I love this time of year! I've researched the holiday events around St. Louis but this list is not complete. Some popular St. Louis locations have not yet posted their holiday events online so be sure to check back. If you have any events to add, please leave them in the Comments section. Also be sure to check the website links for accurate dates and times of operation.
EVENTS
Old Webster Holiday Open House
November 9 @ 10am - 5pm
Longview Farm House Holiday Boutique
November 15 @ 9am - 3pm
Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shop - St. Charles
November 15 - December 24
MO Botanical Garden: Gardenland Express
November 22 - January 4
Downtown Kirkwood: Holiday Walk
November 22 @ 9:30am
Ameren MO Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 27 @8:45am on Market Street
Butterfly House: Winter Jewels
November 28 – January 4 @ 9am to 3pm (Tuesday through Sunday)
Visit with Santa @ Museum of Transportation
November 28 & 29, December 6, 13 & 20 @ 10am - 2pm
November 30, December 7, 14 & 21 @ 12 - 3pm
E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Display @ Museum of Transportation
November 28 - December 28 (Thursday - Sunday)
All Aboard the Polar Express at the Children's Illustrated Art Museum
November 28 - December 28 (Friday - Sunday)
Ritz Carlton: Deck the Halls
November 28
Christmas in Historic St. Charles
November 28 – December 21 on Historic Main Street
Wednesdays & Fridays @ 6:30-9pm, Saturdays @ 11am-9pm & Sundays @ 12-5pm
Historic St. Charles Kriskindlmarkt
November 28 – November 30 @ Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center
Historic St. Charles Santa Parade
November 28 – December 21 (Saturdays and Sundays) @ 1:30pm
Big Joel's Winter Wonderland
November 28 – December 21
Santa’s Elf Is Coming to Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
November 29 & 30 @ 12-2 pm
Northern Lights Christmas Market and Lighted Parade
November 30 @ Ferguson Citywalk
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Story Time
December 2nd @ 11am & December 6th @ 11am
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Sing- Along Concert
December 3rd @ 4:30pm & 5:30pm
Wildwood Holiday Balloon Glow
December 5 @ 6 – 8 pm
Candlelight Christmas Walk in August, MO
December 5 and December 12 @ 5-10pm
Historic Daniel Boone Home Christmas Candlelight Tours
December 5-6 & 12-13 @ 5:30pm
Magic House: Grandparent Member Holiday Breakfast
December 6 @ 9 - 11am
Bounce U: Jingle Bounce & Cookies with Santa
December 6 @ 9 - 10:30am
Holiday with Santa @ Westport Plaza
December 6 @ 10am - 12pm
Santa at the Old Town Log Cabin in St. Peters
December 6 @ 1 - 3pm
CWE Window Walk
December 6 @ 1 - 6pm
Christmas on the Hill
December 6
Christmas in Old Town Florrisant
December 6 @ 2pm
Kristkindl Markt in Hermann, MO
- Stone Hill Winery: December 6-7 @ 10am
- Hermannhof Winery: December 13-14 @ 10am
Snapshots with Santa at the Boathouse
December 7 @ 11am - 2pm
Candy Cane Hunt @ Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 7 @ 1pm
Holiday Family Night at SLAM for Family-level Members and above
December 9 @ 5:30–7:30 pm
Winter Wonderland Ice Show @ St. Peters Ice Rec-Plex
December 12 (7-9 pm) and December 13 (5-7 pm)
Candlelight Holiday at Thornhill Grounds at Faust Park
December 12 (6-9 pm), 13 (6-9 pm) and 14 (1-5 pm)
Christmas Cookie sale, Gingerbread House & Ye Olde Candy Shoppe
December 13 @ 9am - 2pm @ the historic Bacon Log Cabin
Breakfast & Craft Workshop with Santa at the Pet-acular Holiday Bazaar
December 13 & 14 @ 9:30 - 11am
Candy Cane Hunt at the Kirkwood Park Lion's Pavilion
December 13 @ 10am - Come early to decorate a bag!
