- December 17, 2025
Hundreds of kids played in the snow this past weekend (Photos by Emily Blackwood).
Snowball fights were a constant at the annual Christmas in Rockefeller Gardens event.
Kids battled for a chance to get to the top of the snow hill.
The "teen" snow area was a little more intense.
A 75-foot snow slide was a popular attraction.
Deziree Luchterhand, 8, was all smiles after her trip down the snow slide.
In the midst of a particularly warm Saturday afternoon, children young and old were playing in an unusual form of Florida precipitation: snow.
Some kids dressed the part and were decked out in beanies and gloves. Others were a little more realistic and braved the snow in swim trunks. All participated in their own versions of a snowball fight.
Among the inflatables and Christmas games at Salty Church's annual Christmas at Rockefeller Gardens event, a popular attraction was the 75-foot snow slide where everyone took a turn going down on an intertube.
One little girl caught some air, and all left smiling.
