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Children who wish to hang out with their favorite Teddy Bear while hearing stories from Santa Claus are in luck.
The Dansereau House in Thibodaux is hosting its fifth annual Teddy Bear Tea Dec. 13 and 14. Mr. and Mrs. Claus will walk around to each table and read “The Night Before Christmas” and share cookies.
The first seating is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the second is from 3 to 5 p.m.
The Teddy Bear Tea will also have a jumbo jumper set up in the yard along with a snow blowing machine and piñatas set up on the verandah.
Reservations are required. Tickets are $35 per person.
“It is something different,” Dansereau House owner Damon Baldone said. “New Orleans has a big one that we wanted to duplicate so people don’t have to go all the way out to New Orleans to experience it.”
The idea was suggested after a former employee had taken her grandchildren to a Teddy Bear Tea.
“It is good because Christmas is supposed to be a time filled with memories,” Baldone said. “That is going to be memorable for a lot of these kids to go into a really nice house and have a good Christmas experience.”
Children will be served peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with cheese doodles and apples slices, while the adults will get finger sandwiches, pastries and Earl Grey tea. Adults also have the option of Mimosas, Teddy Mintinis, mulled wine or Irish coffee.
“Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Claus is always special for young kids. Children get dressed up. It is a little formal, which is something children do not get to do a whole lot of,” Baldone said. “It is a good for kids to experience something nice with their parents or grandparents that they will remember for the rest of their lives.”
As a child, Baldone had a similar experience going to the Patterson House. Much of the Dansereau experience is based on that.
“Back when I was a child, there were maybe five or 10 houses that had big displays in Houma,” he recalled. “There weren’t as many as there are today. I remember looking forward to that each year.
“That is why we do the Christmas lights at the house,” he added. “You get to see lights and the snow. It is just a neat experience.”
To schedule, call 985-227-9937 or respond to the e-vite at www.evite.com/event/0376ZOMY2P6TNM7GCEPEMU62UEZZUY/.
Thibodaux’s Dansereau House is inviting youngsters to create memories at the Teddy Bear Tea this month.