Webster Holiday Cookie Walk
December 13 @ 10am - 2pm
Pet-acular Holiday Bazaar @ Purina Farms
December 13-14 @ 11am - 4pm
Holidays in Old North Festival & Craft Market
December 13 @ 11am - 4pm
Holiday Santa Walk @ Jefferson Barracks
December 13 @ 5, 5:45 and 6:30pm
Lafayette Square Holiday Parlor Tour
December 14th @ 10am - 5pm
Holiday Story Hour at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 14 @ 4pm
Magic House: Holiday Members-Only Morning with Santa
December 15 @ 9am - 12pm
Magic House: Members-Only Storytime with Santa
December 15, 17 & 18 @ 6-8pm
Family Holiday Evening at The Foundry Art Centre
December 17 @ 5:30 - 7:30pm
Storytelling at the MO History Museum - Silly Snowman
December 19 @ 10:30am
Holiday Demo at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 21 @ 12 - 3pm
Story Hour & Reindeer Craft at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 22 & 23 @ 10 - 10:45am
Winter Getaway at the MO History Museum
December 27, 29 & 30 @ 10:30am - 2pm
Downtown Kirkwood Winter Fireworks Festival
December 27 @ 5pm @ Station Plaza
Union Station Polar Express
Nana's Farmhouse Christmas Village & Train Display
Through December 31 from 6-10pm
Noontime New Years Eve at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 31 @ 11am
Christmas Jubilee at Holiday Inn Six Flags
PERFORMANCES
St. Louis Children's Choirs Holiday Concert
December 6 @ 2-4:30pm @ Powell Symphony Hall
The Nutcracker - Carol Bowman Academy of Dance
December 6 @ 2:30 & 4:30pm @ the Chesterfield YMCA
Peter and the Wolf & Holiday Favorites
December 7 @ 3pm @ Purser Center at Logan University
HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS
Old Webster Holiday Open House
November 9 @ 10am - 5pm
Longview Farm House Holiday Boutique
November 15 @ 9am - 3pm
Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shop - St. Charles
November 15 - December 24
MO Botanical Garden: Gardenland Express
November 22 - January 4
Downtown Kirkwood: Holiday Walk
November 22 @ 9:30am
Ameren MO Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 27 @8:45am on Market Street
Butterfly House: Winter Jewels
November 28 – January 4 @ 9am to 3pm (Tuesday through Sunday)
Visit with Santa @ Museum of Transportation
November 28 & 29, December 6, 13 & 20 @ 10am - 2pm
November 30, December 7, 14 & 21 @ 12 - 3pm
E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Display @ Museum of Transportation
November 28 - December 28 (Thursday - Sunday)
All Aboard the Polar Express at the Children's Illustrated Art Museum
November 28 - December 28 (Friday - Sunday)
Ritz Carlton: Deck the Halls
November 28
Christmas in Historic St. Charles
November 28 – December 21 on Historic Main Street
Wednesdays & Fridays @ 6:30-9pm, Saturdays @ 11am-9pm & Sundays @ 12-5pm
Historic St. Charles Kriskindlmarkt
November 28 – November 30 @ Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center
Historic St. Charles Santa Parade
November 28 – December 21 (Saturdays and Sundays) @ 1:30pm
Big Joel's Winter Wonderland
November 28 – December 21
Santa’s Elf Is Coming to Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
November 29 & 30 @ 12-2 pm
Northern Lights Christmas Market and Lighted Parade
November 30 @ Ferguson Citywalk
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Story Time
December 2nd @ 11am & December 6th @ 11am
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Sing- Along Concert
December 3rd @ 4:30pm & 5:30pm
Wildwood Holiday Balloon Glow
December 5 @ 6 – 8 pm
