Selfridges have just opened booking for Santa's Grotto

[spammythevampireslayer]

You can get to it here.

The booking fee goes to Make a Wish foundation and I understand from friends that it is really great for kids. I have booked tickets to take ds .

Thank you soooo much just booked

Sounds fun... but just pmsl at this, from the FAQ:

"The number of children and the length of time large groups can spend in a cabin will be at the elves? discretion."

Do you think it would be wrong to go to Harrods and Selfs on the same day?

I have got tickets for Harrods but now it looks like we may not be able to make it, i am doing everything in my power to get there though.

MamaH - I had not read that, very very funny. I will prepare a pleading look for the elves!

It will be ds' first visit to Santa, so I am prepared for him to potentially be terrified, so any tips on how to minimise that are very very welcome. He is 3.5 y.o.

Fimbo - as long as you can get across town AND explain why Father Christmas is in two places at once....

fimbo - might be a few questions if santa looks different....

The Selfridges one was great last year.

Good luck Charlee - I do hope you can go with dcs!

Thank you. I think one will be plenty.

Thank you so much! just booked!!!!!!!!!!! Looks fab!

Thanks so much have just booked, was so disappointed that I could not get Harrods. You are great!

Just booked to take DS on my birthday (how sad am I?!). Am so excited! My parents used to take me here when I was little!

Thanks - I have booked

Thanks. We've booked. I know my husband has been looking forward to it...

thankyou for this .have just booked will be great suprise for dc's.

thanks for that, we've just booked too. Had been thinking about Lapland UK but having read the reports for last year (and seen the cost) decided on a day out in London instead!

Okay having a "moment". On the booking form it asks how many are in your party - do I include me or just the dc's?

Thankyou so much I've booked. First time taking the dc's up to London at Christmas should be fun

Further down the page sb699 it asks how many adults and how many children.

Thank you!! What a great idea!!

Littlestrawberry - thank you (obviously its past my bedtime and the brain isn't working as well as it should!)

should I........shouldn't I?

Would love to take the DS's - but should I really spend all that money getting them down there on the train, negotiating the tube for 15 minutes (well 3-5 minutes "with" Santa).....

have booked this for 22nd dec. will be first time that I have been to london at christmas time with dc's 15, 5 and 2.5. I dont want to spend too much, any ideas for cheap places to eat and of other christmasy places to visit before and after santa visit?

But then you get to go and see the christmas lights, ride on the top floor of a 159 bus from Selfridges all the way to Trafalgar square, visit the National Gallery, have a hot chocolate at the Pret a Manger (Or better a little Caf, but I have forgotten where they are, so I need to track them down.), visit Hamley's, etc...... I am very excited, as have never taken ds to London and am meeting with a friend and her dcs at Selfridges on 18 December!

hadnt thought of the bus idea that will be great, cant wait . is hamleys quite near to selfridges?