Story Time with Santa Featuring Two Live Reindeer at Dinosaur Hill

Donner and Blitzen will add excitement to Dinosaur Hill’s ever popular Story Time with Santa program. The live reindeer will be in their candy cane corral at Dinosaur Hill, 333 North Hill Circle, Rochester on Sunday, December 11th while Santa visits inside with the good little boys and girls. Reservations are $7.00 per child (no …

Easy Candy Cane Craft Idea for Kids

This is a super easy craft that takes some time and the kids love it!  Simply take some colored pipe cleaners and any kind of plastic beads.  Let kids make patterns or just string the beads on in any manner.  Be sure to wrap one end so the beads do not fall off.  When the …

Shutterfly can ease Christmas crunch

I like to think I’m crafty and creative. I like to give homemade gifts, bake my own birthday treats and even make my own Christmas cards. Each year I design it, print them and send them out. Oh, wait, except the process is never that easy. This year, I’m letting Shutterfly do the work.

Cookie Cutters

I love to make cookies with my daughters during the holidays.  We make sugar cookies and the spread butter cream icing and top with m&m’s, sprinkles, red hots and other delectable treats. We use all sorts of holiday inspired cookie cutters.  We have angels, stars, trees, a cross, gingerbread men, teddy bears and candy canes.  …

Kris Kringle Market Nov. 28- Nov. 29

The German inspired Kris Kringle Market is on its second annual season offering fresh baked goods, sweets, holiday greenery, handcrafted gifts, ornaments and roasted nuts the weekend of Thanksgiving, Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. The event will begin with an opening ceremony from 6:15- 7 p.m. Friday, with musical entertainment and a tree lighting ceremony, …