Christmas Activity Guide and Songbook 2022

Celebrate the Holidays in Whatcom County

Breakfast with Sinter Klaas

LYNDEN — Join the Lynden Commu nity/Senior Center for a festive pancake breakfast and bring your camera to take a picture with Sinterklaas. Breakfast in cludes pancakes with (optional) pepper mint sprinkle, scrambled eggs, sausage, and hot chocolate. After breakfast stop by our Christmas market for some holi day shopping. Saturday, Dec. 3 from 8 a.m.-noon with a seating every half hour. Cost is $10 adults/$5 kids ages 8 and younger. Reservations suggested. The Lynden Community/Senior Center is at 401 Grover St. For more information, call (360) 354-2921 or email info@lynden communitycenter.org.

Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt

LYNDEN — Celebrate Christmas in Lynden on Dec. 3 with the Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt.

Join Downtown Lynden’s Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt from 11 a.m. until

5 p.m. for fun and prizes. The elves are back and running wild, visiting busi nesses all over Lynden. Can you find all of the elves?

Join in on the fun at the Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt and win one of three prizes valued at more than $300 each. First 500 participants get free antlers.

Pick up your card at Elf’s Headquar ters, next to the big red mailbox at the corner of 5th and Front streets.

Northwest Lighted Christmas Parade

LYNDEN — Come join us with for Lynden’s annual kick-off to Christmas holiday season celebration, the North west Lighted Christmas Parade, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, presented to the com munity by Edaleen Dairy.

Visitors and locals will be treated to holiday carolers and a dazzling display of lighted trucks, cars, floats, wagons, farm equipment and more. The proces sion starts at the Fairway Center and

travels along Front Street from 18th Street through downtown Lynden to 3rd Street, giving spectators an opportunity to enjoy an array of wonderful Christmas shopping experiences in the stores of Lynden before the parade.

Bring your lawn chairs, grab your blankets and mittens and dress for a cool winter’s evening chill while joining thousands of other families, friends, and soon-to-be friends in welcoming that most wonderful time of the year.

Just a reminder that our local res taurants can be very busy that evening, both before and after the event, so give a call a day or so before to see if they are taking reservations.

Front Street will closed to traffic in downtown at 3rd Street starting at 4:30, and closing at 19th Street at 5 p.m.

On-street parking is best north of Grover Street, just please remember not to be a grinch and park in or block someone’s driveway, and be generous

with your patience as folks from near and far seek park ing space.

Call the Lynden Chamber of Commerce at 360-354-5995 for more information.

Olde Fashioned Christmas returns to Ferndale

FERNDALE — Volunteers of the Ferndale Heritage So ciety will host the 29th annu al Olde Fashioned Christmas celebration on Dec. 2-3.

“It’s truly a step back in time as we help you begin your holiday season,” says event organizer Linda Har kleroad.

Changes implemented last year due to our overcrowding caused by enthusiastic visi tors will be part of the event again. After touring the cab ins, visitors will venture into the Pioneer Pavilion where all the children crafts, refresh ments and a visit to Santa will be happening.

While inside buildings, guests will follow any state mandated requirements if there are any in December.

Pioneer Village is home to 15 historic log cabins. Chil dren can visit the one-room schoolhouse to write a per sonalized letter to Santa or access the template and write those letters prior to attend ing the event. Deliver those letters to the one-room post office for mailing to the North Pole.

Visit ferndaleheritageso ciety.com to print the “Dear Santa” letter template, or see page 13.

Shoppers of all ages find inexpensive trinkets for their loved ones at the Parker House cabin, which is now the general store. The stately Shields House offers baking scents, and the Foster house will showcase a huge working model train display.

The log church offers quiet reflection time. Gentle giants, known as the draft horses, greet visitors in the Barr Barn.

Many local entertainers and musicians volunteer their talents for your enjoyment. Only certified service animals allowed within all the fenced

areas (Pioneer Village), per City Municipal Code 12.26.010 C. 3.

Olde Fashioned Christmas is open from 4-9 p.m. Dec. 2-3. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Pioneer Park is at 2004 Cherry St., Ferndale.

For more information, call (360) 384-6461 or visit www. ferndaleheritagesociety.com.

Lighted Christmas Stroll in Ferndale

FERNDALE — Due to the overwhelming turnout at last year’s Lighted Stroll, volunteers of the Ferndale Heritage Society will again host a Lighted Christmas Stroll Through Pioneer Vil lage event from 5–8 p.m. Dec. 9-10 and again from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 16-17. Admission is free.

Thanks to those board stamped concrete sidewalks, you won’t even get your feet wet as you stroll around the cabins, see all the park lit up, hear Christmas music and see costumed volunteers greet you as you feel the holiday cheer spill into the winter air.

Young guests are encour aged to prewrite their letters to Santa and mail them in the Santa mailbox that will be lo cated by the Barrett Post Of fice.

