Visit with Santa, engage in interactive story times with North Pole elves, play in Santa’s Front Yard and feed a (stuffed) reindeer at the Reindeer Barn during this hour of festive fun!

Magical Mornings feature fewer light shows, limited sounds and small crowd sizes to ensure a safe and inclusive environment for the littlest museum visitor and children with autism spectrum disorder.

Recommended for children ages 5 and younger.

Price: Free with museum admission

School is OUT and The Ice Rink at Holliday Park is ready to celebrate the holiday break with extended operating hours for all of our favorite skaters to get the most out of the break. Join us Friday, December 20 from 5 – 8:30 p.m. for an extra special night! Admission is free for children four and under, and students of any age receive a half-off entry on Fridays with their student ID for the 7 – 8:30 p.m. session.

The first 25 skaters at the 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. sessions will receive a free coffee mug with coupons and cold brew pods from Java House. Tickets are on sale now and include skate rentals. Concessions from MASHCraft will be available for purchase from Friday through Sunday.

Everyone can enter a drawing for great prizes to enjoy over the holiday break! Lace up for an evening of frosty fun in a captivating, snow globe-like experience in nature with the beautifully lit park’s historic Ruins in the background.

Join us for our other events this season coming in 2025:
Skate it Forward 24-Hour Skate-A-Thon: Jan. 24-25, 7 – 7 p.m.
Valentine’s Day Skate: Feb. 14, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Thank You Skate: March 2, 1 – 4:30 p.m.

Ballet INitiative’s Nutcracker with a Twist brings Sugar and Spice to a holiday favorite!

Follow the classic story of Clara and her Nutcracker doll, with a twist! At a Christmas party in 1920, Clara receives a nutcracker doll and dreams that she comes to life to take her to the beautiful fantasy world full of sugary delights, the Land of Sweets. Set to both the original Tchaikovsky score and Duke Ellington’s jazzy suite, you’ll enjoy tapping soldiers, whirling snowflakes, and the Sugar Plum Fairy along with Charleston’s, flappers, and of course, jazz!

Join Ballet INitiative December 20th and 21st at 7:30pm and December 22nd at 2pm for a special twist on a holiday favorite. Fun for the whole family!

Skip the late bedtime and celebrate New Year’s Eve at WonderLab! Staying up until midnight isn’t always ideal for young ones, but at WonderLab, they can enjoy all the fun early and with an educational twist. Our early evening party includes learning about science, all things Glitter!, and rocking in the New Year with an early evening dance party and countdown.

This New Year’s Eve, ring in 2025 and ensure that your children have a memorable celebration, get plenty of physical activity, and are ready to head home and rest well before the adult festivities begin.

Activities include:

Sling a shooting star
Everything Sparkles in the Glitter Room!
The Glitter Room closes at 5pm before the band starts at 5:15.
Make a Kazoo
Glitter masks
Fireworks in a jar
Shiny Slime
Baby Ball Pit – 6 months – 2 years only
Visualize 365
Jewel Hunt – Find 365 jewels buried jewels then sort by 10s!
How many to make 365? A visual display of “how many” makes a year.
STUFFEE and the Human Body Science Demonstration
Live Animal Demonstrations – Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
Music, Dancing and Countdown
Music begins at 5:15pm
NYE Countdown begins at 5:55pm.

Join us for a self-led play experience in Firefly Landing where young children and their caregivers participate in open-ended play and family learning. These two-hour sessions provide a space to explore a variety of tools and activities while also building connections with other families. The program changes every month and includes sensory play, STEAM activities, music and movement.

Who would enjoy this program? Children ages 18 months to 6 years