Everyone wants their gifts to be well-received. For those giving presents to children, they want to see kidsâ faces light up with excitement when they find a spectacular present underneath all that wrapping paper.
Reading is a beloved pastime that can positively affect cognitive health and even help to reduce stress.
Advent is observed in most Christian denominations as a time of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas as well as the return of Jesus at the second coming. On the liturgical calendar, Advent falls between Thanksgiving and Christmas and runs roughly four weeks prior to Dec. 25 each year.
CLAY COUNTY â A variety of family-friendly Christmas events in the Northland begin Friday, Dec. 6. While it may not be exhaustive, the following a list of community events in the Gladstone Dispatch and sister publication Courier-Tribuneâs coverage area in chronological order.
GLADSTONE — City employees in Gladstone are helping collect letters to Santa.
GLADSTONE — For roughly the past decade, the closing exhibit of the season at the Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum, 4109 NE Pleasant Valley Road, features holiday toys.The exhibit is open through Dec.
The Kansas City Metro Men’s Chorus will present a concert Sunday, Nov.
Hosting Thanksgiving is a large undertaking that can put some hosts under pressure.
GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Arts Commission is seeking local artists who are interested in displaying their artwork as part of the rotating art collection in the Gladstone Community Center’s public art space.Area artists are invited to submit an application and digital examples of their artwork.If selected, artists’ work will be featured at the Gladstone Community Center for approximately eight weeks.
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