So many things to explore, so little time! Here’s a fun printable to help with some of the items on your Summer Bucket List, it’s also a great way to get you out enjoying what the Magic City has to offer.. We’ve included many of our our own favorite spots and hope you will enjoy them as much as we do!
Follow this link to download and print a FREE copy of our Birmingham Summer Bingo
Birmingham Barons V. Chattanooga:
The Barons take on Chattanooga, enjoy the Tim Anderson hat giveaway, free for the first 1000 adults (13& Over) and Friday Night Fireworks!
Friday, June 2nd at 7:05pm
Steel City Jazz Fest:
Today’s Premier Jazz Artists Sprinkled With A Few Legendary R&B Performers & A-List MC, Tops Off Your Overall Experience During The Course Of Two-Days In Historic Paved Linn Park.
You Can Bring Your Own Seating Or Lay On The Manicured Lawn. You Can Bring Your Own Eats Or Partake Of Our International Food & Drink Court!
Friday, June 2nd 5pm – 11pm
Saturday, June 3rd 11am – 11pm
Pirates and Parrots at the Birmingham Zoo:
Pirates, parrots and more are invited to the Birmingham Zoo to join the celebration of Parrots and Pirates on Saturday, June 3, from 10am-2pm. Festivites are free for Members or with paid admission to the Zoo.
Children are encouraged to dress up in their favorite pirate (or parrot!) costume for the exciting day when the Zoo’s pirates come alive. All attendees will receive a free eye patch and have a chance to get their face painted. Photo opportunities will be plentiful as several costumed characters will be present to entertain the attendees, as well as photo opportunities with the Zoo’s macaws.
Click for More information on special programming
Summer Reading Kick of at North Shelby Library:
Inflatables, Refreshments, Games, Face Painting, & MORE!! All Ages Welcome. No Registration Required. Saturday, June 3rd 11am – 1pm
Vulcan’s 113th Birthday Bash:
Make plans to attend the BIGGEST birthday bash in Birmingham! Vulcan may be the world’s largest cast iron statue, but he still needs help blowing out his birthday candles! There are activities for the whole family in celebration of the Big Guy’s 113th Birthday.
Sunday, June 4th 12pm – 4pm
Red Diamond Coffee and Tea, a long time sponsor of the Birmingham Zoo is offering a special deal for tickets now through September 5th!
Anyone can receive two free tickets to the Birmingham Zoo by purchasing & submitting a valid receipt for two Red Diamond coffee products or two gallons of Ready to Drink tea. Available at any store carrying Red Diamond qualifying products around the state, including but not limited to Piggly Wiggly, Western Supermarket, Winn Dixie, Walmart, Publix and others throughout Central Alabama.
THE REWARD:
• Two free tickets to the Birmingham Zoo (one adult admission, one child admission)
• Two Red Diamond Pirates Express Train tickets
Approximate value: $33
Purchase two qualifying Red Diamond coffee products or two “Ready to Drink” iced tea gallons.
Text “2forZoo” to 811811, and a response will give instructions to reply to the text with a photo of your full receipt showing qualifying items purchased
The receipt is reviewed & validated within 24 hours. Another text sends their unique promotion code + the link to redeem on the Birmingham Zoo’s website.
One redemption code is sent per transaction.
For More Information: visit reddiamond.com/zoo
The Fine Print:
Valid on purchases of qualifying products at participating retailers from May 1, 2017 – September 5, 2017; Limit one reward per receipt transaction; Terms apply. Click here for full full terms and conditions and privacy policy. Msg & Data Rates May Apply. By texting 2forZoo to 811811 and upon submitting your receipt image, you consent to receive up to 10 promotional text messages (pertaining to this promotion only) via an automatic telephone dialing system to the number you provided from Snipp Interactive on behalf of Red Diamond, Inc. Your consent to the above is not required to make a purchase. Txt HELP for help, STOP to stop.
*Carton tea bags are not included in this promotion
If you like movies and laid back fun with your family, you need to pay a visit to the Coyote Drive-In.
My girls and I have a movie obsession, and we’ve quickly become big fans of the new(ish) drive in. We’ve been several times now and have several movies we’re planning to see once they’re released. In addition to catching the newest release, we like to make it a night of shopping, dinner, and playing. Here are a few tips that we’ve learned along the way:
dinner or to enjoy while you watch the kids play.As you can see, it’s so much more than just seeing a movie, and we look forward to working more of these nights into our summer fun. Here are a few more tips:
along. It’s like tailgating before a football game.Summer Season Pricing: $7.00 Ages 12+ | $5.00 Ages 5-11 | Ages 4 & Under FREE
Have you seen a movie at the Coyote Drive In? What tips do you have to share with our readers?
