Jessica Doherty Photography Special

We just used Jess for our family pictures and they came our fabulous!  She is offering a an off-season special for South Shore Kids fans….

• book an at home session between November-March  and the session fee is only $99. 
• View all your images online for 3 months  (Must order within that time)
• $50 due to reserve the date
• Images generally ready to view/order in one week
• Reprints available by the sheet $25 each
• Or individually from $10-$50

Please visit the www.jessicadoherty.com  for samples of her FABULOUS work!  She is also on Facebook so go “like” her!

Kids Fest at Colony Place

Head on over to Kids Fest at Colony Place this Sunday, August 29th from 11-2:30 for  lots of fun! 

• Back to School Fashion show by Fashion Focus
• Full size Lego model and a chance to win tickets to Lego Fest
• Entertainment, Face painting, demonstrations, shows and more!

Hands On Workshops

Both Home Depot and Lowes have hands on kids building workshops pretty regularly.  Most of them are FREE and are geared towards ages 5-12.

Home Depot does their projects on the first Saturday of each month.  The next project is a football display stand project on Saturday, September 4th from 9-noon.

Lowes has Build & Grow Clinics where they do the project, get an apron, googles and patch…all for FREE!  Saturday, August 28th is a School Bus and Saturday, September 11th is a Pet Leash Hanger.

Have fun building!

Organization Calendars

With it almost being Back to School time (yea!), I'm trying to get myself organized. One of my favorite tools is the line of Mom's Plan It calendars. I just got my Mom's Plan It Engagement Planner today since it starts this month and goes thru December of 2011. I keep it on my island and everything goes in it! A great way to keep track of what the kids have going on!

I also ordered the Wall Calendar and the Pocket Planner (both not available yet). It's nice to have a place where everything goes....now if I could only teach my hubby to use them!

What are your favorite calendars/organizational strategies for back to school?

Marshfield fair

The Marshfield Fair opens today and runs through August 29th! 

Along with all the fun rides and yummy (not so good for you) food they have a ton of events every day.  You can see what’s going on here.

A great deal is their wristbands which allow you to ride unlimited rides (except for the bumper cars).  Here’s the schedule & pricing for those: 

Friday, Aug. 20 - 12 - 5 pm, $15.00
Tuesday, Aug. 24 - 6 - 10 pm, $19.00
Friday, Aug. 27 - MARSHFIELD RESIDENTS ONLY with proof of residency
12 - 5 pm, $12.00
Sunday, Aug. 29 - 12 - 4 pm - $19.00
                            5 - 9 pm - $19.00
Sunday, August 22 is Family Day and all rides are 30% off.  Wednesday, August 25th is Children’s Day.  All kids 12 and under are admitted free and all rides are half price! 

Print the coupon below for savings!!

Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt

If you’re in Hingham today, head on over to the Derby Street Shoppes for the grand opening of Pinkberry frozen yogurt—a great summer alternative to ice cream!  It’s their very first store in Massachusetts!

I was hoping to attend since I’ve heard so many *yummy* things about their frozen yogurt but already have plans.  If you head over there, please let me know what you think!

Fashion Focus Open House & Grand Opening

Mark your calendars! On Saturday, September 11th, please join Maria and her staff at Fashion Focus at their NEW LOCATION at 31 Schoosett Street, Suite 202 in Pembroke! There will be food & refreshments and you can tour their beautiful new studio! Get your hair, nails & makeup done with the Fashion Focus Interns and find out all that Fashion Focus has to offer. Register for Fall classes and save $20 off the registration fee!
Join the fun from 1-4pm!

Fashion Focus has lots of events going on as well...check out the schedule here.

Also, if you missed it, you can watch what Maria had to say about what’s in and what’s out for back to school fashions on Fox25 this morning here.

Not Simply Beads

My daughter and I signed up for a “scrabble tile pendant” class at Not Simply Beads at Village Landing Marketplace in Plymouth last Thursday night. We had so much fun! We both learned how to make scrabble tile pendants (so cute!) and had some nice mom/daughter time. Not Simply Beads has a ton of classes from necklaces to bracelets to painting and more! You can see their schedule online here. They even do birthday parties…lots of fun for a preteen girl party. (and moms…their classes would make a great girls nite out too!) Check them out next time you’re in Plymouth!

Stargazing

I love stargazing with my family.  The night sky was amazing to look at this past weekend!  I noticed a really bright star in the southwestern sky and found out it was Venus (with Mars and Saturn right nearby).  This weekend coming up is a great time to get outside and watch the skies…the Perseids Meteor Shower is this weekend.  It’s peak is the early morning of August 13th but you can generally see the meteors starting August 11th.  The best time to watch just before daybreak while it’s still very dark but you can start viewing after midnight.  I found this great site that tells you what’s going on in the night sky every night:  EarthSky.  The kids are excited to watch for the “shooting stars” since we can usually find a few without having to stay up to midnight with them, lol! 

Celebrate Dora’s Birthday!

On Saturday, August 14th from 11-4, Walmart is having a Birthday Party with Dora!  They are giving away free cupcakes and a free Dora photo card.  Walmart in Plymouth and Raynham are participating.  You can see more here.

Classes at Jordan Hospital

Came across a class I’m going to have my 10 year old son take called Home Alone and Staying Safe.  They have it once a month on a Saturday.  My son is rarely home alone but I thought this would be really good for him to have under his belt.  It’s for kids in 4th and 5th grade and is 3 hours long.  They learn about safety, first aid and preventing emergencies as well as basic self defense.  Cost is $40.

They also have a Babysitter Safety Course for kids aged 11 1/2 and up to teach new & seasoned babysitters about safety, child care skills, first aid and how to handle emergencies.  This class is 4 hours long and also costs $40.

Great classes for us moms with older kids!

Outdoor Movie Night in Plymouth

The Arc of Greater Plymouth has moved their outdoor movie from tonight to tomorrow night, August 7th at 8:20pm due to mosquito spraying.  Head on down to the 1820 Courthouse Green and watch the “Bee Movie”.  There will be popcorn and drinks, crafts and games!  Sounds like fun and looks like it will be perfect weather for it!

Lego KidsFest

Ok…my sons are lego fanatics!  I know they are not going to want to miss this event!  The Lego KidsFest is coming to Boston at the Hynes Convention Center on September 25 & 26!  There’s 2 sessions each day, 9-2 or 3-8.  There will be life size lego models including Batman, Darth Vader, Indiana Jones, Thomas the Tank Engine, SpongeBob and more. (my kids are going to be in heaven!)

Tickets go on sale August 5th.

Also…the Braintree Lego Store has monthly mini model builds on the first Tuesday of the month.  This Tuesday, August 3 at 5pm, you can build a seagull.