Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge

Finding fun family activities this time of year that don’t depend on a certain type of weather can be a challenge.  So, when we found out about and were invited to attend Great Wolf Lodge’s Snowland event this weekend we were thrilled to participate.

There’s all the usual fun with the waterpark and activities, but add to that snowflakes, Santa, Snow and a massive Christmas tree and you have a winter wonderland that reminds you of magical childhood Christmas memories.

My kids were so excited to go back and when they saw all the Christmas decorations they were amazed.  We arrived before our room was ready so we got bracelets to enter the park and play for a while.

Once we got into our room (we ended up with the same one), I fixed us a quick dinner then we headed down to the lobby where I’d heard Santa would be waiting.  Sure enough, there he was so we got in line to go visit Santa.

Since the twins had never seen Santa before I wasn’t sure how they’d react.  At their age, most of the other boys would have been terrified..not them though, they were so excited and marched right up there to meet him and get pictures taken.

They even spent time telling him what they wanted and got a yummy candy cane from Mrs. Claus.  As you can see by the pic, our 14 year old, CJ was less than thrilled with the idea of standing by the “big man” for a picture of any sort. Santa knew this and took him aside afterward.  It was really cute.

The next morning the children woke up to actual snow outside.  It was almost like it had been planned that way LOL since it was our first snow of the year and the kids were so excited.  A trip down to Starbucks for mom and dad and a yummy breakfast later, we headed back into the waterpark for a few hours.

As we were getting ready to leave, it was afternoon story time in the lobby so we stopped to listen and they even sang a few Christmas carols…at the end it snowed in the lobby.  Much to the thrill and delight of the boys!

Loading up to leave is always a disappointment for the boys but the trip definitely proved that Great Wolf Lodge is a great family adventure year round.  So visit their website to find one near you and about any specials they are running.