Candlelight Christmas Walk in August, MO
December 5 and December 12 @ 5-10pm
Historic Daniel Boone Home Christmas Candlelight Tours
December 5-6 & 12-13 @ 5:30pm
Magic House: Grandparent Member Holiday Breakfast
December 6 @ 9 - 11am
Bounce U: Jingle Bounce & Cookies with Santa
December 6 @ 9 - 10:30am
Holiday with Santa @ Westport Plaza
December 6 @ 10am - 12pm
Santa at the Old Town Log Cabin in St. Peters
December 6 @ 1 - 3pm
CWE Window Walk
December 6 @ 1 - 6pm
Christmas on the Hill
December 6
Christmas in Old Town Florrisant
December 6 @ 2pm
Kristkindl Markt in Hermann, MO
- Stone Hill Winery: December 6-7 @ 10am
- Hermannhof Winery: December 13-14 @ 10am
Snapshots with Santa at the Boathouse
December 7 @ 11am - 2pm
Candy Cane Hunt @ Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 7 @ 1pm
Holiday Family Night at SLAM for Family-level Members and above
December 9 @ 5:30–7:30 pm
December 12 (7-9 pm) and December 13 (5-7 pm)
Candlelight Holiday at Thornhill Grounds at Faust Park
December 12 (6-9 pm), 13 (6-9 pm) and 14 (1-5 pm)
Christmas Cookie sale, Gingerbread House & Ye Olde Candy Shoppe
December 13 @ 9am - 2pm @ the historic Bacon Log Cabin
Breakfast & Craft Workshop with Santa at the Pet-acular Holiday Bazaar
December 13 & 14 @ 9:30 - 11am
Candy Cane Hunt at the Kirkwood Park Lion's Pavilion
December 13 @ 10am - Come early to decorate a bag!
Webster Holiday Cookie Walk
December 13 @ 10am - 2pm
Pet-acular Holiday Bazaar @ Purina Farms
December 13-14 @ 11am - 4pm
Holidays in Old North Festival & Craft Market
December 13 @ 11am - 4pm
Holiday Santa Walk @ Jefferson Barracks
December 13 @ 5, 5:45 and 6:30pm
Lafayette Square Holiday Parlor Tour
December 14th @ 10am - 5pm
Holiday Story Hour at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 14 @ 4pm
Magic House: Holiday Members-Only Morning with Santa
December 15 @ 9am - 12pm
Magic House: Members-Only Storytime with Santa
December 15, 17 & 18 @ 6-8pm
Family Holiday Evening at The Foundry Art Centre
December 17 @ 5:30 - 7:30pm
Storytelling at the MO History Museum - Silly Snowman
December 19 @ 10:30am
Holiday Demo at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 21 @ 12 - 3pm
Story Hour & Reindeer Craft at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 22 & 23 @ 10 - 10:45am
Winter Getaway at the MO History Museum
December 27, 29 & 30 @ 10:30am - 2pm
Downtown Kirkwood Winter Fireworks Festival
December 27 @ 5pm @ Station Plaza
Union Station Polar Express
Nana's Farmhouse Christmas Village & Train Display
Through December 31 from 6-10pm
Noontime New Years Eve at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 31 @ 11am
Christmas Jubilee at Holiday Inn Six Flags
PERFORMANCES
November 28 – January 2
An Evening of Holiday Songs and Favorites by The Erin Bode Group
November 30 @ 6pm @ Purser Center at Logan University
Fox Theater
An Evening of Holiday Songs and Favorites by The Erin Bode Group
November 30 @ 6pm @ Purser Center at Logan University
- Annie: December 2-7
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: December 9-10
- Straight No Chaser: December 11
- A Christmas Carol: December 12-14
- A Christmas Story, The Musical: December 16 – January 4
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: December 9-10
- Straight No Chaser: December 11
- A Christmas Carol: December 12-14
- A Christmas Story, The Musical: December 16 – January 4
Moscow Ballet: Nutcracker
December 2
December 2
December 5 @ 8pm
