Rally the corgi has sniffed out the best Christmas events for kids in Lafayette, CO for 2026, and here is what he found: 2 family events. They are Wellness Crafts: Self-Affirmations (December 2) and Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa (December 5). We check every date on the host’s own website, and each listing links straight there. For the rest of the state, see our Colorado Christmas events for kids guide.
What Rally found in Lafayette
- 2 Christmas events for kids in Lafayette
- Meet Santa: Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa (December 5)
- Season: December 2 (Wellness Crafts: Self-Affirmations) to December 5 (Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa)
- Every date checked on the host’s own site on Nov 10
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Holiday crafts
Wellness Crafts: Self-Affirmations
- When: Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 3:30 to 4:30 pm (Drop in any time during the hour)
- Where: Lafayette Public Library, Activity Space (upper level), 775 W Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO 80026 (opens in maps)
- Cost: No price listed on the organizer's page
- Ages: Kids and teens under 18
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December's edition of the library's monthly wellness craft has a gingerbread theme. Kids and teens decorate a gingerbread-style craft and write encouraging statements about their own strengths, guided by staff from Clinica Family Health and Wellness. The idea is to practice positive self-talk while making something seasonal.
It runs Wednesday, December 2, 2026, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at a table on the library's upper level. It is a drop-in activity, so there is no sign-up, and the page says each craft takes only a few minutes. No fee is mentioned.
Parent tip: Because the craft takes just a few minutes, it works well as a stop on the way home from school instead of a full outing. It is a mindfulness activity with a gingerbread look, so do not expect Santa or cookies.
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- Address
- Lafayette Public Library, Activity Space (upper level), 775 W Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO 80026 (opens in maps)
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Story time with Santa
Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa
- When: Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10:30 to 11:15 am (Session A; registration opens at 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 14, 2026)
- Where: Lafayette Public Library, Meeting Room (lower level), 775 W Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO 80026 (opens in maps)
- Cost: No price listed on the organizer's page; registration required
- Ages: Ages 2 to 8 with caregivers
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This holiday story time is planned for children who are neurodiverse or have sensory needs. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst reads the books and leads songs in a structured format, sensory toys are on hand for any child who wants one, and families take photos with Santa.
Session A is Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:15 AM in the lower-level Meeting Room. The room is capped at 25 people, counting parents as well as children, and every person attending needs their own registration. Sign-up opens at 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 14, and the page suggests ages 2 to 8.
Parent tip: With only 25 places and adults counted in that number, register the morning sign-up opens on November 14 and bring just the caregivers your child needs. The small group is the point, so this is a gentler Santa photo than a busy mall line.
- Host
- Lafayette Public Library (opens in a new tab)
- Address
- Lafayette Public Library, Meeting Room (lower level), 775 W Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO 80026 (opens in maps)
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When each Lafayette Christmas event for kids happens
The first is Wellness Crafts: Self-Affirmations in Lafayette on December 2; the last runs to December 5. Each bar spans an event’s dates, not every hour in them, so check the host’s page for times.
- Wellness Crafts: Self-AffirmationsLafayette · Dec 2
- Sensory Storytime and Photos with SantaLafayette · Dec 5
Looking further afield? Our Colorado Christmas events for kids guide lists every event we have found in the state, and we have city guides for Niwot, Westminster, CO, Thornton and Boulder. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.
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The story of Christmas in Lafayette
Lafayette was laid out in 1888 by Mary E. Miller, a widowed farmer who named the new town after her late husband, Lafayette Miller. The old coal town on Baseline Road now gathers families at its public library in December for a gingerbread craft and a quiet story time with Santa.
How Lafayette celebrates
The Christmas events listed for families in Lafayette are both at the Lafayette Public Library on West Baseline Road. On December 2, 2026, the library and Clinica Family Health and Wellness host a drop-in wellness craft where kids and teens decorate a gingerbread-themed project and write affirmations. On December 5, the library's lower-level Meeting Room holds Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa, a registered session of up to 25 people led by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst for children who are neurodiverse or have sensory needs. Baseline Road has its own place in town history: Lafayette's last coal mine, the Black Diamond, stood at what is now U.S. 287 and Baseline Road until it closed in 1956.
Fun facts about Christmas in Lafayette
Mary E. Miller filed the first plat for the Town of Lafayette in January 1888, setting aside 37 acres of her farm, and the town was incorporated in 1889. Coal had been discovered on the Miller farm in 1884, and the first Simpson Mine shaft was sunk in 1887. A railway spur from Louisville reached Lafayette in 1889. The city had 30,411 residents at the 2020 census.
Traditions today
- Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa: The library hosts a small, structured holiday story time with Santa photos for children ages 2 to 8 with sensory needs on December 5, 2026.
- Gingerbread wellness craft: Kids and teens drop in at the library on December 2, 2026 to decorate a gingerbread-themed craft and write positive affirmations.
- Lafayette Public Library: Both December programs take place at the library on West Baseline Road, one in the upper-level Activity Space and one in the lower-level Meeting Room.
- Old Town and Simpson Street: Lafayette's Old Town still holds a few structures moved from the mine camps, and Simpson Street keeps historic commercial buildings.
