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Want to avoid the mall? Meet Santa at Winterthur for some yuletide yolks

Ryan Cormier
The News Journal
Breakfast with Santa at Winterthur starts this weekend.

If you’re already finished with your holiday shopping — and are certainly done with any and all malls until after Christmas — there’s still a way for the kids to see Santa.

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library (5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur) will host its “Yuletide Breakfast with Santa” on Dec. 15, 16, 22 and 23 running from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa himself will visit between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Reservations can be made at winterthur.org, by calling 888-4826 or by e-mailing ccater@winterthur.org.

The breakfast costs $35.95 per adult. Children under 12 are 50 percent off and children under 2 are free.

So what’s on the menu?

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A belly full of brunchy goodness ranging from carved, maple-brined spiral ham and Belgian buttermilk waffles with whipped cream, fresh berries and caramel bananas to shrimp tortellini with blush sauce and Montreal chicken with prosciutto, mozzarella and pesto.

There’s plenty more including scrambled eggs, applewood smoked bacon, sage sausage patties and an omelet station.

John Hughes, 5, and his brother Aaron, 3, sit on the lap of Concord Mall's Santa Claus as they tell him their Christmas wishes.

 

And if you want the full Santa-at-the-mall experience, there’s still time.

Christiana Mall, Concord Mall and Dover Mall all have Saint Nick every day and night through Christmas Eve. (Don’t ask how. It’s magic.)

Each offers photo packages if you want professional shots of your bewildered children staring up at Santa. Prices vary: $39.99-$49.99 at Christiana, $34.99-$49.99 at Concord and $24.99-$49.99 in Dover.

Contact Ryan Cormier of The News Journal at rcormier@delawareonline.com or (302) 324-2863. Follow him on Facebook (@ryancormier), Twitter (@ryancormier) and Instagram (@ryancormier).