Home Outdoor Fun Reindeer Games: Where to Meet Santa’s Furry Helpers by Renee M. RutledgeNovember 11, 2014 Search more like this zoosciencesix flagscandy canemusicreindeerholiday spiritgolden gatebay areacaribouvillagecupiddancerpeppermint Advertisement Trending Now Entertainment & Movies The First Cast Photo for Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Is Here—and Amazing Recalls 2 Million MamaRoo & RockaRoo Baby Swings Recalled after Infant Death Viral & Trending School’s Cell Phone Policy Goes Viral after Mom Refuses to Comply: ‘Nope’ News California Becomes 1st State to Provide Free Meals to Public School Kids News Nanny Job Listing Goes Viral Because It’s Bonkers Advertisement You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen… But chances are haven’t seen them in person! Get in the holiday spirit while teaching your little elves a thing or two about Santa’s most important sidekicks at one of the Bay Area’s awesome events where you’ll get the chance to rendezvous with reindeer. Photo: Academy of Sciences ‘Tis the Season for Science Reindeer games are all part of the fun during the fourth annual winter festivities at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. As the Piazza turns white with snow and carolers fill the museum with holiday cheer, two live reindeer will be grazing peacefully in the East Garden. Pay these two antlered friends a visit and learn more about Santa’s sleigh-pullers during daily presentations of Reindeer Rendezvous. ‘Tis the Season for Science is happening now through January 4. 55 Music Concourse Drive Golden Gate Park San Francisco, Ca 415-379-8000 Online: calacademy.org Photo: SF Zoo Reindeer Romp You know it’s the holidays when the reindeer are back at the San Francisco Zoo. Four North American caribou (named Belle, Holly, Peppermint and Velvet) will be visiting the zoo, where their handlers will be sure to give visitors the inside scoop on the real stories behind all the myths. The reindeer will romp at the SF Zoo now through January 1 daily 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sloat Boulevard and the Great Highway San Francisco, Ca 415-753-7080 Online: sfzoo.businesscatalyst.com Photo: Six Flags Reindeer Village at Holiday in the Park From Candy Cane Lane to Toy Land and from Snow Hill to the Main Street Festival of Lights, there’s enough holiday spirit to go around at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo. Santa’s reindeer characters (hint: they are awesome, but not real) will be waiting in Reindeer Village to star in photos with the young ones, before or after they’ve walked among the larger-than-life candy canes and taken a cruise through the faux snow. Holiday in the Park will be open on select days now through January 4. 1001 Fairgrounds Dr Vallejo, Ca 707-643-6722 Online: discoverykingdom.sixflags.com Do you know if Santa’s helpers are making any other stops that we didn’t include on our list? Share it below—we wanna know! — Renee Macalino Rutledge, Susie Foresman and Erin Feher Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Copy (Opens in new window) Search more like this zoosciencesix flagscandy canemusicreindeerholiday spiritgolden gatebay areacaribouvillagecupiddancerpeppermint Welcome to our Tinybeans family! Be sure to check your email for new activities, recipes and parenting hacks – and to see if you’ve won! Do you have a dog or cat? 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