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Holiday Opportunities for Local Businesses

By Toms River Macaroni Kid January 26, 2021

Our Halloween Campaigns have been a huge success and we are excitedly working on planning more events for the upcoming holiday season. These events are a great way to get your business in front of local families and remind them why they should do their Christmas shopping local - shopping and dining in locally owned businesses!


You've Been Elfed 

Our Boo Baskets were a huge success. If you are not familiar with it, here's the gist.Toms River Macaroni Kid will Elf 150 local families in Toms River and the surrounding communities. They will get a basket/bag of goodies left on their doorstep as a surprise. Families are encouraged pay it forward by Elfing 2 more families and so on. They will then place a You've Been Elfed sheet in the window to let neighbors know they have already been Elfed, so they can Elf someone who hasn't already been. This is a great campaign which keeps the holiday spirit of giving alive and add some extra special joy to the families in our community. For more information about how your business can help us make this happen email melissaw@macaronikid.com. Here is a video from our You've Been Boo'd Campaign! To become a You've Been Elfed Sponsor, simply complete our sponsor form here.

Candy Cane Hunt

It's our 3rd year and Candy Cane Hunts will be back. We have adjusted them to take in the social distance requirements and any concern of our attendees. They will only be held outside this year, with smaller capacity and changes to the format - but it will still include all the fun!  The events will begin Thanksgiving weekend and run thru December, weather permitting.Tickets to some times are sold out already. This event is a great way to get a lot of exposure as this event is typically seen by on social media and on our website by about 10,000 people. For information about sponsor options, email melissaw@macaronikid.com. To sign up to be a sponsor, complete our sponsor form here. Here's a video from last year's Candy Cane Hunts!


Holiday Gift Guide

Our Holiday Gift Guide will run on our website and in newsletter starting mid-November thru December. It will be promoted with a side bar ad on our website as well as on all our social media outlets. We remind our families, especially now more than ever, how important it is to support local businesses! For information on being listed in our guide, email melissaw@macaronikid.com. To be listed, complete our sponsor form here.  For a partial example of last year's holiday gift guide, visit here.


12 Days of Christmas Giveaways

This year's 12 Days of Christmas giveaways will run from 12/1-12/16 excluding weekends. Each day we will feature a different local business and their prize on social media. Each business/day will have their own entry form and will include an option to provide their email to that business' email list as well as bonus entries for following the business' social media page. Each business will have their own giveaway article. Participation in the 12 Days of Christmas also gives  you a basic listing in our Holiday Gift Guide. Rather than paying a fee for the listing, we are asking businesses to provide 2 items/ baskets ($50 value each) for a giveaway. This is one of our most popular online events for the year. To participate, Complete form here to participate. (We reserve the right to limit number of businesses in a certain category.). Deadline to participate is 11/25.

For more information on partnering with Toms River Macaroni Kid, email Melissa Wudzki @ melissaw@macaronikid.com.


Toms River Macaroni Kid is a hyper local resource for family fun in the Toms River and surrounding areas. With over 7,000 subscribers + 8,000 social media followers, we are the perfect source to connect your business with local families.