DECEMBER: What To Do With Kids In San Diego (Dec. 2023)
December Adventures are here! 🙌 Which ones will you go on this month?! 🌟❄️🥞🏕 🎥 🚃 🎢 🎁 🏤
December's List of What To Do With Kids in San Diego
Here are all the fun kid-friendly events and seasonal happenings for these lucky San Diego kids in December.
Contents:
❄️ Snow Days
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Get your Christmas pj's on and sip some hot cocoa as you drive around these fun & festive neighborhoods. Some even have Santa, carolers, snacks & cocoa for sale. Details + addresses on my website. Plus: Boat Parades, Walk-thru events (Lightscape at SDBG & Enchanted Village), Drive-thru event (Santee Lakes Lights). "Christmas Lights Neighborhoods & Events"
❄️ SNOW DAYS ❄️
Yes we do get REAL snow in San Diego!! Full list on my website. "Snow Days in San Diego"
🥞 SANTA BREAKFASTS 🥞
These are really fun and make for an extra special memory. Some are pricey and some are not. Full list on my website. "Where To Have Breakfast With Santa in San Diego"
🏕 CHRISTMAS CAMPS 🏕
Fun Christmas events in a "camp-like" mountain setting; (not overnight). Outdoor activities from archery to rock climbing, storytimes, campfires with s'mores and lightshows. These are in the mountains so it will be cold, bundle up!
Christmas Camp, Pine Valley (1hr east)
123 Farm, Beaumont (2hrs north)
SkyPark at Santa's Village, Lake Arrowhead (2.5 hrs north)
🎥 ROOFTOP HOLIDAY MOVIES 🎥
We LOVE Rooftop Movies and their holiday line up is amazing!
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AGE INFO
Movies that start before 5pm are for all ages (but use your judgement), while movies after 5pm are strictly for ages 18+
MOVIE SCHEDULE for Dec 2023
Note: I only listed the movies below that start before 5pm, so that all ages can attend.
If you're looking for their movies that start after 5pm for ages 18+, click to their website to see all movies listed there.
(Disclaimer: please verify movie dates/times on their website for any changes or errors.)
**** DECEMBER MOVIES ****
🔸 Sat 12/9 at 1:30pm - Elf
🔸 Sat 12/9 at 4:45pm - Home Alone
🔸 Sun 12/10 at 1:30pm - Polar Express
🔸 Sun 12/10 at 4:45pm - Elf
🔸 Sat 12/16 at 1:30pm - Nightmare Before Christmas
🔸 Sat 12/16 at 4:15pm - Elf
🔸 Sun 12/17 at 1:30pm - Elf
🔸 Sun 12/17 at 4:30pm - It's A Wonderful Life
🔸 Mon 12/18 at 4pm - The Grinch, 2018
🔸 Tue 12/19 at 4pm - Elf
🔸 Wed 12/20 at 4pm - Polar Express
🔸 Thur 12/21 at 4pm - Nightmare Before Christmas 🔸 Fri 12/22 at 1pm - Elf
🔸 Fri 12/22 at 4pm - Home Alone 🔸 Sat 12/23 at 1:15pm - The Santa Claus 🔸 Sat 12/23 at 4:15pm - Elf
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Read this before you go: More info, tips, parking, etc. found here.
(The Rooftop Cinema Club usually closes at the end of the year until March or April.)
🚃 WHERE TO TAKE OUT OF TOWN VISITORS 🚃
Here are some holiday suggestions:
Get into the holiday spirit early with Theme Park festivities.
SeaWorld Christmas Celebration: Nov. 17 - Jan. 7
Sesame Place "Furry Christmas": Nov. 10 - Jan. 7
Safari Park Wild Holidays: Nov. 24 - Dec. 31
San Diego Zoo Jungle Bells starts Dec. 9 - Jan. 1
Legoland Holidays: Nov. 18 - Jan. 7
Belmont Park Winter Wonder: Nov. 11 - Dec. 31
🎁 KIDS HELPING KIDS 🎁
Help your kids learn the value of giving back to others this season by donating old books/toys and buy a new one to donate for Toys For Tots. You can find these donation boxes all over town at malls, libraries, churches, grocery stores, toy stores, some fire/police stations (call their non-emergency number first).
Or have them pick a child's name from the Giving Tree at Parkway Plaza Mall and help them shop for that child's wish list.
🏤 HOTEL HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS 🏤
Check out these hotels for fun holiday events throughout the month like holiday tea, storytimes, cookie decorating, ice skating & more. Some are for locals & some are for guests only, so plan a fun holiday staycation!
The Lakehouse Hotel, San Marcos
Manchester Grand Hyatt, downtown
La Valencia, La Jolla
Paradise Point Resort, Mission Bay
Hilton Bayfront, downtown
La Estancia, Del mar
Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad