I just booked Izzy in to go, anyone else taking their LOs this year?

She didn't go last year as I wanted her to be walking when she met him...I hope she likes him!

Deffo! We went last year and Lily was bemused but we got a nice photo to keep and i have been telling her it is father christmas and she points at it and says 'kissmas'. Am looking forward to it already xx

Yes, we will deffo be going to see Father Christmas xx

ill def be taking evan,

i tried last year but it was clearly not meant to be first time santa was off for lunch, 2nd time evan was screaming waitin in que so i gave up and third time was with his playgroup he had been playin and was hyper right before we went in and as soon as we got in the grotto he fell asleep - was out like a light so i decided fate was tellin me evan wasnt meant to see santa!!

this year he will see him haha

we havent taken braden yet so i think i will make the effort this year!!
im more excited about taking them to see fireworks, braden adored them last year so hope he likes them even more this year!
x

Yes, we booked our tickets at the weekend, the garden centre near me do a gorgeous Christmas grotto every year, Hopefully she'll love it

yes we go to paultons park christmas wonderland x

I was going to say why the heck do you need to book, but then realised you must be taking her somewhere special. There is a place about 2hrs drive from us that is supposed to be amazing, grotto, reindeers, fake snow, whole performance etc but I think im going to wait until she is 3-4 for that and will fully appreciate it.

I took Caitlin to 2 Santa's last year. The first was a joke. It was like something out of phoenix nights and I paid £4 for it. The first pic taken was a total blur and i had to queue up again (it took 3 goes to get the crapest pic ever seen), Santa took a drill out at one point and repaired a shelf that had fallen, the cd in the background skipped, the present was a lucky bag (highly suitable) and the makeshift ice rink in the park it was at was maned by 'stewarts' (well thats what was printed on their jackets )

The 2nd one was at local shopping centre and was free. The Santa was more realistic and happily posed while I took 4-5 of my own pics.

Think i'l do a few of the shopping centres again this year. I certainly wont be returning to the local park x

yeah i was gonna ask about the booking thing too

santa is in loads of places here so will plod along to one and hope she does not scream her heart out lol x

Yeh its not just a supermarket Santa - izzy would know that was a fake you know

''Christmas at Park Hall is always special, visitors first have drinks and a festive treat in the cosy waiting room ’ and then wander through the sparkling tree lined Christmas scene to see Santa.
Santa likes to take time to talk to each young visitor and make each person feel special. If you have visited Santa before at Park Hall you will know just how kind and welcoming he is, the experience is entrancing for both children and parents. A visit to santa will be £3.50 in addition to normal entrance prices.''
Well its free for Izzy cos she is under 2, but £6.95 for adults...get a nibble and a drink Also its worth it cos you get to see all the animals too

lol ok will take my lot to our local diy /garden centre/cafe/xmas shop

they do a fantastic display includin mechanical animals throughtout a snow filled tunnel and santas grotto is there ,,, think its about £7 to see santa and get gift from him
i love the fact the local huskie charity are always there with the beautiful dogs x

I took Aimee to the bug santas grotto in Milton keynes last year which was brilliant. I think it was about £15 and you then get a train ride around a winter wonderland.

I want to take her again this year but can't book as I have no idea when baby will arrive x

i want to take jj... laura how do you book the mk one? xx

Here you go hun...

http://grotto.thecentremk.com/

Its £9.50 to book online which includes a toy and a photo. I got keyrings and stuff last time when I got there, which are really cute!

It looks good this year. I am really hoping to take Aimee again but just cant book it yet x

thank you i am going to see now xx

Yep we booked tickets for a garden centre on friday wel my step sister did its a garden centre meant to be good better be xx

Juts took callum to wyveles last year and it was crap payed £15 and the santa was shocking xx