In the outskirts of a little town in Battle Creek Michigan sits a beautiful natural area- Leila Arboretum. There’s plenty of open space to walk. A fountain to sit by. What drew the attention of the kids however, was a little “fantasy forest”. The Fantasy Forest is a little area of dead ash trees that were transformed into beautiful carved […]
If you’re up and at ’em early in the day- you can catch a movie free at any Goodrich Quality Theater shown below. Click the link for full details on how to get FREE or reduced ($1) ticket pricing. All shows are 10am. Morning Movies (SUMMER 2017) Every Weekday (Mon-Fri) at 10:00AM, we will be giving you a fresh line-up of family-friendly features at select GQT locations! See the movie line-up below: 6/12 – 6/16: Wild Life 6/19 – 6/23: Secret Life of Pets 6/26 – 6/30: Lego Batman Movie 7/3 – 7/7: Rock Dog 7/10 – 7/14: Storks 7/17 – 7/21: Peanuts Movie 7/24 – 7/28: Monster Trucks 7/31 – 8/4: Trolls 8/7 – 8/11: Sing THEATERS FEATURING MORNING MOVIES: Florida Riverview 14 GDX (Gibsonton) Illinois Kendall 11 GDX (Oswego) Randall 15 IMAX (Batavia) Savoy 16 IMAX (Savoy) Willow Knolls 14 (Peoria) Indiana Brownsburg 8 GDX (Brownsburg) Eastside 9 (Lafayette) Hamilton 16 IMAX + GDX (Noblesville) Portage 16 IMAX (Portage) Michigan Bay City 10 GDX (Bay City) Canton 7 GDX (Canton) Grand Haven 9 (Grand Haven) Jackson 10 (Jackson) Kalamazoo 10 (Kalamazoo) Quality 10 GDX (Saginaw) Quality 16 (Ann Arbor) Missouri Capital 8 (Jefferson City) Forum 8 (Columbia)
It’s Spring Break in Michigan and we are in “staycation” mode. Today’s trip was a visit to the Grand Rapids Public Museum to see the whales exhibit that ends next week. Only problem was that the almost 8 year old thought that was boring. The 12 year old and I LOVED it- you can read about it here>> click here […]
My family LOVES to travel. My blog isn’t about “things to do” where we live- it’s about things to do anywhere! We love to experience new things all of the time and so I try to find interesting things to do anywhere. Any time I post these monthly ideas of free/cheap things to do- I try to find things in a variety of places… Some of them we’ve been to, and some of them we would LOVE to go to if the chance ever comes up- here’s some fun things for March California: Asian Art Museum– San Francisco – Free the first Sunday of each month as part of the Target First Free Sunday program. Georgia: Children’s Museum of Atlanta– Atlanta- Free the second Tuesday (March 14) as part of the Target Free admission program. Florida: Fort George Island Cultural State Park– Jacksonville- FREE ADMISSION. open 8am-Sundown. Texas: Houston Zoo-Houston- Free First Tuesday afternoon (March 7) noon-5pm (zoo closes at 6pm) You can get advance tickets up to a week in advance, or at the door the day of. Runs September- May. Ohio: Columbus Zoo– Columbus: Half price admission through March 17. We traveled to this zoo last summer and it was FANTASTIC- I’ll finally be posting about it this month but trust me when I say- It’s worth every penny- your kids will love it! Michigan: Belle Isle Nature Center– Detroit- Free admission with admission to Belle Isle State […]
The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary in Augusta, MI is a fantastic place to spend a relaxing day. We were there a few years ago for the first time, and it was such a peaceful walk through an outdoor animal haven. On Earth Day (April 22) they have free admission all day. Their hours will be 9a-5p. Their address is: 12685 East […]
In Michigan- March means Maple Sugar! We had a few really nice days last week and the trees near me have already been tapped. We took a maple sugar tour years ago that showed the process of cooking down the sap to create the most delicious syrup ever! We haven’t gone with the kids yet and I looked to see […]
Celebration Cinema is getting ready to start their Spring Flick Family Film FEstival. Free movies for kids and usually a low ($5 ?) ticket price for adults. Here is the schedule: Opens Friday 2/26: Hotel Transylvania 2 Opening in March 2016: 3/4 Pan 3/11 Goosebumps 3/18 The Peanuts Movie 3/25 Alvin and the Chipmunks List of theaters (all in […]
Mark your calendars- these great movie deals start in March 2016! These deals are at participating Goodrich Quality Theaters. We are lucky enough to have 2 within 20 minutes of us! Click here for theater locations.
We set out on a road trip today to make our first visit to the Grand Rapids Public Museum in Grand Rapids, MI We were drawn to the museum primarily to see the King Tut exhibit that will end February 14. So while I might infuse some of those photos in this post… it’s not a long term exhibit at […]
Winter is getting old for many of us- here are some ways to get the family out of the house that won’t cost an arm and a leg! Here’s just a snapshop- check your local venues for free dates (feel free to leave a comment with a link to free/cheap things to do in your area) ILLINOIS Shedd Aquarium: FREE General admission and discounted upgraded admission to Illinois Residents: February 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 Anyone with a Bank of America Debit card and photo ID can receive one free General Admission Feb 6-7 WASHINGTON DC National Zoo: FREE every day TEXAS Dallas Zoo– $5 admission December 1- FEbruary 29. After that it goes up to regular pricing of $12-15 CALIFORNIA Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego– Feb 18- 5-7pm. Free the third Thursday of every month from 5-7pm. WEbsite does state “kid friendly” WASHINGTON Seattle Art Museum– Feb 4- Free to all on the first Thursday of every month INDIANA Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (I have been to this museum and it is WORTH the full price admission cost- so to get in FREE or even reduced is a FANTASTIC deal!) Feb 4- Free admission 4-8pm for Target family night. Feb. 15, 2016—Reduced admission 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for Presidents Day ($5 adults; $1 youth) MICHIGAN FREE FISHING WEEKEND– Feb 14-15. Great opportunity if it isn’t a blizzard outdoors 😉 You can fish on the Great Lakes […]
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