Mom's & Dad's Guide Kids Expo 2009

Head on over to the Totplex in Canton for the Mom's & Dad's Guide Kids Expo. The event is Sunday, September 27th from 11-3. You'll find something for everyone...kids crafts, party ideas, entertainment and much more!

Tickets are only $5.00 per family. For more info on this event, visit their website.

Edaville Railroad events for September

There's quite a few events going on at Edaville Railroad in September. Tickets are $18 for ages 2 and up and ticket price includes the show and unlimited rides & attractions as well as the 2mile train ride through picturesque cranberry bogs.

• Children's Storybook Festival is on September 12th & 13th. Children can meet & greet with characters such as Clifford & Curious George.
  
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane and Brenda Blue's Live Stage Show is on September 19th & 20th.
• Community Heroes Festival featuring Spiderman & Wolverine is on September 26th & 27th

Check out their website for more information.

Food & Fun at the airport

One of my favorite places to take the kids for breakfast or lunch is Plane Jane's at the Plymouth Airport on South Meadow Road. We like to grab a seat out on the patio where we can sit and watch the planes take off and land. The kids get a big kick out of it!

When we're done eating, we usually grab a seat on the bench or swing which is on the grass right at the fence. The kids like to hear the pilots over the radio and wait for them to land.

Weekends are a good time to go because there's more flight activity but it's harder to get the "prime" seats on the patio!

The food at Plane Jane's is yummy....we LOVE their pizza. And my son thinks they have the best chicken fingers around. Definitely go check it out....the kids will love it!

PS. If you're a letterboxer...there's a box there! =)

Hot Air Balloon Festival

This June, we went camping in Vermont for the Queechee Hot Air Balloon Festival and had a great time! The kids loved seeing all the hot balloons up close and in flight. (And I thought it was a pretty awesome sight as well). The festival had some games and activities for the kids and lots of vendors selling their mostly homemade items.

They have different things going on during the festival too. Friday night they had a cool balloon glow. They had skydivers jumping out of planes and landing in the field. Lots of entertainment and music.

Admission was paid once and honored all weekend. And it was not expensive at $10 per adult, $5 per child 6-12 and under 5 free!

We camped at a local KOA but there were lots of hotels in the area too. Highly recommended!

The festival is held Father's Day weekend every year and we plan on going back again per the kids orders! =)

If you know of other balloon festivals in New England...please let me know!

Marshfield Fair 2009

The Marshfield Fair starts this Friday, August 21 and runs until August 30. The fair is lots of fun for the kids with rides, games and live entertainment. Childrens Day is Wednesday August 26. All kids 12 and under get in free and the kiddie rides are 1/2 price.

The following dates are wristband days. The wristbands allow you to ride unlimited rides (except the bumper cars).

• August 21 until 6:00 pm - $15.00
• August 25, 6:00 - 10:00 pm - $19.00
• August 30, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm - $19.00
• August 30, 5:00 pm - closing - $19.00

Visit the website for more info. A direct link to the calendar of events is here.

Huge Blueberries!

Today we ventured to The Blueberry Farm on West Washington Street (Rt. 14) in Hanson to do some blueberry picking. I was nervous when we got there at 9:30 and the sign said "wet conditions...opening at noon" but the owner Pat let us pick anyways.

Love this place!

Tons of big fat blueberries and they were very sweet & yummy! There's tables and chairs in a field between the bushes for sitting, having coffee or even for lunch and there's a porta potty there if you need it. ;) The owner is so nice too! Blueberries are $2.25 per pint. They have a nice handout with proper storage tips and even some yummy recipes I can't wait to try.

I'll definitely go back next year...and will even bring a picnic lunch!