Entries are due by 11/20
Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Contest
Grab your crayons, colored pencils, or markers and let your imagination shine! We’re hosting a fun coloring contest for kids ages 2
to 10, with categories for 2–4 years, 5–7 years, and 8–10 years. Print your coloring sheet from our website www.pdparks.org Every
masterpiece will be proudly displayed at the Rec Center! Entries are due by Friday, November 20th.
Click here to download the coloring sheet
Need another coloring page? Extra copies will be available starting November 2nd at the Rec Center. We can’t wait to see your colorful creations!
Register and pay by 11/2
Tree Decorating At Walker Park
Become part of a community tradition. Purchase a tree to decorate
with your family, organization, or business. All trees will be part of
our first-soon to be annual Santa’s Merry Tree Lighting on
December 2 . All trees will remain on display at the park district
throughout the holidays. Registration includes a 5-6 foot tree with
stand, electrical for lights and a sign with your name. $10 from
each tree purchased will be donated to Toys for Tots. Register and
pay by 11/20. Tree decorating November 24th - November 30th
December 2, 2026
Santa’s Merry Tree Lighting
Join us as we kick off the holiday season at Santa's Merry Tree Lighting!
Gather your family, friends, and neighbors for a magical event filled with
holiday cheer at the Pleasant Dale Park District.
Watch as Santa makes his grand arrival before helping light our big
Christmas tree along with all the beautifully decorated community trees.
Following the tree lighting, families are invited inside to visit Santa, take
photos, and receive a special holiday treat for each child.
Warm up with a cup of hot chocolate and take home a cookie decorating
kit (while supplies last). With festive music, holiday lights, and plenty of
seasonal cheer, this special event is sure to become a favorite holiday
tradition.
Can't make it by 5:30pm for Santa's arrival? No worries! This is a comeand-
go event, and Santa will be available for visits until 8:00pm. Please
note that the line to see Santa will close at approximately 7:45pm to
ensure every child in line has an opportunity to visit.
Bundle up and celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with us-we
look forward to creating magical memories with your family!
All letters due by 12/4
Santa’s Mailbox
‘Tis the season! Write your letters to Santa and we will deliver them to the North Pole! Beginning November 23rd, Santa’s Mailbox
will be on display at the Walker Park Rec Center. Santa will personally write back to each child who writes him a letter, provided all
letters are received by December 4th at 5pm. (It takes a while to get them to the North Pole) Santa can only send letters to children
who include the following: a self-addressed stamped envelope with the child’s full name, address, city and zip code and of course
their letter and wish list. All letters must be received by December 4th.
December 15, 2026
Family Gingerbread House Decorating
Bring the whole family to enjoy hot cocoa and cookies while having fun decorating your own unique fullsize
gingerbread house. We will provide all the supplies for decorating. Take your completed
gingerbread house home and put it on display for the holiday season. Each registration fee includes one
gingerbread house and up to 4 people. Add a guest to decorate the same house for $5.
Pre-registration required by December 6th
