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Thursday, July 24, 2008
5 things to do with your kids in Dayton July 25-31
Looking for some ideas for fun with the kids this week? Here are some ideas to spice up your kid-friendly entertainment calendar.
1. Slides, climbing wall at Splash Moraine!: If you’re planning to head to the pool for a day of fun in the sun this week, why not plan your visit around two special events this week at Splash Moraine! at 3800 Main St. in Moraine. On Saturday, July 26, children can take a break from the pool and play on a giant inflatable slide from noon to 6 p.m. On Monday, July 28, children can climb on a 30-foot climbing wall from noon to 6 p.m. For more information, call (937) 535-1095. Regular admission to the water park is $7.50 for youth ages 3-17 and $9 for adults. No additional charge for either event.
2. Momtopia event at Mall at Fairfield Commons: Need to get a jump-start on your back-to-school shopping? If you head to the mall in Beavercreek on Friday, July 25, check out Momtopia from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the mall’s center court. Children can sing and dance to the music of Miss Joanie, while moms can enter a gift-card raffle or get a mini-makeover. No admission charge.
3. Kids can “Get Animated” at The Greene: Your kids can have fun with their favorite cartoon characters without plopping down in front of a television as the Get Animated tour hits The Greene in Beavercreek on Saturday, July 26, from noon to 5 p.m. The 40-city tour, now in its fourth year, is a pro-social, pro-lifestyle program designed to motivate, energize and educate kids ages 6-11 about healthy living choices. Activities include a kickball station, tennis challenge, obstacle course, bicycle race, bowling challenge and limbo competition. There will be character appearances as well. All activities are themed around the Cartoon Network’s original cartoon series.
4. Check out special movie deal for kids: Every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m., kids and their parents get into one selected family-friendly movie at the Cinema de lux at The Greene in Beavercreek. A child’s admission for $3.50 includes two coupons for a Kid’s Pack at the concessions, which includes a popcorn and a small drink. On July 26 and 27, the featured film is “Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery.”
Also at the Cinema de Lux at the Greene, check out Nick Jr. favorites Dora, Diego, The Backyardigans and The Wonder Pets on the big screen in sing-along music videos and TV episodes beginning Thursday, July 31, and continuing every Thursday and Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Dora will be featured July 31 and Aug. 2 Tickets are $6.
Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20 at the Mall at Fairfield Commons is participating in the Free Family Film Festival. Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 a.m., kids and their parents can get in free to one of two selected G- or PG-rated films. First come, first serve. Lasts through Aug. 6.
5. Go to Summer Family Fun Day at the National City 2nd Street Market: Listen or sing along with Rum River Blend at the 2nd Street Public Market, 600 E. Second St., from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Children and grandchildren of market vendors will offer a just-for-kids mini-market where anyone under age 18 can purchase many of the same items as in the main market. Free. While you’re there, stock up on books at the Gloria Dei Montessori Book Fair from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (937) 228-2088.
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My daughter has Amy Winehouse hair!
My daughter is currently enjoying her third stint in a summer dance camp called Red Hotz and Lollipops.
It’s a two-week program for area preschoolers on up to high schoolers — boys and girls alike. The school-age kids have all-day practices (the Minipops just meet for two hours each day) at a Kettering church, culminating in weekend performances at University of Dayton’s Boll Theatre.
We love this camp. The instructors and assistants are energetic and encouraging, and the results they achieve in just a few short weeks is nothing short of astounding. The shows at UD are outrageously cute.
My daughter gets to dance and sing her little heart out: Something she can’t do at home because her big brother can’t stand her theatrical side. He’s constantly grousing at her to “quit humming!” and “stop singing at the table!”
The camp is a big confidence builder for her. At Red Hotz, she can finally let her hair down.
Or up, as the case may be.
One fun aspect of the program involves daily camp themes that incorporate kid favorites: Pajama Day, Stuffed Animal Day, Crazy Hat Day, and our personal favorite, Crazy Hair Day.
Which my daughter and I had been planning since last summer. Which was today, when we both slept in!
At 9 a.m. this morning she shook me awake with tears in her eyes, knowing we only had a half-hour to get ready for camp — to eat, wash, dress, pack a lunch, change baby brother’s diaper and fix the impatient tot a sippy cup, and create a masterful coif to rival anything a “Shear Genius” could craft.
But as we all know, moms work best under pressure. With the help of a plastic tumbler, two handfuls of hair gel, two dozen bobby pins and several assorted trinkets, here’s what we walked out the door with.
Enjoy your kids while they’re young. Hair today, gone tomorrow!
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