Kids are doing different things during their holiday break from school.

Some parents are sending their children to local camps, while others are at home catching up on family time.

One parent planning some family time is Argyle resident Mary Warfield, who is preparing to ring in the new year with her daughters, Rachel, 9, and Emily, 4.

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Rob Harmon, owner of Corinth Gymnastics, swings his 5-year-old son Parker on the trapeze while Caelynn Crawford, 6, watches. Harmon is having a New Year's Eve lock-in for kids so that parents who do not have child care can go out and celebrate.

“I am home being with family; we are not going on any special trips,” she said. “They got a dollhouse from Santa, so they are playing with that.”

Julianne Keil decided to send her children, Emily, 10, and D.J., 7, to a day camp.

“My kids are older, and they are at Corinth Gymnastics … an all-day thing,” Keil said.

The children already attend gymnastics classes, so keeping them at the camp during the break worked well for Keil. They go to the gym as early as 8 a.m., staying until 4 p.m.

“They keep them fit and active,” said Keil, who is the director of Little Gym on Lillian Miller Parkway. “I am all about that — I am a mom who teaches gymnastics to little kids.”

At her gym, which is geared toward 3- to 10-year-olds, Keil offers developmental gymnastics, karate and dance classes to children on their vacation. Little Gym offers mornings and afternoon camps and special events such as “Shop Till You Drop” for as many as 10 to 18 children per day. Keil says she is also planning a New Year’s Eve camp.

When youngsters are home for the holidays, movies and video games are a big attraction.

Shawn Massey, manager of Payless Video on Sunset Street, said video games are very popular this season.

“Our video game rentals went up a lot more than [children’s] videos,” he said.

For Paul Parks, video manager at Hastings Books Music & Video, the experience was a bit different. Video games have not been selling as much at the store on Colorado Boulevard, but Parks said he has noticed a lot of children’s movies being picked up.

“With Harry Potter and Pirates [of the Caribbean] coming out, stuff like that usually sells really well,” he said.

Rob Harmon, owner of the Corinth Gymnastics, is offering a treat for parents who want to spend some time alone.

“We are offering a New Year’s Eve lock-in for those parents,” Harmon said. “Parents can drop off their children at 8 p.m. and pick them up at 9 in the morning the next day.”

Harmon, the father of four, is looking forward to the gym’s second New Year’s Eve event.

“It is one of those things that we have for the parents that want to get together and not have to worry about hiring a baby-sitter,” he said.

At Corinth Gymnastics, youngsters can play games, take gym classes and play in an indoor playground.

“We are going to feed them pizza [and] have a New Year’s countdown,” Harmon said.

Other facilities offering playtime for children this holiday season are Face Off Hockey Center on South Mayhill Road and Hero’s The Party Experience on Morse Street.

According to its Web site, Face Off started offering stick time from 4 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 17. Owner Brett Howard said the center also planned an end-of-the-year skating party recently and plans to continue providing skating hours on Wednesday. The center will be closed today through Tuesday.

Hero’s will continue its Wild Wednesdays on Jan. 2, when children can go for open play from 10 a.m. to noon.

KARINA RAMÍREZ can be reached at 940-566-6878. Her e-mail address is kramirez@dentonrc.com.