Picks of the Weekend:  September 28,29

Fall is my favorite time of year because there are so many options of things to do with the family outdoors.

See the HOME CALENDAR tab for complete details on these events.  

Make your weekend Kid Worthy!

Saturday-only Events 9/28

10am - 10pm:  Rock the Park in Keller

• Great event at Bear Creek Park in Keller
• Tons of outdoor activities:  bounce houses, arts, crafts, etc
• Food trucks, vendors, games and activities.  Fun for all!

10am - 12noon:  LEGO Create and Take at Toys R Us (Star Wars!)

• FREE make and take with Star Wars LEGO this week
• At your local Toy R Us.  
• This is an event that my boys wouldn't miss!

Weekend Events 9/28 and 9/29

10am - 9pm: The State Fair of Texas

• This is the opening weekend for the fair!
• Football game on Saturday the 28th at 2:30pm ( Army vs Louisiana Tech )
• Because of the Football game on Saturday, I would consider going on Sunday.
• Only the final weekend of the fair is without a football game: Oct 19 and 20.

9am - 5pm: Dallas Arboretum

• Check out The Children's Adventure Garden that opened last Saturday.
• A trip to Arboretum should be on your bucket list for Autumn.
• If not this weekend, try Wednesdays for a buy one get one free discount.
• Remember that local pumpkin patches open next weekend, so now is the perfect time to take your trip to The Dallas Arboretum.

From www.dallasarboretum.org

I love this idea!!

Movie showing with SOFTER SOUND

and SOFT LIGHTS ON during the showing. 

I confirmed the time to be

10am

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Colleyville Cinema Grille

5655 Colleyville Blvd

Colleyville, TX 76034

Office: (817) 656-4600
Movie Info: (817) 656-4600

LEGOLAND Discovery Center

September Annual Pass Sale

This month LEGOLAND Discovery Center at Grapevine Mills is having a sale.  If you have kids ages 2-7 who love LEGO, you should consider taking advantage of this.

Annual Passes:  $35 per person, or $135 for a family of 4.

Passes include:

Toddler Tuesdays

Star Wars Weekends

10% off at the LEGO shop and on birthday parties

Multiple opportunities to bring a friend for free on certain weekends

Unlimited access to the great LEGO activities inside

20% off in the Cafe 

Brick or Treat on Halloween

and other special events throughout the year.  

Walkup prices for admission run $15 for kids and $19 per adult.

So here is my dilemma:  

Last year in November my family purchased annual passes for the first time.  The cost was just $25 per person plus tax.  So I wonder if I should gamble and wait, or is this the best price we will see this year?  

Our family has enjoyed LEGOLAND Discovery Center so much, that this price is a bargain!

Breakfast and a Flick

source: movietavern.com

NOW 3 DAYS A WEEK THROUGH LABOR DAY!

Friday, Saturday & Sunday Mornings at 9am (all locations)

Choose from a variety of morning favorites 

featured on our NEW Breakfast Menu

Available for our 9am showtime only

Click HERE for menu and details

This may be a great way to see some of the blockbuster kid's movies coming out this summer.  

I love the big black leather chairs at Movie Tavern.  

Mimosas are not on the menu.

Summer Movie Deals

Two summer movie promotions are going on the area:

source: harkinstheaters.com

1.  Southlake Harkins Theater has Summer Movie Fun:

Ten movies over ten weeks for less than $1 per movie.

Buy the group of 10 tickets (for ten weeks) for $6 per person.
You choose the day of the week when you purchase your summer tickets.
Movies are shown weekdays at 9:45am.
Single movie tickets are available (as supplies last) on the morning of the showing.
There is a good chance your kids have seen these movies already, but it's great summer fun!

Southlake movies can be found here

2.  Colleyville Cinema Grille

Movies are shown on Thursdays at 10am.
Tickets are $3 per person and can be purchased in advance.
You can buy the tickets for single movies.
"Family favorite movies" that you have probably seen before, but great summer fun!

Colleyville movies can be found here

source: bbtheaters.com

3.  UA Fossil Creek Stadium 11 in Fort Worth

 

6100 N. Freeway, Ft. Worth TX 76137

817-847-9120

Regal Summer Movie Express

Welcome to the 2013 Regal Summer Movie Express! Below is a list of participating locations and start dates. Each location will host the Summer Movie Express on Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10am for nine weeks. Admission is $1 and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Will Rogers Institute.

Date	Title	Rating	Start Time
6/11	The Three Stooges	PG	10am
6/12	Ice Age: Continental Drift	PG	10am
6/18	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	PG	10am
6/19	Parental Guidance	PG	10am
6/25	Mr. Poppers' Penguins	PG	10am
6/26	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	G	10am
7/2	Monte Carlo	PG	10am
7/3	Rio	G	10am
7/9	Coraline	PG	10am
7/10	ParaNorman	PG	10am
7/16	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	PG	10am
7/17	Big Miracle	PG	10am
7/23	Yogi Bear	PG	10am
7/24	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	PG	10am
7/30	Racing Stripes	PG	10am
7/31	Happy Feet Two	PG	10am
8/6	African Cats	G	10am
8/7	Chimpanzee	G	10am

Chuck E Cheese Rewards Calendars - A great way to motivate and reward your kids this summer!

