{"id":38518,"date":"2024-11-27T22:25:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=38518"},"modified":"2024-11-27T22:25:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:25:43","slug":"north-campus-to-host-18th-annual-childrens-holiday-festival-on-dec-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/north-campus-to-host-18th-annual-childrens-holiday-festival-on-dec-7\/","title":{"rendered":"North Campus To Host 18th Annual Children\u2019s Holiday Festival On Dec. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019Tis the season to jingle all the way to North Campus, 11380 N.W. 27th Ave., for the 18th annual <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.edu\/north\/childrensholiday\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children&#8217;s Holiday<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winter wonderland festival\u2014featuring Mr. and Mrs. Claus, a parade, performances, arts and crafts, rides, games and food\u2014will take place on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. adjacent to the green space near the 4000 building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 5,000 guests are expected to attend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt allows families to come together and enjoy a day full of enriching and fun activities,\u201d said Evelyn Rodriguez, senior director of campus administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santa will arrive from the North Pole via helicopter at 10 a.m. to kick off the event with a parade, featuring Mrs. Claus, elves and marching bands from Miami Carol City Senior High School, Miami Norland Senior High School and North Miami Senior High School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s festivities will feature a new Amazon-themed zipline, bounce houses and 15 educational tents. These include: the Youth in Agriculture Pavilion, which features a petting zoo, the STEM Interactive LEGO Tent and the Holidays-Around-the-World Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI do this every year and I do it with pleasure,\u201d said Ildiko Barsony, an associate professor, who has worked the event for ten years. \u201cTo see how children embrace the princes and princesses [and] how excited they get to see Tiana, Moana and Cinderella, whoever their favorite characters are, it&#8217;s really cute to see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per tradition, children will have the opportunity to create arts and crafts in Santa\u2019s Workshop and meet their favorite characters at the Princesses\u2019 and Princes\u2019 tents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendees will also get to snap photos with Santa, enjoy Mrs. Claus\u2019 stories and watch performances by Hawaiian dancers and the Hip Hop Kidz dance team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like to be a part of the magic, to have kids experience what Christmas is like,\u2019 said Ana Taboada, a student studying biopharmaceutics at North Campus who signed up to volunteer. \u201cI think it&#8217;s important that \u2026 we spread joy and give [kids] a little magic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children\u2019s Holiday is free and open to the public, with food items available for purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To volunteer, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3ny2wbkj\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3ny2wbkj<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. 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