Every year our momstown mamas look forward to this field trip. While it's not a long trip, it's just so much fun!
The South Simcoe Steam Train runs the Santa Express every year on weekends for the month of December. It's a great chance to spend time with family and friends. We take a short trip, spend time with our families and just enjoy the spirit of the holidays and take in the excitement of the kids.
Every year, I prepare for this trip months in advance as our group is usually so big that we have to get tickets on day one of sales or our group can't be together, tickets sell fast here! So on November 1st I start my calling to the ever busy reservation line to book our tickets... this year we had 61 traveller... and that didn't include babies!!!
It's not easy to coordinate a train trip of this size but it's so worth the effort as the kids have so much fun!
The train is run solely by volunteers including the elves and Santa himself!
We all gathered out in the cold, and it was cold, to wait for our turn to board the train. As the train rolls into the station the kids get super excited.
As the train departs from the station, Santa comes in and starts his journey down the train car where he takes the time to sit with each and every child to talk to them and hear what they want for Christmas.
The kids and the parents get so excited to have Santa visit them. Some kids are happier than others of course!
Santa is a great listener and has such a great personality that even the most timid and normally scared child will crawl up on his knee for a chat.
While the train ride itself is quite simple, a half hour ride out and half hour ride back, the visit with Santa makes the ride all worth the while.
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