Museums

Family Fun Giveaway: Win Family 4-Pack Tickets to the Fernbank Museum & Winter Wonderland Exhibit

November 19, 2010 By Amy

Atlanta With Kids: Fernbank Museum Winter Wonderland

We have family membership at the Fernbank Museum so you know we love this museum. They do have different exhibits regularly so your membership does provide quite a good mileage.

A couple days ago I was offered a chance to check out the opening of Winter Wonderland exhibit at the Fernbank Museum which includes 4 complimentary tickets. Well, since I am already a member so there is no need for me to use the ticket. So one of you, my lovely readers, will be a lucky winner to take your family to check out the Winter Wonderland: Celebration & Tradition Around the World. Of course, you can still check out other permanent exhibits at the Fernbank Museum.

Fernbank Museum: Winter Wonderland Information:

Place: Fernbank Museum
Date: November 17, 2010 – January 5, 2011
Cost: FREE with Museum Admissions

The readers of Atlanta With Kid are in luck because we have a great prize for you – A Family Four pack giveaway for the Fernbank Museum

The Fernbank Museum Family 4-Pack Tickets Giveaway

*** The Giveaway is CLOSED ***

Prize:

4 Tickets to Fernbank Museum including Winter Wonderland Exhibits. Valid from Nov 17, 2010 – Jan 5, 2011

How to Enter:

It’s very simple. Just leave a comment to tell me ‘How do you celebrate Holidays in your house?‘.
The comment must be entered before 10pm EST on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010.

That’s easy enough, right? Please make sure that you enter valid email address because we will use that to contact you. Don’t worry. We will NOT share or publish your email address.

Additional Entries:

Yes, there is bonus.. For any readers, who would love to get more chance to win this great giveaway from Fernbank Museum, here is how:

1) Like Atlanta With Kid Facebook fan page by clicking on ‘Like’ button and come back here to leave a comment to get extra entry. If you are already a fan, you can also leave a comment here to get extra entry.

2) Follow Atlanta With Kid on Twitter and come back here to leave a comment to get extra entry. If you already followed us, you can also leave a comment here to get extra entry.

Winner:

The giveaway will be closed on 10pm EST on Tuesday Nov 23rd, 2010. I will choose ONE lucky winner randomly via random.org and the result will be announce here on Wednesday, Nov 24th, 2010. I will contact the winner to get information for the shipping address for your winning tickets.

Rules:

Duplicate comments and anonymous comments will be discarded.
Please make sure that the email address in your comment form is valid so that we can contact you (email addresses are never made public or shared).
Winners must claim their prize within 1 business days after the date of notification of such prize. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology.
No substitutions including for cash are permitted.
Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize.
Immediate family of Atlanta With Kid are not eligible to win.

So what are you waiting for? Go on and leave us a comment, join our Facebook fan page, or follow us on Twitter and be a lucky winner. :)

FREE Halloween Fun: Free Admission for Kids in Costumes @ Imagine It! Children’s Museum

October 28, 2010 By Amy Leave a Comment

This weekend ONLY, your kids in costume can enjoy FREE admission to the Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta!

Trick-or-Treat at Imagine It! Information

Place: Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Date: October 30-31 (Saturday – Sunday)
Time: 10am-5pm
Cost: FREE for children in costumes

Family Fun Deal: Center for Puppetry Arts Tickets Deal on Savvy Source

September 13, 2010 By Amy Leave a Comment

Yet another new deal site is rolling out in Atlanta area. I’m not complaining because it means more options for us to have cheap and budget-friendly things to do with kids.

The Savvy Source is a local daily site aims for families. The deal will be posted once a week on Monday and similar to Groupon, only when certain number of people have bought the deal then the deal will be activated.

Today deal for Savvy Source in Atlanta is $8 ticket to Center for Puppetry Arts.

This all-inclusive ticket includes a “Wake Up Your Weird with Lolly & Leslie” performance, the Create-A-Puppet Workshop, and a ticket to the Center’s Museum and exclusive Jim Henson exhibits.

Center for Puppetry Arts Deal Information:
Place: Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta, GA
Expiration Date: September 26th, 2010
Cost: $8 (= $16 value of Museum Admission, Puppet Show “Wake Up Your Weird with Lolly & Leslie”, & Puppet Workshop)
How: Purchase online at Savvy Source

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FREE Family Fun: Target Free 2nd Tuesday @ Imagine It! Children Museum

September 13, 2010 By Amy Leave a Comment

Don’t forget tomorrow is Target Free Second Tuesday Day at Imagine It! Children Museum.

