Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine

12/06/2025

We’re keeping the holiday cheer going with the second of FOUR giveaways this week — and it’s another stuffed Christmas stocking full of goodies! 🎁🧦
Want to win? It’s EASY:
⭐ LIKE this post
⭐ SHARE this post
⭐ COMMENT your favorite stocking stuffers — from candy canes to chapstick to tiny toys, we want to know your must-haves! 🎅✨
You have 24 hours to enter — the winner will be announced tomorrow! 🙌
Good luck, friends — and stay tuned, because there are two more giveaways coming this week! 🎄🎁💚
* Minecraft,pokemon, pirate

12/06/2025

🎄🍪 TODAY! Snickas Holiday Cookie Buffet at City Cove Studios 🍪🎄
Get ready, Fredericksburg — one of the SWEETEST holiday events of the season is happening today from 2–4 PM, and Your Favorite Kharacters will be there spreading festive cheer!
Join us for the Snickas Holiday Cookie Buffet, where holiday magic meets endless treats and family fun:
✨ Endless cookies & festive sweets
🎅🏾 Photos with Black Santa
🎨 Face painting by Your Favorite Kharacters
📸 Photo booth fun with Your Epic Moments
❄️ Cozy holiday vibes & memory-making moments
It’s the perfect way to kick off the season with your family — colorful characters, sweet treats, and smiles all around!
🎟️ Tickets are required. Grab yours here:
snickascookies.com
See you today at City Cove Studios for a holly-jolly good time! 🎄💖🍪

12/06/2025

🎄🚂 All Aboard the Winter Wonderland Express! 🚂🎄
Today is the day! Celebrate the gallery’s anniversary and Small Business Saturday with a magical family-friendly event at The Rocking Horse Gallery from 11 AM–2 PM.
Kids are encouraged to dress festive or in their favorite costume
(please no masks, but face paint is OK!).
Enjoy a lineup full of holiday fun:
✨ A magician
✨ An old-time train conductor
✨ Storytelling by Richmond librarian Julian Dudley
✨ Local author Lois Griffin Powell with picture books & fantasy-mystery titles
✨ Teddy bear artists Wendy Raaft & Shannon Lawton showcasing their creations
🎁 Giveaways:
• First 24 customers receive a free Good Bears of the World teddy bear with purchase
• Anyone shopping with a child receives a free gift (while supplies last)
• Teachers can enter to win a collectible “Emma” Memories porcelain doll with travel case & accessories
Bring the whole family for a magical day in downtown Fredericksburg!
See you at the Winter Wonderland Express! ❄️🐻🎁

12/05/2025

UPDATE: our first winner has been chosen and contacted, but don’t worry there are still 3 more giveaways this week!!!

🎁✨ FREE FRIDAY STUFFED STOCKING GIVEAWAY! ✨🎁
We’re kicking off the holiday fun with our first of FOUR giveaways this week — and this one is extra sweet! 🎄🧦
For the next 24 hours, you can enter to win a stuffed Christmas stocking full of surprises! 🎉
Here’s how to enter:
⭐ LIKE this post
⭐ SHARE this post
⭐ COMMENT your favorite Christmas memory below ❤️
Whether it’s baking cookies with grandma, matching pajamas, or staying up late watching for Santa — we want to hear it! 🎅✨
Winner will be announced tomorrow — so spread the cheer and get those memories rolling!
GOOD LUCK & MERRY GIVEAWAY WEEK! 🎄🎁💖

12/05/2025

❄️ Happy happy snow day! Drop your snow pictures here. Whether you're holiday decorating, cookie making, couch cuddling, sledding, or snowman making we want to see your pictures. They could be featured in our January magazine!

12/05/2025

Tea for Two at The Rocking Horse Gallery 🎶☕
Join us tonight, Friday, December 5 from 6:30–8:30 PM, for a relaxing and elegant adult Tea for Two hosted by owner Faylee Hydorn.
Enjoy:
✨ Live music
✨ Light refreshments
✨ A special appearance by John Lamb, author of A Bear Collector’s Mystery series

John’s background as a former police detective sergeant brings incredible depth to his fast-paced novels — and tonight, you’ll get to meet him in person!

📞 Reservations are required. Call 540-623-2007 to reserve your seat.
Start your weekend with warmth, good company, and a touch of mystery at The Rocking Horse Gallery.

12/04/2025

🍪🎄 It’s Time for the Snickas Holiday Cookie Buffet! 🎄🍪
Mark your calendars: December 6th • 2–4 PM at City Cove Studios, Fredericksburg!
Get ready for the sweetest holiday celebration of the season!
Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✨ Endless cookies & festive treats
🎅🏾 Photos with Black Santa
🎨 Face painting by Your Favorite Kharacters
📸 Photo booth fun with Your Epic Moments
❄️ Cozy holiday vibes + memory-making magic
Perfect for families, kids, and anyone who loves holiday cheer and sugar cookies. 😋🎁
🎟️ Tickets required — grab yours before they’re gone:
https://www.snickascookies.com/

Who’s joining us for ALL the cookies?! 🍪😍

12/04/2025

(*CLOSED - All Volunteer Youth Reporter positions have been filled*) We are looking for a few youth reporters, ages 6-12 years (no experience necessary!), to interview local businesses for our January 2026 issue. Drop an email to [email protected] with the subject line "Youth Reporter" if your child would like to be featured in the magazine.

12/03/2025

You can register now to pick up your holiday turkey. Please don't wait!

🎉 Registration is now OPEN for our 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐮 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

🗓️ Saturday, December 13 | 10 AM–2 PM
📍 3631 Lee Hill Dr, Fredericksburg
🦃 One turkey per household (max two per vehicle)
🎅 Santa & His Helper will be there with candy!

➡️ Register now https://pulse.ly/i9t8uxpusv — registration closes 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓.

12/03/2025

We’re kicking off the holiday fun with a 4-DAY GIVEAWAY — and you won’t want to miss it!
Starting this Friday and running all the way through Monday, we’ll be dropping something different each day!!!
🎄 Stay tuned…
🎄 Follow along…
🎄 Get ready to enter daily!
Make sure your notifications are on — you’ll want to be first in line when the fun begins!
Let the countdown begin! ⏳✨

12/03/2025

🐾❤️ Happy National Mutt Day! ❤️🐾
Today we celebrate the lovable, quirky, loyal, and one-of-a-kind pups that fill our lives with joy — our amazing mutts!
Whether they’re rescue superstars, goofy couch potatoes, adventure buddies, or professional treat beggars, mixed-breed dogs bring an extra dose of magic to every day. ✨
If you’ve got a mutt, give them some extra snuggles today. If you don’t — today’s the perfect day to support your local shelter or consider adopting one of these incredible dogs who are just waiting for their forever home. 🏡🐶
Drop a pic of your mutt in the comments so we can celebrate them too! 📸💛

and if you are looking to adopt or foster check out
Squishy Face Crew

SPCA of Fredericksburg

12/02/2025

🎄✨ Let’s Talk Holiday Wish Lists! ✨🎄
Parents — we need your help! 👀
What are your kids asking for this Christmas? 🎁
And while we’re at it… let’s share some wisdom 👉 What are the BEST stocking stuffers for:
🍼 Babies
🎧 Teens
☕ Parents?
Whether it’s something sentimental, practical, funny, or just plain genius — we want to know what’s on your list this year!
Drop your ideas below 👇
Let’s inspire each other and make those stockings extra magical this season! 🎄🎅✨