Coyote Drive In is located at the Outlet Shops of Grand River. Just a quick drive (It truly is quick) from Birmingham and surrounding areas..
The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum is teaming up with Operation Lifesaver to bring you Rail Safety Awareness Day.
Free Train Rides & fun family activities!
Alabama Operation LifeSaver, the Alabama Department of Transportation, and the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum co-sponsor Rail Safety Day at the museum! Come see exhibits, safety activities, as well as train rides! 9AM – 3PM Great for the whole family!
Shaved ice will be available for sale!
Date: June 1-2, 2017
Train times: Every 30 minutes between 9:30-4:00.
Train ride last around 1/2 hour to CR 301 and return.
To be eligible for the free ride, you must attend Safety talk by Operation Lifesaver before hand so come early!
Admission: FREE!
Parking: FREE!
Train Ride: FREE after listening to brief safety presentation!
For more information visit the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Website
About Operation Lifesaver
Operation Lifesaver’s mission is to end collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and along railroad rights of way. A national network of volunteers provides free presentations on rail safety. For more safety tips or to request a free safety presentation, visit www.oli.org.
Spend your Memorial Day weekend at the Birmingham Zoo. Splash in the fountains, take a ride on the new Pirate train* and carousel*, enjoy Schaeffer Eye Center Wildlife Shows and experience all the Zoo has to offer. In honor of Memorial Day weekend, the Zoo is giving FREE admission to veterans as well as all active and retired military and their dependents. Bring your proof of military service (military ID card, dependent ID card, driver’s license, etc.) to take part in all the fun the Zoo has to offer. *Additional cost
May 27th – May 29th 9am – 5pm
Opening Weekend of Design Zone! Design Zone is a highly interactive, hands-on exhibition where visitors can explore a variety of creative concepts to learn the processes and tools needed to create a successful design. Design Zone is organized into three thematic zones, all highlighting the importance of science and mathematical thinking in areas critical to building creativity and innovation: art, music, and engineering.
Opening May 27th
Dixie Reptile Show was started in 1996 by Terry Heuring to fill the void in the mid-south reptile market. Terry’s life long passion for reptiles lead to a first in the herpoculture world. It is a little known act that he was the first to produce an albino Lampropeltis ruthveni and has since gone on to breeding many other successful projects. Come visit the show. You never know what you might see. No venomous or endangered reptiles allowed.
Saturday, May 27th | 3pm – 5pm | Gardendale Civic Center
Adults – $5 | Children under 12 – $1
Saturday, May 27th | 11am – 1pm | Mt Laurel Library
The 7th annual Salsa Showdown is a fundraising competition among local restaurants & catering companies to determine who offers the best salsa, guacamole, queso, and specialty dip. Admission will include sampling privileges at each competitor’s station, a ballot for casting an “Audience Choice” vote, Piñata Smash with prizes, kids activities, access to live entertainment, cooking demos, beverage vending, and the Hot Pepper Eating Contest. A panel of jury members consisting of local personalities will also determine which salsa-maker will get the award for best salsa, guac, queso and speciality dip.
Proceeds from this annual event will benefit the Alabama Moving Image Association/Sidewalk Film Festival arts and education programs including Student Filmmaking Camps, Festival Workshops and Master Classes, 48 Hour Filmmaking Competitions, and the Teen Filmmaking Challenge.
Saturday, May 27th 2pm – 6pm at Cahaba Brewing Company
$10 advance online
$15 at the gate
kids 5 and under FREE.
It’s the Mother of all Summer Fun Lists, just in time for summer. We’ve taken the best of BirminghamMommy’s Resource Lists and put them all together for you here. Many of these activities are Free or Cheap, so you won’t have to worry about breaking the bank to keep the kiddos busy.
We hope you have a wonderful summer full of fun! Take a moment to share and bookmark this post so you’ll be able to refer back to it throughout the summer! And don’t forget, for a more detailed look at daily happenings, check our Events Calendar.
Pirates, parrots and more are invited to the Birmingham Zoo to join the celebration of Parrots and Pirates on Saturday, June 3, from 10am-2pm. Festivites are free for Members or with paid admission to the Zoo.
