The holidays are approaching and one of the things that I love the most?about this time of year are the holiday lights. We deck our house out of course, but my family also enjoys seeing what other families do to decorate for the holidays as well. We often drive around looking for holiday light displays and it’s such fun for all of us.
But imagine a place where you could see a gorgeous holiday light display along with super fun things for your family?to do. Well I’m super excited because I just found out that such a place does in fact exist and it’s not too far from me. The Kiwanis Holiday Lights?event in Mankato, Minnesota features a display with?over 1 million LED lights and families all around?would have an amazing time checking it out!
Photo courtesy of Visit Mankato Minnesota
In addition to the expansive light display at the Holiday Light event, your family can enjoy ice skating and sleigh rides – and even see live reindeer! Of course if the reindeer are near, Santa isn’t far behind so stop in to see him for a quick photo too!
Families can visit the?Holiday Lights?event nightly from November 27 to December 31.
Winter Family?Getaway to?Mankato, Minnesota
I’m definitely looking forward to taking my family to the Holiday Lights event but since we’ll be traveling from Wisconsin I’ll need to make it a weekend getaway and your family could too because there are tons of other fun things to do in?the area.
- Winter Sports?- tube, ski or snowboard at Mount Kato
- Adventure?- indoor rock climbing at Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Fun and Games?- bowling, laser tag, mini?golf, arcade & restaurant at the Wow! Zone
- Hands on Learning?- Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota
Photo courtesy of Visit Mankato Minnesota
These are just a handful of the fun things that your family could enjoy in Mankato, Minnesota and you’ll find so much more to plan your perfect?Winter family getaway?on their website. You’ll find places to eat, play and shop?but also find great packages for family fun. You can also plan a full itinerary for your family getaway and?Visit Mankato?can help with the inspiration for your perfect winter trip. You can follow a full itinerary they suggest step by step or just use it as a starting point to add in all of the fun things your family would enjoy!
Mankato is just hours away from some of the bigger cities in the Midwest and would be perfect for a fun road trip. I’sometimes?coop up in my house during the winter and end up feeling like a hermit by the time January rolls around and I’ve decided that’s most definitely not happening this year. We only live once and my family deserves some fun and adventure. So does yours! So check out all of the?fun things your family could enjoy in Mankato?and leave a comment below telling me some of the fun things that top your list!
This post has been sponsored by?Visit Mankato. All opinions are of my own.
