Nearby Events this Holiday Season If you didn’t get enough holiday fun at our Hometown Holiday event last weekend, don’t fret! Ten Trails residents still have plenty of activities to choose from to celebrate this magical time of year!

December 14^th Hometown Christmas in Black Diamond

From 10 am until 3 pm on December 14^th, head to historic downtown Black Diamond for the Black Diamond Historical Society’s annual Hometown Christmas event! Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus as well as Frosty the Snowman and take part in a ton of activities like cookie-decorating, face-painting, and more! All are welcome, and the kids’ activities are free.

December 14^th Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk                  

Before heading to Hometown Christmas, bring the family to nearby Kent for the Christmas Rush Fun Run/Walk at Hogan Park. Registration begins at 8 am, the 10k runners start at 9:50 am and the 5K at 10 am. Registration is open until the day of the event and costs $25 per participant.

Now through January 5^th: Zoolights at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium 

Take a quick drive to nearby Tacoma for their annual Zoolights holiday display! 700,000 LED lights transform the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium into a winter wonderland complete with 3D animal light displays sure to dazzle the youngest members of your family.

Holiday Lights at Ten Trails 

Bundle up and take a stroll or family drive through Ten Trails during any given evening this holiday season to check out our spectacular holiday lights display! Our common areas, Welcome Center, and many of our residential homes are lit up with holiday cheer. For even more holiday events in the Puget Sound area check out Seattle Times’ Winter Guide! www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043    

Thanks to everyone who came out for our second annual Hometown Holiday event yesterday and a BIG congratulations to our winners of the Light Up Your Hometown Contest: Clark Griswold Family Christmas – Jose Enciso Classical Christmas – John Hoyt See it from the Moon- Shellyn Moore Tis the Reason for the Season – Denise and Chris Mackey The fun never stops at Ten Trails! Follow us on Hometown Social for updates on our next event!

Second Annual Hometown Holiday Event at Ten Trails Ten Trails is having our second annual Hometown Holiday event on December 7^th from 3 to 6:30 pm! This year’s event will be even bigger than last year with tours of model homes featuring family-friendly crafts, selfies with Santa in our Welcome Center, music, carolers, and a bounce house. The days’ events will culminate with Santa lighting the Christmas tree in our Village Green Park.

Visit the Ten Trails Welcome Center First

Stop by our Welcome Center first to grab a map to the model homes and take a photo with Santa! The first 100 people to visit will receive a free cupcake. Don’t forget to bring your donation items for the Black Diamond Community Center. We are collecting non-perishable food items, diapers, and toothpaste for families in need in our local area.

Holiday Crafts at our Model Homes

Our 14 model homes will be open from 10 am to 5 pm on December 7^th for touring, with holiday craft stations set up in four models from 3 to 5 pm. Activities include sugar cookie decorating at the MainVue model home, letters to Santa at the Ichijo model, ornament making at the Lennar Hazelwood model and holiday stocking painting at the Conner Homes model.

Holiday Tree Lighting in our Village Green Park

Head over to the Village Green Park from 5 to 6:30 pm and bring your appetite! We will have food trucks serving dinner items as well as the Legendary Donuts truck. Listen to all the biggest holiday hits as well as music from live carolers while sipping on complimentary hot cocoa, hot apple cider and non-alcoholic hot buttered rum. A DJ and bouncy house will be there to keep everyone entertained while they await Santa’s big arrival. Mountain View Fire and Rescue will deliver Santa on a decorated fire truck to the Village Green Park for the lighting of our holiday tree at 6 pm! We hope to see you there! 360.469.4043 www.TenTrails.com

Five Reasons to be Thankful for Your New Hometown

In this season of gratitude, there are plenty of reasons to be thankful for Your New Hometown! As a resident of Ten Trails, you can enjoy gorgeous amenities, beautiful parks and open spaces, fun community events, one-gig internet through Wave, and a wide variety of home options from our team of award-winning builders!

Beautiful parks and Open Spaces

Ten Trails has a park within walking distance to every home! These include our award-winning Civic Park which features a screen and projector for movie nights in the park, an event stage and lawn for summer concerts, a hillside natural play area, sports courts, a picnic shelter and restrooms.

Wide Variety New Homes from Award-Winning Builders

Homebuyers have their choice of home options at Ten Trails including single-family detached homes, townhomes and duplexes. Our team of 5 builders have homes for sale that range in size from around 1,200 square feet to more than 4,000 square feet. Home prices in the community start in the upper $300’s for our upcoming townhomes by Rudd.

Tons of Amenities

Ten Trails has amenities to suit residents of all ages! Our outdoor firepits provide a great hangout location to get together with friends and neighbors, and our many parks and playgrounds are ideal for families with young children. For sports fans, our Civic Park has a large sports court with basketball hoops as well as two bocce ball courts. An outdoor ping pong table is the perfect meetup spot for neighbors after a big holiday meal.

Community Events

Ten Trails hosts public community events throughout the year including summer Hometown Social events in our Civic Park, a Hometown Holiday event in December, and our annual Easter Egg hunt in our Village Green Park. We also have summer movie night events which take place on the event lawn at the Civic Park. The community’s HOA hosts private events for residents throughout the year designed to celebrate the seasons and offer opportunities to get together with neighbors.

