FREE Admission to Museums in 27 States

What: get FREE admission to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, and more!
Why: a reward for being a Bank Of America customer
Where: in over 27 states
When: the first full weekend of every month
Cost: FREE admission

Attention Bank of America customers! Did you know that the first full weekend of every month you can get into museums, zoos, science centers, botanical gardens and more for FREE by showing your BOA card? It's a program they have called Museums On Us.

For those of us who live in Georgia, that includes the High Museum of Art, Atlanta History Center, Millennium Gate, Booth Western Art Museum, and Tellus Science Museum.

Insider Tips: You'll need to check with individual museums for their hours.

FREE Admission to Museums in 27 States

FREE Things To Do With Children in Atlanta

I found this great post today and thought I'd repost it as a guest article on All Aboard Atlanta:

1. Center For Puppetry Arts Museum – The Center for Puppetry Arts offers world class puppet shows and a fantastic museum of all kinds of puppets including a recently acquired collection from Jim Henson. The Henson display includes, Big Bird and Bert from Sesame Street, Kermit and the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, and others from various commercials, tv shows and movies done by Henson. The museum is FREE each Thursday from 1 – 3 pm. For a list of puppet shows, visit www.puppet.org. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll see.
2. Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta – The Second Tuesday of every month is Target Free Day and the Museum is free from 1 – 7 pm. Exhibits include a life-size John Deere tractor, wooden trains, moon sand station, UPS truck, water play area and more! There is also a section just for the crawling set, with soft walls, mats to climb on, over and under, musical instruments to play and even a water bed.
3. Home Depot Workshop - The first Saturday of every month, Home Depot sets aside a corner of the store for kids to hammer and glue a wooden craft. We’ve made treasure boxes, flower pots, fire engines, and airplanes to name a few. Kids get an apron and the craft they make all for free.
4. Lowes Build and Grow Workshop – On select Saturdays, Lowe’s offers kids a similar workshop to the Home Depot. Lowe’s provides all the materials, hammers and gives each child a kid sized apron. Visit the website for specific dates and projects.
5. Kids Day at the Thrashers – The Thrashers offer Kids Day where tickets are free for kids with a paying adult. Upcoming Thrashers Kids Days are March 7 and 14.
6. Fulton County Free Days at the High Museum – The first Saturday of every month, Fulton County residents can visit the High Museum of Art free. Think this isn’t a place for your toddler? Think again. Here is video of the Green Family Gallery and Toddler Thursdays. While you are there, check out a free Discovery Backpack too.
fieldtripswithsue.com, Five Plus FREE Things to do in Atlanta, Feb 2010

FREE Things To Do With Children in Atlanta

Happy Birthday Swag Bucks!

If you haven't gotten started with Swag Bucks yet, sign up now so you don't miss out on racking up all these FREE points! I talk about this a lot on All Aboard Deals - but in case you don't follow that blog I had to share this great site with you here.

Today is Swag Bucks birthday! And to celebrate they will be offering major Swag Buck points all day long! These will come on their Facebook fan page, through the swidget (at the bottom of my blog!), on the website, and possibly more.

A couple changes they announced today: You'll notice they have a new logo, a new look on the site, and the "bucks" system has changed. One buck in the old system is now worth 10 bucks. You only need 450 Swag Bucks (formerly 45) to get a $5 Amazon gift card. You'll be surprised how quickly you can get this!! 

Get started now!

Happy Birthday Swag Bucks!

Braves Tickets On Sale

What: Braves 2010 Tickets On Sale!
Why: You have to love the Braves!
Where: Braves Single Game Tickets Page
When: Now.
Cost: Prices vary, depending on game and seat location.

Get excited for a FUN new season of the Atlanta Braves! Tickets went on sale for the first time TODAY. If you're looking to score a seat to a hot game, get them now! Take a look at the calendar, too - there are lots of fun activities on game days geared for children / families.

I'll post any good ticket deals that I hear about on All Aboard Deals or All Aboard Atlanta. Keep watching! And please share in the comments section about any good deals that you find!!!

Insider Tips: I've heard that on Sundays they let kids run the bases. Mine are a bit too small yet for that, but it sounds SO FUN!

Braves Tickets On Sale

Downloadable Activity Sheets

What: Connect the dots, color by number, maze
Why: FREE hand coordination practice for little ones, and car amusement for biger ones!
Where: Hyland's
When: download any time
Cost: FREE

Hyland's Healthy Beginnings manufactures products for mothers and children that are supposed to be more natural. And as with many online sites aimed at moms or kids, there are downloadable activities for you to enjoy! Hyland's has three: a Bear Maze, Connect the Dots, and Color by Number sheet.

These could make cute party favors, or a little something for children to take to a restaurant to keep them entertained!

Downloadable Activity Sheets

Disneykids on You Tube

What: Disneykids channel on You Tube
Why: FREE Disney videos to entertain!
Where: You Tube
When: anytime
Cost: FREE

We don't have television at our house (gasp!) so I'm always excited to find inexpensive ways to entertain my children that doesn't include the same shows on DVD over and over and over... :)

So this weekend I discovered Disneykids on You Tube! There are all kinds of fun videos on there! What's really good for us is that our Apple TV will play You Tube on our "big screen"! Yay for us! Hopefully your kids will enjoy them, too.

Disneykids on You Tube

Elmo Birthday Party Tomorrow at Borders!

What: Elmo's Birthday Party + FREE Coffee for Mom & Dad!
Why: Did I mention free coffee?
Where: Borders Bookstore
When: 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 20th
Cost: FREE

Just in from All Aboard Deals:
Borders has a coupon out for a FREE cup of Seattle's Best coffee through 2/21. This is for Rewards Members only, which is FREE to join! You can register online or pick up a free card at any Borders or Waldenbooks location.

You can enjoy your FREE coffee while your child celebrates Elmo's birthday this Saturday!! At 11:00 AM Borders will have a birthday event for Elmo. (Apparently he turns three in February...hasn't he been around much longer than that?!? :)  Your child will enjoy Sesame Street stories and an art project.

Insider Tips: The Elmo event is for children ages 2-7. Also important to note: it is not a character event, which is great news for children like mine!

Elmo Birthday Party Tomorrow at Borders!