December events

Drop-in Playtime • Thursdays, 12:30 – 2:30 pm • Early Childhood Family Education at Goodview School
• Bring your pre-kindergarten children for unstructured play with ECFE staff! Do crafts, play with toys, or zoom around the Zoom Room for all or part of the time. Free and open to all, no pre-registration required. More info: 494-0913

Valley Oaks Santa • Fridays and Saturdays, 7-9 pm; Sundays, 7-8 pm • 64 River Oaks Court, Winona
• Turns our Santa's home-away-from-home is 64 River Oaks Court, Winona. Stop by and say hi while seeing the lights in the Valley Oaks subdivision...bring canned food or a check for the VolunteerServices food shelf.

Rotary Holiday Lights • Fri, Nov. 24 – Sun, Dec. 31 • Riverside Park, La Crosse
• More than one million lights illuminate Riverside Park from 5-10 pm daily (5-9 pm on Dec. 24 & 25), including a 140-foot Christmas tree, live entertainment on select nights, reindeer, heated tent with activities, hayrides, animated light displays, live Nativity scene, and Santa. Bring food items or cash donations for area food shelves. More info: (800) 658-9424 or www.rotarylights.org

Light Up Galesville • Saturdays, from dusk to midnight, through Dec 28 • Trempealeau County fairgrounds, Galesville
• Lights display, live nativity, Santa Claus, sleigh rides, free hot chocolate and coffee. Food donations collected. More info: Lynn Guse at 608-582-2604

Children’s Holiday Storytime • Tue, Dec. 5 & Dec 12, 10 am & 1 pm • Art Room, Winona Public Library
• Children’s storytime for kids age 3-5. No need to sign up in advance. More info: 452-4582

ECFE BookShelf sale • Sat, Dec 9 • The BookShelf (Huff and Sarnia, Winona)
• If books are on your Christmas list, buy them at the BookShelf on Sat, Dec. 9, and the store will donate a portion of the proceeds towards books for the ECFE parents’ library. Storytime with Barbi at 11:30. You must mention you are buying books as part of this promotion in order for the purchase to qualify.

Visit with Santa Claus • Mon, Dec 11, 4-6 pm • Student Activity Center, Kryzsko Commons, WSU
• Kids can have their photo taken with Santa. Punch and cookies served.

CPR Holiday Train • Mon, Dec. 11, 5-6 pm • Amtrak Depot, Winona
• Live performance featuring folk rock, country, and bluegrass from the lighted Canadian Pacific Railroad Holiday Train. “Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early and check the arrival time prior to attending as this schedule is subject to change.” Food items and cash donations to area food shelves will be collected. More info: www8.cpr.ca or 452-8612 (Amtrak station)

Drop ‘n’ Shop • Fri., Dec. 15, 5:30 – 8 pm • La Crosse Children’s Museum, 207 5th Ave S.
• Kids ages 4 – 12 play at the Children’s Museum while parents shop. $6 per child. Pre-registration recommended. More info: 608-784-2652

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