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Celebrate the holiday season with your local mom community! Let’s gather on Thursday, December 15th for a party filled with holiday cheer. We will have light bites and drinks available (sign-up to bring some goodies to share below!), and our bartender will be making specialty cocktails to get us in the holiday spirit.  The party will be hosted at our sponsor space in downtown Elmhurst. Those who want to can participate in a cookie exchange, ugly sweater contest, and a white elephant gift exchange.  Feel free to take part in one, all, or none! A $5 cover will help cover our bartending service. Please submit payment by Dec 15: https://elmhurstareamoms.org/event-registration/ Sign up here to volunteer and bring food, drinks, or help with set up, decorating, etc.: https://www.signupgenius.com/.../10C0C4DAEA629A5FCC34... COOKIE EXCHANGE:  Bring at least 2 dozen of your favorite cookies/treats. We will draw numbers to set an order (lowest number starts), and then participants will take turns building cookie platters from all of the wonderful contributions to take home (recommend bringing some kind of storage container)! Any extras can be shared with the party.  UGLY SWEATER CONTEST: Wear your most outrageous ugly sweater! Vote for your favorite by 9pm by submitting the wearer’s name and we’ll announce a winner at the end of the night.  WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE:  Each participant brings one wrapped gift to contribute to a common pool. Gifts must be new and not used, between $20-25 in value. Please refrain from religiously-affiliated or kid-focused gifts. Participants will draw numbers to determine what order they will go in (lowest number starts). The first player selects a gift and opens it, and then following players can choose to either pick an unwrapped gift from the pool or steal a previous player's gift. Anyone who gets their gift stolen in this way can do the same - choose a new gift or steal another. Once a gift has been stolen three times, it is no longer in play. No trades allowed *during* the game, but what you do after is up to you!  **PLEASE NOTE** We will not be offering refunds on tickets purchased for this event if the attendee is no longer able to attend. The attendee will be responsible for finding another member to take their ticket or will forfeit the money spent for non-attendance. Thank you for understanding!

Join Lombard Park District’s annual lighting celebration in Lilacia Park! Let's plan to meet up by the entrance at 6pm. Bring the entire family for a night of holiday fun! Charming holiday displays light up Lilacia Park with a magical array of animated light shows, decorated trees, a giant gingerbread house, and much more. Each Friday, Saturday and Sunday in December from 6:00-8:00pm (beginning Sunday, December 4), youngsters can visit with Santa Claus, enjoy a spectacular show with complimentary hot cocoa and cookies, and visit with their favorite Holiday Characters. The Lombard Park District will also be collecting unwrapped and unused toys for donation, so please feel free to bring one if you choose to do so.

Bring your baby to Elmhurst Public Library for Mother Goose & Me, a program for little ones to enjoy rhymes, activities, and resources. This program is geared towards babies 12 months or younger. Tickets are available beginning at 9:00 a.m. the morning of the program. EPL card required. Takes place in the Kids Program Room.

Brave the chilly weather and get some fresh air out at the park with other EAM members & kids!

Let's meet at the Elmhurst Public Library in the Large Meeting Room for Little Wigglers Storytime! Move and groove to active rhymes, songs and stories guaranteed to get the wiggles out. Tickets available beginning at 9am the morning of the program. EPL card required. Best for ages 1-5.

Let's meet at the DuPage Children's Museum for some fun this holiday season! Tickets for adults and children are $17/person (infants are free). Advance ticket purchase is recommended but not required. More info is available here! https://dupagechildrens.org/visit/

Come share coffee and a treat at Courageous Bakery and watch the trains go by!