HOLLY-DAYS at the GARDENS

A 20-foot Frazier Fir with 24,000 colored lights, on the Rose Garden lawn, will be the centerpiece of ‘Holly-Days’ at the Gardens, 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday, December 1 and 2, at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, 8545 S. Staples St.   At a second large tree in the Rose Pavilion, guests may use phones or cameras for brief photo sessions with Santa, parrots and reptiles. A third, smaller tree will decorate the Bromeliad Conservatory.   
    Other options for enhancing visitor holiday spirits will include crafts and storytelling for kids; holiday music while strolling through the Gardens; and great gift ideas in Nature’s Boutique. All activities included in general admission except photo sessions with Santa and friends, $10 donation each, which helps fund parrot and reptile care.
SCHEDULE
 Story-Telling:    “The Night before Christmas in Texas”,
                             “Legend of the Poinsettia”         10 am, 3 pm                             
Pictures with Santa, Parrots:   10:30-11:30 am, 12:30-1:30 pm           
Pictures with Santa, Reptiles:    3:30-4:30 pm                             
Parrot Talk Show:                        1:30-2:30 pm                            
Kids Crafts:                                  10 am-2 pm                              
Kids “Loose Parts” Program (Natural Materials Block Building)  2-4 pm
Food Truck on site for Lunch!