CANDY CANE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE – A FIRST ON SANTA’S LIST @THE PAV!
Creating special memories, The Pavilion Shopping Centre’s Undercover Parking B (Entrance 5) will be transformed into a festive wonderland with the first ever Candy Cane Christmas Village from the 15th – 23rd December taking place each night from 17h00 – 22h00.
After a festive day at the office, enjoy some late-night Christmas shopping! The Pav will be open later than usual so you can still get in that festive shopping for your loved ones! From December 16th to 23rd stores close at 10pm, and on December 24th, 26th & 31st they will close at 7pm.
Don’t forget, whilst at the Centre, you can take a photo with Santa, and get your gifts wrapped by the volunteers from the St Martins Children’s Home. All proceeds will be used to support the home. When stopping off to get a bite at the food court area, pop by Dingo’s Wild Creatures, and experience an interactive and entertaining exhibition of amazing reptiles. Fun for the whole family at just R60 from Dec 15th to Jan 15th.
With the season of “giving”, The Pav has given you more options for shopping and to #supportlocal with the Candy Cane Christmas Village showcasing all things festive.
Shoppers can experience an authentic Christmas market featuring local makers and artisans such as Fine Twine Leather Co for all your hand stitched leather gifting needs, The Brownie Bar for all things decadent and delicious, Flourish for unique and limited small batch polymer clay jewellery and accessories, Wild Fig Decor and gifting, the award-winning Delagoa Bay for the coolest piri piri in the world and the Christmas Co SA – your one stop Christmas shop plus much more.
In between visiting the local artisans, you still have time to take the “festive selfie or 2” at the festive light lane or hop onto the 360-photo booth to capture those festive memories with your loved ones!
There is something for everyone at the Candy Cane Christmas Village, a Santa’s Workshop for the little ones where they can participate with cookie decorating, face painting. Children under 5 enter for free and for the “not so little ones”, who want to enjoy the rooftop beer and food garden whilst listening to the sounds of Durban’s finest musicians, you pay a mere R60 per person entry fee either on www.webtickets.co.za , or from your nearest Pick n Pay. There will be limited tickets at the door subject to availability.
To find out more, visit The Pavilion on Facebook and Instagram to get all the details on your festive fun, for you and the whole family to enjoy!
Below is an easy to make gingerbread man recipe for the whole family to make just to add some extra Christmas cheer
GINGERBREAD MAN RECIPE
Ingredients
125g unsalted butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup golden syrup
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground clove
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method
- Melt butter, brown sugar and golden syrup in a saucepan, stirring until smooth, cool slightly.
- Whisk egg and add to butter mixture
- Sift flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl, add butter mixture and mix until combined to a soft dough
- Flatten into a desk, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes
- Pre-heat oven to 180deg and line baking trays with baking paper.
- Roll the dough out to 1/2cm thickness on a floured surface. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters and place on baking trays.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
Decorate and Enjoy!