December 6 @ 2-4:30pm @ Powell Symphony Hall
The Nutcracker - Carol Bowman Academy of Dance
December 6 @ 2:30 & 4:30pm @ the Chesterfield YMCA
Peter and the Wolf & Holiday Favorites
December 7 @ 3pm @ Purser Center at Logan University
December 7 @ 7pm @ The Lindenwood Theatre
December 12-14
- The Little Dancer: December 12-14
- The Little Dancer Tea: December 14 @ 2-3pm
December 12-14
December 13 @ 2:30pm
December 13-14
December 13-14
The Nutcracker at Logan College
December 14 @ 2pm
Magical Holiday Show at the Kirkwood Community Center
December 14 @ 3pm
The Nutcracker at Logan College
December 14 @ 2pm
Magical Holiday Show at the Kirkwood Community Center
December 14 @ 3pm
December 16 @ 7-9pm
Touhill Performing Arts Center
- Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker: December 18-23
- Sugar Plum Fairy Luncheon: December 20-23
December 19-21
December 19-21
Featuring the Children's Choir of St. Charles School District
December 19 @ 8pm @ The Lindenwood Theatre
Dance Center of Kirkwood: The Nutcracker
December 20 & 21 @ 1pm & 6pm
Dance Center of Kirkwood: The Nutcracker
December 20 & 21 @ 1pm & 6pm
Tuesday, December 23
December 26 @ 3:30pm & 8pm @ Scottrade Center
Powell Symphony Hall: Pixar in Concert
December 27-28
December 27-28
November 14 – January 4 @ 5:30pm
November 22
November 22 – January 3 @ 5:30 – 9:30pm
November 26 - January 1 @ 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Nov 28 – Dec 30
November 28 – December 30
The lights are usually up the weekend after Thanksgiving
Taubman Prestige Outlets
November 15 @ 4-7 pm
St. Peters
November 21 @ 6:30 - 9pm
Eureka
November 22 @ 5 – 8pm
Historic St. Charles Tree Lighting Ceremony
November 28 @ 5pm @ Berthold Square
Affton Community Center
December 7 @ 5-6pm
DINE WITH SANTA
St. Charles: Breakfast with Santa
November 29, December 6 and 20 @ 9am
November 30, December 7, 14 & 21 @ 9:30am
Eureka: Pizza with Santa
December 4-6
St. Louis Zoo: Breakfast & Dinner with Santa
December 6-7, 13-14, 20-21
Butterfly House: Supper with Santa
December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 @ 4:30 – 7pm
MO Botanical Garden Members Event: Breakfast with Santa
December 6 @ 8am, 8:45am and 9:30am
Ritz Carlton: Brunch with Santa
December 6, 13 & 20 @ 9am – 1pm
Magic House: Breakfast with Santa
December 7 @ 8:30 am, 9:45 am, 11 am and 5 pm
December 14 @ 8:30 am, 9:45 am and 11 am
Breakfast with Santa: St. Peters Rec-Plex South
December 13 @ 8:30am - 10:30am
Breakfast with Santa: The Pointe at Ballwin Commons
December 13 @ 9am - 2pm
North County Recreation Complex: Lunch with Santa
December 13 @ 11am - 1pm
Pizza with Santa at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 20 @ 12 - 2pm
PICTURES WITH SANTA
Holiday Boutique @ Berkshire Hathaway's Town & Country Office
November 22
Pictures with Santa and his live reindeer from 10am - 1pm
Holiday Boutique from 9am - 3pm
Strolling Santa and Mrs. Claus @ Taubman Prestige Outlets
November 29, December 13 & 20 @ 12-3 pm
Photos with Santa @ Kirkwood Train Station
December 4 & 11 @ 5-7pm
December 12 @ 11am - 1pm
Cookies with Claus @ The Lodge Des Peres
December 6 @ 9am - 12pm
Santa at the Frisco Caboose
December 6-7 @ 2-4pm
Pictures with Santa @ St. Vincent Community Center
December 13 @ 1-3pm
Chesterfield Mall
Galleria
Mid Rivers Mall
Plaza Frontenac
South County Center
St. Clair Square
St. Louis Mills
St. Louis Premium Outlets
Taubman Prestige Outlets
West County Mall
The Meadows
Alton Community Tree Lighting
