The holidays are so full of traditions! Our family traditions include
Candy Day, pierogies, cutting down a tree from the woods and a big favorite for the kids - The Lights of Christmas.
If you're a Seattle local, this is a light show you do not want to miss. My husband and I have been to most of the large light shows between Seattle and Portland and we keep going back to Lights of Christmas in Stanwood because it's such an awesome experience!
The Lights of Christmas is at Warm Beach Camp, just an hour north of Seattle. Warm Beach Camp is a Christian camp and conference center that lights up 15 acres with over one million lights during the month of December. The truly stunning lights displays are the best I've ever seen, but what sets this festival apart from the rest is all the other fun activities!
It's a truly festive experience with live carolers, plays, choirs, story telling, arts and crafts, shopping, a gorgeous Nativity scene and so much more. Here's what our experience was like this past weekend.
Most of my husband's immediate family showed up to walk the Lights of Christmas together. Penny ran around with four of her cousins while Ruby enjoyed being passed around and carried by the adults. As soon as we walked through the gates, we beelined for the closest donut stand and ordered probably a dozen packages of freshly made donuts and multiple cups of hot cider and cocoa. You cannot go to the Lights of Christmas and miss out on the donuts!
Next on our agenda was Bruce the Talking Spruce. It's adorably corny, just a tree with a face and a mysterious voice coming through and talking to the guests. You'd think that it was a pre-recorded voice, but they have a camera rigged up and "Bruce" really talks to you! He'll ask the children specific questions (asking "the little girl in pink") and impart a few tree jokes. What's a tree joke? Well, for example...
Our group of kids weren't scared of him and just had a great time talking to him.
Afterwards we filled up on more goodies (kettle corn) and headed over to the Polar Express Train, which drives around the camp. No Lights of Christmas experience would be complete without a pony ride (according to the girls) so we headed over to the corral.
Our final stop for the evening was at the petting zoo, where there were llamas, goats and sheep.
20800 Marine Drive
Stanwood, WA 98292
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by The Lights of Christmas. We were so honored to be invited to the event, we simply love it! All opinions are my own
Hi there! I'm a local blogger as well. I found your blog through the Lights of Christmas facebook page and I was intreguided because I'm in this same area! I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts. It sounds like we have a lot in common!
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Angela, send me an email! I love connecting with local bloggers! thepierogiemama@gmail.com
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