Family friendly events and activities in and around the Trumbull County area. Niles, Warren, Girard, Liberty, Newton Falls, Cortland, Howland, Champion areas as well as Mahoning County (Austintown), NE Ohio and Western PA (Hermitage, Sharon & New Castle)
Alqonquin Mill Fall Festival
Carroll County, Ohio
234 Autumn Rd SW
234 Autumn Rd SW
Carrollton, OH 44615
Held Rain or Shine
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Held Rain or Shine
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Old Fashioned Crafters
Pioneer Village
Oglebay Resort in West Virginia
Website
facebook page
Offers Resort, Zoo, Oglebay Fall Fest, annual holiday light show
Special Laser Shows at the Good Zoo, Benedum Theater
The Winter Festival of Lights
A per car donation is requested and is valid for the entire festival season. Trolley tours are offered several times each night beginning at Wilson Lodge.
Our 2015 review.
We have never gone to this area before and found out it's quite a drive, I'm glad we took the trip when there wasn't any snow or ice on the streets. It's just another 5 miles south to the Cabela's shopping center which has a neat aquarium for the kiddos to check out.
-There are separate fees for the drive tour and the Festival of lights. The drive through light display is a per car fee and covers two separate parts of the part while the Festival of Lights is a per person fee that includes a laser show, outdoor musical light display, train display, and small animals.
an image projected onto wall after laser show, the snowflakes don't show up :-(
facebook page
Offers Resort, Zoo, Oglebay Fall Fest, annual holiday light show
Special Laser Shows at the Good Zoo, Benedum Theater
The Winter Festival of Lights
A per car donation is requested and is valid for the entire festival season. Trolley tours are offered several times each night beginning at Wilson Lodge.
Our 2015 review.
We have never gone to this area before and found out it's quite a drive, I'm glad we took the trip when there wasn't any snow or ice on the streets. It's just another 5 miles south to the Cabela's shopping center which has a neat aquarium for the kiddos to check out.
-There are separate fees for the drive tour and the Festival of lights. The drive through light display is a per car fee and covers two separate parts of the part while the Festival of Lights is a per person fee that includes a laser show, outdoor musical light display, train display, and small animals.
an image projected onto wall after laser show, the snowflakes don't show up :-(
the outdoor musical light show, there are seats in the gazebo to sit and watch display (but not best viewpoint)
The indoor animal area includes hands on activities like an animal hospital and train table
Winter Break Ideas
Here's some ideas to keep those kiddos busy for this 2015-2016 Winter Break
Connect with Santa
Holiday TV schedule!
Sign up for the Kids-skate-free program
Champion Skate & Skate Zone in Austintown are participating locations
Kids Eat Cheap locations include Steak N Shake, Stoneyard, Quaker Steak
Indoor play spots
including:
Tilt Studio in Eastwood Mall
Youngstown-skate
Ice-zoneButler-art
Skate-zone
Austintown-bounce
Cortland-roller-rink.html
Champion-skate
Party-zone-for-kids in Shenago-valley Mall
offers drop and shop
Olympic Fun Zone
Oh-wow
Packard-museum
Youngstown-labor-museum
Mill Creek Park Programs
Ernie-hall-aviation-museum
Check out the trains in Hubbard
New Years events
If we get winter weather, skating & sledding
Sign up for the Kids-skate-free program
Champion Skate & Skate Zone in Austintown are participating locations
Kids Eat Cheap locations include Steak N Shake, Stoneyard, Quaker Steak
Indoor play spots
including:
Tilt Studio in Eastwood Mall
Youngstown-skate
Ice-zoneButler-art
Skate-zone
Austintown-bounce
Cortland-roller-rink.html
Champion-skate
Party-zone-for-kids in Shenago-valley Mall
offers drop and shop
Olympic Fun Zone
Oh-wow
Packard-museum
Youngstown-labor-museum
Mill Creek Park Programs
Ernie-hall-aviation-museum
Check out the trains in Hubbard
New Years events
If we get winter weather, skating & sledding
Monday, December 21st
Tuesday, December 22nd
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
Wednesday, December 23rd
Akron's Lock3 Winterfest
Cascade-of-lights
Brookfield library -drop in crafts
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
Visit Santa at Rulli's
Train display in Bloomfield
Party Art Cafe
Make Cookies for Santa at Sugar Showcase
Christmas Skate in Champion
No School Skate at Olympic Fun Zone
Star Wars Skate Party in Garrettsville
Cascade-of-lights
Brookfield library -drop in crafts
