Time to start planning those holiday outings & activities!
Shhh. The kids are sleeping so I’m sitting down to write about fun things to do with your kids this holiday season. These come straight from the Parent Connection mommy message boards…something like 1,500 San Diego moms sharing ideas on everything from finding a great plumber to clever things to do for Thanksgiving when you don’t have family in town.
Check this out:
Home Hospitality – Adopt a Marine for Thanksgiving
http://www.camppendletonasymca.org/howtohelp.html
One of our most popular programs with community members is our Home Hospitality event where they can host two Marines for Thanksgiving dinner. In collaboration with the School of Infantry Command which is located in the San Onofre area of Camp Pendleton, School of Infantry Marine students are allowed approximately eight hours of liberty to enjoy the holiday, and unless the Marine’s family is within a 90 mile radius of the School of Infantry, their training schedule does not allot enough travel time to be with family.
The Marine students must travel in pairs, and since they are also new to the Marine Corps having just graduated from boot camp, they are not allowed to drive which means participating community members not only feed these young men (only male Marines attend this particular school), but they must also pick-up them up and bring them back at designated times.
If you are interested in hosting two Marines for Thanksgiving dinner, please contact our office. We are blessed to say there are generally more community members to host than there are Marines to place so please don’t wait to call our office the week of Thanksgiving…all the Marine students will most likely be placed by then!
Visit the Santa Mailboxes at Macy’s
http://social.macys.com/believe2009/#/santas-post-office
Every Macy’s store has a giant red Santa Mailbox that kids can drop their Santa letters into. For each letter received, Macy’s donates $1 to the Make-a-Wish Foundation!
The Jumpitz Holiday Shows
http://www.jumpitz.com/tickets/
Tori Spelling’s kids love them. So do Nancy O’Dell’s. As The Jumpitz head into their 2010 Global Concert series, it gives its hometown the rare opportunity to preview the show up close and personal during this 2009 Holiday season!
Kids’ New Year’s Eve at Legoland
http://www.legoland.com/park/events.htm?start=01.12.2009&end=01.01.2010
Midnight strikes at 6 p.m. (12 AM KST—Kid Standard Time) with the earliest New Year’s celebration in San Diego County – Kids’ New Year’s Eve! Like the famous Times Square party, Kids’ New Year’s Eve features a countdown followed by a huge LEGO® brick dropping 22-feet into 2010 and a dazzling fireworks display. The party begins at 3 p.m. with performances by The Jumpitz™ and Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players. Mini revelers will receive party favors including glow necklaces, fireworks viewing glasses and noisemakers. So get in the Holiday spirit and ring in the New Year at LEGOLAND California!
