My family loves to bowl. My son’s only 3 and he’s already been working on his game. If you love to bowl, you’ll have to check out this great program called KidsBowlFree.com. Just like it sounds, this amazing program means that your kids can bowl up to 2 games a day for FREE all summer long! Nothing. Zippo. Zilch. Zero. Nada. Nothing!
This is our second year in the program and it’s great especially if you get your friends in on the fun too. You can register any child that you’re a parent/guardian of under the age of 18. The bowling centers win because they get traffic in the door during the day when the bowling league members are busy working their day jobs. This year, they even have a family pass that starts at $24.95 and allows 1, 2, 3, or 4 adults to play 2 free games daily this summer. What a steal.
So, go to KidsBowlFree.com and check out the 850+ participating bowling centers (keep in mind this list is constantly growing) and sign up. Let us know what you think too.
For more free fun in your neighborhood, check on Trekaroo for your city/region and set our cost filter on “free.” The Trekaroo system will magically pull out all the activities in your area that are easy on the pocketbook. Here are a few list of FREE activities in some major metro area. But you can do this for any destination or city on Trekaroo.
- Free Activities for Kids Around New York City
- Free Activities for Kids Around Washington DC
- Free Activities for Kids Around Boston, Massachusetts
- Free Activities for Kids Around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Free Activities for Kids Around Orlando, Florida
- Free Activities for Kids Around Charlotte, North Carolina
- Free Activities for Kids Around Chicago, Illinois
- Free Activities for Kids Around Los Angeles, CA
- Free Activities for Kids Around San Francisco Bay Area
What is Monday Madness?
Every Monday, Trekaroo announces on our blog, either a fantastic giveaway or an incredible deal. It could be a green water bottle, a hotel stay on Maui or theme park tickets. Return every Monday to the Talking Trekaroo Blog for the details. Want a reminder? Become a Trekaroo member or follow us on facebook or twitter.
Photo licensed under Creative Commons from Jess2284.
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Esther Lee is co-founder and CEO of Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | CO | DC | FL | HI | IL | MA | NC | NY | PA | TN | TX | VA | WA
Congratulations to Lisa B and Joanne Schultz for being the two lucky winners
for The Miracle Worker Giveaway. Enjoy the show!
Growing up, I was blown away by the biography of Helen Keller, a blind and deaf girl whose teacher Annie Sullivan gave her the ability to communicate with the world. This amazing story is being retold on Broadway in The Miracle Worker through the amazing performances of Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) as Helen and Tony Award® nominee Alison Pill (The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as Annie at the Circle in the Square Theater in New York City.
Opening to the public just last week, our very own Beth Keklak recently caught a show and raved,
“I just saw the newest edition on Broadway, The Miracle Worker …with my cousin and 9-year-old son. I was unsure how my son would perceive this play since he had only ever seen musicals and New York plays are often better when you “leave the kids at home”. Let me just sum up our experience at The Miracle Worker with one word: phenomenal.” – Beth Keklak
For the full review of The Miracle Worker for families.
The Steal – Win 4 tickets to see the Miracle Worker
We’ll be giving away TWO sets of 4 tickets to see the Miracle Worker.
Number of Winners: Two (2)
Prize: Four tickets to see The Miracle Worker on Broadway (Value $468). Restrictions apply. The voucher tickets will only be valid for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday performances March 9th through April 29th.
To enter:
Step 1: Write a review on Trekaroo (not in the comments below) of a place that you’ve taken the kids. Unlimited entries, each new review is an entry. (Only reviews written between 3/9-21/2010 count) .
Step 2: Post a link to the URL of reviews you wrote this week with your username in the comment section below.
What should you write about? It could be a theater with kid shows, a hotel, an indoor waterpark, a bounce house, a kid-friendly restaurant … basically, any place that you think another family would want to know about.
For additional entries, feel free to do any or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra entry but be sure to leave a separate comment for each one:
- Fan The Miracle Worker on Broadway on Facebook
- Tweet a link to this Monday Mad Steal via @Trekaroo
- Post this on your Facebook Wall using the Facebook Share link above
- Post this on your blog
Rules and guidelines:
- 18 years of age or older
- US Residents only
- One entry per person
Deadline to enter: Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 11:59PM PST (deadline extended)
What is Monday Madness?
Every Monday, Trekaroo announces on our blog, either a fantastic giveaway or an incredible deal. It could be a green water bottle or Broadway tickets. Return every Monday to the Talking Trekaroo Blog for the details. Want a reminder? Become a Trekaroo member or follow us on facebook or twitter.
Related articles:
- The Miracle Worker Captivates Kids and Families
- Hot List of Best Places to take Kids in New York City (NYC)
- Best Kid-Friendly Hotels in New York City (NYC)
Thanks to Contest for Moms, Online Sweepstakes, CashNet Sweepstakes, and Sweepstakes Advantage.
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All Photos by Joan Marcus.
Esther Lee is a contributing author on Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | CO | DC | FL | HI | IL | MA | NC | NY | PA | TX | VA | WA
Are you a wee bit paranoid about losing your child’s lovey? Apparently, quite a number of Trekaroo families travel with their kids’ special friend. Some of us have even been very panicked searching for a lost lovey or have had to be very creative in replacing a lost lovey. Here is some road-tested advice on Travel Safety for Lovies from Trekaroo’s families. Yet, no matter how vigilant you are, sometimes a lovey can still get lost and if that happens, you’ll be very glad you took the time to give your child’s lovey a lost and found tag.
