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You’ll have to excuse our mess. We’re still building the website–we had to put it on hold for a while due to some family issues, but we’re back at it again! For now, the Kids Eat Free or Cheap List is active and the Community Calendar is growing every day. The Birthday Party Resource List is full of lots of fun ideas to plan a fantastic party!
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Need something inexpensive to do with the kids this summer? Sign up for Kids Bowl Free and your kids can enjoy bowling at Pin Strikes every day this summer between May 5th-August 31st.
Pin Strikes is the only Chattanooga area bowling alley on the Kids Bowl Free list. Be sure to read the fine print as some restrictions apply. Must be 15 years and under. Can’t be used for camp outings, daycare trips, etc. Kids will need to rent shoes, but there is an option for a summer shoe pass that might be worth it, depending on how often you will use it.
Sign up for Kids Bowl Free.
Easter at Coolidge returns for its 6th year! Bring the family and your Easter baskets and join us Easter Sunday morning for this fun, community-cherished event that includes an egg hunt of over 100,000 eggs. Once again, there will be lots of fun and entertainment for the whole family.
This event is FREE for the whole family. The egg hunt begins at 9 a.m. but be sure to arrive early to set up your lawn chairs in the park and take part in the other fun activities! After the egg hunt, grab your seat and enjoy songs of praise led by Stuart Heights’ Worship Choir and Orchestra, followed by a message of faith, hope and gospel of Jesus Christ from Senior Pastor, Gary Jared.
Egg Hunt–9:00 am
Worship Service–10:00 am
Bring a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
For more info, visit the Easter at Coolidge website.
The Kids Eat Free or Cheap in Chattanooga list is a popular post around here!
Maybe you’re like me and can’t always remember where you can grab a frugal meal in Chattanooga. Sometimes it just isn’t convenient to hop on your smart phone to look up the Kids Eat Free or Cheap in Chattanooga list…or maybe you don’t even have a smart phone! Either way, I’ve got a treat for you!
I’ve taken the Kids Eat Free or Cheap list and turned it into a printable list for you. There are two pages included in the download–print front to back and you’ll have a handy-dandy brochure for your car’s glove box. I decided to make this a FREE download, but I do hope you’ll subscribe to the weekly event newsletter and like our Facebook page. We’ve got a lot of great stuff for the upcoming months and you don’t want to miss out!
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The Covenant College theatre and music departments will present the children’s musical Honk! on March 27, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanderson Auditorium at Covenant College. Honk! brings Hans Christian Anderson’s The Ugly Duckling to life through song and dance, creating a show appropriate for all ages.
Honk! will open with a preview performance on March 27, at 7:30 p.m. for a discounted ticket price of $7 for adults; $4 for students, staff, faculty, and seniors; and $1 for children.
The show will run March 28, 29, April 3, and 4 at 7:00 p.m., with a final performance on April 5, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling 706.419.1051 or via email at boxoffice@covenant.edu.
Ticket Prices:
Adults$10
Students, staff, faculty, seniors $5
Children $2
This weekend is a Home Depot Kids Workshop!
Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 9am-12pm, kids can build a Trojan Horse Bank from the new DreamWorks animated film, “Mr. Peabody & Sherman”, coming in March, 2014. Home Depot workshops are FREE; best for ages 5-12. Sign up ahead of time to reserve a spot!
Personally, our boys love to go to the kids workshops and have some “manly” time with Daddy!
If you have a little dog lover at your house, you’re in luck!
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre is performing Go, Dog. Go! Based on the popular children’s book, you’ll see red dogs, blue dogs, big dogs, little dogs – all kinds of wonderful dogs – riding bicycles, scooters and roller skates on their way to a big dog party held on top of a tree! Guaranteed to have you howling with laughter!
This play is designed for children in the PreK-2nd grade age range. Tickets are $10 for all ages.
Performance Dates:
To order tickets, visit the Chattanooga Theatre Center’s Ticket site. Our family is planning on going, so maybe we’ll see you there!
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Cabin Fever settling in at your house? Need to get out of the house with the kids?
Build a Race Car at Home Depot!
Home Depot is hosting their FREE Kids Building Workshop on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment. All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin. One workshop kit, apron and pin per child, while supplies last.
Register to make sure there are enough supplies for your child!
Bring your lil’ slugger to see the Braves and grab an autograph!
The 2014 Atlanta Braves Country Caravan will be at Academy Sports in Hixson on Thursday, January 30th from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Kris Medlen, Ryan Doumit, Gavin Floyd, David Hale and Don Sutton will be signing autographs and visiting with fans.
I’ve never been to this event, but I would say be prepared to possibly stand in line. Get there early!
As a mom of two active little boys, I love the chance to get out in a public place where it is ok to touch everything in sight! A place where things are encouraged to be explored. A place where everything is secured and we don’t risk breaking anything. Can I get an “Amen” from the two-year-old crowd?
The thing is, I’m pretty sure my little guys like the same places for the very same reasons–because if the risk of getting in trouble is low, mommy will be a little more low-key and let them play to their heart’s content!
As an early childhood educator turned homeschool mom, I love places jam-packed with fun, hands-on learning activities for kids–places where the line between learning and fun is so blurry that they just melt into each other…because that’s the way learning should be.
I think that’s why we’re so drawn to the Creative Discovery Museum.
It’s one of our favorite indoor activities for kids in Chattanooga. We’ve been there in every season and every type of weather. In the winter, it’s perfect for a day out of the house and fighting cabin fever in kids. In the summer, it has air conditioning, water play, and doesn’t require wrestling a toddler to apply sunscreen.
The rotating exhibits are always so impressive. Just when I think they can’t top the last one, they bring in a new one just as exciting as before! So far, this mom’s favorite has been the Magic Treehouse Exhibit, but I can’t wait to see the Wizard of Oz that is coming in May 2014.
When I asked my boys what their three favorite areas were, they told me the Rooftop Fun Factory, Performing Arts Gallery, and Riverplay, but ultimately, they love everything there! The Creative Discovery Museum is one of our go-to spots around Chattanooga.
As a frugal mom, the price for a yearly membership is just about perfect. I love the bang-for-your-buck that you can get when you add in all the special events the museum hosts. If our family of four were to pay full price for 2 trips to the Creative Discovery Museum, we would end up paying the yearly membership price.
Because we love it so much, we want to bless one of you with a chance to enjoy it, too! Creative Discovery Museum has partnered with us at Chattanooga Families to offer our readers a chance to win a Family Four Pack of Tickets!
Mandatory entry: Leave a comment answering the question–What is your favorite exhibit at the Creative Discovery Museum?
