5 Things You Can Do With Your Family At the Y This Holiday Season!

Looking for some festive family fun? Check out these family-friendly options!
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Holiday Hoopla
at Northwest Family YMCA December 10th @ 10:00am-12:00pm
Kick off the winter season with fun hands-on activities for the entire family at the Northwest Y! From indoor snowball fights, cookies decorating, dreidel playing, holiday STEM activities, Kwanzaa memory game, to popcorn garland creations for your Christmas tree- you’ll be sure to have a merry good time! Register Here!
Holiday Family Camp Out at YMCA Camp Moody
December 10th-11th 2:00pm-10:00am Escape the hustle and bustle this holiday season and join us at YMCA Camp Moody for a festive Saturday night camping among the stars and cool weather! Tents, meals, and s’mores will all be provided with activities including a zipline present drop, Christmas tree rock climbing, tasty crafts, camp songs, snowman slingshots, and so much more!
Cost per family: $155 (YMCA members) $175 (non-members) Reserve your campsite here!
Annual Cookie Fest at Springs Family YMCA
December 10th-11th 9:00am-12:00pm
Join us as we welcome back the Springs YMCA Annual Cookie Festival! We will have lots of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. Festivities include: cookies, pictures with Santa, a moon bounce, games, face painting, crafts and lots more fun. Purchase your cookie box and stuff them will as many cookies as it can fit to take home! Don’t forget to bring in your signature cookies for the collection.
12 Days of Cheer at East Communities YMCA
Starting December 12th This year East Communities YMCA is hosting 12 Days of Cheer! Dec. 12: Cookies & Cocoa Dec. 13: Ornament Craft Dec. 14: Dance Recital Dec. 15: Dreidel Game Dec. 16: Holiday Movie Night Dec. 17: Santa Paws Dec. 18: Pickleball Ugly Sweaters More Info Here
Community Give Back Day at Smokin’ Oak
December 13th Austin’s newest destination for wood-fired pizza, Smokin Oak, is making it easy as pie to support the YMCA’s kids. On Tuesday, December 13th you’ll have a chance to eat some pizza and give 20% of sales directly to the Y. Stop by between 6-8P to snag some Y swag!
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