I took my family to a "Breafast on the Farm" this morning - It was the perfect way to start a day, and a great celebration of Michigan agriculture.
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June 28, 2010
June 22, 2010
Free Kids Health Fair
FREE ALERT!
I just got the heads up on this fun free family event. Tomorrow June 23, 2010 from 12:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. the first 250 children can get free camp & sports physicals, immunizations, and a dental screening in a fun family carnival atmosphere with face painting, games, prizes, treats and more! The first 200 children even get a free bike helmet too!
Packard Health
3174 Packard Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
For more information contact 734-971-1073 or info@packardhealth.org.
I just got the heads up on this fun free family event. Tomorrow June 23, 2010 from 12:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. the first 250 children can get free camp & sports physicals, immunizations, and a dental screening in a fun family carnival atmosphere with face painting, games, prizes, treats and more! The first 200 children even get a free bike helmet too!
Packard Health
3174 Packard Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
For more information contact 734-971-1073 or info@packardhealth.org.
June 20, 2010
Fun Golf Ball Projects for a Happy Father's Day!
I was looking for something fun for the kids to do for my husband this past week. The project had to incorporate cheap golf balls and had to be easy enough for the kids to do on their own. When I was a kid in Brownies, I remember making my dad a golf ball dog...
No that would require my assistance. We made a golf ball snowman Christmas ornament sometime in my childhood too...
But again that either required drilling holes or a lot of glue and dexterity... Family Fun Magazine had a cute golf ball mobile...
But as timely as it was, it was only "golf ball themed" project and not made from reall balls - Although my mom once cut balls in half for a project, it would still require my assistance!
And then it hit me - I had many colorful Sharpie Markers, two boxes of gently used golf balls (the only type my husband will actually USE) and rubber gloves. So why not allow the kids to create custom designed golf balls? It wouldn't effect the way the balls performed, it would require very little of my assistance to create and better yet...
It took the kids more than two hours to create. I was able to get a few things done, they could create their own masterpieces and I only had to oversee and give suggestions for the designs!
We very rarely get a real thumbs up from our custom created projects - Oh who am I kidding, it's like pulling teeth to generate excitement from my husband OR father - however my husband, father and father-in-law LOVED the idea of these custom designed golf balls! Actually I think they're afraid to use and loose their new balls now...
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| http://www.freewoodpuzzles.com/golfballdog.html |
No that would require my assistance. We made a golf ball snowman Christmas ornament sometime in my childhood too...
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| https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/golf-ball-snowman |
But again that either required drilling holes or a lot of glue and dexterity... Family Fun Magazine had a cute golf ball mobile...
But as timely as it was, it was only "golf ball themed" project and not made from reall balls - Although my mom once cut balls in half for a project, it would still require my assistance!
And then it hit me - I had many colorful Sharpie Markers, two boxes of gently used golf balls (the only type my husband will actually USE) and rubber gloves. So why not allow the kids to create custom designed golf balls? It wouldn't effect the way the balls performed, it would require very little of my assistance to create and better yet...
It took the kids more than two hours to create. I was able to get a few things done, they could create their own masterpieces and I only had to oversee and give suggestions for the designs!
We very rarely get a real thumbs up from our custom created projects - Oh who am I kidding, it's like pulling teeth to generate excitement from my husband OR father - however my husband, father and father-in-law LOVED the idea of these custom designed golf balls! Actually I think they're afraid to use and loose their new balls now...
June 19, 2010
FREE Breakfast on the Farm
FREE ALERT!
I first heard about this event when I signed my son up for scouting for next fall - In the newsletter it read "Breakfast on the Farm" I didn't think anything more about it, and THEN I saw more about the family event on AnnArbor.com. I thought "Hmmm, there must be something more to this than I imagined." And there is.
The Washtenaw County Michigan State University Extension program is offering this free program on Saturday, June 26, in Manchester from 9:00 a.m. until noon. The family fun event will feature products grown and processed in Michigan and serve up a whole lot of fun including a free breakfast!
Kids can:
• Pet a calf!
• See a modern-day milking parlor in action!
• Discover how farmers take care of their animals!
• See big farm equipment!
• Find out what crops are grown in Michigan!
• Eat breakfast with a farmer!
There will even be free Michigan-made ice cream, too (hey it's a milk product, so why CAN'T we eat it at breakfast!?).
The event is hosted by Horning Farms (11834 E. Pleasant Lake Rd., Manchester, MI). For more information on the event, be sure to visit the program website http://www.breakfastonthefarm.com/ or contact the
Washtenaw County Michigan State University Extension office at 734-997-1678.
The dairy farm tour and all activities are free, however tickets are required to eat breakfast, so be sure to get your free tickets to breakfast on the Farm!
I first heard about this event when I signed my son up for scouting for next fall - In the newsletter it read "Breakfast on the Farm" I didn't think anything more about it, and THEN I saw more about the family event on AnnArbor.com. I thought "Hmmm, there must be something more to this than I imagined." And there is.
The Washtenaw County Michigan State University Extension program is offering this free program on Saturday, June 26, in Manchester from 9:00 a.m. until noon. The family fun event will feature products grown and processed in Michigan and serve up a whole lot of fun including a free breakfast!
Kids can:
• Pet a calf!
• See a modern-day milking parlor in action!
• Discover how farmers take care of their animals!
• See big farm equipment!
• Find out what crops are grown in Michigan!
• Eat breakfast with a farmer!
There will even be free Michigan-made ice cream, too (hey it's a milk product, so why CAN'T we eat it at breakfast!?).
The event is hosted by Horning Farms (11834 E. Pleasant Lake Rd., Manchester, MI). For more information on the event, be sure to visit the program website http://www.breakfastonthefarm.com/ or contact the
Washtenaw County Michigan State University Extension office at 734-997-1678.
The dairy farm tour and all activities are free, however tickets are required to eat breakfast, so be sure to get your free tickets to breakfast on the Farm!
June 18, 2010
Get Dad a Fun FREE Father's Day Gift
FREE ALERT!
Walgreens is offering free 8x10 collage prints now through Satruday June 19 - Just in time to put together a great Father's Day gift for FREE. Nothing says lovin' like a dad's family smiling back at him while he's toiling away at work!
To get your free 8X10 collage, go to the Walgreen's website, create your collage then enter "GOBIG8X10" at checkout. You might even decide to print extra copies for the grandparent's too!
*As an added bonus, if you are new to signing up for Walgreen's online, you can get an additional 25 prints for FREE!
Walgreens is offering free 8x10 collage prints now through Satruday June 19 - Just in time to put together a great Father's Day gift for FREE. Nothing says lovin' like a dad's family smiling back at him while he's toiling away at work!
*As an added bonus, if you are new to signing up for Walgreen's online, you can get an additional 25 prints for FREE!
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