Santa will visit with youngsters, their parents and guardians at “Breakfast with Santa” on Dec. 14, 8-9:30 a.m., at Seasons 52 restaurant at The Mall in Columbia, 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway. Santa will talk with youngsters and their families at their tables. Miss Julie, the Mall’s Family Fun Day entertainer, will be the hostess of the breakfast.

Breakfast prepared by Seasons 52 will include scrambled eggs, bacon, French toast sticks, fruit, juice, milk and coffee. Student volunteers from Howard County high schools will serve as greeters and wait staff.

Tickets are $15 per guest, children 6 months and younger are free. “Breakfast with Santa” benefits Grassroots, Howard County’s 24-hour crisis intervention center and emergency shelter. There is limited seating.

Registration is required. Buy tickets here. Please note that there is a second event on Dec. 7.