The tickets will be available on first-come, first-serve so you might want to brave the cold and wait in line. The free ticket will be available from 1 pm – 7 pm based on capacity. There is no reservation.

Target Free Tuesdays Info:

Place: 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30313-1827
Date: September 14th (Tuesday)
Time: 1 pm – 7 pm
Cost: FREE (Once the Museum reaches capacity, tickets are only issued as capacity in the Museum becomes available. Reservations are not accepted)

Family Tips:

Get there early. The tickets are based on museum capacity
Bring plenty of snacks and toys. The wait can be quite a while.
Bundle up for the cold weather. You have to wait in line outside the museum.
If you go with another adult, leave one in line and take the kids to the playground so they won’t get bored. The Centennial Olympic Park playground is just across the street.

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Summer Fun: Bug Out Festival @Fernbank Museum

July 13, 2010 By Amy Leave a Comment

I have been too busy this summer that I missed out on half of the ‘97 Days (and Ways) to Play‘ series from Fernbank Museum of Natural History. But it doesn’t mean that the fun is done. There are still plenty of fun days left till the end of summer.

This Sunday, join Fernbank for a variety of games, treats and bug-themed activities during the Bug Out Festival from noon to 3:30pm.

Fun activities include Entomology Lab, learn more about insects and other invertebrates through a variety of hands-on activities; Radio Disney Street Team, enjoy music, games and prizes with our friends from Radio Disney AM 590; Bunch o’ Bugs Counting Contest, guess correctly and you might win a great prize; Free Ice Cream, courtesy of Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, chill out with free ice cream provided by Bruster’s Real Ice Cream (While supplies last) and many more fun kid-friendly activities.

Bug Out Festival Information:

Place: Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Date: July 18th (Sunday)
Time: Noon – 3:30pm
Cost: Free with Museum Admission (Museum ticket prices are $13-$15)

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FREE Family Fun: Fulton County & BOA Customers @High Museum

April 28, 2010 By Amy Leave a Comment

Don’t forget for all the Fulton county residents, this Saturday is the first Saturday of the month and you can get FREE walk-up admission to the High Museum as part of ‘Fulton Free Saturday’. Be the first 600 Fulton County residents to show proof of residency get free admission during specified hours.

Acceptable ID:

Valid driver’s license
Utility bill
Student I.D. from a Fulton County school

Also if you are Bank of America cardholders, you received FREE admission on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month as part of Museums on Us program from Bank of America.

High Museum Information:

Place: 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309
Date: May 1st (Sat) and May 2nd (Sun) *Sunday is for BOA cardholders only
Time: 12 am – 5 pm
Cost: FREE *Tickets are subject to availability

Check out my post about The High Museum with Kids to see what fun things you can do with kids at the High Museum.

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Family Fun: The Great Train Expo @Norcross

March 5, 2010 By Amy 1 Comment

Wow! Look like this weekend is a great weekend to go out exploring or shopping. There are just so many fun things to do with kids. I didn’t know about this fun event until I see the post from Atlanta Bargain Hunter.

The Great Train Expo is the traveling train show featuring operating model railroads, train dealers, collectors, hands-on exhibits, demonstrations, workshops, and much more!

The best part about this show is kids under age 12 get in for FREE. They are also have many kid-friendly activities like toy train play area, workshops on model railroading and model railroad layouts they can operate.

The Great Train Expo Information:

Place: North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross, GA
Date: March 6th-7th (Saturday – Sunday)
Time: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Cost: Adult-$7, Kids (12 and under)-FREE

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Cheap Ways to Enjoy Atlanta Attractions when Kids Out of School

February 3, 2010 By Amy 1 Comment

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Spring break is looming and my kids will have a few days off in a couple weeks for President day. It’s time to look for fun and cheap ways to enjoy their time off from school.

I have been a big fan of deal sites like Half Off Depot or Groupon. Recently, I found another similar site called Atlanta Half Off. It’s a great way to help save your money but can still have some fun with your family.

Here are deals for family-friendly attractions around Atlanta you can get.