One-Gigabit Connectivity with Every Home

Every home in Ten Trails is wired for 1 gigabyte speed internet through Wave! The 1-gig internet service at Ten Trails provides downloads and uploads up to 1,000 Mbps, with fast performance and streaming. There are no data caps included with your service, so feel free to surf and stream on multiple devices throughout your home. www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4034  

Nearby Halloween Events

Kick off the fall/winter holiday season by celebrating with the family at some local Halloween events. Ten Trails residents have their pick of local activities to celebrate the holiday! Check out the list below for just a few of the activities you and your family can do this upcoming week.

Wild Waves Fright Fest 2019 

Head to nearby Wild Waves Theme and Water Park in Federal Way for their first annual Fright Fest! Weekends now through November 2^nd, the park has family day activities from noon until 6 pm, and scary activities and haunted attractions for children 13 and over from 6 pm to 7pm.

Halloween Harvest Festival

This coming Saturday in Auburn, Ten Trails families can take part in the city’s Halloween Harvest Festival featuring games, crafts, rides and trunk-or-treating! The event is held at the Auburn Parks Arts and Recreation Building at 910 9^th Street SE from 1 to 5 pm.

The Haunted Woods at Maris Farm 

Maris Farm in Buckley will hold one final weekend of their Haunted Woods attraction this coming weekend! Take a 35-40 minute tour of terror through an abandoned barn on the farm property followed by a trip through a twisty corn maze and a final walk (or run) through the haunted woods. Due to the graphic nature of this tour, it is not recommended for children under the age of ten.

Haunted Forest of Maple Valley

The Haunted Forest of Maple Valley has activities for kids of all ages including a trick-or-treat event this coming Saturday, October 26^th, from 5 to 6 pm. More mature residents who are looking for a scare can check out Terror on the Cedar River, a haunted tour that takes place this Friday, October 25^th and Saturday, October 26^th from 7 to 11 pm.

Halloween Craft Party

Residents looking for a quieter Halloween experience can check out the Halloween Craft Party at the Renton History Museum this Saturday, October 26^th from 11 am to 1 pm. Art supplies will be provided, however supplies are limited, so call ahead to reserve your spot. 360-469-4043 www.TenTrails.com    

Annual Christmas Lights Show

At the Mt. Rainier Christian Center of Enumclaw, enjoy a synchronized holiday lights show! Tune your radio to 91.7 FM any time between 4 pm and midnight on New Year’s Eve and sit back and enjoy Christmas music combined with a spectacular lights display. Admission is free!

New Year’s Eve Pre-Funk Party at Plateau Wines

Enjoy live music by Kevin Jones and Doyle Wood this New Year’s Eve at Plateau Wine and Tapas in nearby Enumclaw! Head to 1533 Cole Street Enumclaw around 5 pm New Year’s Eve to catch all the fun!

New Year’s Eve Part at the Kent Event Center

Take a short drive to nearby Kent for the Kent Event Center’s New Year’s Eve Party featuring musician Andy Stokes and his seven-piece band as well as DJ Mr. Nice Guy! Your $75 ticket includes admission to the party, dinner, party favors, free parking and a champagne toast at midnight.

Kid-Friendly New Years Eve in Bellevue

From 6 to 9 pm at Lucky Strike in Lincoln Square, the whole family can enjoy a host of different arcade games to ring in the new year! General admission is $25 and includes 1, one-hour timeplay game card. For more information, visit Lucky Strike’s website: https://www.luckystrikesocial.com/locations/bellevue/

Hometown Holiday at Ten Trails 

Join us at Ten Trails on December 15th from 12 to 3 pm for our Hometown Holiday event! Stop at our Welcome Center first for hot cocoa, candy canes and a photo with Santa! We will have a photographer on site taking photos and we will provide one printed photo per family.

Kids’ Crafts in our Model Homes

Afterwards, head to our model homes for a variety of kids’s crafts and activities including letters to the North Pole, homemade Christmas ornaments, cookie-frosting and more! 

Get in to the spirit of the season with us at Ten Trails! We hope you will join us for this fun, family-friendly event! 

There’s a lot happening in Black Diamond the weekend of Dec. 7-8! Don’t miss out on all the holiday fun!

Nearby Halloween Events

Just a few more days until Halloween and there are still plenty of activities to do to get in to the spooky spirit of the holiday! Check out these nearby, family-friendly activities with your kids this week!

Dark Haunted Forest Maple Valley

Take a spooky tour through the haunted forest with your little ones on October 30 and 31st at Royal Arch Park, 20821 Renton Maple Valley Hwy SE from 7-10 pm.  In addition to the walk, there will be concessions and classic horror clips playing while you wait in line.

Trick-or-Treat at the Pacific Science Center

Head to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center from 4 to 7 pm on Tuesday, October 30th for trick-or-treating and half-priced admission! Kids can take part in spooky Halloween activities and stage and planetarium shows.

11th Annual Hallo-Wee Story Time and Parade

Head to the Auburn library at 1102 Auburn Way South for their 11th Annual Hallo-Wee Story Time and Parade! Kids in costumes can parade around the library and cozy up with friends and family members to hear a not-too-scary Halloween story.

Renton Ikea Trick or Treat

From 4 to 7 pm at the Renton Ikea, kids can trick-or-treat throughout the store for candy and toys. Bring the kiddos for a fun, safe afternoon of trick-or-treating, and get some shopping done for  your new Ten Trails home at the same time! www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043