Free Fun: De Pere Fire Station Open House

The De Pere Fire Station Open House is this Saturday, October 8th from 10am - 1pm. Tour the fire station, check out all the emergency vehicles, fire safety demos, freebies, prizes, and snacks! With five little boys we have made this event an annual tradition. Some years we need winter coats and freeze, other years we are wearing shorts and sunscreen. Looks like it will be shorts again this year! Hope to see you there!

Reminder: Kids FREE Week at Heritage Hill

Starting TODAY and going through this Sunday, August 28, 2011 is Kids Free Week at Heritage Hill! During Kids Free Week, children 17 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult (limit 6 children per adult). This is a great outing for families, babysitters, grandparents and their grandchildren. There are different activities to enjoy each day. For a list of activities see the Heritage Hill website.
Hours are 10am-4:30pm (Tues - Sat) and Noon-4:30pm (Sun)

ADMISSION: $8 for adults, $7 for seniors (over 62).

Kids FREE Week at Heritage Hill

My boys at Heritage Hill in 2010

Next week, Tuesday, August 23 - Sunday, August 28, 2011 is Kids Free Week at Heritage Hill! During Kids Free Week, children 17 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult (limit 6 children per adult). This is a great outing for families, babysitters, grandparents and their grandchildren. There are different activities to enjoy each day. For a list of activities see the Heritage Hill website.

Hours are 10am-4:30pm (Tues - Sat) and Noon-4:30pm (Sun)

ADMISSION: $8 for adults, $7 for seniors (over 62).

If you have never been to Heritage Hill this is a great week to go. We went last year and had a great time!! We went in right at 10am then took a picnic lunch break around noon. Much to my surprise, it wasn't even crowded!

Reminder: $2 Marcus Theatres Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Kung Fu Panda 2 for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Home Depot Kids Workshop 8/6

The Home Depot Kids Workshop for August is the 6th. Head over to make a pencil box. These workshops are free and no registration is required, just show up between 9am and noon. All Home Depot stores participate in the workshop. Participants are also given a little Home Depot apron just like the employees wear and a pin to show they completed the project.

Reminder: $2 Marcus Theatres Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Mr. Popper's Penguins for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Reminder: $2 Marcus Theatres Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Judy Moody for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Reminder: $2 Marcus Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Rio for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Summer Fun: Pink Flamingo Tournament

Have you ever heard of the Pink Flamingo Charity Softball Tournament? It's an annual July favorite for our family. The festivities run from July 15th to July 17th at Legion Park in East De Pere. You can go cheer on teams while they play and eat some tasty food (for reasonable prices) at any time throughout the tournament. There are plenty of other fun things to do too...

Run a 5K on Saturday morning at 8:30am.




Our favorite is the parade that starts at 9am. It runs from DePere High School to Legion Park. You can literally fill bags or buckets with the candy that they throw. The teams are always VERY generous! If you have older kids or tweens who aren't that excited about parades anymore you can have them bring water guns. Some of the floats are moving water fights! We always try to create a dry zone and a wet zone so the little kids don't end up crying over soaked candy. :)

This year there will be a free concert featuring Big Mouth on Saturday at 7pm.

For more information and times click on the Pink Flamingo page here.

Reminder: $2 Marcus Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Hoodwinked Too 2D for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Reminder: $2 Marcus Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Hop for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Home Depot Kids Workshop 7/2

The Home Depot Kids Workshop for July is the 2nd. Head over to make a coaster set. These workshops are free and no registration is required, just show up between 9am and noon. All Home Depot stores participate in the workshop. Participants are also given a little Home Depot apron just like the employees wear and a pin to show they completed the project.

Reminder: $2 Marcus Theatres Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Diary of a Wimpy Kid for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Summer Fun for Kids: Free Educational Websites

Ahhh... summer! Are your kids "bored" yet? My kids know better than to tell me they are bored. If they don't have anything to do... I'll find them something to clean! :) But sometimes they do need a little suggestion of what to do. The following sites are all free and educational. These might come in handy for you, especially on rainy days or really hot afternoons. My boys enjoy them!

• Starfall--phonics site for preschoolers. Very cute graphics!
• Arcademic Skill Builders--perfect for elementary level students. The games are not to "babyish" and include mostly math skills but some geography and language arts. If you have two computers in your house, you can play against each other in a private, password protected "room". We play with out of town grandparents while chatting on Skype! The kids love it!
• Dance Mat Typing--online typing program. Great way to practice or learn from the beginning!
• State Game-online US map puzzle. If you have a child who just learned or needs to learn where the 50 states are this is a great game. Those New England states get me every time! :)

If you have any other kid friendly, educational sites please share! Don't forget to check out the "Kids" tab above for all the fun (and mostly free) things to do with your children.

Summer Fun for Kids: Green Bay Kid's Day

Mark your calendars! June 25, is Kids Day in Green Bay. Wrist bands are available for City of Green Bay residents at Central, East, and Southwest Library branches starting in early June. Available while supplies last.

All Kids’ Day events are provided for FREE, including baseball, movies, inflatable games, music, swimming, bowling, lunch, and rides at Bay Beach. In order to participate each child must have a free wristband. If you don't get to the library to pick up your wristband, they can be picked up at any of these locations.

Summer Fun for Kids: Marcus Theatres $2 Movies

Keep it cool with Marcus Theatres this summer! Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10am from June 21st through August 11th view your favorite family flicks for just $2! (They lowered the price, but popcorn is no longer included.)

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Featured Movies:
June 21 -23 -- Rango
June 28 - 30 -- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
July 5 - 7 -- Hop
July 12 - 14 -- Hoodwinked Too
July 19 - 21-- Rio
July 26 - 28-- Judy Moody
August 2 - 4 -- Mr. Popper's Penguins
August 9 - 11 -- Kung Fu Panda 2

Make It and Take It Craft at JoAnn Stores

This Saturday, June 18th, from 11am to 1pm you can visit JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores to make a bobblehead craft for Dad for Father's Day. The flyer from the Green Bay store (on Oneida) says this activity is at all JoAnn stores and it's FREE. The flyer doesn't mention any registration.

If you have been to a JoAnn's Make It and Take It event leave a comment and let us know how it went? Are they as well organized at the Home Depot Kid's Workshops?

Summer Fun for Kids: Free Lunch

Running now through August 19th, Green Bay is offering free lunches through their "Lunch in the Park" program. For children (18 years and younger) lunches are free. For $2, adults can purchase a lunch to eat as well.

The free lunches are offered at various parks and library branches in Green Bay. For info on the library lunches see the library's summer booklet. The lunches at Central Library will be served at 11am. The Southwest Library branch will have lunch at 11:20am.  To view park locations, meal times, and an example lunch click here. Children must stay on site to eat. You do not need to sign up or apply.

Home Depot Kids Workshop 6/18

There is a special Father's Day Home Depot Kids Workshop June 18th. Head over and make a little tool box for Dad. No registration is required, just show up between 9am and noon. All Home Depot stores participate in the workshop.

Summer Fun for Kids: Free Admission Neville Museum

Wednesdays are a great day to take advantage of free fun! Last Wednesday I mentioned the NEW Zoo is free Wednesday evenings from 6pm - 8pm. If the weather doesn't cooperate or you're looking for something else to do the Neville Public Museum is also free on Wednesday evenings from 6pm - 8pm throughout the summer!