Memories Are Made of This! The Award Winning Santa Experience Returns to Sherway Gardens November 14, 2010

Enjoy the magic of the holiday season at the award-winning Santa Experience, an exciting, interactive visit with Santa at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) weekdays and Saturdays from Monday, November 15 until Friday, December 24. Registration is accepted in person only at the Holiday Booth near the entrance to Sherway Square. 100% of the $5 per child ticket price goes to Sleeping Children Around the World. Be sure to book in advance to avoid disappointment, as sessions fill up quickly. Call (416) 621-1070 for more information or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

Kids join Santa for an entertaining and interactive play session that features singalongs, dancing and story reading. Children are invited to share their wishes with Santa and pose for an informal picture taken by mom or dad at the end of each 30 minute session. Parents are encouraged to join in the fun.

With these scheduled sessions and pre-registration, children do not have to wait in long line-ups to visit with Santa. Each child must be registered, newborns included, and the number of participants for each session is limited to a maximum of 40 children, groups of more than 6 children can be accommodated in November only. Admission is limited to children age 10 and under. Please be at Sherway Square 15 minutes before your scheduled session time to check in. Late arrivals cannot be admitted.

Tickets are $5 per child (limit of 6 tickets per family). Tickets are not required for adults accompanying children. 100% of the $5 per child ticket price goes to Sleeping Children Around the World – a locally based charity that provides bed kits for needy children in developing countries. Each bedkit consists of a mat or mattress, pillow, sheet, blanket, mosquito net (if applicable), clothes outfit, towel and school supplies. Bedkit contents vary from country to country depending upon local needs. Visit www.scaw.org for more information.

SANTA EXPERIENCE SCHEDULE
Although all sessions are listed below, please be aware that time slots fill up as the season progresses. The Santa Registration Staff will be happy to advise you as to which spaces are still available. The Santa Experience sessions start at the following times:

Monday - Friday:
10am / Noon / 2:30pm / 4:30pm/ 6:30pm

Saturday Nov. 20 & 27:
10am / Noon / 2:30pm / 4:30pm

All other Saturdays:
10am / Noon / 2:30pm / 4:30pm / 6:30pm

Wednesday, Dec. 22nd only:
Noon / 2:30pm / 4:30pm / 6:30pm

Friday, December 24:
10am / Noon

Please Note: There are no Santa Experience Sessions on Sundays

WIN A VISIT FROM SANTA WITH TOYS FOR SANTA!

Sherway Gardens encourages every Santa Experience visitor to bring a new, unwrapped toy to place in the special Toy Box in Sherway Square. For each new, unwrapped toy donation made during the Santa Experience sessions before December 16, you will receive a ballot for a chance to win a special home visit from Santa on December 22. The draw will be on December 16. All toys will be donated to Toy Mountain for distribution by The Salvation Army to needy children.

Official Website: http://www.sherwaygardens.ca