Say Cheese! 13 Photo-Worthy Santas Worth the Wait

Whatever your tradition is---there are plenty of options (and plenty of St. Nicks) to choose from this year. Here are 13 Seattle-area standouts.

By Erin Cranston November 1, 2012

We parents make the holidays so difficult sometimes, whether it’s dressing the kiddos up in scratchy Christmas outfits, making them wait in long lines for hours, or insisting they sit on some bearded dude’s lap just so we can get our treasured Santa photo. Do they really remember that we go to the same Santa every year? Probably not, but it sure makes for a seriously awesome Christmas tradition. To help minimize the Santa photo stress, we’ve rounded up the best places to seek out your St. Nick nirvana. Choosing the least meltdown-inducing matching Christmas sweaters for your mini-mes? That one’s up to you.

Bring Your Pets: Redmond Town Center

The Santa at Redmond Town Center sets up shop in the Center Street Plaza, where kids and your family pet (the first hour of every day) can sit with the jolly guy in red and have your photo taken. Photos are all digital, so you get to take your photos home with you right away. There will also be celebrity Santas (Edgar Martinez, Richard Sherman and Blitz the Seahawks mascot to name a few), a holiday carousel, a Santa breakfast on November 30th and a holiday express train. Photo packages start around $30.

Dates: November 29 – December 24

7525 166th Avenue NE
Redmond, Wa 98052
425-869-2640

Let us know where you take the kiddos for Santa photos every year in a comment below!

–Erin Cranston & Allison Ellis

Photos credits: Fred Jala via Flickr, Katie Christiansen, Space Needle Facebook page, santaphotos.com, Erin Cranston, Heidi Larsen, Danielle Dolbec, Janine Vazquez, Christmas Creek Farm website and Arin Winsor, Wing Luke Museum Facebook page