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Metrowest Boston Birthday Party Ideas - Updated!

Lots of new birthday party ideas posted here!

April Vaca Movie @ Dedham Community Theatre: KUNG FU PANDA 3

Dedham Community Theatre has added a movie for April Vacation week - Kung Fu Panda 3.

Two shows daily (11:45 & 4:45) beginning on Friday April 15th!

Discount Lake Compounce Tickets

Did you know that you can buy tickets to Lake Compounce (near Hartford in Bristol, CT) for up to 30% off at AAA? You can buy them online or at any AAA office.

If you buy the tickets at the gate, anyone over 52 inches high cost $42.99 but the AAA price is 30% off.  That savings will buy lunch!! Just plan a few days ahead and save a bunch of cash - maybe to spend on gas...

You can even buy a season pass at a discount!

Looking for more discount tickets? Check out the Fun Pass!

Fun Math Worksheets: Math Fact Cafe

Math Fact Cafe is a great website for elementary school math practice. They provide free printable math worksheets for school and home use. This includes generators for math drills, flashcards, time, word problems and money! Here are some of the features of Math Facts Cafe:

• Build your own worksheets for basic facts, counting, money, word problems, telling time and multiplication tables with many options 
• Print out pre-made worksheets (over 14 types of worksheets for 1st graders alone!!) 
• Math Flashcard generator - over 32 types for grades 1-3
• Play math games (trivia, peg board and maze craze) and more!  

Fabulous for making math practice a little more fun - kids can even do the sheets online and check themselves!

Maybe do your kids want a fun way to learn telling time?  Try the Flashmaster or one of these great kids' watches. 

Canobie Lake Park Discount Tickets

Did you know that you can buy discount Canobie Lake Park tickets at Costco?  In June 2011, regular admission costs $32 per person (over 48" tall) but you can buy the same ticket at Costco for only $24.99!  That's over 20% off and can pay for lunch!

Just look for the section near the registers where they sell the Universal Orlando tickets and grab one of the cardboard cutouts for them to scan at the register.

Just remember that Costco only takes Discover & Amex...!

Looking for more discount tickets? See these discount tips on Lake Compounce, Disney World, CharlieCard Discounts, Story Land, Davis Farmland, Water Country and more!

Two Indoor Waterpark Hotels Near Storyland NH

Here's some info on two indoor water park hotels near Story Land in New Hampshire.

[See an Ideal Itinerary for Story Land here.]

Hampton Inn North Conway: We just returned from a trip to Storyland and this time we stayed at the Hampton Inn in North Conway. Our main goal was to see the indoor water park that is part of the hotel and for hotel guests only. It was great. They have a nice breakfast that is included with your room - a nice seating area near the lobby with tables and buffet type choices. We were there on a Friday and Saturday night and they also had family movies in the seating area at 8pm both nights. Free wifi too. The hotel itself was nicer than I expected, and the waterpark was loads of fun. There are two large 3 story waterslides - one enclosed and one open, one jacuzzi, and one waterplay area for smaller children with two slides of its own, a small frog slide and a larger curved waterslide - about 4 feet high. Chairs are all around the edges so parents can sit and watch - but most actually go in the big slides - they were really fun!

• Hotel Guests Only? Yes
• Daily Closings: open 8am to 10pm but closes every 2 hours for 30 minutes for routine maintenance & cleaning
• Towels: Yes
• Lifeguards: No
• Food Available: No
• Lockers: No

Kahuna Laguna @ The Red Jacket Mountain View Resort & Fox Ridge Resort

The Red Jacket has an indoor waterpark too. It features a 40,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art water wonderland. See some more info on Kahuna Laguna here. The water park is available exclusively to registered guests of Red Jacket Mountain View Resort or Fox Ridge Resort

• Hotel Guests Only? Yes
• Daily Closings: The park will be briefly shut down once per day for routine cleaning and safety checks.
• Towels: Yes
• Lifeguards: Yes
• Food Available: Yes: Kahuna Laguna’s Adventure Bay Cafe will feature a variety of popular lunch items, snacks and drinks.
• Lockers: Yes

Fun Pass: Only Storyland NH Discount Around!

