South Sound Weekend Kids’ Calendar: What to Do and Family Fun for December 20th-22nd!

Need something to do around the South Sound this weekend? Here’s a list of events and activities with lots for your family to choose from!

For Seattle or Portland area fun you’ll want to check out the fantastic list over at ThriftyNWmom compiled by the newest member of their frugal finding team, Annaliese of Grays Harbor Deals!

Ongoing

Zoolights at the Point Defiance Zoo

Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Lake Here is how to find the coupon

The Fransiscan Polar Plaza is open for skating. Your best deal is to buy a family pack online or in store from Costco; 30.00 covers admission and skate rental for four

Or, save the date for the 29th, when they have another “Party,” planned with the Children’s Museum of Tacoma. 5.00 will cover admission and rental

Head to my holiday events guide and scroll down, for holiday performances running through out the season.

Here is a list of Nutcrackers

Here is a list of Santa Runs with firefighters

Here is a list of neighborhoods with great Christmas lights

Saturday

South King County

Touch tanks at HCC Mast at Redondo Free and open to the public every Saturday from 10-2 ****You can still look at the critters in the tanks, but you cannot touch them currently because of concerns over a disease that has been affecting the sea stars.

Ivar’s Clam Lights at Gene Coulon Ongoing

Puyallup/Sumner/Bonney Lake/Greater Pierce

Got Princesses? Tree lighting, stories, and special guests at A Simple Wish in Puyallup Tickets 20.00 a person. Call for reservations Times on Friday and Saturday; note that I haven’t checked availability

Puppets Please marionette in the round show at Parkland/Spanaway at 10:30,Summit at 12, Lakewood, at 2, or UP at 3:30 Free, all ages puppet shows

Dickens carolers perform at the Bonney Lake Library at 11AM

The reindeer are in at Watson’s nursery in Puyallup Santa is there on the 20th from 12-5

See a Living Nativity at the Sunrise Village Shopping Center (Our friends from City Goat Farm and Zoo in Spanaway are helping with some of the, “Actors”). Wagon rides and diy Santa photos also available 3-6PM

Sleigh Rides and Santa at the Old Cannery in Sumner Visit with Santa and get a Free picture! Santa is there on the 21st and 22nd. Horse drawn Carriage Rides are available on the 21st-22nd from 11am to 4pm. Note that the lines for Santa do get long, and although his regular hours are 11AM-4, they are often closed off by 1PM so Santa can make it back to his sleigh on time. Plan ahead and arrive early

Beyond

Eatonville

Family matinee at the library 2PM

Santa visits area neighborhoods beginning at 4PM followed by open house at the station at 6PM with treats, caroling, and pictures

Tacoma/University Place/ South Tacoma/Lakewood

Train Festival begins at the Washington State History Museum You could try getting a pass from your library for free admission, though they may be hard to come by. This is a fun event for your little train lovers, though it does get Very crowded, and there is lots that is just to look at. If you go, be sure to explore the other areas of the museum as well. Some special kids’ crafts and Santa visits this weekend, too.

Suggestion: If you have a Thomas fan, there is a free, Lego display at City Blocks in the bottom of Freighthouse Square. You can check that out, and then hop a free Link ride to the museum (park the car in the garage-also free).

Santa at the LeMay Museum Bring your camera and take a free picture, or they’ll take one for you and put it on Flickr for you to download. He’s on a vintage car instead of a sled. Be sure to check out the pinewood derby track and other fun in the new Family Zone. Admission is spendy-you can save a few bucks with a canned food donation.

Free showing of the The Grinch at the Grand in Tacoma

Family Movie at the Tillicum Library 1PM

Children and all ages shows at the Pierce College Science Dome/planetarium

Dupont/Lacey/Olympia

Visit the new South Sound Estuarium 10AM-3PM special “Solstice Celebration,” activities today

Olympia Family Theater presents Lyle the Crocodile Last weekend!

Gig Harbor/Kitsap

Santa flies in for a quick stop at the Hub restaurant at the Tacoma Narrows Airport10AM

Indoor fall farmer’s market (old Peninsula Gardens site)

Build It! at the Gig Harbor Library 10AM Kids 0-11 are invited to drop in and build with the library’s Legos, Duplos, and other materials.

Visit Santa at Uptown in Gig Harbor 12-4

He’s at Teaching Toys and Books

Kitsap area readers may also like to get the free newsletter from Macaroni Kid Kitsap

Sunday

Children’s Christmas Play at Chapel Hill in Gig Harbor

Visit the new South Sound Estuarium 10AM-3PM

Note from Sounds Fun Mom: Many of this weekend’s events continue on Sunday. I’ll be updating this section later! Check back!

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