Winter Wonderfest is always a great way to get away from the bad weather in Chicago, however, winter has been pretty mild lately in the city and not as cold as it usually is. So in a sense, going to the fest gave us the winter snowy feel many of us were yearning for. It works both ways for many of us! Wonderfest is a great way to enjoy a lot of activities all in one centralized location. It is a fun family adventure to have in the city, and who doesn’t like having fun?
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| We had to take a picture with the Star Wars tree. |
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| Having fun on the slides. |
Ah, the slides! My son had a blast in the Jingle Jym Jr. I don’t remember how many times he went on the slide, but he had so much fun there that I thought it would be a problem when it was time to go. When I told him “Time’s up!” he ran up to me and was ready to move on to the next attraction.
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| My daughter’s first time on ice skates. |
The few times that we have attended we never went out on the ice skating rink. We would stand there and watch some of the people gracefully skate on the floor and we would watch those not-as-graceful people wipe out on the ice.
4. Making memories
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| Relaxing after a busy day. |
As I mentioned before, this was my son’s first time there and he had a ball. My daughter loved her time there too, especially skating for the first time on the ice skating rink. I love eating some of the food that is available at the stands, especially the funnel cakes and shaved ice. I do think they are a little bit on the pricey side, but it’s always fun sharing with my children these delicious treats.
One thing that I love doing, that we didn’t do this year was decorating cookies. I think one reason we did not do this was for fear of our son wanting to eat all of the cookies, but we will definitely make that a priority next year.
I think my family had a great time again this year, like always and we can not wait to come back again next year.
Winter Wonderfest runs through January 10th and tickets can be purchased here.
(Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with free Activity Admission tickets for Winter Wonderfest, but all pictures, opinions, and fun is our own.)