If you go to Story Land once this summer, this is worth it! This is the ONLY Story Land coupon I have ever been able to find - AND it has so much more.

The Breathe NH Children’s Fun Pass allows many discounts (some to children under the age of 12 FREE admission) to over 100 of New England’s finest family attractions when accompanied by an adult.

The Fun Pass costs only $32 with a value of over $1800. This gift can be used all year long in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont and is perfect for weekends and school vacations! Some of the more than 100 attractions include Davis Farmland, The Butterfly Place, Water Country, Loon Mountain, Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Storyland and many more amusement parks, water parks, museums and theatres.

You can order your Children’s Fun Pass online! They accept MC/VISA/AMEX/DISC.

Click here for a list of attractions and restrictions.

 

See an ideal Itinerary for Story Land in New Hampshire or get information on two Waterpark Hotels near Storyland in New Hampshire.

Looking for more discount tickets? See these discount tips on Canobie Lake Park, Water Country, Disney World, Lake Compounce, Amusement Park Discounts from the Big Y and find even more Discounts & Savings tips from FamilyZip here.

Storyland NH: The Ideal Itinerary

Ideal itinerary for those at least 3 hours from Story Land:

Buy your Children's Fun Pass before you go! With the Fun Pass you get a coupon for a free child's admission with the purchase of an adult's admission. With one trip to Story Land, the Fun Pass pretty much pays for itself!

Arrive Friday at 2 or 3 (after 3:00pm July 1 thru August 24, after 2pm all other operating months) so you can go in to Story Land right when you arrive and get a free return pass for the next day (or any day for the rest of the season).

Enjoy Story Land until 5 or 6 - burn off all that steam from the car ride! I recommend going to the popular rides when you arrive - antique cars, polar coaster, bamboo shoots, etc - since the crowds thin out at about 2 or 3. 

Then go to the Red Fox for dinner. Great family-friendly restaurant 1 mile from Storyland with a kids' playroom and movie room too!

Go to your hotel and relax!

Saturday: go to the Glen Junction Restaurant for breakfast at 7am/7:30am - it starts getting busy at 8. They also have takeout if it seems too busy. Cute breakfast restaurant with trains running around the ceiling. Kids love it. Alternative: Dunkin Donuts across the street.

Arrive at Story Land at 9am and give them your free return tickets and drivers license. Go to the popular rides first and enjoy the day! Good food options are available for lunch - including pizza, hot dogs, salads, pbj, carrot sticks and hamburgers. Before you leave Story Land that night, call Kringle's Country Store to order take out pizza to take back to your hotel. 603-383-6669.

After dinner, go to Trail's End Ice Cream [Rte 302 in Bartlett]. They have great ice cream and a huge playground for the kids to run around on, and Adirondack chairs for the parents. They have indoor seating too, in case it is cold or rainy.

Spend at least one night (otherwise everyone is really tired). We like the Villager Motel since it has big motel rooms with 2 queen beds, air conditioning, an area with a sink, fridge and microwave, then a separate shower and toilet area. Outside you have a picnic table, Adirondack chairs and lots of grassy areas to run around on. There is a nice, clean heated pool, three swings (one baby swing), and two climbing structures - a train and a pirate ship. Very reasonable rates. See TripAdvisor's reviews of the Villager Motel here

Other options are the two water park hotels near Story Land.  We liked the Hampton Inn & Suites in North Conway because it has an attached, indoor water park.  [See review of water park hotels near Story Land here.]  Another great option is Kahuna Laguna, which is located within the Red Jacket Resort complex.

We have stayed at Luxury Mountain Getaways and the Sky Valley Motel but neither had air conditioning and we immediately regretted it. It is cooler in Glen, NH, but it still gets hot. I highly recommend a place that has a/c for summer visits. 

When to go:

The best time to go is the second weekend they are open - there are absolutely no crowds and it is not hot yet. But check the website since they are open only on weekends at the beginning of the summer.  Yes, it can be worth it to take the kids out of school. [There are only so many years you can go to Story Land since it is geared toward younger ones.]

What if it rains:

They sell ponchos for kids and adults and most of the rides still keep going. It is still pretty nice if it is not a total downpour. There are quite a few indoor shows [and stores] to visit when it rains.

