December at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates is highlighted with Edison & Ford Holiday Nights, the return of Creative Cottage, and Artists and Authors Night as well as a variety of other special programs throughout the month of December.

The December schedule of programs and events include:

Home Schoolers: “Experiments for the Holidays,” December 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Home schooled students and their parents will study the science of the holidays, learning how a jolly chubby man can fit down a chimney, how reindeer fly and how a spinning dreidel keeps from falling. The half day curriculum follows the Florida Sunshine objectives for learning.

The programs follow the Lee County mandated program and addresses environmental science, history and reading SOLS. Pre-visit curriculum

materials will be mailed to registered families. Registration required.

Estates Members $5; non members $15 (one adult, one child) additional $5 per child.

Wild Wizard Lab Show, “Experiments for the Holidays,” December 6, 2 p.m.

The Estates Wild Wizards present a series of lab experiments exploring some of Mr. Edison’s and Mr. Ford’s illuminating inventions. Join the Wizards and explore how a jolly chubby man can fit down a chimney, how reindeer fly and how a spinning dreidel keeps from falling. Fun for all ages. Estates Members are free, non members: $10 adults, $5 children

and includes Estates Lab and Museum admission.

Edison & Ford Holiday Nights, Holiday Party, December 10, 6 p.m.

Kick off the holiday season with the first annual holiday party at the gloriously decorated homes and gardens of the Estates. Guests will enjoy a special preview of the Estates annual event, food and beverages by the river, live music and much more. Estates members, $50; non members $60. To RSVP call 239-334-7419.

Edison & Ford Holiday Nights, December 11 – January 2, 5:30 to 9 p.m.

The Estates holiday tradition continues with “Edison & Ford Holiday Nights,” southwest Florida’s 34 year annual event. The winter homes of the Edison and Ford families will be seasonally decorated with the

“favorite things” of the Edison and Ford families. The Edison Botanic Lab and Estates Museum will be open every evening with special exhibits as well as nightly holiday performances by area students and groups.

Special discount nights available to Lee County Residents opening weekend (December 11 and 12). Group rates are available to groups of 20 or

more people with advance reservations. For more information call 239-334-7419.