Andalusia Elementary School students got the first glimpse of the 2017 Christmas in Candyland on Friday morning.
School buses full of kindergarten students arrived at the square at 9 a.m. for the ribbon cutting ceremony, and the first snow of this year’s event.
The square features eight cottages this year.
At Springdale, fourth grade students got the chance to slide down the polar bear slide, ice skate on the new and improved skating rink, and explore the other 15 cottages.
“The reason we have Candyland, is really for the kids. It wouldn’t be a Merry Christmas without them,” Mayor Earl Johnson said.
Fabion Green, a fourth grader from AES, said he loved Candyland.
“It’s really beautiful. I love how they decorated, and how it’s kid friendly. I will come back next year,” Green said.
“I think there’s a lot of cool decorations. It’s fun to play and look at,” Andre Wright said.
“Well, to put it simply, if I were rating Candyland on a one to ten scale, I would give it a ten. Hopefully next year there can be more food-themed cottages, I really liked Huddle House’s,” Tyler Levitske said.
“I loved the ice skating rink, it’s really easy to skate on,” Levi Levitske said.