Country Village Christmas Festivities

The Country Village in Bothell is a charming place with tons of cute shops and a great playground! But for Christmas they have some GREAT events!!

It kicks off this Saturday (December 7th) with Santa's arrival!

*Santa arrives at 7 pm

*Tree lighting follows his arrival, heralded by a Town Crier

*The Grinch will be roaming the village from 2-5pm

*Lots of lights, animated light displays featuring a 40' sea serpent, fiddling pig, giant dragonfly, marching ducks and more!

*Complimentary hot-roasted chestnuts will be served at 4pm (while supplies last)

*Live music from local groups throughout the day

*Train rides and pony rides available at a small fee

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Up next is Cookies with Mrs. Claus on December 14th and 15th from noon-3pm!!

*Mrs.Claus will be giving out cookies to children

*Parents and kids can collect cookie recipes from participating shops

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While you are there you can stop and enjoy a Clown Show!!! Zero and Somebuddy are a comedy Clown duo.

They are doing 3 shows:

December 14th 3:00-4:00 pm

December 20th 4:30-5:30 pm

December 23rd 2:00-3:00pm

The tickets do cost $6.00 if you buy them through Brown Paper tickets or $8.00 at the door.

*Deck the halls with seasonal silliness

*Fast paced 40 minute family show

*Hi-jinks, clown magic, interactive comedy, and a brand new clown-toon

*For ages 4 and up

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And last but not least... free Fun with Frosty!!! December 21st and 22nd from noon - 3:00 pm
*meet Frosty the Snowman
*Enjoy a magic show
*Craft projects
*Fun and games!

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 The country village can get crowded and parking can fill up quickly. So bundle up, wear comfy shoes and enjoy getting in the holiday spirit!

Winter Solstice Candlelight Walk

To celebrate the shortest day of the year, downtown Snohomish does a walk along the riverfront, with more than 500 white paper bag luminaries!!

This looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! And with tons of adorable shops along main street, this is sure to be a great night of family fun and a chance to get some fresh air...hopefully some clear or snowy air, not too rainy:)

Dec 21st from 4-8pm 

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(I know the website says 2012, but I promise it is still on Dec. 21st, every year...hahaha!!)

Snow Day!!

Here's another event we are adding to our weekend agenda.....SNOW DAY at the Gold Creek Community Church in Mill Creek!!!

This is a FREE family fun event, here are some of the things you can do on Saturday (Dec 7th) from 10 am - 2 pm:

*Outdoor Sledding (real snow is being brought in from the mountains, how cool is that?!)

*Go Kart Racing

*Mrs. Klaus's Kitchen

*Story Book theater

*Zip lining

*Snow Day Express (train ride)

*Santa and friends

*Concessions, hot chocolate, chili boats and more

*Spray tattoos

*Balloon Animals

*Snowballs

*Prizes

Whew!!! That is a lot of fun stuff right there folks!!

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Willis Tucker Park

One of our very favorite large parks is Willis Tucker Park in Snohomish! This park has tons to offer. A big sandbox (bring your own toys), a nice sized playground suitable for toddlers and elementary aged kids, trails, a basketball court, ball diamonds (that my kids love to play and run around when they are not being used, which may or may not be against the rules, I’m not sure, oh and the metal benches make a very fun sound when they are jumped on!), an off leash dog area (which means that my kids get to see LOTS of dogs coming and going which makes them VERY happy!), picnic shelters and……. A SPRAY PARK!!!! The spray park opens Memorial Day weekend and can get busy, but even with lots of people it’s still fun.  They also have a small farmers market there every Friday from 3pm-7pm. Parking is limited. They have added more parking, but I still find it a struggle to find spots when it’s really busy.

On Thursday nights during the summer they have movie nights! We haven’t been because it starts at 7 pm and our little ones are usually getting ready for bed around that time. The field is huge so I don’t think finding a seat would be impossible but it is on grass so bring your own blankets or low back lawn chairs. Every time we go we end up spending a long time there because there is so much to do, especially when the spray park is open. It’s easy to find, clean and in a nice community. 

Hours and Address:

6705 Puget Park Drive

Snohomish WA  98296

Open from 7:00 am to dusk

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Here is the widest view I could get of the park.

And some pictures of the play equipment  

  

 The Spray Pad

  The nice loud metal bleachers:)

And in the eyes of a toddler....a field full of DIRT!!