My parents have been staying at the Desert Ridge Marriott for the past few days and like may of the local resorts, they are doing all they can to bring in guests. They partnered with Nickelodeon this summer and while we thought the Dora and Sponge Bob visits were only on weekends, my dad found out that they offered snack time with a visit for $10 per kid. He signed them up and we stopped by the kid place yesterday afternoon.
My kids were the only ones there!!! They gave them little metal lunch boxes with Sponge Bob Cheez-Its and fruit snacks and apple juice. The kids watched a few minutes of Sponge Bob while we waited for our special guests. At first, I was worried it was just that - eating a snack and watching the show but NO! Here come Dora and Sponge Bob. Will is talking to Dora through the window, telling her to come in and color with him. Sarah is, well, scared. She took awhile to warm up which is why we have some pictures with her at my side and tons of Will giving everyone hugs. He LOVED it. He treated them just like real people, bringing them crayons and wanting them to come to the little table with him. It was very cute. Sponge Bob played Hi-5 with him and the kids got to dance in a circle, do a kick line and give/get tons of hugs (including a group hug). Sarah finally got into it after watching Will for a bit. She was giving away hugs by the end and then colored a picture for Sponge Bob. The people who run the kids center and the wonderful girls who are in the costumes did a fantastic job. All of this for just our kids.
Did I mention that the only time the costumes come on during the week is for this 30 minute snack time? So in this case, all that for just our 2 little ones. Kudos to them for giving my kids the best snack they've had and not making us feel like it was a waste of their time! (Did I also mention that the lovely young lady who works the kids programs took my camera halfway through the visit to take a group picture and then just continued to take pictures for us! Awesome!!)
PS Please excuse the crazy clothes on Will. We came straight from the pool so we're all in bathing suits and the only shirt I had for him was the shirt he wore with his shorts on the way to the pool! Woodies and surfboards don't exactly mix with Spiderman but oh well!
Here are more pics:
Sarah's not so sure about this.
Will hugging Sponge Bob.
Sarah was still scared.
1 comment:
I LOVE IT!
Post a Comment