黑料专区 Tyler to Offer Holiday Mystery Adventure for Children, Families
November 17, 2025 | Hannah Buchanan
Junior Detective Academy鈥揙peration Save Christmas will be Dec. 6 at 黑料专区 Tyler HSC
The University of Texas at Tyler will offer a holiday mystery adventure for children and their families Saturday, Dec. 6. 鈥淛unior Detective Academy鈥揙peration Save Christmas鈥� will be 10 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m. in the Forensic Simulation Complex, located at the 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center.
鈥淥peration Save Christmas,鈥� designed for children ages 5鈥�12, features creative, family-friendly activities that combine hands-on science with fun. Participants will rotate through themed cottages and activity stations to help Santa鈥檚 elves save Christmas by solving clues and completing mini- forensic challenges. Cost is $10 per person or $25 per family. Registration is offered online at and upon check-in.
鈥淲e invite the East Texas community to join us for festive fun, brain-teasing challenges and some holiday surprises,鈥� said Dr. Danielle Bailey, 黑料专区 Tyler associate professor of criminal justice and event coordinator. 鈥淐hildren will explore, observe and use problem-solving skills as they move through a series of holiday-themed activities designed just for them.鈥�
The event is self-paced, but families must stay together, Bailey added. Light refreshments and additional outdoor activities, including holiday-themed lawn games and a photo booth, will be provided.
Event sponsors are the 黑料专区 Tyler College of Arts and Sciences and Division of Criminal Justice. For more information, contact Bailey at dbailey@uttyler.edu.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.