The Dispatch

Shawnee Community Services founder Evelyn VanKemseke, left, and volunteer Susan Colston greet children and hand ...

Roosevelt Banks, 7, of Overland Park, decorates cookies, one of the many kids activities offered ...

Julie Cook, one of dozens of volunteers assisting with the Children's Christmas Party, helped kids ...

A table full of cakes enticed participants to enter the cakewalk, one of the many ...

Tiffany Morche dressed as an elf to assist Santa and Mrs. Claus, the star attractions ...

Icis Ross, 3, of Shawnee wasn't thrilled with the idea of visiting with Santa alone. ...

Gayle Williamson of the Fellowship of Christmas Magicians made children fancy headgear out of balloons ...

Madison Nolan takes the cake after winning a round of the cakewalk during Shawnee Community ...

Children got loaded up with lots of items, including hats and mittens, to take home ...

Grateful the Clown brought her pet skunk to the Children's Christmas Party.

Harris Deutsch, aka Dr. Laugh, plays "The First Noel" on harmonica for a round of ...

Natalie Hernandez was among children sampling the holiday cookies they iced and decorated themselves during ...

10-year-old Daniel Heltzel decorates cookies while wearing a balloon hat made for him during the ...

Goodie bags under a tree at the Shawnee Civic Centre waited for children to take ...