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| Santa's Wonderland |
They have several game & activity stations set up in the store. Most of them are right in the immediate area of Santa, but the ornament decorating is in front of the big fish tank (at least it is in the Orlando location).
The first thing we saw walking into our Bass Pro was the AMAZING Christmas tree! I loved the rustic simplicity of it!!!
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| The big tree! |
Then you smell popcorn, fudge, and cinnamon nuts! The first activity you come upon is Little Man's favorite, the carousal! Lots of outdoorsy animals - bears, deer, polar bear, reindeer, moose! We rode it twice, and he wanted to go again! (We went again for week two and he went crazy when he saw the carousal! Of course we had to ride it on this trip too!)
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| The carousal! |
There was a slot car race track set up, along with RC trucks, a laser shooting arcade, a duck shooting gallery & a model train! There are even tables to color holiday pictures and write letters to Santa! These are all available store open to close.
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| Activities |
Other fun things include free weekly crafts (while supplies last)!! They do them by the big fish tank Monday-Friday 5-7 pm, Saturday-Sunday noon -5 pm, and Thanksgiving & Christmas Eve from 3-5 pm. We've done the first two, a wooden ornament & a felt penguin ornament. Other crafts are Popsicle stick reindeer ornament (November 25-December 1), stuffed Santa ornament (December 2-8), candy cane owl ornament (December 9-15), reindeer gift bag (December 16-22) & cookie decorating (December 23-24).
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| Making ornaments |
After you finish your craft, head over to Santa's Wonderland, where you can get a free backpack clip (while supplies last) for the first 125 kids to visit each weekday, 5-7 pm. The first two were a Christmas tree & a candy cane, then comes a gingerbread man (November 25-29), Santa's sleigh (December 2-6), a stocking (December 9-13), a snowman (December 16-20) & Santa in a chimney (December 23-24, 24th is 3-5 pm). They are MUCH bigger than I thought they'd be, I was pleasantly surprised! Little Man likes playing with them too!
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| Backpack clips |
The highlight of Santa's Wonderland is, of course, the big man himself Santa! He's got a nice set up with reindeer this year! Santa's times are different than the crafts so be sure to check before you go. You get a free 4x6 picture, with the option of a photo package. Packages start at just $15. Both times we've gone, there hasn't been a wait; but later in the season Santa should get very popular! If Santa'a line gets longer than a 30 min wait, the Bass Pass will allow you to go check out the rest of Santa's Wonderland and Bass Pro and when your time is up, come back to see Santa!
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| Santa and Little Man |
Have you visited Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops? Let us know what you think!
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