Come to the store and meet Santa! He is in from the North Pole to read his book The Christmas Eve Journey, an Award Winner in the Holidays category of the 2019 American Fiction Awards. Nearly 200 years after the writing of A Visit from St. Nicholas comes an entirely new version of this poem -written and illustrated by Joe and Mary Moore .We will be serving hot chocolate, and cookies, and Santa will be available to sign a book just for you! We can’t wait!
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Lionel Trains: Christmas in a Caboose
Come enjoy the magical experience of our model train exhibits which includes the Polar Express! It’ll be a joyous affair for the whole family. After being dazzled by the train displays head on down and board the party caboose to decorate some Christmas cookies while sipping on some yummy hot cocoa. Then breeze on over to the game room where we will be showing the Polar Express movie. Don’t feel like getting the troops all dressed up? No problem, pajamas are welcome!
Party times are:
10:00am-11:30am
12:30pm-2:00pm
3:00pm-4:30pm
*Tickets are $8:00 for ages 2 and up*
Call Cheryl at (828)550-0960 to purchase tickets and reserve a time slot.
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Asheville High Holiday Concert
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Drop & Shop! (K-8th Grade)
Drop & Shop this Holiday Season with Zaniac and Biltmore Park Town Square!
DROP your children off at Zaniac for a magical Winter Wonderland experience while you SHOP and get ready for the holidays in Biltmore Park Town Square! Enjoy some leisure time shopping and dining in Biltmore Park while we engage your kids with fun holiday-themed STEAM activities!
Reservations in advance appreciated so we can plan for an exceptional experience!
DETAILS:
For Kids K-8 grades
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
$49
Happy Holidays!
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Kids Activities ~ Dancing A New Narrative Fundraiser!
The Dancing A New Narrative ~ an AMC Community Fundraiser! has childcare and amazing kids & all ages activities!
All Ages Improv Games with Sammy Vanek
Faerie Folk Song Circles with Jon Handelman
Fun & Games with Sparkles the Clown
As well as service offerings from Face Painting Asheville with KJ Schroer & Plume Angel hair extensions with Eliza Volk!
Childcare and activities are $FREE$ with the exception of hair extensions and face painting!
Schedule of events:
– All Ages Improv Games w/ Sammy Vinek – ~2pm
– Games & Fun w/ Sparkles the Clown – ~3pm
– Faerie Folk Songs w/ Jon Handelman – ~4pm
Childcare:
Two providers will be available from the hours of 1 – 5pm (stay tuned for possible duration extension!) Rhiannon Burk will serve as liaison to families and childcare services and is happy to answer any questions or provide any needed information. Rhiannon can be contacted at rhiannon@ashevillemovementcollective.org
Please review the information regarding AMC’s childcare at the following link: https://www.ashevillemovementcollective.org/amc-gathering-schedule/childcare/
More info about the fundraisers kids activities can be found on our website at: https://www.ashevillemovementcollective.org/dancing-a-new-narrative-an-amc-fundraiser-dec-7-2019/?fbclid=IwAR0Xwzv0EsuNSFtwqTdv7IHmg9n0is5i5BdQAQNVrxgYKG5Q6yW-eKTfx1k#kids
*Please Note* Parents/Guardian/Caregivers must be present at the event in order for their children to be able to participate in any part of the event, including childcare.
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Little Elves Workshop
Drop your kids off at Hahn’s Gymnastics for some time to yourself and get some last minute shopping done. We will be decorating sugar cookies, making a Christmas ornament and watching a Christmas movie! Dec.14th,15th, 21st &22nd from 2-6 pm for $15 for your 1st child and $12 for each additional sibling each time they come.
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Free Holiday Hay Rides
Your family can enjoy taking in the beautifully decorated Main Street from the back of a tractor-drawn wagon! These free rides take place in conjunction with the Hendersonville Iceless Skating Rink, and pick up/drop off at the Visitor Center, located at 201 S Main Street.
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BOGO Gift Cards and Wild Child Christmas Party
Dec 9th, 6:00pm-8:00pm … Wild Wing Cafe (South Asheville, NC) … Buy a $25 Gift Card, get a $25 Holiday Certificate FREE!
Starting at 6pm, while supplies last. PLUS- Kids eat FREE from 6-8pm (with adult purchase) and can decorate an Ornament to hang on our tree or take home!
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Dec 10th, 6:00pm-8:00pm … Wild Wing Cafe (161 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC) … Buy a $25 Gift Card, get a $25 Holiday Certificate FREE! Starting at 6pm, while supplies last. PLUS- Kids eat FREE from 6-8pm (with adult purchase)
and can decorate an Ornament to hang on our tree or take home!
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Craggy Mountain Line Railroad Jingle Bell Trolley GIVEAWAY CONTEST!
Family Friendly Asheville has partnered up with Craggy Mountain Line Railroad, to bring you an awesome giveaway contest! Your prize pack will include a family pack of passes on their 8th Annual Jingle Bell Trolley (4 passes to 1 winner at 5:00pm on December 19th, and 4 passes to 1 winner at 5:00pm on December 20th)! Be transported back in time to their 1940’s themed tradition Christmas depot! Decorated like a winter wonderland, their train cars are bustling with elves, lively Christmas critters and classical Christmas music. Fun for the whole family, the jingle bell trolley ride takes you down the mountain and up again along the historic Craggy Mountain Line Railroad. Afterwards, you’ll get to have a visit with Santa in his very own trolley! Lastly, you’ll enjoy free refreshments such as cookies and hot cocoa to warm up from a chilly Christmas ride. At the end of your visit, look around at all their restored cars, decked out in lights!
Craggy Mountain Line Railroad is a Non-Profit Organization which owns and operates the last three miles of the historic Craggy Mountain Line in Woodfin, North Carolina, working to make the rails open for the public to ride, and they do trolley rides and events throughout the year (like their hugely popular Dinosaur Day, and Hayride on the Rails!), and are one of the BEST places to have your birthday parties!
Deadline to enter is 8:30pm on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019.
Winner will be chosen at random, and will be announced December 11th after 8:30pm on the Family Friendly Asheville Facebook page.
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Learn more HERE: http://bit.ly/CraggyMtnLineRlrdFBGvwy
✔️ This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, and your entry is your agreement to release them of all liability associated with this contest.
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FREE Signing with Todd MacFarlane
Nov 30th 12:00pm-2:00pm – Todd MacFarlane at Asheville Comics! “Folks, comic royalty will be here in store, SATURDAY! Todd MacFarlane, Image co-founder, Spawn creator, Venom co-creator, will be here this Saturday for a free signing!!!! Come see us!”
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