November 21 @ 6-8pm
Christmas Wonderland in Alton
Belleville's Santa Parade
November 28 @ 10am
Christkindlmarkt
Eckerts: Breakfast with Santa & Holiday Storytime (Belleville)
Breakfast with Santa in Godfrey
December 13 @ 8:30am to 11:00am
Santa's Workshop
December 13 @ 3pm
A Winter Wonderland
December 13 @ 7pm
MOVIES & TV
November 15 @ 4-7 pm
St. Peters
November 21 @ 6:30 - 9pm
Eureka
November 22 @ 5 – 8pm
Historic St. Charles Tree Lighting Ceremony
November 28 @ 5pm @ Berthold Square
Affton Community Center
December 7 @ 5-6pm
DINE WITH SANTA
St. Charles: Breakfast with Santa
November 29, December 6 and 20 @ 9am
November 30, December 7, 14 & 21 @ 9:30am
Eureka: Pizza with Santa
December 4-6
St. Louis Zoo: Breakfast & Dinner with Santa
December 6-7, 13-14, 20-21
Butterfly House: Supper with Santa
December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 @ 4:30 – 7pm
MO Botanical Garden Members Event: Breakfast with Santa
December 6 @ 8am, 8:45am and 9:30am
Ritz Carlton: Brunch with Santa
December 6, 13 & 20 @ 9am – 1pm
Magic House: Breakfast with Santa
December 7 @ 8:30 am, 9:45 am, 11 am and 5 pm
December 14 @ 8:30 am, 9:45 am and 11 am
Breakfast with Santa: St. Peters Rec-Plex South
December 13 @ 8:30am - 10:30am
Breakfast with Santa: The Pointe at Ballwin Commons
December 13 @ 9am - 2pm
North County Recreation Complex: Lunch with Santa
December 13 @ 11am - 1pm
Pizza with Santa at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 20 @ 12 - 2pm
PICTURES WITH SANTA
Holiday Boutique @ Berkshire Hathaway's Town & Country Office
November 22
Pictures with Santa and his live reindeer from 10am - 1pm
Holiday Boutique from 9am - 3pm
Strolling Santa and Mrs. Claus @ Taubman Prestige Outlets
November 29, December 13 & 20 @ 12-3 pm
Photos with Santa @ Kirkwood Train Station
December 4 & 11 @ 5-7pm
December 12 @ 11am - 1pm
Cookies with Claus @ The Lodge Des Peres
December 6 @ 9am - 12pm
Santa at the Frisco Caboose
December 6-7 @ 2-4pm
Pictures with Santa @ St. Vincent Community Center
December 13 @ 1-3pm
Chesterfield Mall
Galleria
Mid Rivers Mall
Plaza Frontenac
South County Center
St. Clair Square
St. Louis Mills
St. Louis Premium Outlets
Taubman Prestige Outlets
West County Mall
The Meadows
SLED / SKI / SKATE
December 6 @ 1-3pm
Hardees IcePlex: Skate with Santa & Holiday Ice Skating Show
December 7 @ 2 - 6pm
Kennedy Recreation Complex: Skate with Santa
December 14 @ 3:30 - 5:30pm
Kirkwood Ice Rink: Skate with Santa
December 20 @ 1:30 - 4pm
Kirkwood Ice Rink: FREE Holiday Ice Show
December 20 @ 4:15 - 5:30pm
Hardees IcePlex: Skate with Santa & Holiday Ice Skating Show
December 7 @ 2 - 6pm
Kennedy Recreation Complex: Skate with Santa
December 14 @ 3:30 - 5:30pm
Kirkwood Ice Rink: Skate with Santa
December 20 @ 1:30 - 4pm
Kirkwood Ice Rink: FREE Holiday Ice Show
December 20 @ 4:15 - 5:30pm
KIMMSWICK, MO
November 22 @ 10am - 9pm
December 5-7
December 5-7
Friday & Saturday 10am-9pm & Sunday 10am-6p
WASHINGTON, MO
November 30
December 5
December 6, 13 & 20
ILLINOIS EVENTS
November 21 - January 2 @ 5-9pm
Alton Community Tree Lighting
November 21 @ 6-8pm
Christmas Wonderland in Alton
November 28 - December 28
November 28 @ 10am
Christkindlmarkt
November 28 - December 23 @ Public Square in Belleville, IL
Eckerts: Breakfast with Santa & Holiday Storytime (Belleville)
Nov 29 & 30, Dec 6 & 7, Dec 13 & 14, Dec 20 & 21 @ 8am - 12pm
Nov 29 & 30, Dec 6 & 7, Dec 13 & 14, Dec 20 & 21 @ 10am - 4pm
December 13 @ 8am - 3pm
Breakfast with Santa in Godfrey