Shopping:

If your kids like dress-up, you have to visit their Let's Pretend Imagination Shop. Princess supplies galore!

See information on two Waterpark Hotels near Storyland in New Hampshire.

Looking for more discount tickets? See these discount tips on Canobie Lake Park, Water Country, Disney World, Lake Compounce 

Don't forget to Vote on Monday May 17th!

Friends of the Dover Library to Hold Book SaleThe Friends of the Dover Library will be holding a giant book sale on Monday, May 17, from 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the library.www.friendsofdoverlibrary.blogspot.com

via www.doverma.org

View the warrant here: http://www.doverma.org/PDFs/2010-election-warrant.pdf

and stop by the Library Book Sale after!

Sewing School Vacation Camp

School Vacation Sewing Camp 2009 - 2010

                                             

Monday thru Friday 9:30AM-2:00PM $299/WK

via www.seweasy.org

Did you know that Sew Easy in Needham has school vacation and summer camps? Nice!

Jason Bishop Magic Show - Mon Feb 15 @ JCC

Monday, February 15
11am and 1pm
February Vacation Magic Ark:

Jason Bishop Magic Show

From his breathtaking levitation to his cutting edge Op-Art and screen illusions,Jason Bishop performs stunning and original state of the art magic.” Voted 2006 APCA Performing Artist of the Year, The Jason Bishop show is truly magical.
Tickets: $10; $9 JCC

Recommended for ages 4 and up

via www.jccgb.org

Need something to do on President's Day? Get tix to the Jason Bishop Magic show at the JCC! We went last year and it was quite good. The kids were mesmerized!

Egyptian Life Program @ Sherborn Library this Saturday

"Having Fun With Pyramids and Pharaohs" Saturday, January 30 10:30 am

Paulette Morin will provide an integrated, dynamic approach to exploring Egyptian life.  Students will have the opportunity to unwrap a mummy, look at King Tut's tomb, try on Egyptian jewelery and more!

This presentation is a family presentation, especially suitable for grades 3-8.

via library.sherbornma.org

Need something to do this Saturday morning? Head over to the Sherborn Library and see "Having Fun with Pyramids & Pharaohs" for kids in grades 3-8!

Real Simple & others for only $5 thru today

Looking for some fun magazine subscriptions?  Amazon has a bunch of  magazine subscriptions for only $5. 

This deal runs through the end of today - December 1st.  Magazines available include:

• Real Simple
• Food & Wine
• Sports Illustrated for Kids
• Popular Science
• House Beautiful
• Smart Money
• Travel & leisure
• People StyleWatch
• Southern Living
• Cosmo

How can you go wrong for only $5?

25 Days of Free Holiday Songs from Amazon

Need some new holiday tunes?  Amazon has a new free holiday song every day thru Christmas... check it out! :)

Cyber Monday Deals @ Amazon....

Amazon has some great Cyber Monday Deals ... and if they are even better than the deals they have had all week for Black Friday, take a look quick!  $5 magazine subscriptions, good electronics deal - and amazing prices on cameras... :)

Early Cyber Monday Sale at Vera Bradley...!

Need some new Vera bags?  How about a duffle for 50% off?? 

Cyber Monday started early at Verabradley.com - the Vera and Large Duffel for only $40!

Get 2 for $80 and get free shipping too!

valid from Sunday 11/29 – Wednesday 12/2

Millis Wonderland Holiday Lights Closed for 2009

.: MillisWonderland.com :.

So sad... the Millis Wonderland holiday light spectacular will be closed for 2009 due to road repairs... They hope to open again in 2010.

Festival of Trees at Elm Bank

via www.boston.com

Looking for something fun to do? Check out the new Festival of Trees at Mass Hort at Elm Bank....Click on the link above to read the Boston Globe article, or go here for the official website.

Viewing Days: November 21 thru December 4 (closed Thanksgiving Day)

Hours: weekends and the day after Thanksgiving: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Other days: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Special note: December 4th the Festival will close at 7 p.m so winners can be notified.

