5 Things to Do with Kids in December

This Month’s Can’t-Miss Family Events.

By Editorial • Posted December 2, 2014 at 12:47 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Reston Town Center.

Edited by Michael Balderston

1Reston Town Center Ice Rink
Lace up your skates and hit the ice at Reston Town Center’s Ice Rink in their open-air pavilion. Take skating lessons, celebrate a birthday, or rock out during the weekly Rock ‘n’ Skate every Friday. $10 for adults, $9 for kids and seniors. / Through March

2WolfTrap Holiday Sing-A-Long
Sing-a-long with the United States Marine Band, DMV choirs and other vocal groups in celebration of the season. Featuring popular Christmas and Hanukkah tunes, get in the holiday spirit with this free concert. Remember to bring bells for the “Jingle Bells” Jing-a-long. / Dec. 6

3GRUMP at Artisphere
This the alternative holiday craft show is supersized. Seventy-five vendors will take over the art center where patrons can peruse and make unique holiday items. There will be music and food, and children can watch the 1966 version of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” as it plays throughout the event. /

Zoolights at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. — Photo courtesy of Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park.

4Zoolights at the National Zoo
See how the National Zoo does holiday decorations as their annual Zoolights transforms the zoo into a winter wonderland. Be sure to check out the brand new laser light show set to music in the Elephant House. / Through Jan. 1

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Little Theatre of Alexandria. — Photo courtesy of Little Theatre of Alexandria.

5‘A Christmas Carol’ at Little Theater of Alexandria
Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale comes to the Little Theater of Alexandria. See this musical adaptation of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge’s interactions with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they try to teach him the true value of Christmas. / Dec. 5 – 20