Monday, December 3, 2012
Check out images from the village's tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 23, courtesy of the village of Downers Grove.
With the holiday season in full swing, what's better than a good, old-fashioned tree lighting ceremony? Downers Grove kicked off its holiday festivities Nov. 23 with the start of its second annual Gingerbread Festival, hosted by the Downers Grove Downtown Management Corporation. Santa Claus and Downers Grove Mayor Martin Tully hit the switch on the village's tree that afternoon, marking the official start of a weekend packed with holiday activities—including a storybook reading at the library, breakfast with Santa, a middle school play and complimentary carriage rides. In case you missed the ceremony, check out the video above, which was posted on the village's YouTube account Nov. 30. Looking for more images from the festival? Check out …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.
Welcome to Hey Mom and Dad—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. This week's question is a little delicate, but no less important or worthy of discussion. Without going into too much detail for those wandering eyes: Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Christiane Broihier: Never. — Oak Park Patch Facebook Sonja Holzman: With my oldest, she began to figure it out so we asked her what SHE thought and she told us that she knew it was us. With my youngest, he figured it out early - I think…
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
How to keep them believing—at any age.
Warning! This is an adults' only column. I'm not talking about THAT type of adult column, just a column that's not meant for young eyes. Top secret info. I just wanted to give you fair warning because I'm having trouble these days hiding things from my snooping elves, and sometimes wish that I, too, had a cozy little spot at the North Pole to keep some things tucked away. My daughters are ages seven and nine, the ages where persistent inquisition starts and gets increasingly more difficult. Where do babies come from? Why is the sky blue? Why did our dog die? Why do I need math? Why does dad still wear that shirt from college? So, it is inevitable that I've started hearing, "Is there really a Santa Claus?" When I was a kid I thought I was …
Kristin McCann
1:48 pm on Friday, December 3, 2010
Bob - I love the idea of the gifts appearing during midnight mass. If only I could stay awake that late! David - See and Santa there! more ›