Redbull Soapbox Race

I just saw a commercial about this race and it looked interesting to say the least! The race begins at 1 PM on Saturday, August 29, but the 'pits' open at 11 AM. It looks like most of the festivities will take place at Piedmont Park with the race on 10th street.

Click here for all the details.

Oak Grove Consignment Sale

For all of you newbies who are looking for a great place to buy quality children's clothing consignment sales are a great way to go and Atlanta has lots of good ones this time of year.

This is one of my favorites! You can find just about everything at this sale.

Here are my 'rules' for shopping:

Do not bring children - they are usually banned from the sales;
Bring a large bag or laundry basket to put all your goods in;
If you see something you like, grab it and then go through your items later and make a decision;
I always ask myself if I really LOVE it or am I just loving the price; if I don't LOVE it I don't care how cheap it is put it back!

Here are the details:

September 25 & 26 (click here for specifics)
Oak Grove UMC Young Children School
1722 Oak Grove Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Need directions?

Maddio's Pizza Joint

Nate has been working on some ads for Maddio's and I just wanted to pass a few things along. If you go to their website: http://maddiospizzajoint.com/ You can sign up to receive their emails. They have coupons in their emails for buy one get one free, as well as other deals. This week's ad is :

Buy any 9" pizza and 2 drinks at regular price,get a second pizza of equal or lesser value free.*Plus, kids eat for $2.99 everyday!Expires Tuesday, August 18. *(Maximum value is $6.49. Bring in this coupon to redeem. Not valid with any other offer.)

Also, starting this Tuesday they are starting Kids Eat Free Every Tuesday Night.

The address is:

Maddio's Pizza Joint · 3027 North Druid Hills Road · Toco Hills Shopping Center ·

Kid's Meal Deals

Many of you may already have this link, but I wanted to pass it along just in case. I've used it before and found some good deals.

Kid's Meal Deals

Kids Eat Free - IKEA

This will make Kai sooo happy! For some reason he LOVES eating at IKEA. Meatballs and red soda are his favorite and when I tell him we get to go this week - the smile will stretch for miles!

Anyway, now through August 16, kids under 12 can choose 3 items from the kids menu for free. No adult purchase necessary. This is a deal people!

Tubing in Helen - UPDATE

Rich took the youth tubing on Saturday and came back with two thumbs up! Apparently it's pretty popular because he said it was bumper to bumper (okay tube to tube). They floated the entire stretch which took about 3 hours. He said you can also put in a little lower if you don't want to float that long.

They didn't go to the water park so I can't report on that, but the tubing company they used was the one with bright green tubes.

Mayfield Dairy Field Trip???

Anyone up for a fieldtrip to the Dairy farm? I thought it would be something fun for us to do before preschool starts. If anyone is interested, we'd love to have company!

Thrasher Park - Norcross, GA

The Nanny also told us about a fun park in Norcross that has recently been re-done and is now state of the art. It's Thrasher Park and is located in downtown Norcross. The City's website doesn't have anything written about it, but I've posted a link to wikimapia which will at least give you an address. We're going to check it out one day this week.

We went to the park today and had a GREAT time. It is on the outskirts of downtown Norcross which is very quaint and downtown Decatur like. The parking lot borders a train track and all play stops when the train blows its whistle. The entire park is brand new and the play equipment has stuff for all ages, including a spiderman web climb. It was only 10 miles from our house and worth the trip!

Thrasher Park

Center for Puppetry Arts

Anyone ever been to the Center or know anything about their shows? I'm considering splurging on some tickets for the boys, but would like your opinions before I do it.

Trains, Trucks and Tractors

Trains, Trucks and Tractors. Southeastern Railway Museum. Explore visiting trucks and tractors, take a train ride, make crafts in the Kids’ Corner and more.

Aug. 1-2. Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
3595 Buford Hwy., Duluth. 770-476-2013.
Many activities free with admission: Adults, $8; children 2-12, $4; children under 2, free.

Southeastern Railway Museum

Decatur Book Festival

Decatur Book Festival. Decatur Square.

We've never been to this before, but from the info on their website, it looks like a great place for the entire family to spend the day. Browse books, meet and greet more than 150 authors, listen to live music, play in the interactive children’s area, watch parades and cooking demonstrations, and more.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND - Sept. 4-6.

Decatur Book Festival

Home Depot Workshops

The first Saturday of each month, Home Depot offers a free kids workshop where kids can come for some hand-on fun. The workshop is open from 9-Noon at all Home Depot stores. So, not only will you get to take home the completed project you'll also get an orange apron (well your child will anyway).

Home Depot Workshop

Tubing in Helen GA

The boys and I went to the park the other day and started visiting with a Nanny. She was full of information about fun places to visit (wouldn't it be nice to be rich enough to have a nanny)! Anyway, she said they had just gone tubing in Helen, GA and then played at the water park afterward. I looked it up and it is pretty cheap ($3) to tube and only $15 to tube and play at the water park. Rich is going with the youth from our ward this weekend, so I'll let you know what he thinks next week.

In the meantime, here's the link if you want to take a look.

http://www.helentubing.com/

Wild Animal Safari

I've seen a few advertisements for this place lately and thought it looked interesting enough to post. It is located in Pine Mountain, GA, approx 1.5 hours from Atlanta. The entry fee is a little steep, but according to most of the comments well worth it. The website claims they have twice as many animals as the Atlanta Zoo.

If any of you have been or know more, please post away.

Wild Animal Safari

Stone Mountain Park

I know most of you are VERY familiar with Stone Mountain Park, but for those of you who aren't I think it's worth a look! We have a pass to the park as well as all of the attractions and our boys love to spend the day at the park. If you don't have an attraction pass, there are still plenty of things to do (you'll have to pay a parking fee to get in the park which I think is $10).

You can hike up to the top of Stone Mountain, play at the playground, picnic on the lawn, watch the laser show, walk around the village, fish...

You can also buy single event passes or a daily pass at a reduced rate at Kroger.