Take a candlelight tour and see how Americans got ready for the holidays. Meet Belznickel, a 19th-century Santa, and pop popcorn over a fire. Sign up to join the museum's competition of gingerbread houses - or just take the kids to gawk and maybe get a tip or two. Celebrate New Year's Eve in Boston with the country's oldest and largest family New Year's Eve party at the 25th Anniversary of First Night Boston. Your First Night button also guarantees free entrance that day to The Children's Museum, Museum of Science and New England Aquarium among other places.
Several hotels offer special family holiday packages.
Meet a real reindeer. California kids get a chance to glide down an Arctic Snow Hill blanketed with 20,000 pounds of new snow each day. Write to Eileen Ogintz in care of Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. Inc. All Rights Reserved.