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Mama’s Question of the Week: Family Friendly Day Trips


Thanks for all of the great restaurant suggestions on last week’s question!

This week is Spring Break for many schools.  Some people take advantage of Spring Break/Vacations to travel with their families, while others tend to visit local attractions to entertain the kids.  What are some of your favorite local (Bucks/Montgomery/Philadelphia region) places to visit with kids for a day trip?

When my son heard that his school was closed for “spring vacation” this week he wanted to know which hotel we would be staying in and where!  It’s his first year in preschool, so the concept of spring vacation is new to him.  While our family doesn’t typically travel during spring break, we did spend one day visiting the Please Touch Museum, which is a family favorite.  Another local place we like to visit is the Morris Arboretum.  For a longer trip, we like to drive to Lancaster County to visit the Strasbourg Rail Road and see the Amish farmlands.

Enjoy your spring break, however you spend it!

If you have a question or topic you’d like to see covered here in the future, please email your ideas to Diane@mamaslittlehelper.org.

Snack & Play: A travel tray to keep the youngest ones entertained….Giveaway!


Congratulations to Christine!  Your comment was selected as the winner by Random.org.  Look out for an email!

The Snack & Play travel tray is one of those inventions that a parent can really appreciate.  Constructed out of durable nylon and crash-tested for safety, this soft tray easily attaches by a belt strap to a child sitting in a car seat (forward facing,) airplane seat, or stroller.  The tray has three padded edges on it that prevent small toys from wandering away unintentionally, making it perfect for catching wayward crayons, pencils, and little cars.  Clean up is simple, just shake it out or wipe with a damp cloth.

We had a chance to try out the Snack & Play recently on a road trip to Lancaster.  Our three year old was quite content to have the tray buckled around him so that he could draw and color while we drove.  He also brought along some little cars to drive around the tray.  The mesh storage pockets on each side of the tray were great for holding extra toys and a water bottle.  They were a bit deep for him to access on his own at this time, but they came in handy for clean up when we arrived at our destination.  He reported that it was fun to have the Snack & Play tray for during our trip.  I liked that instead of the usual cries of his toys falling on the floor of the car, most of them stayed put on the tray.   My sister in law used the Snack & Play with her 2.5 year old son on an international flight and found it very useful in creating a soft play table that was at the perfect level for his use.

The Snack & Play travel tray is available from many retailers as listed on the web.  It would make a great gift for the holidays and is reasonably priced at under $20.  StarKids has graciously agreed to give one lucky reader of Mama’s Little Helper a Snack & Play travel tray.  To enter this giveaway, please visit the StarKids website and leave a comment below about how you would use this travel tray.  This contest will end on December 3, 2010 at 11:00pm EST.  At that time one winner will be chosen by Random.org and that person will be contacted by email.  The prize delivery is the responsibility of StarKids’ PR firm.  The winner must have a US mailing address in order to be eligible!  Thanks and Good Luck!

Disclosure:  I was provided with a Snack & Play travel tray for the purposes of this review.  No other compensation was received and the opinions expressed her are my own!

Mama Diane

Sesame Place Fall Giveaway!


Congratulations to Sherri Hoffman!  You are the winner of the Sesame Place Tickets!  Look out for an email.

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Happy 30th Birthday Sesame Place!  While Sesame Place’s exciting summer season will end on Labor day, they continue to operate into the fall on weekends only through October 31st, 2010.  The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular starts on September 25th and promises to be lots of not-scary fun!   Money saving coupons can be found at various places.  Check this list to find how you can save $20 off admission after September 25th.  The water rides may be closed then, but it sounds like a fun way to incorporate Halloween activities with the fun of the dry rides at the park.  

 
Sesame Place is currently offering an interesting deal—purchase a 2011 Season Pass and enjoy unlimited admission the rest of this season and all of 2011! Families who purchase season passes enjoy unlimited admission to Sesame Place, a 30% discount on all food and merchandise in the park, entrance into exclusive Season Pass Member events and kids eat free at Dine With Me! with the purchase of an adult dinner.
Sesame Place’s 2011 season passes are available in three levels. Sesame Passes, $92.00 per person, gives guests unlimited admission into the park, exclusive access to member events, plus a 30% discount on food and merchandise. Big Bird Passes, $122.00 per person, allow guests additional benefits including complimentary general parking, complimentary meet-and-greets with characters, and 50% off single day admission to SeaWorld, Aquatica, and Busch Gardens. Super Grover Passports, $189.00 per person, offer the most benefits to guests.  In addition to everything mentioned above, guests receive unlimited admissions to SeaWorld, Aquatica and Busch Gardens, complimentary preferred parking, and ride again privileges.   One mom I was speaking to recently mentioned that when she was planning a family vacation to Florida a couple of years ago, she purchased the Super Grover Passports, as she was able to not only use them repeatedly at Sesame Place, but her family also used them for admission to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, giving her a great savings.  Something to think about when vacation planning, especially if  you live locally to Sesame Place!

Sesame Place would like to encourage families to experience the park and learn about what fun they have to offer.  For Mama’s Little Helper Readers, Sesame Place would like to offer four (4) single day tickets as a giveaway to one family.  To enter, please leave a comment below and mention your child’s (or your) favorite Sesame Character!  One response will be selected via Random.org.  Sesame Place is responsible for distribution of the prize.   This giveaway will end on  September 19th at 11:59 pm EST.  The winning comment will be selected and announced by September 21st.  The winner’s email address will be forwarded to Sesame Place in order for prize distribution.  Good Luck!!

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