boat parade free santa pictures

so there is a boat parade that goes from the cable bridge down towards Howard Ammon Park in Richland. the boats all have lights on them and its Saturday night starting at 6. I called in about it and they recommend any ofthe parks along the columbia or the restaurants which I think would be prime if you want to stay warm. ALSO Goodwill has free santa pictures on sat the 19th, and you can come pick them up on the 21st. the Goodwill on Wellsian Way in Richland. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Familyfun.go.com

Great Holiday Craft site! as well as games, coloring pages, recipes etc. Ornaments out of salt dough is one we did today- I know we haven't had thanksgiving yet. There are alot of thanksgiving crafts for kids too. below is a cute leaf gratitude garland with. and then next to it is toilet paper puppets of the first thanksgiving. They also have Thanksgiving day parade Bingo and thanksgiving day football Bingo cards to print out. Happy Thanksgiving And Merry Christmas!!!! familyfun.go.com

Disney On Ice!

the 29th through Nov 1st Disney on Ice! You can get tickets for as little as $10. I know its a busy weekend with Halloween but if your looking for something thursday or friday! It includes Cars, Lion King, Little Mermaid and Tinkerbell. Theres also a meet & Greet with one of the princesses before the show. go to link for Toyota Center or go to ticketmaster I think. theres a likn through www.yourtoyotacenter. See you there!http://disney.go.com/disneyonice/worldoffantasy/index.html

Womens Expo this fri 16th and sat 17th.
Fun for girlfriends, sisters, mothers and daughters!You need to mark your calendars because.....Hey, It's a Girl Thing!
2009 Tri-City Women's Expo
Friday October 16 ● 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday October 17 ● 9:00am - 6:00pmat TRAC in Pasco, Washington
Admission:$7.00 per personAdmission is valid for both show days
Children 10 and under are freeFree Parking
http://co.franklin.wa.us/trac/index.php

The Duck Race is this Saturday! buy a Duck for $5 and be entered into the race. The rubber ducks actually race down the river and there are a bunch of prizes to win. we got ours at the fair but you can still get them at Ranch and Home or the Toyota Center. For more information go to http://www.midcolumbiaduckrace.com/ scroll down to the bottome to watch a video of the duck race. the winner gets a car!!!!!!

Also Coming up- a great Family activity. Run for a purpose, what a great traditioin to start. (Last week our Family did a Breast Cancer walk. alot of fun. my moms going on 6 yrs now cancer free!!)

Fun Run to raise money for thermal imaging for the Cancer Center
There will be a III Annual Rochelle Schultz Bassett Fun Run at Howard Ammon Park on Saturday Nov 7th. Sign-ups will start at 8 am at the round about between the playground and the finger nail. The Run starts at 9 am. It will be a 1 mile and a 5K walk/run. The cost is $10 for an individual and $25 for a family donation are also welcome. All the money will be donated to the cancer center. There will be ribbons for 1st and 2nd place for different age categories and also a drawing for prizes.

Please leave comments, pass this link onto other moms, e-mail things going on in the area.

Pasco Family Fall Activities

Scarecrow Workshop: You and your kids make your very own life-size scarecrow to take home! They supply the straw, instructions and a fefw pther items. You bring clothes, scissors and some items from home (list available at registration) TUESDAY OCTOBER 5:30-7:00 per family (pre-registration required) location Pasco Recreation Classroom www.pasco-wa.gov

Fall Hayride: Join us for a visit to the farm on a hayride with music, apple cider and hot chocolate. Everyone will go home with a pumpkin. SATURDAY OCTOBER 10th. Two trips to choose from 10:00 or 12:00 pm. Meet at douglas Fruit off road 68, Pasco. $5 per person (pre-registration required) www.pasco-wa.gov

Country Mercantile harvest festval:
DATES: October 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009.
HOURS: 9 am to Dusk
TICKETS: $6.50 per person, Children two and under are free.
THE DEAL: All tickest include:
Hayride out to the pumpkin patch.
Two massive straw bale pyramids to lose yourself in.
A craft straw bale maze for the kids.
A big red barn full of farm animals, also known as a "petting zoo."
A HUGE 4 acre corn maze to get lost in (come and take your chances to see if you can make it out).
Pony rides on the weekends (weather permitting)
www.countrymercantile.com

Anything else???? I haven't even lived here a year so Im SURE there is something YOU know about that I dont. e-maill me emilyannturner@yahoo.com : )

Check out Family Fun for Fall kid crafts

So the picture on the left is Berkley (3 yrs old) attempt to make a rock bug. I helped with the legs. She ended up coloring the rocks and having a lot of fun. ust one way to pass the time and do something creative. E-mail me your kid crafts emilyannturner@yahoo.com

this is from www.familyfun.com link on the left column of blog

Indoor Places to Play

Once School Starts I start to think about what we are gonna do once the weather isn't as nice. Although Im sure we still have a good while before that happens I wanted to get a list
Leave comments for Good Places to Play that are indoors.

Smoovies Restaurant: Has great food & Ice cream as well as play area or younger kids on main floor and older kids downstairs (link on sidebar)
The Mall: Play area for youger kids. Might be able to get some shopping in as well
Open Gym: the Midcolumbia Gym over across the freeway from the mall 1523 Fowler phone 735-3861 www.mcga.org/ is only $5/kid on fridays at 10(adults are free),and the Desert Gym phone 544-9178,off of Rd 68 in Pasco http://www.desertgymnastic.com/
Libraries http://www.midcolumbialibraires.com/ visit site for directions
Pet Stores: Not really a play place but a good outing for those with young kids, we could stay there for hours!

September Activites

Sept 4- Dollar Night at the Childrens Museum, Broadmoor Mall, Pasco Wa (543-7866)
Sept 4-5 Tumbleweed Music Festival Howard Ammon Park, Richland; workshops Dance Crafts Food
Sept 4th Smoovies in the Park 6:30-10:30 John Dam Plaza X-men (across from P.O in Richland)Wolverine Origins
Sept 5th Smoovies in the ParkDisneys Planet Earth John Dam Plaza 396-5194
Sept 11th& 12th Granparents get in free to the childrens Museum
Sept 18th & 19th Grand Re-Opening of the Childrens Museum $2/person

ONGOING EVENTS

Richland Community Center; 500 Amon Park Drive phone: 942-PLAY(www.ci.richland.wa.us)

• FREE Roat Beer Floats 11:00 am every third thursday of each month
• FREE piece of cake on the 2nd tuesday of each month at noon
• FREE Friday Matinee 2:00 pm Richland COmmunity Center, Activity Room
• FREE Family Movie night & popcorn, bring pillow and blanket Fridays 6:30 sept 11, October,November 13th December 11 Richland Comm Center Activity Room

Childrens Museum (http://www.childrensmuseumtr.org/ )

• First Friday of Every Month is $1 dollar to get into the Childrens Museum

West Richland Library http://www.midcolumbialibraies.org/

• Mondays @ 10:30am Toddler
• Tuesdays @ 10:30am Baby Storytime
• Mondays @ 11:00am Preschool Storytime

Kennewick Library

• Peapods Storytime Tue 10-10:30
• Sprouts Storytime thur 10-10:30