***A little late for today, but it is a heads up for Wednesday.***

Moviegoers of all ages can climb aboard to enjoy a great selection of films. During this 9-week festival, select Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards Theatres will offer selected G or PG rated movies for only a dollar on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00am.  From what I have seen, this program starts in June.

Check to see if you have one near you HERE.  For those of us in MN, there aren’t any listed.

Your child’s favorite movie characters are back at Lowe’s this weekend! Bring your child to Lowe’s and they can master building and Kung Fu with this weekend’s project; Kung Fu Panda Spinning Attack!

Head to Lowes to make the Kung Fu Panda Spinning Attack on Saturday, July 14 from 10-11 am or Sunday, July 15  from 2-3 pm. You do need to sign up for this at Lowes.com.

Doing anything fun on Saturday, June 9? Head to your nearest National Park and pay no entrance fee as it is Get Outdoors Day.

See if there is a local skating place is offering 2 FREE skating passes each week for the summer.  There is only one in MN right now in Woodbury, but you can print out a letter and bring it to any other skating place to see if they will participate.

Here is another reading program for the summer from Chuck E. Cheese .  Get 10 FREE tokens every time your child reads for 2 weeks in a row.  Your child keeps track on the form which you will need to bring in to get your 10 tokens.

**Don’t forget to bring in your child’s report card as you get tokens for A’s and B’s or the equivalent.

Moviegoers of all ages can climb aboard to enjoy a great selection of films. During this 9-week festival, select Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards Theatres will offer selected G or PG rated movies for only a dollar on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00am.  From what I have seen, this program starts in June.

Check to see if you have one near you HERE.  For those of us in MN, there aren’t any listed.

Join Books A Million for Dr. Seuss Storytime as they kick off the 2012 Reading Program at Books-A-Million this Saturday, May 19 at 10:00 am! Get a free cookie with drink purchase during storytime!

You also can get a FREE Dr Seuss Insulated Lunchbox by participating in the summer reading program.

Some of the most fun that we have had with our kids is going camping.  Not everyone knows where to start when it comes to knowing what to do to have a great time camping.  NOW you CAN!  Read on about a program that is offered at the MN State Parks:

Want to go on a camping trip with your family, but aren’t sure you really know how? Attend a one- or two-night I Can Camp! overnight program offered at Minnesota State Parks this summer and learn all the skills you’ll need for a lifetime of camping fun — no experience necessary!

The fee for the camp is $35 for one night and $50 for two nights.  I had a friend who is a single mom who did this with her son and they LOVED it! Check out the other programs you can do too.

I Can Fish!
I Can Paddle!
I Can Climb!
Archery in the Parks

Your child can earn a FREE Book with the Barnes & Noble FREE Summer Reading Program.  You child will read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal (found on the site).  Then they can choose a FREE Book from the Barnes & Noble list when they turn in their completed journal at a local Barnes & Noble.

Summertime is just around the corner and there are summer reading programs that you can get your child involved in.  It’s always a good idea to call to confirm participation!  Please let me know if you know of others.

Barnes & Noble Imagination Destination - This summer reading program through Barnes & Noble gives your child the ability to earn a FREE book after reading 8 books and keeping track of them in a reading log.

Book Adventure - Sylvan offers this FREE reading incentive program. Basically your child reads books and then takes a simple comprehension quiz to make sure they understood what they read.  The quiz is usually about 10 questions long.  They earn points based on how much they remember from reading the book.

There are hundreds of books to choose from in all reading levels.  These are common books that can be found at your local library.  Once they have earned enough points they can trade them in for some really neat prizes! [Read more...]

What do you have planned for Thursday’s in April?  Check out Como Zoo Lil’ Explorer Thursdays for their fun filled morning starting at 10 am on all Thursdays in April.

Each week has a theme to it.

April 5 – Reptile Rock N Roll
April 12 – Fancy Flowers
April 19 -Teddy Bear Picnic
April  26 – Animal Families

This is an awesome program that kids 15 and under can bowl for free all summer. Simply register at AMF.com and you’ll get a weekly voucher for two free games per child per day through September 3.  Shoe rental is not included.

Your child can bowl free until 8 pm, 7 days a week and it starts May 14 and goes through Sept 3, 2012.

Listen up Parents and kids 16 and over!  You can get an AMF Summer Pass for just $29.95.  Just one AMF Summer Pass allows up to four adults ages 16 and up to bowl two games per day all summer.  That’s less than $7.50 per person! You can add a pass at the end of the Summer Unplugged registration process.

The heat is coming upon us once again and I heard from someone that it would be hot for the next 10 days!  YIKES!  So let’s share the deals to keep us cool!

Bunker Beach:  Pay just $10 for $20 at Bunker Beach HERE.  PLUS you can print out the coupons for Bunker Beach and use them in with the voucher (the coupons expire 7/27/11) !  You can’t beat that as the prices range from $11 to $14!  The Bunker Beach printable coupons include:

$3 OFF ADMISSION TO BUNKER BEACH
FREE LARGE SODA FROM BUNKER BEACH CONCESSIONS!
FREE 2-HOUR SINGLE TUBE RENTAL FOR WAVE POOL!