1. Zoo Atlanta

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Deal: $15.50 for $41.50 certificate. This certificate is good for purchasing 2 adult tickets. I wonder if I can also use it to buy my kid tickets since it will be cheaper than buying the child price ticket.
Expire: 05/31/2010 – Perfect for Spring break outing!
From: Atlanta Half Off

2. National Museum of Patriotism

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Deal: $5 for $15 certificate. This certificate will be good for 1 adult admission. The best part is kids under 7 are FREE.
Expire: None
From: Half Off Depot

3. Malibu Norcross

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Deal: $20 for $40 certificate. Check their website for price package and use certificate toward the price. I’m thinking family pack seems to be a great deal for us.
Expire: 04/20/2010 – Perfect for Spring break outing!
From: Atlanta Half Off

4. Atlanta History Center

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Deal: $19.99 for $75 certificate. Each certificate is value at $37.50 that is valid for family pass (2 adults and up to 4 children). A great value!
Expire: None
From: Atlanta Half Off

5. Medieval Times

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Deal: $25 for $50 certificate. Not really a cheap outing but if you have ever wanted to try this fun entertainment, this will help save you money.
Expire: None
From: Atlanta Half Off

7. Georgia Aquarium Ultimate Experience Pass

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Deal: $50 for $107.50 certificate. Not exactly cheap but it’s one of the best deal that you can get for Georgia Aquarium. It will give you general admission to the Georgia Aquarium, a Behind the Scenes Tour, a ticket to Deepo’s Undersea 4D Wondershow, a ticket to Planet Shark: Predator or Prey, and a Parking Pass as needed.
Expire: 03/19/2010
From: Half Off Depot

Please make sure to check out all the restriction and fine print before ordering. I have linked to each deal individually so check and double check before buying. :)

Also most of these deals have limited quantity. So I can’t guarantee that you will get the deal once it sold out.

Southeastern Railway Museum with Kids – Duluth

September 4, 2009 By Amy 1 Comment

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Last month, we spent our weekend at each of the kids favorite museums before school started. Miss J chose Imagine It! and Mr. Z couldn’t be happier when we pulled into the parking lot of the Southeastern Railway Museum on Sunday.

You would have thought that we would probably have a membership at this museum already since Mr. Z was such a big train fanatic. But this was our first time visiting this cool place. It doesn’t look much from the parking lot but once we got out of our car we couldn’t run fast enough to chase after Mr. Z.

The Southeastern Railway Museum is located in Duluth and it is a real hand-on museum that allows you to explore the real trains from different period.

Family Favorites:

On-Site Train Ride: It wouldn’t be a real train museum experience if we didn’t get to ride a train, would it? The train ride was short but it was good enough to satisfy train enthusiastic boys. Kids can choose to sit in the restored caboose or the converted open-air freight cars.
Explore vintage trains: We walked up and down the vintage train ranging from private sleeping car, kitchen car, diner car or even refrigerated car. The cars are all original so you get the experience with all your senses especially the sense of smell. :)
Model train in the small artifact exhibit: Inside the small artifact exhibit, kids are glued to the model trains that show fictional, 1900s north Georgia community complete with industries.

Overall, we truly enjoyed the experience. The museum is small enough that you can probably complete within a couple hours. There are picnic area that you can bring your lunch to enjoy next to the train track. There is also a rental train car that you can rent for a party.. I could see that in our near future.

Tips:

Pack snack or lunch for a picnic at one of several picnic tables available
Pick up the brochure at the gate before entering for a one free children admission coupon (when accompanied by a paying adult)

Southeastern Railway Museum Information:

Address: 3595 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA 30096
Fee: Adult – $8, Children (2-12) – $4, Children (2 and under) – FREE
Website: www.srmduluth.org

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$2 Ticket to Celebrate INK 7th Birthday – Gainesville

August 26, 2009 By Amy Leave a Comment

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If you live in the burb North of Atlanta, you probably have heard of INK (Interactive Neighborhood for Kids). No? What is INK you ask? INK is the fun interactive children museum in the North Georgia about an hour from Atlanta. It’s probably about 30 mins from our house. Miss J and Mr. Z have been to INK a few times during their time in daycare and pre-K for field trips and our day trip.

This Saturday is a great day to try them out if you haven’t been there or to revisit. INK is celebrating their 7th Birthday and the admission fee is at the great discount to just $2 for everyone. Not only, you will get in for cheap but there will be lot of activities (not that your kids will get bored there to begin with), door prizes and pizza.

If that doesn’t convince you, check out my post during our visit to INK last year.

INK Information:
Place: INK 999 Chestnut Street, Gainesville, GA 30501
Date: August 29th (Sat)
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cost: Everyone gets in for $2