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
Train display in Bloomfield
Party Art Cafe
Make Cookies for Santa at Sugar Showcase
Christmas Skate in Champion
Star Wars Skate Party in Garrettsville
Thursday, December 24th
Friday, December 25th
Saturday, December 26th
Kids-crusade
Sunday, December 27th
Monday, December 28th
Cascade-of-lights
Cleveland Zoo December Days
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
No School Skate at Olympic Fun Zone
JCC Rave in the Waves Pool party
Lordstown Library Drop in Craft
Cleveland Zoo December Days
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
JCC Rave in the Waves Pool party
Lordstown Library Drop in Craft
Tuesday, December 29th
Cascade-of-lights
Cleveland Zoo December Days
No School Skate at Olympic Fun Zone
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
Texas Roadhouse Kids Night
Lordstown Library Drop in Craft
Youngstown Skate
Cleveland Zoo December Days
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
Texas Roadhouse Kids Night
Lordstown Library Drop in Craft
Wednesday, December 30th
Akron's Lock3 Winterfest
Oh Wow! Free admission for Grandparents
Cascade-of-lights
Cleveland Zoo December Days
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
No School Skate at Olympic Fun Zone
Train display in Bloomfield
Party Art Café
Support Library with a visit to Chuck E Cheese
Youngstown Skate
Cascade-of-lights
Cleveland Zoo December Days
Columbiana County Joy of Christmas
Train display in Bloomfield
Party Art Café
Support Library with a visit to Chuck E Cheese
Youngstown Skate
Thursday, December 31st
Friday, January 1st
Saturday, January 2nd
Sunday, January 3rd
Cleveland/NE Ohio Day Trip ideas
Crocker Park light display, train rides
Rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame
Summit-metroparks
Medina-county-parks
Indoor Play in Medina Romp & Stomp, Rinky Dink, Amazone
Cleveland-botantical-gardens
Great-lakes-science-center
Cleveland-zoo
Mckinley museum-in-canton
Greater-cleveland-aquarium
Akron-zoo
Cleveland-museum-of-art
Clevelands-childrens-museum
Canton-football-hall-of-fame
Western-reserve-historical-society/Hale Farm
Baseball-heritage-museum
Cleveland-fed-and-learning
Indian-museum
Fire-museum-in-cleveland.html
Akron-art-museum
Museum of Contemporary Art
International-womens-air-space-museum
MAPS air-museum
Cleveland-police-museum
Hollywood-movieland
Akron-fossil
Pittsburgh Day Trip Ideas
Carnegie-museum-of-art-natural-history
Phipps-conservatory
The-national-aviary-in-pittsburgh
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh-zoo-events
PS trolley-museum
Childrens-museum-of-Pittsburgh
Harlansburg-station-museum
Splash-lagoon
Connecting with the North Pole, Santa & other holiday fun
Local spots (photo ops!)
Macy's.com
stores set up a mailbox, website offers a digital letter writing option
Mespotamia mail box
4370 Kinsman Rd, Mesopotamia, OH 44439
Mailbox downtown Warren
in front of the log cabin on Courthouse square
Boardman Park has hosted Santa phone calls, watch their website and facebook page for sign-up info
USPS's 2012 info about sending a good ol'fashoned letter to Santa (with a response from the big guy)
Letter to Santa template from Santaclausmuseum.org
thanks Mary!
Christmas Dialer
Packagefromsanta.com
phone call, video, letter
Easy Free Santa letter
Free letters from Santa
download template
Barbara Holiday Workshop
the PNP - Portable North Pole Website allows you to deliver a message from Santa to your child. FREE video, extra charge for additional items
Email Santa.com offers lots of things (there's footage of a Reindeer on a roof, Rudolph Nose Cam footage). Not sure about costs or fees
The Santa Video set up a video $, discount codes & specials posted on their facebook page
A freevideofromsantaclaus.packagefromsanta.com
North Pole Videos offers a free basic video greeting, fee for personalization $32
Hellosanta.com
live video chat
Santa Claus house letters & deeds
Submit a letter to Santa online through aletter4santa.com
"free" postcard from Santa
Other Online Holiday fun
Jib Jab's Elf yourself insert your photo and create fun videos!
I spot Santa
video footage sightings of Santa around the world
Reindeer Cam watch the reindeer get fed, there's even an app!
NORAD tracks Santa follow Santa's path around the world. Website starts on 12/1 but the action takes place on Christmas eve
The Santa Video
catch Santa in your home
Local elves
Mrs. Claus
does storytimes at the Upton house, Eastwood Mall, etc
Jimmy Claus
officially trained, Cleveland area
Mr. Jingeling
This local character is the keeper of the keys, his facebook page lists area (mostly Cleveland) appearances.