General Admission: $7 for Adults, Children under 12 FREE!
Children age 14 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Fabulous Flashmaster - Fun Math Facts

We have a hard time focusing on math facts in our house.  Practicing multiplication tables tends to get forgotten.... and then we get a bad grade on a test because we never memorized 7*9....

For a while, Math Fact Cafe and other websites were helping.... but that meant my computer was occupied. 

Then we found FlashMaster.... imagine a DS-sized handheld for practicing math facts.  It can go anywhere and believe it or not, the kids actually like it...!

One nice feature for parents is that you can review the results of your child's last 9 sets of problems (ie: 15 correct out of 15 attempted on level 7 - 100% correct)

Free $50 Amazon.com Gift Card with Wii & Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board

It seems like we are getting some great pre Black Friday deals already!  Amazon is having deals each day this week starting tomorrow.... and even right now:

If you were planning on getting a Wii and Wii Fit Plus for the holidays, Amazon has a great deal right now.

You get a free $50 Amazon.com Gift Card with Wii and Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board.

This offer is good until Nov. 22 11:59 PM Pacific time. Limit one per customer. To qualify, check out with all three of the items in your cart. The price of the gift card will be discounted during check out.

Snazzy!

New Drop and Shop from Dover Park & Rec

Peter Sylvester will be offering a great opportunity for parents and their children this December! On three Friday’s in December you will have the opportunity to “Drop and Shop” and get all your Holiday Shopping done without the kids around! On December 4th, 11th, and 18th Peter Sylvester will host the program in the Caryl School from 5:00 – 8:00pm for children in grades K-5. Your kids will be entertained by “Jim the DJ Guy” with music, games and many prizes. The night will be capped off with pizza.

via www.doverrec.com

Both the kids and I are excited for these new Drop & Shops on Fridays in December.... A DJ & Pizza - nice...!

New 39 Clues Book Out - In Too Deep

It seems like the last book just came out... and here's the next installment already!  The new 39 Clues book (The 39 Clues Book 6: In Too Deep) came out yesterday!! 

Fabulous books - kids devour them!  They are really fun... I'm even making my way thru them too... they are good!

Reading it to your class?  Check out some cool educator resources available here

Hale Reservation Veteran's Day Program

Wednesday, November 11 

ADVENTURE DAY

8:30am – 3pm

A day of outdoor adventure including ropes course and rock climbing activities, trail hiking and GPS exploration, nature exploration, mountain biking (for those with bikes), and field games. Pre-registration is required by Friday, November 6. Cost: $65.

via www.halereservation.org

Need something fun to do on Veteran's Day? Send the kids to Hale Reservation's Adventure Day! Click above for more info!

Thanksgiving Turkeys: Massachusetts Turkey Farms

Looking for a fresh & local turkey this year?  Check out these local turkey farms for the best turkey ever!  The Natick Farm needs your order early - they sell out fast!
Thanksgiving Turkeys: Massachusetts Turkey Farms.

Davis Farmland Coupon: Two for One

FAB 5 coupons | Central Massachusetts Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Central MA Convention & Visitors Bureau has a great Davis Farmland coupon on their website.

Buy one admission, get one free!
Expires 11/1/09

Click on the Fab 5 pdf link on the website above to print it out and have some fun!

Worthy Children's Education Fund

Timothy and Michelle Worthy | SouthCoastToday.com

Donations may be made in Tim and Michelle's memory to the :

Worthy Children's Education Fund,

c/o Rockland Trust,

attn: Cheryl O'Donnell,

76 North St.,

Medfield, MA 02052.

The Kid's Place: 50% off deal with BuyWithMe!

BuyWithMe - Just $10 for $20 to Put Toward Any and All Activities at The Kid's Place.

If you love the Kid's Place in Needham, click on over to BuyWIthMe today and get $20 worth of activities for only $10!

BuyWithMe - Just $10 for $20 to Put Toward Any and All Activities at The Kid's Place

Dover Old Home Days

Dover Old Home Days

The fourth annual Old Home Day Craft Fair will be held Sunday, Oct. 4, in the Great Hall of the Dover Town House. Proceeds will benefit the Dover Historical Society.

Some of the exhibitors have appeared in previous Old Home Day craft fairs, while many are new exhibitors.

Craft Fair hours will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Since the fair will be indoors, it will be held rain or shine.

