd
Description: Santa sets up his annual village on the mall's lower level near the play area.
Cost: Free
He will be available for photos from 11 am to 7 pm until November 26.
Starting November 28, you can visit him from 10 am to 9 pm.
Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops Classic Christmas
Date & Time: Store hours November 9th to December 24th
Location: Bass Pro Shops
2501 Bass Pro Drive in Grapevine
Description: Remember when Christmas was magical? Classic Christmas at Bass Pro Shops does! There are over 3500 square feet of holiday magic, all for FREE! With elves, moving trains, arcades and even a free photo with Santa.
Storytime With Santa
Date & Time: Nov 28-Dec 23; 11 am and 5:30 pm Mon-Sat; Noon on Sunday.
Location: NorthPark Center
Address: 1030 NorthPark Center, Northwest Hwy at North Central Expwy, Dallas
Description: Children of all ages gather to hear Santa Claus' tales about life at the North Pole with his elves and reindeer. Santa's Storytime is held in his new traditional-style living room on Level One between Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus.
Free!
The Trains at NorthPark
Date & Time: November 22 - January 4@ 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays
Early closing dates include December 31 (6 p.m.)
Location: NorthPark Center
Address: 8687 N Central Expy, Dallas
Cost: $5 for adults; $3 for children ages 2 to 12 years; $3 for seniors 65 years and older. Children under 2 are admitted free of charge.
The exhibit is built around the personal train collection of Dallas resident Ban Bywaters and includes more than 40 Lionel-type-O-Gauge trains. Bywater's vintage trains now chug along 2,500 feet of track at NorthPark Center past American landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore, the Mississippi River, Dallas' Reunion Tower, a 20-foot high Statue of Liberty, Times Square, the White House and much more.
This amazing, interactive exhibit in NorthPark Center is near the Boedeker Street entrance between Neiman Marcus and Barney's New York, Level Two. Valet parking available off the Boedeker entrance on Level Two. North Central Expressway at Northwest Highway.
The Trains at NorthPark (TM) is a captivating exhibit built exclusively for NorthPark Center. Presented by Chase, 100% of the ticket proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, a home-away-from-home for families of hospitalized children.
Vaderville Extreme Christmas Light Show
Date & Time: Show Starts Friday, November 28th - Sun-Thurs 6pm-10pm | Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm
Address: 1441 Providence Blvd, Providence Village, Texas 76227
Description: Choreographed Multi-Home Display Includes Over 40,000 Lights, Virtual Santa, Special Effects and More - benefiting the Hilltop Church HOPE BANK.
Cost: Collecting non-perishable food items for the Hope Bank
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