Macy's.com
stores set up a mailbox, website offers a digital letter writing option
Mespotamia mail box
4370 Kinsman Rd, Mesopotamia, OH 44439
Mailbox downtown Warren
in front of the log cabin on Courthouse square
Boardman Park has hosted Santa phone calls, watch their website and facebook page for sign-up info
USPS's 2012 info about sending a good ol'fashoned letter to Santa (with a response from the big guy)
Letter to Santa template from Santaclausmuseum.org
thanks Mary!
Christmas Dialer
Packagefromsanta.com
phone call, video, letter
Easy Free Santa letter
Free letters from Santa
download template
Barbara Holiday Workshop
the PNP - Portable North Pole Website allows you to deliver a message from Santa to your child. FREE video, extra charge for additional items
Email Santa.com offers lots of things (there's footage of a Reindeer on a roof, Rudolph Nose Cam footage). Not sure about costs or fees
The Santa Video set up a video $, discount codes & specials posted on their facebook page
A freevideofromsantaclaus.packagefromsanta.com
North Pole Videos offers a free basic video greeting, fee for personalization $32
Hellosanta.com
live video chat
Santa Claus house letters & deeds
Submit a letter to Santa online through aletter4santa.com
"free" postcard from Santa
Other Online Holiday fun
Jib Jab's Elf yourself insert your photo and create fun videos!
I spot Santa
video footage sightings of Santa around the world
Reindeer Cam watch the reindeer get fed, there's even an app!
NORAD tracks Santa follow Santa's path around the world. Website starts on 12/1 but the action takes place on Christmas eve
The Santa Video
catch Santa in your home
Local elves
Mrs. Claus
does storytimes at the Upton house, Eastwood Mall, etc
Jimmy Claus
officially trained, Cleveland area
Mr. Jingeling
This local character is the keeper of the keys, his facebook page lists area (mostly Cleveland) appearances.
Life Sized Games!
Newton-falls-public-library
12/30/15 ONLY
Candyland
Wilddaysofwinter
Candyland
FREE
Now thru 1/3
Wolf Creek Environmental Center in Medina
Life sized blast through past game
now thru 1/10
12/30/15 ONLY
Candyland
Wilddaysofwinter
Candyland
Penitentiary
Penitentiary Glen FREE
Now thru 1/3
Wolf Creek Environmental Center in Medina
Life sized blast through past game
now thru 1/10
November 21
through January 3
Noon to 5 pm • Free admission
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas & New Year's Eve
Penitentiary Glen Nature Center
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
440-256-1404 - See more at: http://www.lakemetroparks.com/events/wilddaysofwinter.shtml#sthash.mSuAXO2d.dpuf
Noon to 5 pm • Free admission
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas & New Year's Eve
Penitentiary Glen Nature Center
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
440-256-1404 - See more at: http://www.lakemetroparks.com/events/wilddaysofwinter.shtml#sthash.mSuAXO2d.dpuf
November 21
through January 3
Noon to 5 pm • Free admission
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas & New Year's Eve
Penitentiary Glen Nature Center
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
440-256-1404 - See more at: http://www.lakemetroparks.com/events/wilddaysofwinter.shtml#sthash.mSuAXO2d.dpuf
Noon to 5 pm • Free admission
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas & New Year's Eve
Penitentiary Glen Nature Center
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
440-256-1404 - See more at: http://www.lakemetroparks.com/events/wilddaysofwinter.shtml#sthash.mSuAXO2d.dpuf
Easy No Bake Chocolate Covered Pretzel Treat
We got a tub of holiday shaped pretzels from Aldi's (I like to use the stars and trees for the Pretzel Rolo cookie), melted some chocolate, dipped the shapes and added festival sprinkles and crushed candy canes. After the chocolate sets, they were packaged up in a simple baggie and topped with the
FREE printable bag topper from Love From the Oven(it was the easiest to print for us). Done & Yum
~*~ Jolly Holiday! ~*~
TV shows
arts & crafts
those Home Depot make and takes, your kiddo can make these as gifts!
Nativity scenes, tree lighting, etc
Shows/Performances
Packard Music Hall, Nutcracker performances
Parades
Light displays
Visits with Santa
Packard Music Hall, Nutcracker performances
Parades
Light displays
Visits with Santa
North Pole connections (links for Reindeer cam, elf yourself, Santa's phone number & email, etc)
Winter Break activity ideas
indoor play spots & road trips
Winter Activities
sledding, skating