Again this year, there will be a Craft Fair Program so that all who attend the fair will have a copy of the floor plan as well as all of the exhibitor business cards. Door prizes will be awarded near the end of the craft fair. You do not need to be present to win.

All items exhibited at the craft fair are designed, created or crafted by the person selling them.

Exhibitors at the Craft Fair will include the following:

• Sarah Atanasov, Sarah’s Originals
• Jane Bleakley, Putchka Pals
• Julian Crocker, Jay’s Treework Inc.
• Michelle Feudo, Jamibelina
• Jennifer Flores, Jen Flores Designs
• Donna Hughes, Donna Dees Designs
• Carole A. Johanson, Sheldonville Pottery
• Vicki Lamont, Handpainted Design by Vicki Lamont
• Michelle Lee, Sweet and Sensible Bags
• Deborah L. Macfail, Deborah Macfail Designs
• Joe Parskey, Pixel Paintings by Joe Parskey
• Meghan Rooney, MER Joolz
• Deborah Smith & Patricia Weed, Iron Horse Farm
• Suzy Stayman, Stayman Cards
• Charlotte Surgenor, Quilts Quilts Quilts
• Toni Tubridy, TT Totes
• Mary Yanke, MY Design

The craft fair is one of many activities planned at Dover’s Old Home Day. A much-anticipated celebration, Old Home Day is well attended by residents of Dover and surrounding towns. Other events will include the Old Time Exhibition Baseball Game; the Antique Car Show and Parade; silhouette artist Carol Lebeaux; open houses at Caryl House, Fisher Barn and the Sawin Museum; Modern Yankee Blacksmith; old-fashioned children’s games; the Grange Supper; and more.

New this year will be the cake sale and ceremony for disposal of unserviceable flags.

$3 donation requested - children under 12 free.  Proceeds to benefit the Dover Historical Society.

For further information, see the Old Home Day Web site: www.DoverOldHomeDays.org.

New Vera Bradley Colors Out - Fall 2009

Some really pretty new Vera Bradley patterns are out.... Paprika, Symphony in Hue & Imperial Toile... :)

DoodleDo: Coco Key Discount Tickets

DoodleDo for waterpark fans!

Coco Key Discount Tickets
Is it raining or just too hot to go to the beach?  Try Coco Key Waterpark in Danvers or Fitchburg.  MassValuePass gives you a great $10 discount on tickets.  Expires 8/30/09

More info here:
MassValuePass

CoCo Key Water Resort
Danvers
978-777-2500

Receive $10 off a day pass to either the CoCo Key Danvers or Fitchburg locations. Enter promo code MASSVALUE to receive your discount, up to 5 tickets.
Receive $25 off an overnight stay at either our CoCo Key Danvers or Fitchburg locations. Enter promo code MASSNIGHT to receive your discount.

DoodleDo: Brockton Rox Discount Tickets

DoodleDo for baseball fans!

Brockton Rox Discount Tickets
Do you love baseball but don't want to send a million dollars to go in to Fenway?  Try the Brockton Rox!  MassValuePass gives you a big bargain with buy one get one free box seat tickets!   Expires 8/30/09

More info here:
MassValuePass

Brockton Rox Professional Baseball
Brockton
508-559-7070

Buy one Box Seat and get one FREE! Box Seat Value of $9.50 (Transaction must be done at the ticket window only. Cannot be done online or over the phone)

DoodleDo for Parents: Free Wine Tasting @ Westport Rivers

DoodleDo for Parents!

Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery
Want to go for a drive?  Take a trip down to Westport and visit Westport Rivers Winery -  if you print out a free MassValuePass,  you can get 2 free wine tastings!!  Expires 8/30/09

More info here:
MassValuePass

Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery
Westport
508-636-3423

2 Free Wine Tastings w/ etched logo wine glass 100% SAVINGS Regular Price: $14.00

Edaville USA Discounts with MassValuePass

DoodleDo: Edaville Discounts

Looking for something to do?  The new (free) MassValuePass gives you 25% off at Edaville!  Go ride the trains and have some fun!  Expires 8/30/09

Edaville USA
Carver, MA
508-866-8190
 Mass Value Pass guests recieve a 25% discount per ticket. This makes the ticket price $13.00 per person instead of the regular price of $18.00. That's a $5.00 savings!! This offer isn't valid during  "Day Out With Thomas" or "Fun Festival" events.

