Visit Santa for special pictures and a free gift! Santa is available at his winter home, located between Gap and Bath & Body Works.

A groovy live music experience for a day off from school. Groove’s band of musician/educators lead the way through songs, interactive chants and dances that tap into your child’s own spirit and sparkle.

Take a deep dive into modern ocean exploration in this brand new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History! Highlights include a virtual ride in a submersible into the shadowy depths and a magnetic sand table where visitors can dig trenches and form islands. There are also live marine animals such as comb jellies, seahorses, pipefishes, and chain catsharks.

Step inside an imaginative confectionary wonderland and explore your sweet tooth like never before! Featuring over a dozen unique rooms and larger-than-life interactive art installations (a candy cab, a candy Statue of Liberty and more) inspired by pure, sugary bliss, with plenty of photo ops. Plus, try candy samples throughout the experience.

Set your heart aflutter as you mingle with up to 500 iridescent butterflies! The beautiful creatures fly among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures inside a large vivarium. Plus, learn all about butterflies and efforts to protect their habitats.

Visit Santa Claus in his enchanting home at Ridge Hill! The magical cottage features interactive elements for children and Santa’s library provides a beautiful setting for keepsake photographs. Located at Ridge Hill’s Town Square.

A groovy live music experience for a day off from school. Groove’s band of musician/educators lead the way through songs, interactive chants and dances that tap into your child’s own spirit and sparkle.

This beautiful new film explores the largest and least-understood habitat on Earth: the oceans. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, “Oceans” captures the awesome power and beauty of the sea and also reveals untold stories about the oceans’ most astonishing creatures.

Spend Veterans Day walking Sheldrake’s trails and learning where fairies and gnomes might choose to dwell. You might even catch a glimpse of one! Then build a woodland fairy or gnome house from a birdhouse and various natural elements like moss, sticks, acorns and leaves. This is a drop-off program.

Explore combining yarn and wire armatures in this exciting sculpture workshop. Wrap, wind and twist materials to create your own creature entirely out of yarn!

A weekly storytime featuring songs and crafts. Reading together strengthens the parent-child bond and promotes early literacy, leading to success in school and in life.

Light up your shopping experience during the holidays! Enjoy nightly light shows every half hour throughout the center (in Fountain Plaza, Town Square and at 73 Market Street).

A musical worth melting for! If you loved the movie "Frozen," you’ll love seeing Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf come to life on stage to tell the timeless tale of two sisters who are pulled apart by a mysterious secret. Of course, there’s the classic song “Let It Go,” plus many new numbers for this new production.

Visit Santa for special pictures and a free gift! Santa is available at his winter home, located between Gap and Bath & Body Works.

Take a deep dive into modern ocean exploration in this brand new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History! Highlights include a virtual ride in a submersible into the shadowy depths and a magnetic sand table where visitors can dig trenches and form islands. There are also live marine animals such as comb jellies, seahorses, pipefishes, and chain catsharks.

A spellbinding exhibition for all fans of Harry Potter! See original material from series publisher Scholastic and author J.K. Rowling’s own archives. Plus, explore the subjects studied at Hogwarts through century-old treasures including rare books, manuscripts and magical objects from the collections of the British Library and New-York Historical Society. Check website for special events and …

Step inside an imaginative confectionary wonderland and explore your sweet tooth like never before! Featuring over a dozen unique rooms and larger-than-life interactive art installations (a candy cab, a candy Statue of Liberty and more) inspired by pure, sugary bliss, with plenty of photo ops. Plus, try candy samples throughout the experience.

Have a LEGO® play date! Little ones build their curiosity with LEGO® bricks while parents mingle together. Activities include story time, Animal Bingo and Farmers Workshop. Check website for schedule.

Create a work of art that celebrates the changing colors and seasons as autumn approaches! Use both real and artificial leaves, flowers and summer foliage embossed into wet clay and create your own one of a kind plate!

Set your heart aflutter as you mingle with up to 500 iridescent butterflies! The beautiful creatures fly among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures inside a large vivarium. Plus, learn all about butterflies and efforts to protect their habitats.

Visit Santa Claus in his enchanting home at Ridge Hill! The magical cottage features interactive elements for children and Santa’s library provides a beautiful setting for keepsake photographs. Located at Ridge Hill’s Town Square.

Join Barnes & Noble booksellers for a story and coloring activity every week in the Children’s Department.

This beautiful new film explores the largest and least-understood habitat on Earth: the oceans. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, “Oceans” captures the awesome power and beauty of the sea and also reveals untold stories about the oceans’ most astonishing creatures.

A sensory-friendly movie program for young families and guests with special needs. These shows have no age restrictions (infants welcome), talking and noise are allowed, guests can move around, lights are turned up, sound is turned down and adaptive technology is welcome. Check website for specific movies and showtimes.

Skate on over to the Cross County Shopping Center and visit the new Holiday Ice Rink! The rink is not real ice, but is actually a synthetic floor. Everyone wears real ice skates but skaters glide a little slower than on real ice. Perfect for young and first-time skaters! Located by Victoria’s Secret and Gap. Check website for special skating events including "Skate with the Characters."

Light up your shopping experience during the holidays! Enjoy nightly light shows every half hour throughout the center (in Fountain Plaza, Town Square and at 73 Market Street).

A musical worth melting for! If you loved the movie "Frozen," you’ll love seeing Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf come to life on stage to tell the timeless tale of two sisters who are pulled apart by a mysterious secret. Of course, there’s the classic song “Let It Go,” plus many new numbers for this new production.

It’s the classic story of the Phantom and a young pupil named Christine. Their relationship becomes obsessive and impossible, leading to a stunning conclusion. This version of "Phantom" was written by Arthur Kopit, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, and is more of a traditional Broadway musical with dialogue and songs throughout.

Visit Santa for special pictures and a free gift! Santa is available at his winter home, located between Gap and Bath & Body Works.

Play with color, watching beautiful shades mix and separate. With added trinkets, sight words and alphabet letter beads, this bottle craft is a wonderful teaching tool.