LostMyLovey.com sells handmade ID tags and provides a one of kind return service that enables a lost lovey to find his way back to your loving home. Lostmylovey.com acts as the intermediary should that dreaded situation occur. The bright orange and purple tags have an ID number that is registered with Lostmylovey.com. When your child’s lovey is found, all the finder needs to do is go to the website and provide the unique ID. LostMyLovey looks up your contact information and takes care of locating you. If you are traveling, they will even hold on to it until you return home or arrange to mail it to you where ever you are.
I received a Lost My Lovey Tag about 2 months ago and we’ve already taken a couple of trips with it. Here are 4 reasons I would get a Lost My Lovey Tag:
1) It’s Cute and Looks Like A Dog Tag
2) It’s easy to attach and can be moved from one lovey to the next
3) You don’t have to give out any personal contact information to the finder.
4) LostMyLovey.com is accessible from anywhere in the world
Read my full review of the Lost My Lovey ID Tags
The Steal – Win a Lost My Lovey ID Tag
We’ll be giving away 4 Lost My Lovey ID Tags
Number of Winners: Four (4)
Prize: 1 Lost My Lovey ID Tag (Value $9.95)
To enter:
Leave a comment below sharing a story of a time you lost or thought you lost your child’s lovey. What was the outcome?
Additional Entries:
- Join LostMyLovey (no purchase neccessary) and share your lost lovey story here: http://www.lostmylovey.com/index.php/post/post-share-story/
- Tweet a link to this Monday Mad Steal via @Trekaroo
- Post this on your Facebook Wall using the Facebook Share link above
- Post this on your blog
Rules and guidelines:
- 18 years of age or older
- US Residents only
- One entry per person
Deadline to enter: Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 11:59PM PST
What is Monday Madness?
Every Monday, Trekaroo announces on our blog, either a fantastic giveaway or an incredible deal. It could be a green water bottle or Broadway tickets. Return every Monday to the Talking Trekaroo Blog for the details. Want a reminder? Become a Trekaroo member or follow us on facebook or twitter.
Related articles:
- Travel Toy Recommendations for Babies and Toddlers
- Top 5 Travel Toys for Preschoolers
- Baby Travel: Intro to Flying
- Reviews of Kids Travel Gear
Thanks to Contest for Moms, Online Sweepstakes, CashNet Sweepstakes, and Sweepstakes Advantage.
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LiLing Pang is a contributing author on Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | CO | DC | FL | HI | IL | MA | NC | NY | PA | TX | VA | WA
In celebration of Trekaroo’s launch in North Carolina, the Trekaroo KidsMobile is making a stop in
Charlotte, North Carolina
Trekaroo families love visiting Charlotte because there is an abundance of kid-friendly activities. Within a short drive, there are hiking trails galore. If you’re staying in the city, you’ll also find some world class museums that your kids will love. Trekaroo Families who live in Charlotte or have visited with their kids pitched in with their recommendations. Here’s a list of what our community recommended as the Best Activities for Kids in the Piedmont Triangle.
For our KidsMobile’s stop in Charlotte, we welcomed on board some local blogging moms and dads to give us the local scoop on what’s great for kids around Charlotte.
First up, Angela shares with us an excellent list of her family’s favorite Places to Hike with Kids Around Charlotte, North Carolina. Her family loves exploring outdoors. She is the mom behind Roses and Brambles where she shares amusing stories about their family’s adventures and misadventures in the daily life of growing and exploring together.
Jody knows how to make a dollar stretch! Here’s her list of Cheap Things to Do in Charlotte, NC with kids. After living abroad for a few years, she returned to settle in Charlotte with her family. Jody keeps the blog Charlotte on the Cheap where she complies a fantastic list of free or almost free events around Charlotte for children and adults.
Spencer Spellman is a travel journalist base out of Greenville South Carolina. He brings us a list of Kid-friendly Hotels in Charlotte, NC. Spencer is the go-to guy for tips on traveling around North and South Carolina and you can get his in depth travel advice on Carolina Nomad as well as on Uptake and Nile Guide.
Richard is a dad to 3 teens. Check out what he recommends as Fun for Dudes, Both Kids and Bigs Near Charlotte, NC. Richard is one of the dads behind A Dude’s Guide where he shares parenting tips from a Dad’s perspective. As a stay-at-home dad, he provides tips on fatherhood with a dose of humor in hopes of sparing other dudes the bewilderment he experienced as a first time dad.
Other Resources for the Piedmont Triangle, North Carolina
- All 273 Activities for Kids in and around the Piedmont Triangle (Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh)
- Kid-friendly hotels in and around the Piedmont Triangle (Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh)
- Snow Tubing and Sledding Hills in North Carolina by thelees3
Next stop, Orlando, Florida – Disney Fans and Non-Disney Fans, jump on board the KidsMobile!
The Trekaroo KidsMobile is a blog carnival with a twist. It’s designed to provide a unique opportunity for mom and dad bloggers to be featured on Trekaroo while
1) expressing their unique point of view
2) getting a web of link exchanges.
Join us for one of our next stopovers.
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LiLing Pang is a contributing author on Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids to: CA | CO | DC | FL | HI | IL | MA | NC | NY | PA | TX | VA | WA
Are you in the holiday spirit yet? I’m sitting at my parents house in Houston, Texas. It’s about 65 degrees outside and the house filled with relatives from 4 different generations. The moms have been running back and forth to the mall, the dads are busy looking for a flat panel TV and luckily, my son’s napping so I can actually update you on all the Monday Mad Steals of today.
Given it’s the holidays and everyone’s running around seeing friends and families and getting in those last-minute gifts on the list,the Finian’s Rainbow giveaway runs through December 30th, so join in on the fun. Just tell us your favorite Broadway show and you’ll be entered to win 4 tickets to Broadway’s newest show for families in New York City.