- Lafayette History Museum: The museum keeps some of the tools of the coal mining trade that built the town.
A fact for kids
Lafayette's coal mines got telephones in 1891, almost 15 years before the rest of the town did. Coal dealers in Denver wanted a faster way to place their orders.
Questions about Christmas in Lafayette
When was Lafayette, Colorado founded?
Lafayette was founded in 1888 by Mary E. Miller. She filed the original town plat in January 1888 and sold the first residential lot that March to Hugh Hughes. The town was incorporated the following year, in 1889.
How did Lafayette get its name?
Mary Miller named the town after her late husband, Lafayette Miller. The couple had bought farmland in the area in 1868. He died in Boulder in 1878, and she returned to the farm with their six small children before platting the town in 1888.
Who was Mary Miller?
Mary E. Miller founded Lafayette and stayed a community leader for decades. She formed the Lafayette Bank in 1900 and became its president. A 1902 Denver Post article described her as the only woman in the United States known to be president of a bank.
Why was Lafayette a coal town?
Coal was discovered on the Miller farm in 1884, and the first Simpson Mine shaft was sunk in 1887. Lafayette became part of the coal boom in eastern Boulder County, and by 1914 it had two banks and four hotels. Its last mine, the Black Diamond, closed in 1956.
Did Lafayette have a railroad?
Yes. The Colorado and Southern Railway completed a three-mile spur from Louisville to Lafayette in 1889, paid for by the Spencer-Simpson Coal Company. The spur later connected to Erie, and rail links carried coal from area mines to Denver.
What happens at Christmas for kids in Lafayette?
The Lafayette Public Library lists a gingerbread-themed Wellness Crafts session on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, and Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa on Saturday, December 5, 2026. The first is a drop-in craft for kids and teens, and the second is a registered story time for ages 2 to 8.
Where are Lafayette's Christmas events held?
Both listed events are at the Lafayette Public Library, 775 W Baseline Road. The December 2 craft is at a table in the Activity Space on the upper level, and the December 5 story time with Santa is in the Meeting Room on the lower level.
Who runs the holiday programs at the Lafayette library?
The Lafayette Public Library hosts both. The December 2, 2026 wellness craft is led with Clinica Family Health and Wellness, and the stories at the December 5 sensory story time are read by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
How many people live in Lafayette?
The 2020 census counted 30,411 residents. Lafayette sits in southeastern Boulder County, bordered by Erie, Broomfield and Louisville. For comparison, the 1920 census recorded about 1,800 residents when it was still a coal mining town.
Can you still see Lafayette's mining history?
Only a little. Wikipedia notes that very little evidence of the coal mining past remains. A few structures moved from the mine camps still stand in Old Town, and the Lafayette History Museum keeps some of the tools miners used.
Sources
- Lafayette, Colorado, Wikipedia
- Wellness Crafts: Self-Affirmations, Lafayette Public Library
- Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa (A), Lafayette Public Library
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Lafayette Christmas events for kids: questions parents ask
What Christmas events for kids are at the Lafayette Public Library?
Two are listed for early December 2026. Wellness Crafts: Self-Affirmations on Wednesday, December 2, is a drop-in gingerbread-themed craft for kids and teens. Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa on Saturday, December 5, is a small registered story time for children ages 2 to 8 with sensory needs.
Where can kids meet Santa in Lafayette, Colorado?
Santa is at the Lafayette Public Library for Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa on Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:15 AM. The session is designed for children who are neurodiverse or have sensory needs, and families take photos with Santa after structured stories and songs.
Is there a sensory-friendly Santa event in Lafayette?
Yes. The library's Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa on December 5, 2026 is led by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and limited to 25 people, including parents. Sensory toys are available for any child who needs them, and the program is suited to ages 2 to 8.
Which Lafayette Christmas events need registration?
Sensory Storytime and Photos with Santa requires a registration for each person attending, adults included. Sign-up opens at 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The gingerbread-themed Wellness Crafts session on Wednesday, December 2, is a drop-in activity with no sign-up.
Are there Christmas crafts for kids and teens in Lafayette?
On Wednesday, December 2, 2026, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM, kids and teens can drop by the library's upper level to decorate a gingerbread-themed craft and write positive affirmations. Clinica Family Health and Wellness leads the activity, which takes only a few minutes.
What is there for older kids in Lafayette during the holidays?
The Wellness Crafts: Self-Affirmations session at the Lafayette Public Library on December 2, 2026 is open to anyone under 18, teens included. It combines a gingerbread-themed craft with a short mindfulness activity about self-confidence and ending the year with gratitude.
Are there Christmas train rides for kids near Lafayette?
Santa trains and holiday train rides have their own guide: Rally Takes the Train’s Colorado Christmas train rides guide. This Lafayette guide covers Santa visits, story times, light shows and other events off the rails.
How do you confirm these events?
We list an event only after we find this season’s date on the host’s own website or an official city or tourism calendar. We last checked every listing on November 10, 2026. Hosts change details, so always confirm on the host’s page before you go.
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