REWARDS CALENDARS

Don't your kids just love Chuck E Cheese?

I've found a way for me to ENJOY Chuck E Cheese as well:  

Go as soon as they open at 9am on a weekday.  

Really, it's enjoyable.

And if you can make it on a Monday, even better!!

I've recently discovered that kids can get 10 free tokens when you help them complete a rewards calendar.  It's simple: 

1.  Follow this link and print out a Chuck E Cheese Rewards Calendar

2.  Complete the calendar or task

3.  Turn in the completed calendar at Chuck E Cheese for 10 free tokens.

There are 15+ calendars from which to choose:
Good Sleeping

Brushing Teeth

Not Sucking your Thumb

Getting Dressed

Reading

Sleeping

Good Eater

Good Listener

There is even a "No Nose Picking" Calendar.  Awesome.

And here is another tip:

Print "Every Day Coupons" before you go.

Follow this link and print coupons for the specific location, and print out the every day coupons.

No need to spend any more money than necessary.

And your kids will have a ball!

Free Fun at Bass Pro Shop - Grapevine

Bass Pro Shop really is going above and beyond to entertain families this summer!

Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 12noon - 5pm.

June 8 - July 14

Free Crafts

Free Carousel

Free Casting Challenge Game

Free Shooting Arcade Game

Free BB Shooting Range

Free Workshops

Free Fun!

Grapevine Bass Pro website can be found here

2501 Bass Pro Dr  

Grapevine, TX 76051

(972) 724-2018

Star Wars™ MINILAND at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center

This weekend a new attractions opens at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Dallas Fort Worth: The new Star Wars™ MINILAND Model Display Episode IV.

Never did I think I would know this much about Lego OR Star Wars™...ever!
But as a mom of boys, I have grown to at least like Star Wars™.  
Well, episodes 4,5 and 6, anyway. 
A little.

Today we went early to check out the new display, and we were greeted by several Stormtroopers, Queen Amidala, Asajj Ventress, and couple Jedi Knights.   This was exciting even for me - I thought the Stormtroopers were really cool.  They were able to talk to us with that same electronic voice that they have in the movie, and actually they were pretty funny.  Perhaps I have crossed over to the dark and nerdy side just a little?  
Possibly.

So the new attraction, in my opinion, is a very nice addition to LEGOLAND® Discovery Center.  Is it worth a special trip just to see it?  Probably not.  

The Episode IV Model is impressive, but with their track record of quality, Lego has driven our expectations sky high.  The Star Wars™ room was much smaller than I expected.  There are impressive displays in there, but just not as many as I had hoped.  The Cantina scene was probably my favorite, and I also liked the representation of the scene where Obi-Wan says " these are not the droids you're looking for..."  
Oh no, I feel my dark and nerdy side may be showing again.

Worth a special trip? I think not, unless you go this weekend and have the opportunity to interact with the Star Wars™ characters.  As you can see in the photos below, we arrived  earlier than the average visitor on Saturday morning, so the Stormtroopers were enjoying building and racing Lego cars with my kids.  Just Priceless!!

And speaking of prices, 
Here are the current ticket prices:      

Type	Walk-up price (+ tax)	Online price (+ tax)
Child (0-2)	$free	$free
Child (3-12)	$15.00	$11.25
Adult (13+)	$19.00	$16.25

Watch for specials on Annual Passes.  We purchased ours in November 2012 for $100.00 plus tax for a family 4-pack.  Now that is a great deal!  It will expire in November 2013.  I'll keep you posted when deals on annual passes arise again.  

It is such a great place for kids and families to invest their free time!

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program

Do you know about the Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program?

The rules are easy to follow, and kids have the opportunity to earn a free book when they read 8 books over the summer.  Here's how it works:

1. Visit the Barnes and Noble summer reading program site to download and print the reading journal.  
2. Fill out the information as your kids read 8 books.
3. Bring the completed reading journal, signed by a parent, to your local Barnes and Noble book store between May 21, 2013 and September 3, 2013.  Present it to an employee and they will allow your child to choose a book from the free book list.

© Barnes & Noble

Children in grades 1-2 are eligible to receive one of the following books:

·       Calendar Mysteries Series #1: January Joker by Ron Roy

·       Lego Legends of Chima: Tribes of Chima by DK Publishing

·       Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth by Jane O' Connor

·       Jorge el curioso: El baile by H.A. Rey

·       My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies of Ponyville by Olivia London

·       National Geographic Readers Series: Dolphins by Melissa Stewart

·       Pete the Cat: Play Ball by James Dean

Kids that are in grades 3-4 can pick out one of these books:

·       The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pikey

·       Elray Jakes Walks the Plank by Sally Warner

·       How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

·       Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

·       Traitor in the Shipyard: A Caroline Mystery by Kathleen Ernst

Those children that are in grades 5-6 can choose from this list of books:

·       Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

·       Books of Beginning Series #1: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens

·       Esperanza renace by Pam Munoz Ryan

·       Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

·       Remarkable by Elizabeth Foley

·       The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

·       Tuesdays at the Castel by Jessica Day George

·       Wings of Fire Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland