Northwest Family Church hosted The Christmas Store last Saturday, a gift-shopping, holiday joy-sharing opportunity for Auburn families.

The church partnered with six Auburn School District elementary schools to give Christmas presents to some of their students. Other organizations – World Vision, and Mommy and Me Mobile Medical Clinic – joined the church in presenting the event.

Parents shopped for gifts as their children took in a Disney-themed play area equipped with games and an inflatable bouncy house.

Gifts were wrapped at stations.

According to organizers, it was a huge success. There were hundreds of families, many friendly faces, laughs and tons of Christmas cookies.