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Breakfast with Santa at the Birmingham Zoo

Make your reservations early for this popular holiday event. Breakfast with Santa takes place in our Kudzoo Cafe and features a sumptuous breakfast followed by a visit from Ole Saint Nick himself with all of the children receiving a special treat. Call 205.879.0409 to make your reservations today!

December 13th and 20th
11 am (all 9:30 spots are now full)
Member Pricing
Adult – $11, Child – $8, Toddler $4, Under 1 year old – Free
Non-Member Pricing
Adult – $16, Child – $11, Toddler – $6, Under 1 year old – Free

Friday Fireworks at the Summit!


Enjoy fireworks every Friday night at 7pm through December 19th at the Summit. Participating stores offer specials from the end of the show until closing. Gather next to Sephora for a great view. There is music and even a Santa making appearances for photos!

Polar Express Pajama Party at McWane!

Celebrate the holidays again this year at McWane Science Center’s Annual Polar Express Pajama Parties, a magical holiday tradition for the entire family. Enjoy The Polar Express movie in the IMAX® Dome Theater and the Magic of Model Trains exhibit in the museum. Then, join the party while treating yourself to hot-chocolate, warm cookies and a visit with Santa. Make sure to bring your own camera for photographs with Santa and the Wrecking Crew Train Engineers. Special treats will be given out at the ticketing counter to all guests who wear their pajamas!

Dates: 12/6, 12/7, 12/14, 12/19, 12/20, 12/21, 12/22
Times: 4:30-6 pm
Click here for more information and ticket purchase or call (205) 714-8414 – Advance registration required

Cost: $10, adults & $9, children
Member Discount: $9, adults & $8, children

Breakfast with Santa at the Village Tavern

Join Santa at the Village Tavern for breakfast, crafts, photos with Santa and more. Tickets $15 – benefitting The Bell Center. Children under age 2 are free. Call 967-0111 for tickets.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Presented by the Birmingham Children's Theatre

This year, mark your calendars for The Birmingham Children’s Theatre production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Sure to please the whole family, this year’s production will be at the BJCC on December 6th from 2-3 pm. Tickets $8 for children, $10 for adults.

For more information, CLICK HERE!

Birmingham Children's Theatre Presents Dear Santa

The Birmingham Children’s Theatre presents Dear Santa as part of their Wee Folks Series on December 6th at the BJCC. Dear Santa is a holiday delight for the whole family featuring many of your favorite Christmas personalities! A definite crowd-pleaser!

For ages 2-6
December 6th
10 am
BJCC
Tickets $8 for children/ $10 adults
For more information, CLICK HERE

Holiday Celebration at McWane

As a gift to all members and donors this Holiday season, McWane Science Center is inviting you and your family to a Holiday Celebration.

  • Bring your camera and meet Santa
  • Decorate your own holiday cookie (while supplies last)
  • Make your own holiday craft (while supplies last)
  • Check out the new Magic of Model Train Exhibit

This Thursday, December 4th, 6pm – 8pm
Reservations are required, don’t miss out. Save your spot today.

Phone: 205.714.8418

Email: kmcentyre@mcwane.org

Reminder: Polar Express


At our house, The Polar Express is a holiday favorite. We read the book and watch the movie in December to prepare for the holidays. Now we can ride the train too! Wear your pj’s to the train ride and be prepared for a visit from Mr. & Mrs. Claus and the elves, a reading of “Polar Express” while you ride, Christmas carols, and milk & cookies! Each child will also receive a special Christmas gift.

The Polar Express
Friday, Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19 – 5:00PM, 6:30PM, 8:00PM
Saturdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 – 5:00PM, 6:30PM, 8:00PM
Sundays Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 – 5:00PM, 6:30PM, 8:00PM

Tickets are on sale now, click here.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – THIS EVENT SELLS OUT EVERY YEAR!
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
1919 9th Street
Calera, AL 35040
All passengers $24 (ages 2 and older)

Product Review: Milkscreen


We just found a neato little product to take the guesswork right out of enjoying a drink while breastfeeding. Milkscreen is a “test intended for use as a fast, highly sensitive, non-invasive method to identify the presence of alcohol in breast milk. A method of colorimetric visual observation is used to obtain a result for the level of alcohol concentrated in breast milk. Milkscreen requires no special training provided that instructions are followed correctly.” I tried it out and it was a piece of cake. You just take a test strip, dip it into expressed milk, shake off the excess and wait 2 minutes. Then compare the color change (if any) to the chart and voila! Oh and the best part – the folks at Milkscreen are offering a rebate on the 3 pack (I found it at BabiesRUs) – up to $5.99 – so what’s to lose!

www.milkscreen.com

Frustraion Free? Is that Possible?


Well, it is if you are a fan of internet shopping and Amazon.com. Just in time for the holidays Amazon.com has come up with a way to save exhausted parents the frustration of frantically searching the house on Christmas morning for box cutters, while promising an impatient child that you are working as fast as possible to cut through unnecessary layers of plastics to then be slowed down by a bazillion little wires to unwind before finally freeing the object from it’s very environmentally unfriendly home in the box.

Amazon.com is introducing what they call Frustration Free packaging. A concept where they are working directly with manufactures to eliminate clamshell packaging for simpler brown boxes that can be broken down and recycled. It’s a win-win. Saving parents a mornings worth of nagging and helping the environment all in one.

For more information and a list of items that come “Fuss Free” check out their site:
Amazon Frustration Free Packaging