Abbotsford, BC – With over 200 vendors on the show floor at the 8th Annual West Coast Christmas Show & Artisan Marketplace there is no shortage of gifts and toys for children of all ages.
The show takes place on November 20-22, 2015 at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, with FREE admission for children 16 and under AND FREE parking for Mom and Dad, who only pay $6 each to get in ($5 if booked online)
Many of the toy vendors are artisans who create unique hand made toys for children such as Old Fashioned Wooden Toys, an artisan who hand carves wooden toys, Nan’s Crafts offers hand made & knit stuffed toys and Posh Puff has tepee play tents and fabric learning games.
Other toy vendors include: X-Tails children’s books, Sand Art cards and ready sets created from coloured sand, Blue Libra Gifts offers diecast cars and H3 Group has the ever popular waveroller.
Children’s & tots’ clothing and accessories are very popular in the hand made artisan category: Alma Headwear creates kids toques, scarves & headbands, Jax & Lennon has baby and toddler clothing, Handmade By Jesica knits clothing for babies, Adelphe Authentikos Fine Clothing creates girls dresses and baby quilts while Jamm-Eez has cotton flannel PJ’s.
Be sure to bring the kids as the show features many children’s activities at Santa’s Workshop, such as Christmas Cookie decorating, Sand Art creating, letter writing to Santa, learning to make model planes, trains and cars, story-time reading with children’s book authors and it’s all FREE! Children 16 and under have free admission to the show as well. For more details visit: http://westcoastchristmasshow.com/area/family-entertainment/
Don’t forget to check out the HUGE model train setup by the Fraser Valley Model Train Enthusiasts, as well as the two German model train layouts by Euro Rail Hobbies.
TOY MOUNTAIN
The West Coast Christmas Show & Artisan Marketplace is a partner with TOY MOUNTAIN as a drop off center for unwrapped children’s toys
On December 13th we will be bringing all the donations to Guiildford Town Centre where the “mountain” is located. From there the good people at The Salvation Army will then deliver these toys to less fortunate children in our community in time for Christmas morning.
Show Information:
Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and a discount applies if bought online. Admission is free for children 16 and under.
For tickets and more information, visit westcoastchristmasshow.com.
Hours:
Friday, November 20, 12 – 9pm
Saturday, November 21, 10am – 6pm
Sunday, November 22, 10am – 5pm
TRADEX Address: 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 6H5
