Thursday, November 27, 2014

2014 Caring Santa Pictures for Children with Special Needs and Information About Events for Oregon and Other States

                                                                                                                      11/27/14




For pictures with Caring Santa a reservation is required, so make sure to contact people at the links provided below. Caring Santa is a more controlled environment for children with Autism and other special needs. The Caring Santa program works to provide what they consider a "sensory-friendly environment" just for children with special needs including the elimination of long lines, music and bright lights. Currently I have found two events in Oregon with one being in Woodburn, Oregon at the Woodburn Outlets on December 7, 2014 from 8:30 - 10 am. The second event is in Southern Oregon and it is at the Rogue Valley Mall in Medford, Oregon on December 7, 2014 from  8am - 9:30am and it is listed as an event called Caring Claus. I am posting both links to Oregon Events down below. Also, for those of you who are from other states, I am providing the place where to make reservations and find more information on the Caring Santa program. For all of you with children that have special needs, my best wishes for a truly happy Holiday Season.



Woodburn, Oregon Caring Santa Event:

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/sales.asp?id=110




Medford, Oregon Caring Claus Event:

http://www.roguevalleymall.com/events/caring-claus





Find a Caring Santa Event location for your state:




http://www.simon.com/caring-santa


 Caring Santa website:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/caring-santa







Tuesday, November 25, 2014

2014 Salem, Oregon and Other Southern Oregon Cities Photos with Santa(children & pets) and Holiday Events

                                                                                                                 11/25/14




This is a continuation of my last post helping to locate places to see Santa and gets photos. Some events allow pets and some are "Caring Santa" which allow special needs children. I will be posting one more covering photos with Santa and it will be aimed at Caring Santa events for those with special needs children. This post covers a few of the events from Woodburn, Oregon on down to Medford, Oregon. My goal is to help give people some ideas of family fun activities to do this Holiday Season. Happy Holidays to all who see this post, be safe and have fun.

Eugene, Oregon

Valley River Center with more information at this link:

http://www.valleyrivercenter.com/Events



Oakway Center Tree Lighting on November 30, 2014 from 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Hot Beverages and Live Music at The Tree with more information at this link:

http://oakwaycenter.com/treelighting/



The 62nd Annual Springfield Christmas Parade(Santa Visits) on December 6, 2014 with a start time of 1pm and more information can be found at this link:

http://www.springfieldchristmasparade.org/



Gateway Mall Santa arrives on November 29, 2014 and more information is at this link:

https://www.facebook.com/ShopGatewayMall/events?ref=page_internal




Grants Pass, Oregon

Grants Pass puts out some different stuff downtown for those that visit with more information found at this link:

http://www.visitgrantspass.org/Index.aspx?page=811

Tree lighting and Santa's arrival on December 5, 2014 and more information can be found at this link:

http://www.visitgrantspass.org/Index.aspx?page=1068


Grants Pass Shopping Center features Santa and prizes with more information available at this link:

http://www.grantspassshoppingcenter.com/promotions.html




Keizer, Oregon


Festival of Lights Holiday Parade on December 13, 2014 at 7pm with more information at this link:

http://www.folholidayparade.org/




Medford, Oregon

Rogue Valley Mall features events with Santa, pets with Santa and Caring Santa for special needs children and more information can be found at this link:

http://www.roguevalleymall.com/events


Medford Outlet Center has several events coming up that feature Santa and live Reindeer and more information can be found at this link:

http://www.medfordoutletcenter.com/Events





Roseburg, Oregon


Kmart located at 2757 NW Stewart Pkwy, Roseburg, OR 97471, phone number (541) 957-0157
Nov 26, 2014 from 10am-4pm is the "Fill the Sleigh" at Kmart(Santa and Mrs. Clause visit for pictures) event and more information on other shopping events at this link below. Note: you will need search down the link page to find the event tweets, but I have provided enough for this event on my post right here:

https://twitter.com/KmartRoseburg




Salem, Oregon


Santa has already arrived in Salem and more information can be found at this link:

http://www.lancastermall.com/


Salem Riverfront Carousel features several events with Santa and Mrs. Clause and more information can be found at this link:

http://salemcarousel.wix.com/salemcarousel




Woodburn, Oregon


Woodburn Outlets have a few Holiday events including Santa and even one event that is called "Caring Santa" and is meant for children with special needs. More information can be found at this link here:

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/sales.asp?id=110













Friday, November 21, 2014

Portland, Oregon Photos with Santa 2014(Children and Pets) and Holiday Events

                                                                                                                                     11/21/2014



For the Holidays, I have decided to mention as many Holiday events as possible to help parents find fun activities for the whole family. I will be using a few posts to cover photos with Santa in the different cities. Then, I will use a couple posts to acknowledge toy drives to help out this Holiday Season.

This post will cover photos with Santa in and around the Portland, Oregon Area. Many of the events have special days for Santa photos with pets allowed, but I have provided, at the very bottom, the specific link for pet photos with Santa. After the Santa photo events, I am also putting the link to information about The Polar Express in Mt. Hood because I think it fits with the Holiday Season and Santa is at the event. I wish everyone well during this 2014 Holiday Season.


Macy's Parade and Santaland with the parade on November 28, 2014
Located at
Macy's Downtown Portland
621 South West 5th Avenue
Portland,OR 97204
For more information on the Macy's events this Holiday Season here is the link:



Today Santa arrived at Bridgeport, but there are other Holiday events including a train ride and more information can be found at this link:

http://bridgeport-village.com/center_events.html



Santa has already made it to the Lloyd Center and more information can be found at this link:

http://www.lloydcenter.com/event/santa-is-coming-to-town/



Pioneer Place Santa is already there and more information can be found at this link:

http://www.pioneerplace.com/events/santa-photos



Washington Square Santa has already landed and he has a headquarters, this location also has a sharing tree, for more information I am providing both events links for the site.

Washington Square Santa event link:

http://www.shopwashingtonsquare.com/Events/Details/219966?startDate=11%2F8%2F2014

Washington Square Holiday events link:

http://www.shopwashingtonsquare.com/Events



Clackamas Town Center has a few different events for Santa including Rudolph Wednesdays and more information can be found amongst their other events at this link:

http://www.clackamastowncenter.com/events



Santa at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton arrives on November 28, 2014 and more information can be found at this link:


http://www.portlandsanta.com/






Train Ride

The Polar Express:

https://www.mthoodrr.com/mt-hood-polar-express.html






FOR PETS


Santa for the pets information can be found at the Oregon Humane Society's link:

http://www.oregonhumane.org/news/stories/Santa_Paws.asp#.VG_PLMk48dU





Thursday, November 20, 2014

Oregon Child Car Seat Laws and The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)

                                                                                                                         11/20/14



At my other blog link provided below, I have given some information on Child Seat Belt Laws in Oregon:

http://oregondadsconnection.blogspot.com/2014/11/child-car-seat-laws-oregon-and-national.html

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Portland, Oregon Christmas Events 2014

I wanted to continue to help families find some activities and events to do during the Christmas Season 2014, so I am posting this link to a few in the Portland Area.

 Links to Christmas Events:

http://www.events12.com/portland/december/

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

December 2, 2014 Oregon State Capitol Tree Lighting

                                                                                                                           11/12/14





In Salem, Oregon on December 2, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. there will be the ceremonial tree lighting. The event will  include cookies and punch, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Also the Oregon State Capitol Store  is going to be open and offering 10% off all purchases that night.