Santa’s Village

Santa’s Village, one of our favorite local holiday traditions is back December 12th through the 15th.

This custom designed Santa’s Village is put together by the Martin Parks & Recreation Department. Santa’s Village features 25,000 square feet of Christmas family fun including a petting farm,Black & Decker Model Train display, an enchanted forest with 20+ holiday displays, and of course Santa Claus. Shop from 40+ arts & crafts vendors selling unique handmade items.

Thank You to our Holiday Sponsors
Taylor Homework
E&H Refrigeration
TLM
Happy Teeth Pediatric Dentistry
UT Martin

This is a 4 day events located inside the Ned Mcwherter Ag Pavilion at 111 Moody Ave.

There is no admission fee, however a suggested donation is accepted of $5 worth of non perishable food or new children’s toys.
Through the generous donations of our attendees, the City of Martin Parks & Recreation Department was able to deliver 24,000+ canned goods and 26 jumbo bags filled with new toys to We Care in Martin. Together, we made the holiday season brighter for those in need. Parking Located at the UT Martin Football Stadium off University Street.

Suggested New Toy Donation Items Include:
* Arts & crafts kits for all ages
* Assorted art supplies: crayons, colored pencils, markers, paints
* Baby dolls *multicultural
* Bead kits
* Beauty kits
* Bluetooth headphones/speakers
* Board games: Battleship, Connect Four, checkers/chess, Candy Land, Clue, Guess Who, Life, Monopoly, Jenga, Clue, Scrabble, Trouble, Sorry, Yahtzee
* Books: infant/toddler board books, Spanish (all ages), recordable, push button/interactive, search and find, teen novels
* Card games: Uno, Skip-Bo, Phase 10, general playing cards
* Coloring books: child and teen/adult
* Dry erase boards and markers
* Fisher-Price Little People® toys
* High-quality sketch pads, sketch pencils, pastels, and charcoal
* Hot Wheels cars/track sets
* Infant mobiles
* Infant items: pacifier pals, Wubbanub, etc., play gyms/tummy time mats, rattles, teethers and soothers, toy links, & white noise/sound machines
* Infant/toddler toys: light-up, interactive, musical toys (VTech, Bright Starts, Munchkin, Infantino, Fisher-Price, LeapFrog)
* Journals for all ages
* Legos, Duplo, and Mega Blocks (all sizes/skill levels)
* Medical play kits
* Nerf basketball hoops & ball sets
* Paint: paint containers with lids, washable paint sets, paintbrushes
* Play-Doh, Crayola model magic, kinetic sand, slime, cloud foam
* Play food
* Pop Its
* Puzzles for all ages
* Sensory toys for all ages: tactile, vibrating, light-up, monkey noodles, squishy toys, light up wand spinners, stress balls
* Stacking toys and shape sorters

Suggested Food Donation Items Include:
* Peanut butter
* Canned soup, stew, & sauces
* Canned vegetables
* Canned meat & fish
* Canned beans
* Pastas & Mac-n-cheese
* Rice
* Applesauce
* Cooking Oils (Olive and Canola)
* Crackers and Snacks
* Dried Herbs and Spices
* Fruit (Canned or Dried)
* Granola Bars
* Instant Mashed Potatoes
* Meals in a Box
* 100% fruit juice (canned, plastic or boxed)
* Boxed cooking mixes (pancake, breads).
* Nuts
* Shelf-stable and Powdered Milk
* Cereal & Breakfast Items
* Shelf-stable baby foods & formula