Santa Craig and Mrs. Claus love to create fun, exciting adventures for youth and adults alike.
But did you know that they also love to travel the continental United States all year long seeking unique, small, independently-owned toy stores? You’ll hear where they’ve been and what makes each of these stores so interesting and unique. No story would be complete without a comment (or two) about some delicious confection, and perhaps somewhere fun to take your child to create your own adventure.
Check in regularly. You might find that perfect gift for your child, and something delicious for yourself!
Everyone loves a ride on a carousel. It is a magical experience to climb aboard a beautiful horse or reindeer. The calliope is playing grand band music 0f the 1900’s in the background. Suddenly, the carousel begins to move. The horse starts to go up and down. As you pick-up speed, the wind is blowing […]
Adventures can be found in your own backyard. This day, we traveled to Lehman’s Hardware Store. Lehman’s is located in Kidron Ohio, about a two hour ride from Columbus, where your trip leads you into Holmes County. This is where the largest population of Amish families live outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This is truly an […]
As we have followed our adventure down many many pathways and highways, we are surprised at where we find interesting toy stores. This is just one example of finding neat things at the most unexpected locations. Mrs. Claus and I like food. What can I say – I like to eat! Jungle Jim’s International Market […]
Here we are back in Ohio, seeking more exciting toy stores closer to home. In this blog and the next few, you’ll discover that Ohio has some unique places to visit. Sir Troy’s Toy Kingdom can be found in North Canton Ohio, at 1180 South Main Street. There you will find 9,000 quare feet of […]
Like always we get hungry. And finding breakfast is our most fun adventure when we travel. So, while in Ocean Springs, Mississippi we searched for a breakfast adventure. We found Buzzy’s Breakfast Joint. This little place is only open for breakfast and lunch. It was obvious to us the local residents gather here on […]
As we posted in our Little Red School House blog, the “blue roads” often lead you to unexpected, fun, magical adventures. If you’re not familiar, with the term “blue roads”, they are the two-lane roads, shown on maps. They are usually in the color blue. Santa and Mrs. Claus love to travel those roads, because […]
As you travel down highways and byways, you are going to pass many signs describing historical places and things. Mrs. Claus and I found that, if you take the time to stop when you see those signs, you will add to your adventure. You will also learn some thing that will help you understand how […]
On the road again in Mississippi. Mrs. Claus and I enjoy visiting the people and places here. There’s a lot of history in the area, especially if one is interested in the music history of our country. But that was not the focus of our search. We had heard about a wonderful toy store, with […]
Many people associate Memphis with Beale Street and the blues. And, it is a fun, fabulous street to visit, not just for the music, but for the history and the food. We do not recommend that you take your young ones there during the evening hours. However, there is plenty to see and do during […]
Food establishments are abundant in Memphis. What you’ll find, however, is some of the finest southern cooking in the U.S. One favorite of Santa and the Mrs. is Soul Fish Café. In between toy store visits, we made our way to the Germantown location. If you’re a catfish lover, then this is the place […]