Children are encouraged to dress up in their favorite pirate (or parrot!) costume for the exciting day when the Zoo’s pirates come alive. All attendees will receive a free eye patch and have a chance to get their face painted. Photo opportunities will be plentiful as several costumed characters will be present to entertain the attendees, as well as photo opportunities with the Zoo’s macaws.
Parrots and Pirates will also feature special keeper chats and animal demonstrations, a DJ providing dance music, arts and crafts, and an awesome sampling booth provided by Coca-Cola. For additional activities, see below!
This event will be held behind the Schaeffer Eye Center Wildlife Stage.
Event Includes:
FREE lorikeet feeding for kids
$2 discounted Pirate Train Rides
$1 Hot Dogs
FREE eye patches
Pirate Craft
Face Painting
Costumed Characters
Special Keeper Chats and Animal Demonstrations
DJ
Sampling Booth Provided by Coca-Cola
“I’m Bored!!” How many days into summer do think it will be before you hear that?
Thinking back on your childhood, there was probably a lot of unstructured time in your summers. We hear so often that our moms sent us out and we came home when the street lights came on. This is untrue for most kids today. We schedule their activities and keep them busy. But with summer upon us, it is important to realize that kids need unstructured time — and plenty of it. Kids who are constantly occupied with organized activities don’t adequately nurture their creative instincts, and can become dependent on someone else to keep them happy.
Imaginative play is the core of childhood. A cardboard box becomes a spaceship; a collection of stuffed animals can be the classroom your budding teacher is teaching to. These games allow kids to try on different roles and solve problems by improvising. Playtime— whether alone or with others— is serious business.
If your child comes to you and says they’re bored, don’t jump to alleviate the problem. Being bored isn’t a problem, it’s an opportunity for them to learn, play, discover, and create. Encourage them to create a game or build something. If you lack ideas, here’s a list to get their creative juices going. As they learn to be self-directed, they won’t need you to give them ideas.
(List from All Star Activities)
Sort old photos, make a collage and frame them
Start a nature scrapbook
Draw on paper with wet chalk
Have a tea party with some friends and tell stories
Work on a puzzle
Try to make a copy of a famous painting
Practice how to fold a shirt
Watch a foreign DVD dubbed in English
Have a backyard carnival
Make a milk shake
Learn to sew on a button
Play a card game
Play in the rain but not when there is thunder
Make a map of your neighborhood
Learn a few magic tricks and produce your own show
Play hopscotch
Take a long bubble bath
Make birthday cards of all of your friends and relatives for the year.
Learn the alphabet in sign language
Go play on a swing
Go camping. Put a beach towel or sheet over two chairs for a tent
Create new words and your own dictionary
Learn Morse code
Arrange a centerpiece of flowers
Paint your nails or a friend’s
Memorize a poem
Pop some popcorn
Practice tying knots
Laugh 100 times today and keep a count
Wash your parent’s car
Use fabric paint and decorate a shirt
Start a lemonade stand
Learn to play a new sport
Clean your closet
Walk around the block and pick up litter but make sure you wear gloves
Go fishing and throw back what you catch
Run around the block three times
Bring flowers to a nursing home
Ask your parents if you can rearrange your room
Water all of the inside and outside plants
Find and use a recipe for no-cook cookies or candy
Read your parents a bedtime story
Make a word search puzzle
Make sand pictures
Plant a flower
Keep an address book
Change the words to your favorite song
Go to a museum
Take photos of clouds
Frame your favorite picture
Try a new hairstyle
Learn calligraphy
Make sundaes
Learn some words in a foreign language
Plan a trip to an amusement park
Bird watch
Feed the birds
Fill up water balloons
Learn to seat a table
Play with water guns
Try playing an instrument
Shoot baskets
Dance
Swim
Stretch
Wash the dog
Color a picture
Pull weeds
Make instant pudding
Blow bubbles
Climb a tree
Collect rocks
Find names of rocks
Go to the library
Make and fly a kite
Have a scavenger hunt
Try origami
Play restaurant. You’re the chef and servers, grown-ups are your customers.
Learn to do a cartwheel
String beads on dental floss
Play a board game
Play paper dolls
Clean your bike
Tell a joke
Make a snack
Go to the playground
Make an instrument
Make name tags for your family
Make a grocery list
Freeze juice in ice cube trays
Make your own clay and sculpt something for a friend
Send a postcard to an old friend
Organize a bike parade
Make a club
Build a fort
Create a play
Learn the words to an old song your Mom or Dad likes
Memorize all 50 states
Start a seashell collection
Write your own list of 100 things to do!
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