After a 6-year hiatus, the Christmas Character Parade returned to the Trafford Centre last month, bringing with it the centres busiest day ever with over 131,000 visitors.  We had an amazing time bringing children’s favourites including Ginger from Vegesaurs, Miraculous’ Lady Bug & Cat Noir and Mr. Bump & Little Miss Sunshine to the stage and can’t wait to do it all again next year.

The same weekend, Bluey teamed up with Pudsey and Joe Wicks for the LIVE Activate Schools Special, before Pudsey joined Stephen Mulhern for a Deal or No Deal sketch, all in support of BBC Children in Need, who raised a phenomenal £45,507,536!

The Snowman™ wrapped up the month with a visit to Battersea Power Station for the launch of Classic FM and Global’s Make Some Noise’s charity campaign ‘The Big Christmas Chorus’. Celebrating 40 years since the release of “Walking in the Air”, the campaign invites schools and community choirs to perform the song and aims to raise funds for Make Some Noise’s supported charities.

For more enchanting character events, check out the list below to find out what’s happening near you (*events can be subject to change) …

2^nd December: Snoopy Meet & Greet – Bride Street, London

4^th December: Cookie Monster Meet & Greet – Hamley’s Westfield White City

5^th December: SpongeBob SquarePants Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Uxbridge

5^th – 7^th December: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Bluewater Ice Rink

6^th December: The Gruffalo & The Gruffalo’s Child Meet & Greet – Westgate Oxford

6^th December: Trolls’ Poppy & Branch Meet & Greet – The Brewery Shopping Centre, Romford

6^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Buttermarket Cantre, Ipswich

6^th December: The Snowman™ Meet & Greet – Doncaster Frost Festival

6^th December: SpongeBob SquarePants Meet & Greet – The Entertainer Westfield White City

6^th December: Birdy Call Promo Activation – Ship Street, Brighton

6^th December: Stick Man Meet & Greet – Wallsend

7^th December: SpongeBob SquarePants Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys Old Kent Road

7^th December: Pingu Meet & Greet – Westgate Oxford

7^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne

13^th December: The Snowman™ Meet & Greet – Sharpes Pottery Museum, Swadlincote

13^th December: Snoopy Meet & Greet – The Brewery Shopping Centre, Romford

13^th December: Wallace & Gromit Meet & Greet – Westgate Oxford

13^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Banham Zoo, Norwich

13^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Meet & Greet – Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne

13^th & 14^th December: SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick (13^th Only) Meet & Greet – Westfield Stratford

14^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne

14^th December: Bluey Meet & Greet – Hamleys Regent Street, London

14^th December: Superman Meet & Greet – Hamleys Regent Street, London

14^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Meet & Greet – Westgate Oxford

14^th December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Meet & Greet – Harlow Town Centre Christmas Market

19^th December: SpongeBob SquarePants Meet & Greet – Hamleys Regent Street, London

20^th December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Meet & Greet – Harlow Town Centre Christmas Market

20^th December: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – St Peter’s Quarter, Derby

20^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Westgate Oxford

21^st December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Meet & Greet – Westgate Oxford

21^st December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne

28^th December: The Snowman™ Meet & Greet – Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

29^th December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Meet & Greet – Kent & East Sussex Railway

30^th December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Meet & Greet – East Somerset Railway

The annual Elves Behavin’ Badly Tour kicked off the festive season in November, with the mischievous pair already pranking Christmas shoppers around the country… while The Grinch has been causing mayhem at Meadowhall in Sheffield in his attempt to ruin Christmas!

November also saw The Wombles’ Great Uncle Bulgaria and Alderney attended the Sustainability in Licensing Conference for a day of sustainable education and action… while Orinoco helped launch the Wimbledon Quarter – a new urban space to meet, shop, eat and train!

As we head into December, Christmas is in full swing with Elfie & Elvie continuing their tour and the Grinch heading back to Meadowhall… find out more below (*events can be subject to change)…

1^st December: Bluey Meet & Greet – Rainham Christmas Lights Switch-on

1^st December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Meet & Greet – The Range, Chelmsford

2^nd December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull

2^nd December: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – The Forum Shopping Centre, Walsall

2^nd December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog – Sutton Coldfield Town Centre

2^nd & 3^rd December: Sonic Meet & Greet – Westfield London

2^nd & 3^rd December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

3^rd December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Silverburn, Glasgow

3^rd December: Bluey Meet & Greet – The Lexicon, Bracknell

9^th December: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull

9^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Barton Square, Trafford Centre

9^th December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog – Sutton Coldfield Town Centre

9^th & 10^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

10^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Metrocentre, Gateshead

10^th December: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – The Lexicon, Bracknell

13^th December: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Kingdom of Winter, London ExCeL

16^th December: Miffy Meet & Greet – Bandai Namco Cross Store, Camden Market London

16^th December: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Bridgend

16^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Festival Leisure Park, Basildon

16^th & 17^th December:  The Grinch Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

17^th December: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – The Lexicon Bracknell

17^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

18^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

19^th December: Pikachu Meet & Greet – Queens Walk, Southbank

19^th December: The Grinch Narration – Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

20^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

20^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

20^th December: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Kingdom of Winter, London ExCeL

21^st December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Narration – Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

21^st & 22^nd December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

23^rd December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – Marlowes Shopping Centre, Hemel Hempstead

23^rd December: The Grinch Narration – Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

23^rd December: Sonic Meet & Greet – The Dome, Doncaster

23^rd December: The Snowman™ Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

24^th December: Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas™ Meet & Greet – The Friary, Guildford

24^th December: Elves Behavin’ Badly Activity – County Square, Ashford Kent

24^th December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Narration – Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

24^th December: The Grinch Meet & Greet – Meadowhall, Sheffield

31^st December: The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Meet & Greet – The Friary, Guildford