Family Fun Nights

Colony Place has Family Fun Nights on Friday nights in July & August.  Show up at the lawn next to Old Navy from 5:30-7pm for some fun activities! Admission is free but they hope you will bring a non-perishable food item for the Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse.

 

Weymouth Summer Fun

The Weymouth Recreation Departments has some fun Thursday night fun this summer.  Join your friends at the Ralph Talbot Amphitheatre next to the Town Hall for concerts & movies!

• July 29:  Toe Jam concert, 6:30
• August 5:  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 8pm
• August 12:  Monsters vs Aliens, 8pm
• August 19:  Pirates of the Caribbean, 8pm

Thanks to Carolyn for the info!

Keep Kids Safe!

The following towns are urged to be super careful outside at dusk with the threat of EEE:

• Acushnet
• Berkley
• Bridgewater
• Carver
• Duxbury
• Fairhaven
• Freetown
• Halifax
• Kingston
• Mattapoisett
• New Bedford
• Plympton
• Raynham
• Rochester
• Taunton

Here’s the link for the Plymouth County Mosquito Control as well so you can call and have your yard sprayed.  It’s also a good idea to go around your yard and make sure there’s no standing water anywhere as mosquitos can breed in that.  Please keep you & your kids safe!

Family Fun at the Hingham Shipyard

Every Saturday this summer, the Launch at Hingham Shipyard has fun for the whole family from 5-7pm.  Lots of different activites so check out their calendar.  There’s also shopping for mom, restaurants as well as a new carousel ($2 admission) and mini golf!

Don’t miss the So You Think You Can Dance challenge on Saturday, July 31 from 11:30-1:30 put on with Kiss108 and Fox 25.  Or the Craft fair on August 7th from noon til 4.

Visit their website for more information.  You can also find them on Facebook here.

Thanks to Sarah & Tricia for the info!

Massachusetts State Parks Programs

There’s quite a few things going on though the Department of Conservation & Recreation this year.

Park Passport:  You can register online to get a Park Passport.  When you visit any of the 76 Massachusetts State Parks, you put a stamp in your passport.  If you visit all the parks in any region, you can get a free t-shirt!

 

The Great Park Pursuit:  A State Park Family Adventure!  Sign your family up and you’ll get an email with details and a game card.  You create a team and then try and attend 6 or more programs from 6 categories to be invited to the Grand Finale on September 18th!

Thanks to Anne for forwarding me the info!

Cruise + Ice Cream = FUN!

Once again, we did the ice cream cruise out of Plymouth harbor and  had a ton of fun!  We had GREAT weather last night!  Once the boat leaves dock, they start the make your own sundae bar (and there’s usually enough for seconds!)  Chocolate or vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and the toppings of your choice!  After the sundaes are done, it’s time to boogie down!  The kids do the limbo and then can dance, dance, dance.   It’s a great time to get pretty family pictures or kids pictures while the sun is setting too! 

The ice cream cruise is a “must do” during the summer!  Lobster Tales runs the cruises during the summer on Wednesday and Friday in July & August 7-8:30pm.  (Or you can do what we did and charter the boat for 50 of your closest friends)  Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for kids under 12.  It’s best to make reservations…give them a call at 508-746-5342. Check out their website for more info about the ice cream

cruise or the other cruises they run like the Pirate Cruise or the Wine tasting Cruise.  You can also find them on facebook.

Blueberry Picking!

Took the kids blueberry picking today to The Blueberry Farm in Hanson.  Love that place!  It was a hot day but we managed to find some blueberries to pick in the shade!  They have so many trees to pick from and they had some HUGE blueberries!  The Blueberry Farm is open daily from 8-6 and is at 698 Washington Street in Hanson.  It’s best to call before you head over there though to check conditions:  781-447-1584.   Tell the owners Pat & Jack that South Shore Kids sent you!  =)

Reading Makes Cent$

Still a few more weeks to participate in the Reading Makes Cent$ program at your local Rockland Trust!  Stop in and grab a book from them.  The kids have to read a book then write about what they read and/or draw a picture.  They bring it back to their local branch and get it stamped.  Kids going into grades 1-8 will get $2.50 per book, up to 10 books, deposited into their Rockland Trust savings account!  They will also get an end of summer ice cream party!  Stop in soon though because the program runs through August 13th. 

Princess & Superheroes Party

Fly on over to TGIFriday’s at Colony Place in Plymouth on Sunday, July 18 from 4-8 pm for a Princess & Superheroes Party!  Have the kids dress up as their favorite princess or hero.  They will be able to meet some famous characters as well!

If you print their flyer and bring it with you, 20% of your food purchase will go to the March of Dimes.

Please vote!

Please vote for our school in Carver to win $500,000 from Kohls Cares. (it's under 2 names) You can also go through facebook and vote for your own school as well. =)

Free Slurpees!

Today (7/11)  is free slurpee day at all participating 7-11 stores!  Stop by from 8am til 7pm for a free 7.11 oz slurpee!  Bring the kids and it will make you a cool parent!

Edaville Railroad Deal!

Karen sent this over to me from Groupon.com

$10 for a General-Admission Ticket to Edaville USA

• Expires Jan 2, 2011
• Valid for general admission only. Not valid for Day Out with Thomas events, 8/28-8/29, 9/3-9/6, or Saturdays during Christmas Festival of Lights. No cash value. Not valid with other offers

Good deal!  You can save $8 a ticket!