Fun & Free Things To Do This Weekend with the Kids in Connecticut: See Santa, Holiday Train Rides, Family Art Adventure

12/7/11 - By Mary Beth Lawlor

Besides attending one of the following events, this weekend is a good time to cut down your own Christmas tree. We have some great family options for you in Hartford, Fairfield and Litchfield Counties. The Nutcracker is a classic that we try not to miss each year. We've rounded up shows for you all over the area. Bergdorf's holiday windows in NYC can't be beat, however you don't have to drive into the city to get a visual thrill. Check out these Holiday Window Strolls in Fairfield County. If you are in Hartford County we've listed some great events over the next couple of weeks. Our post this week on dining options on 12/25 in Fairfield County reminds me of the hilarious Chinese restaurant scene in one of my all time favorite holiday movies 'A Christmas Story'. All of that being said, enjoy the weekend with the following great list of events we've compiled. Make a paracord bracelet, go on a family art adventure or family hike, ride a vintage train or attend a reindeer festival. Have fun making happy memories with your kids!

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ALL WEEKEND 12/10-12/11

Visions of Gingerbread III: The Sweetest Architects
The Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Ride a Vintage Train to Santa's Toyland!
Danbury Railway Museum

See Santa and Pick Your Christmas Tree
Angevine Farm

Tunnel of Lights Holiday Trolley Ride
Connecticut Trolley Museum

Christmas By the Sea
Mystic Seaport

North Pole Express Train Ride
Essex Steam Train

Olde-Fashioned Christmas
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

SATURDAY 12/10

Greenwich Reindeer Festival
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center

Free Gingerbread Workshop
The Warren Congregational Church Hall

Make a Paracord Bracelet Workshop
Sharon Historical Society

The Magical Christmas Horse Book Signing

Gunn Memorial Library Museum

Mutt-i-grees®
Stepping Stones Museum

Family Art Adventures: Tunnel Books at the Aldrich
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Old Pasture Trail Family Hike
Audubon Greenwich

Public Skate
Danbury Ice Arena

"Handsome" and Gretel Holiday Marionette Performance
Vanderbilt Education Center


The 3rd Annual Windows of New Preston Village Stroll
New Preston Village

SUNDAY 12/11

Grandparenting Discussion for Grandparents
Fairfield Public Library

Bush-Holley House by Candlelight
Storehouse Gallery

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Downtown Cabaret Children's Theater
Downtown Cabaret Children's Theater

Twas the Night Before Christmas
Stamford Center for the Arts

The Christmas Story - Tell it Again
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church