Polar Express Events

There’s quite a few “Polar Express” events going on starting this weekend!

Marshfield Polar Express:  Kingston MBTA Station.  Benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield. Caroling, cookies, hot cocoa, storytelling.   Saturday, December 11.  11:45, 1:30, 7:10.  Tickets can be bought online, $20.

Cape Cod Railroad’s Polar Swan Express:  Hot Cocoa, story, Santa.  Saturday, November 27th & 28th.  Tickets $12.  ***Sorry…this event is now sold out***  (bookmark it for next year!)

Scituate Polar Express:  Sunday, December 5th, 9:45am, 12:30 pm, 2:40pm and 4:40pm.  Cookies, chocolate milk, bell and story.  Contact Scituate Town Library for more info. 

North Pole Express:  Cape Cod Central Railroad, Sandwich Depot.  Friday, December 3, 4:30pm; Saturday December 4th at 10am and 12:30pm.  Sunday, December 5th at 10:30am, 1pm and 3:30pm.  Tickets $28.

Colony Place Events

Tonight is the Tree Lighting at Colony Place from 6-7pm.  There will be music, dance and carolers near Panera Bread.

Santa arrives on Sunday at noon.  There will horse drawn hayrides with Santa and you can take your own photos with him.  Santa will then be available for pictures every Saturday & Sunday until Christmas from 11-3.

There will also be “Strolling entertainment” throughout Colony Place every weekend.

LaZBoy will have “Fireside” storytime and pictures with characters Max from Max & Ruby, Pig from If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Grinch and Cat in the Hat Saturdays & Sundays from 11-12.

Visit their website for more information.

America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration

Plymouth is having their Thanksgiving parade starting at 11am on Saturday, November 20th.  There’s lots of other events going on from Friday 11/19 thru Sunday 11/21.  There will be the New England Food Festival, Kids activities, crafter’s pavilion and more.

For a full listing, click here.

Turkey Plate Workshops

Head on over to Expressions in Duxbury this week to help your child make a handprint Turkey Plate!

Thursday, November 18th: 10am or 1pm
Friday, November 19th: 10am or 1pm
Kids, bring Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa or any other special friend to help you paint a special Handprint Turkey Plate for Thanksgiving! We will help with your print and have lots of ideas to decorate your plate.

All ages welcome - even babies can come do a turkey print!
We are offering workshops at 10am and 1pm (informal class, usually 1/2 - 1 hour, depending on the children). Space is limited. Please sign-up in advance at 781-934-8122.  $20/plate (includes glazing and firing).

If your child is aged 6-14, they also have a drop off Turkey Plate class on Wednesday, November 17th from 4-5:15, Friday, November 19th from 4-5:15 and Saturday, November 20th from 10-11:15.  Cost is still $20 plus tax.  =)

Great keepsake!!

Elf on the Shelf

I don’t know how many of you already do the The Elf on the Shelf …but you should!  We started ours quite a few years ago before he became really popular.  The kids love him.  Our Elf Eldon (kids named him) appears on the morning after Thanksgiving.  He watches over what the kids are doing and reports directly back to Santa every night.  When he comes back, he’s in a different spot for the kids to find him.  (so don’t forget to move him!  lol)  If they kids act up, I threaten that the Elf is going to tell on them!  Really cute idea…and the kids love it.  There’s a book that comes with him that you can read that tells all about how he “works”.  We always put him up high because he loses his magic if he’s touched and I don’t want the kids “testing” it, lol.

If you have little kids…I definitely recommend getting his!  Hallmark stores carry them but sell out really fast.  Amazon has it with free shipping.

Halloween Candy Buy Back!

Came across this today on the Old Colony Memorial site.  Great idea!!

Dr. Kerr and Dr. Lutz Family Dentistry will be buying back candy from local trick-or-treaters for a Halloween candy buy-back event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at both their Plymouth offices, 233 Water St. and 3 Market Crossing in The Pinehills. In partnership with the Nathan Hale Foundation and the local VFW, candy collected will be sent to troops overseas in their holiday boxes. Kerr and Lutz will be paying $1 per pound to children who want to “give it up” for a good cause. Children will also have the opportunity to write a special holiday message to the soldiers to be included with the candy. Candy must be wrapped and unopened. All trick-or-treaters are welcome to give their piggy banks a “boo”st and reach out to troops who will be away from home this holiday season.

A great way to get rid of all that candy and a great cause to be involved in!