Category: The Seattle Times
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Third annual Kringle’s Filling Station
Last year we learned that we love the festivities and fun at Kringle’s Filling Station, but we did not love the long lines. This year we waited until post-Christmas on purpose and our patience paid off. I’m good on ski ball for an entire year now.
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Evergreen Christmas Lights
Fantastic FREE light show at Evergreen Church in Bothell! Runs through Christmas Eve. Evergreen Christmas Lights3429 240th St SE, Bothell\Every night, 6-9 p.m., through Dec. 24Lights synced to holiday musicFaux snowfall every 15 minutesFree photo print with SantaModel train and holiday villageHomemade cookies! (Chocolate chip or gingerbread)15-minute animated movieRestrooms insideBig parking lot, with lots of…
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Gingerbread houses, v. 2023
Our gingerbread house tradition, where every year it looks nothing like the picture on the box!
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The best neighborhood for holiday lights, plus a 15-foot nutcracker
Going all out with holiday lights has been a tradition in Olympic Manor since 1958! Extra pretty on a foggy night. A few blocks away, PNB’s longtime harpist displays the Maurice Sendak-designed “Nutcracker” set at his storybook cottage on Golden Gardens Drive.
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Annual salt dough ornament event
Our annual salt dough ornament making day. It’s the holiday activity they look forward to most each year. Ingredients: 4 cups of flour1 cup of salt2 cups of hot water (keep adding until it gets to dough consistency)food coloring Stick the baking sheet in the oven at 325 degrees for 45 minutes so it dries…
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Swanson’s holiday train
The people at Swanson’s always do such a nice job with their model train display! This year’s theme is treehouses. Swiss Family Robinson is represented, as are Jack and Annie, Shrek, Star Trek, LOTR… and the Mojo Dojo Casa Treehouse. Runs through Dec. 31.
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WildLanterns: day and night
WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo: by day and at night. Which one do you prefer? When: through Jan. 14, 4 to 9 p.m.Cost: $29.95–$36.95 for everyone 13 and up; $25.95–$31.95 for kids 3-12.
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Holiday lights at Westlake Center
Will Enchant Christmas ever come back to Seattle? There’s a FREE version in Westlake Park through Jan. 9. Beautiful light installation with giant snowflakes, candy canes and a 13-foot reindeer. Where: Westlake Park, downtown SeattleCost: Free!When: Daily through Jan. 9, rain or shine