December 13 @ 8:30am to 11:00am
Santa's Workshop
December 13 @ 3pm
A Winter Wonderland
December 13 @ 7pm
Visit with Santa at Alton Square Mall
MOVIES & TV
Opens November 7
Opens November 21
Opens November 26
December 1 – 25
Opens December 19
Opens December 19
Opens December 25
Would love to see Holidays in Old North on your list--their Christmas market is so much fun!
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add: Historic Daniel Boone Home Christmas Candlelight Tours.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Lafayette Square Holiday Parlor Tour!! December 14th http://lafayettesquare.org/event/holiday-parlor-tour/
ReplyDeleteCheck out Grafton, I and their Taste of Chocolate event! It's Dec 6th and starts at 11:30am. Kid friendly. Santa and his sleigh/reindeer will be there at 3p.
ReplyDeleteThere's also a chance to win overnight accommodations!
Www.facebook.com/graftonstasteofchocolate
Thank you for this awesome list. I had the Taubman outlet tree lighting on my calendar already, and it is November 15, you have it as December 15. Just wanted to let you know so others don't miss it, if interested!
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ReplyDeleteLydia's House will be hosting their Gingerbread House contest at the Galleria this year from Nov. 15 - 23. These great gingerbread houses will be right by Santa. Check them out - http://lydiashouse.org/news-and-events/gingerbread-house-contest/
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ReplyDeleteGreat list..can't wait to try some places!
BEFORE the Winter Wonderland at Tilles,Fri-Sunday November 21st-23rd,there is an evening walk-through available, $5.00 per person, dogs-on-leashes allowed as are strollers and wagons. There are one-hour slots open to sign up but Saturday evening's sold out except for 7:45-8:45pm. Good exercise, Santa's there, & food trucks for munching. Tickets at: https://reserve.stlouisco.com/RecDynamicsWeb/Activities/Browse.aspx
ReplyDelete5th Annual ALTON CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 10 - 3 PM, ALTON V.F.W. 4445 NORTH ALBY, ALTON, IL 62002
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/294984517191080/
Come see St. Louis' newest Holdiday tradition. Come see the "CHRISTMAS VILLAGE & TRAINS" in the front display window at Nana's Farmhouse in South County (5171 Lemay Ferry Road, corner of Lemay & Butler Hill next to Kutis). The trains run on the hour, 6pm to 10pm, 7 days per week, thru December 31st.
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Can you find out anything about Osage County , Jefferson City
ReplyDeleteSt. Louis Children's Choirs Holiday Concert at Powell Hall Sat, Dec. 6
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Promise Christian Academy, a school for children with special needs, presents - "An evening of decadent desserts and enchanting music performed by The Erin Bode Group"
ReplyDeleteSunday, November 30 at 6:00 p.m.
at the Purser Center at Logan University (doors open at 5:30 PM
1851 Schoettler Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017
It's the perfect, family friendly way to start your holiday's. To order tickets visit: http://www.promisestl.org/
Thanks for all the fun Holiday ideas! I will have to start planning our Christmas to do list.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great list - family is coming in and this should keep them busy.
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