Give your kids a chance to sit on Santa's knee and go over their Christmas lists before the holidays. We wouldn't want the bearded old fellow to mix anything up. A visit with Santa also makes for a great photo opportunity and usually ends with free candy canes and other goodies.
Visit Santa at Macy's Santaland on the 8th floor of Macy's Herald Square. Santaland is open daily from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. from Friday, November 28th through 5:30 P.M. through Wednesday, December 24th. Admission is free and digital photographs of your child with Santa will be available for purchase.
While you're at Macy's during the holiday season, stop by the Puppet Theater on the 9th floor to see the holiday puppet musical Miracle on 34th Street (featuring the vocal talents of Broadway stars Brian Stokes Mitchell and Victoria Clark). Admission is $5 per person and shows run nine times daily from Friday, November 28th through Wednesday, December 24th. For more information, call 212-494-4495.
Santa will also be hanging out at Bloomingdale's this holiday season. Go to Santaland on the 8th floor of the 59th Street store and get a photo of your child with the man in red felt from November 28th, 2008 through December 23rd, 2008 from 12 P.M. until 6 P.M.
See Santa at the seaport. The big guy will be available for story hour on the third floor of the Pier 17 atrium at the
South Street Seaport from 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. daily from November 29th through December 20th.
Santa will be in the house at ABC Carpet & Home on holiday season weekends (November 28-30, December 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21) from noon through 5 P.M. Santa visits are free (bring your own camera to capture it for posterity).
If your little one has been very, very good this year, splurge on breakfast with Santa at Rock Center Cafe. Visit with Santa and his elves over breakfast, take home gifts for kids of all ages, and enjoy a skating session on the world-famous
Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Rink. Tickets are $45 for adults and $40 for kids. Choose a day and time through December 24th, but be sure to
make reservations in advance as many dates are already sold out.
Visit Santa at the World Financial Center from December 12-14, 2008 and have a digital keepsake photo taken with the man himself. Proceeds benefit kids' charity
Project Sunshine. While you wait for your lap time, you can help create holiday cards for kids in local hospitals.
Visit Santa at Belevedere Castle in Central Park on Sunday, December 21 between 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. At this free event, kids can learn all about Santa and his history and share their wish lists with good old Saint Nick. For more information, call 212-772-0210.
