Above: Kids shop then get gifts wrapped while their family hangs out in the café (photos by Beth Melo)
As you start making plans for holiday shopping, keep in mind that the annual “Kids Shop” is a week from Saturday. Every year, the Boy Scouts offer kids a safe and fun environment to pick out inexpensive gifts for the family without parents’ prying eyes.
As usual, Troop 92 will be holding the event on the busy first Saturday of December. That’s December 2nd from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
They’ll be setting up shop again in the Parish Hall at St. Ann’s Church, 20 Boston Road.
The event is a popular one that lets children shop for unique, affordable gifts for their parents, siblings, grandparents, teachers, babysitters, and even their pets.
Here’s how it works. Scouts will escort your kids through the shop set up in the cafeteria while you wait outside of the “shop”. The gifts they purchase will be wrapped (or gift bagged) and tagged by adults and scouts, so kids can keep everything a surprise.
While waiting, you can “relax with a cup of coffee and have lunch or a snack while you wonder what delightful presents you’ll be receiving!” They’ll be selling chili, hotdogs, cookies, coffee, and other beverages.
Of course, the surprise element is optional. You can also accompany your children and help them pick out gifts yourself if you prefer. Parents and grandparents are welcome to shop as well. Admission is free.
For info on other Christmas or winter holiday events, click here.