Print your pass and find more info here: MassValuePass.

Real Simple for Only $5

In case you need to renew (or start) your Real Simple subscription, Amazon is having an amazing sale - only $5 for a year of Real Simple! 

Great deal for a fun magazine....

Sale price is available thru Saturday, July 18th only!

Belkin Family Lookout Farm Pass for $99

Did you know that Belkin's Lookout Farm in South Natick has an annual pass for only $99??

They are open every Saturday + Sunday from 10:00 - 5:00 for train rides, live children's entertainment, moonbounce, hay pyramid, children's play area and more!

And a regular admission is $8 per person - so for a family of 4, if you visit 3 times, it pretty much pays for itself!  Think strawberries, peaches, pears, apples & pumpkins!  PLUS all the rides, playgrounds and petting zoo!

It's so close and so much fun even if you're not picking your own fruit!

Belkin Family Lookout Farm Welcomes You!.

Cheap Blue Man Tix @ BosTix Jr

If you're looking for something to do for after school gets out, BosTix Jr has cheap tickets to Blue Man for only $31.... right now there is an early show on 6/27 @ 5pm for the smaller folks!  good deal.... :)

BosTix.org - Half-Price Tickets to the Performing Arts.

New way to print those digital pics!

I didn't know CVS had a Photo Site....They have a nice perk that won't last long - 50 free prints just for registering!

Considering I have at least 3 CVSes close to me, this will be an easy way to print some of my millions of digital pics!

Vera Bradley Sale on New Colors!

Looking for a cute new bag to tote to the beach or pool?  Snag a pretty bag from Vera Bradley during their sale.... New colors on sale until June 24th!

Time to Plant: Square Foot Gardening

Even though I have a bit more space than I used to for my vegetable garden, this is still my favorite book - Square Foot Gardening. 

It gives you great plans for very efficient gardens and pairs plants that work together.... :) 

Time to Get Planting!!

New 39 Clues Book out June 2nd!

Waiting for some new summer reading material?  The new Judy Moody doesn't come out until July...

BUT the new 39 Clues: Beyond the Grave (by award-winning author Jude Watson) is out on June 2. 

Before summer reading even starts!

Coco Key Water Resort Discount from Shaws

I happened to pick up a "Summer Solutions" booklet at Shaws the other day and if you like Coco Key Water Resort, they are worth a gold mine!  In the back are coupons for $10 off each full day access pass to Coco Key Water Resort in Danvers, Fitchburg or Waterbury, CT!  Full Day pass costs vary from $30-$40, so this is a good deal! 

This deal is good thru 12/15/09, so you can even save your trip for a super cold day!  Or go on a day this summer that is 100 degrees outside! :)

Complete details in the booklet available at Shaws.  Here's some of the info:

Advance online reservations required.  Enter promo Shaws09 to receive discount.  Valid for arrivals thru December 15, 2009 at any Coco Key New England Resort- MA/CT.  Excludes Saturday arrivals, holidays & events, not combinable with other discounts or coupons.  Advanced online purchase required to guarantee admittance.  No walk-ins.  Maximum 3 discounts per order.

Love My New Rain Barrel

I have a lot of plants... vegetable garden, potted plants, hanging plants.  This means lots of watering.  I had heard about rain barrels to "harvest" rain water from your downspouts, but was dubious. 

Well, I broke down and bought a not-so-bad-looking rain barrel last week and am THRILLED with it!  Some rain barrels are these big green or brown barrels, but I found one at Gardener's Supply Co that is plastic but looks like it is made out of pottery, so it doesn't look so bad near my patio. 

My downspout had a link at the right height for the smaller "Rainwater Urn" so it was an easy install - no sawing off of the downspout.... But my small "downspout diverter" that I got at Lowe's to make the downspout pour water into the Urn was our big question.... would it fall off once the water started pouring down?  And how much water would we get at all?  Would it be worth the $150 for this big hunk of plastic?