The letters need to have their names and a legible mailing address to help San ta return them. Hot bever ages will be provided onsite, compliments of Whatcom Educational Credit Union, to keep you warm as you stroll. Bring your cameras as a pho to booth will be created at the Barr Barn lean to.

Unfortunately, Santa hasn’t committed to make an appearance, but you just never know. An addition this year will be a seek-and-find the Christmas Elves challenge.

Pioneer Village is home to 15 historic log cabins. Only certified service animals al lowed within all the fenced areas (Pioneer Village), per City Municipal Code 12.26.010 C. 3.

Pioneer Park is at 2004 Cherry St., Ferndale. For

more information, call (360) 384-6461 or visit ferndale heritagesociety.com.

Bellingham events

• In partnership with the City of Bellingham, the an nual lighting of Downtown’s holiday tree is at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. Hot cocoa and cookies, carol ing and artisan vending. For more information, call 360527-8710 or email nathalie@ downtownbellingham.com.

• The Holiday Port Festival is a free, family-friendly event held Dec. 3-4 at the Belling ham Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. This is one of the Port’s signature events for the com munity and includes the Holiday Port Quest, an online Gingerbread house display, and the Lighted Boat Parade Viewing. Call 360-676-2500 for more information.

• The community is invit ed to adorn their bodies and bikes with lights and pedal on the South Bay Trail between Fairhaven and downtown on Dec. 10 for the annual Light ed Bike Parade.

Fairhaven Route: Meet at Hillcrest Church (1400 Lar rabee Ave) at 4:30 p.m., ride leaves at 5 p.m.

Downtown Bellingham Route: Meet at Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave., at 4:30 p.m., ride leaves at 5 p.m.

Both groups will meet at Boulevard Park for hot cocoa and festivities. Call Mary at WTA with questions: 360788-9316

• Run, skip, or walk in the Santa 5K at Cordata, at the fabulous Cordata and Julian Parks. Participants are wel come to run as fast as human ly possible or take an hour while enjoying a coffee and chatting with friends. Cos tumes are encouraged, but not required. Fun for the en tire family, with prizes and given for fastest times as well as other festive categories. Registration incudes your own Santa hat. Admission is $15 - $25, with $5 for kids.

Visit bellingham.org for more information.

Rudolph the Candy Cane Reindeer

Candy canes

Pipe cleaner (brown)

One little small red pom pom

Squiggly eyes

Elmer's glue

Take the pipe cleaners and cut in half, twist around the arch of the candy cane to make antlers by curling them up around a pencil or twisting them or by hand. Glue the eyes just down from the curve of the candy cane

Add a red pom pom on end of hook of candy cane for Rudolph's red nose and hang on tree or ?

Mix ingredients in a bowl. Slowly add between 1/2 to 2/3 cup water while mixing. Knead the dough until it is soft and smooth. Add food coloring. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Punch a hole in the decoration. Bake in oven at 250 degrees for about 2 hours until dry and hard. Once cool you can add a bow or a ribbon to make an ornament or a decoration for gift boxes.

Craft by Dawn Zamora - Sedro Woolley, WA

Angels We Have Heard on High

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

All Ye Faithful

Silent Night

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Caramels Nanaimo Bars

Ingredients: 2 cups sugar, 1 1/3 cups light corn syrup, 3 cups light cream (one cup at a time for this recipe), 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla

Place sugar, syrup and 1 cup of the light cream in a cold electric skillet. Set temperature at 325 degrees and stir until all ingredients are combined. Continue stirring as mixture cooks. When light goes out, add 1 cup light cream slowly, stirring constantly. Light will go on again. Cook until light goes out. (Mixture will begin to thicken, so you MUST stir constantly). Add last cup of cream slowly and continue to stir. Light will go on again, continue cooking until light goes off. Add vanilla and pour into buttered 9 x 9 inch cake pan. DO NOT SCRAPE CANDY OUT OF SKILLET. Cool completely before cutting. Caramel squares should be wrapped individually in waxed paper.

Put in double boiler: 1/4 cup sugar 5 tablespoons cocoa Stir these two together first to avoid the cocoa from lumping 1/2 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg

Stir until butter melts & mixture is like custard.

Add by stirring in: 2 cups finely crushed graham crackers 1 cup fine coconut 1 cup nuts (walnut)

Put into a 9 x 6 inch pan

For second layer: Combine the following. 1/4 cup butter 3 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons Jello Vanilla Instant Pudding then BLEND in 2 cups powdered sugar.

Spread second layer mixture on top of chocolate mixture in pan. Let stand for 15 minutes to thicken.

Frosting: Melt 4 squares of unsweetened chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter. Spread over custard.

For larger recipe in 9 x 13 inch pan, just double all of the above.