The holidays are just around the corner, and so is Priscilla the Pink Pig. Your family is invited to ride the Pink Pig for FREE this Thursday, November 5th at 3pm. This special preview ride is in support of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Print the invitation below for your free ride. For more information on the Pink Pig and this charity event click here.
See you there!
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I told you that news about Halloween festivities would keep on coming…my friends at Leapin’ Lizards just sent me the scoop about their Halloween Bash:
Leapin’ Lizard’s 2nd Annual Halloween Bash
October 31st 2009 from 10am – 2pm featuring DEAN DONUTS MONSTER MASH DANCE PARTY!!!
Cost: $10 Early Registration / $12 at the door
Ages: Children up to 10 years old (Mummies & Daddies are FREE)
Price Includes: Monster Mash Dance Party, Treats for the Little Ones, Raffle Prizes, Inflatable Fun, Costume Parade, Age Appropriate Activities and Much More!
Added Boo-nus: Have your child photographed by James Adam Hill Photography for the Halloween Contest on our spooky set. Donate a small bag of canned foods or $5 and receive ONE FREE 4×5 portrait per donation.
Early Registration is now available ONLINE until October 30th 2009.
Vendor Space is also available. CLICK HERE for more information about reserving a vendor table.
See you there!
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Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! The Halloween festivities just keep on coming…now here’s news about Fernbank Museum’s Bugs, Bats and Bones Day:
On Saturday, October 24th is the annual Fernbank Museum Bugs, Bats & Bones Day. Although free candy will be handed out to kids in costumes it’s not just a great place trick or treat but also an educational event led by Fernbank educators.
All Bugs, Bats & Bones Day activities are free for members. Non-members can purchase museum admission tickets at the door.
The Fernbank Museum is located at 767 Clifton Road, N.E, Atlanta, GA.
See you there!
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Decatur Mom reader, Lena, wants to let everyone know about a contest to win an annual pass to the Children’s Museum and other great Atlanta attractions by becoming a fan of the Children’s Museum on Facebook. Simply become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/imagineitcma by 5 p.m. on Oct. 13 and you’ll be entered in the random drawing.
Here are some more contest details from Lena:
If you win, you can use the membership to take advantage of Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious, which will start Oct. 10 and continue through Jan. 24, 2010. At the exhibit, kids will learn about math, science and engineering while having a ton of fun exploring Curious George’s neighborhood.
Thanks for the tip, Lena!!
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Fun for all ages! Glennwood Academy is having a Fall Carnival on October 17th from 10 – 4. Glennwood Academy is located at 440 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Come in your costume: There will be a costume contest at 1pm
Bring your appetite: Some of the sponsors of the “Creepy Cafe” include Mellow Mushroom, MoJo Pizza and Java Monkey
Get your pumpkin: There will be a pumpkin and jack-o-lantern sale
Visit the Haunted House: Production by the Decatur High School Drama Club
And enjoy so many more activities including the inflatable slide, obstacle course, moonwalk, face painting, boardwalk games and cake walks…
See you there!
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The next City of Decatur school closing day is Monday, October 12th for Columbus Day. And if you are not planning to take a vacation day to observe Columbus Day or just to hang out with the kids, then you probably need to make some childcare plans.
Zoo Atlanta has Safari Day Camps for children who are in Kindergarten – 5th grade. The theme for the October 12th day camp is lumpy, bumpy, scratchy, smooth as children explore the different body textures of animals at the zoo. For prices and more information click here. For the online registration form click here.
A little closer to home but still as fun as ever, the Decatur-Dekalb YMCA , 1100 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, 404-377-9622, has teacher work day childcare as well as the Color Wheel, 112 Church Street, Decatur, Georgia, 404-377-9800. Please call ahead to make your arrangements. And if you are aware of a teacher work day childcare provider that I did not cover please share!
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Benjill, from Leapin’ Lizards Play and Party Center in Decatur, wants everyone to know about the OPEN casting call for the popular t.v. show, Supernanny, taking place this weekend. Wouldn’t it be awesome to have the show filmed here in Decatur? It could be your family!
Here is the info:
OPEN CASTING CALL
Saturday October 3rd from 11am – 3pm at Leapin’ Lizards
The Casting team of ABC’s popular parenting series SUPERNANNY is currently casting for season five in Atlanta. All interested families are encouraged to come out and meet with the Casting Producers for a few minutes in person. ALSO, if you EMAIL the Casting Team beforehand, including the reason why you need help, contact information and a recent family photo, you will be given a front of the line privilege, so you won’t have to wait!
This season producers are searching for families with unique interests; parents who have ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. Producers want families from every type of background who are ready for the opportunity of a lifetime-a visit from America’s number one nanny, Jo Frost!
Email: phead@shedmediaus.com for PRIORITY CASTING!
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If you have a special loved one that happens to be pet bring him, along with your family, to the blessing of the pets in the park. The blessed event takes place this Saturday, Oct. 3 in the First Christian Church of Decatur park from 11 am till 2 pm. There will be a pet parade followed by each pet being blessed.
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Cold Drinks will be sold starting at 11 am.
The First Christian Church of Decatur is located at 601 W Ponce De Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030
See you there!
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REMINDER: The Decatur – Dekalb YMCA Fall Five is on Saturday, September 19th!
Registration is still open. Registration is $20.00 before the 19th and $25.00 day of the run.
Tickets for the Tot Trot and Prize Drawing are $5.00 each. Prizes include YMCA free 3 month memberships, ballet, gymnastics classes, gifts from Hoopla and Little Shop of Stories and certificates from SalonRed Kids, Natural Bath and Body and more!
The Decatur-DeKalb YMCA Fall Five, a 5K and Tot Trot and Prize Drawing on September 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. benefits its Partner With Youth program with proceeds going directly to College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Oakhurst.
To learn more about this fundraiser and register please visit, www.fallfive.com.
Volunteers needed. Sponsorships appreciated. Race runs rain or shine.Email info@fallfive.com with questions.
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Decatur Mom reader, Michelle, from James Adam Hill Photography, shared the following information about an important event at Leapin’ Lizards on Saturday, September 19th:
You are invited to be a part of a charity portrait session at Leapin’ Lizards in Decatur hosted by James Adam Hill Photography. Part of proceeds go to Not For Sale Georgia, an organization that works to engage churches, businesses, schools, law enforcement and individuals just like you in raising awareness, providing specialized training, conducting research and uniting the human trafficking entities to ensure that we will wipe out modern-day slavery in Georgia.
Go to https://instant-scheduling.com/sch.php?kn=317522 to register your child. More details below.
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