Well, we got a rainstorm on Sunday afternoon and my 45 gallon urn is almost FULL.  We watered the entire garden and all the plants with it and we still have water in it!  wow.   This rainwater barrel actually has a little spigot so even the kids can fill up buckets and watering cans from it.  Right now they still think its fun - so I have watering helpers.... we'll see how long that lasts!

 It's going to rain some more this week so we're all set for water for the garden for a while.  I am totally sold and am already thinking about getting another one!  Reuse rainwater, go green AND save money!

New Judy Moody Book out in July!

Just in time for some Judy Moody Summer Reading, there is a new Judy Moody book coming out in July!!

Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt

We're so sad we missed Megan McDonald in Wellesley last week, but I figured (correctly) that it would be CRAZY!  Ah well, next time.  But over April vacation we did have some cartoon lessons from Judy's illustrator Peter Reynolds... fabulous!!!  Watch for more of those at the Blue Bunny in Dedham!

We did love meeting Jeff Kinney at the Blue Bunny on Saturday though!  We only had 68 people in front of us!

Glen Ellen Country Club Pool Memberships

I just saw this advertised in the paper yesterday and thought I would share...

I have Glen Ellen Country Club in Millis listed on our Pool & Pond Memberships page at the left, but I had not seen the price before.

Glen Ellen Country Club Family Pool Membership- $1200.00
Pool Members may use all of the tennis, swimming and dining facilities of the Club.
Pool Members are not required to pay court fees for use of the tennis facilities .
Payable in full or take advantage of our payment plan if paying by credit card.
Payable in three installments of $400.00 on June 1st, July 1st and August 1st. This option only available to members paying by credit card.

A family Golf & Pool Membership is available as well for $2800.

Glen Ellen Country Club - Millis, MA - Pool Memberships.

Morses Pond Beach Tags on Sale May 19th for non residents

Wellesley's Morses Pond Beach tags will be available for purchase to non residents beginning on May 19th.  If you buy your tags before June 10th, the prices are:

• $45 for adults
• $40 for kids (ages 1-16)
• $25 for Seniors (age 60+)

See more info on Pool & Pond memberships under DoodleDo's at the left under Pool & Pond Memberships!

Dover DoodleHeads: Pool & Pond Memberships.

Summer Reading Lists

Looking for some summer reading for the kids already?  Try these lists from today's "Surfing the Net with the Kids"

Summer Reading.

Love Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

Well then get your kids to the Blue Bunny in Dedham next weekend!!  Diary of a Wimpy Kid author, Jeff Kinney, will be in person @ the wonderful Blue Bunny!!

Saturday May 16th Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 2 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. We conclude our celebration of Children’s Book Week with a long-awaited return visit by our good friend Jeff Kinney, author/illustrator of the wildly-popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid children’s book series. No need to say more!

Blue Bunny Special Event.

Farm Pond Lottery 2009 List Up!

If you are waiting for the Farm Pond Lottery List, the 2009 list is up now!

Town of Sherborn Massachusetts.

Dover plans to pull bill that would have banned drinking near public property - The Boston Globe

Dover plans to pull bill that would have banned drinking near public property - The Boston Globe.

my favorite part of the article:

 "All of which begs the question: Are raucous parties endemic in Dover? Not exactly. ..."

Barnes & Noble 2009 Summer Reading Program!

B&N's Summer Reading Program for 2009 features Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & the Olympians! 

Book 5 in the Percy Jackson series - The Last Olympian - comes out on May 5th!!  Just in time for summer reading!!

B&N's summer reading club is fun because when your kids read 8 books, they can get a book for free! 

Just go to the website below and download the reading journal:

Summer Reading - Barnes & Noble.

Then bring it to a Barnes & Noble near you and your child can pick a free book from a list of titles.  The program runs from May 26, 2009 thru Sept 7, 2009.

DoodleDo: Higgins Armory Museum

DoodleDo #6

Higgins Armory Museum
Tons of Fun for April Vacation Week  .... and if you print out a free MassValuePass, when you purchase one admission, you get the second free!

More info here:
MassValuePass

Higgins Armory Museum
Worcester
508-853-6015

Purchase one admission, get a second for free!