Partaking in some Holiday Fun

Last year Appleton did a holiday event called Light it Up Appleton. It involved a treat crawl, lights, music, and other holiday fun. It was chilly last year and I wasn't up to dealing with the cold. This year, they were doing it again. The weather looked good I asked Tara if she wanted to join me. She did and we celebrated our birthdays while roaming downtown collecting treats.

Light It Up went from 3-7 and was a very family friendly event. I was mostly interested in the treat crawl. Picking up a map at Houdini Plaza, we wandered College Avenue collecting treats from a dozen different businesses. Every business had a different treat. Some were pre-packaged such as a Rice Krispie Treat or a piece of candy. Others were homemade including truffles and cookies. Doughlicious was giving out cookie dough samples. Crazy Sweet had candy corn for adults and build your own treat for kids. 

At D2 Sports Bar, they had a smores bar set up on the patio with individual smore making kits including individual wrapped graham crackers. By far this was my favorite stop. We happened to save the best for last. 

There was also an ornament scavenger hunt in the windows of businesses downtown. We tried to do this but quickly abandoned it. The ornaments were small and there were a lot of people roaming downtown to scour windows. It was a good idea but we forgot to check many windows. We did find a few of them.

At Copper Rock Coffee Company, besides getting a cookie, you could write a letter to Santa. You could also take a picture with Mrs. Claus.

There was a magic show at Hypnosis Institute. We were on a mission and didn't stick around.

In Houdini Plaza, there were inflatables, food trucks, live music, and a craft. 

You could do carrot toss. It was cornhole with carrots on a snowman instead of bean bags. I wasn't very good.

You could also get your picture taken on a sleigh or inside an igloo with a penguin. Of course being me, I went with the picture with the penguin in an igloo. When else can you say you got a picture with a penguin in an igloo. 

We left as it started getting busy and too peoply. It was a fun afternoon. We joked that Appleton put on a treat walk just for our birthdays. It is the perfect event to kick off the holiday season. It gets people downtown and gives them opportunities to shop for gifts. I hope this event continues.