TripLearning

Zoo Boo 2012 Saturdays and Sundays October 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Friday mornings Oct 12, 19, and 26 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Houston’s largest family-friendly Halloween event is back and better than ever!     We had a great time last year.  The kids loved going through the zoo and getting candy at various stations, playing some little carnival-type games, and picking out a small pumpkin and decorating it.  Having another place to dress up and wear costumes was also a big plus.  Since Halloween only comes once a year, it's nice to get to dress up a few times.    One important note:   The website says no toy weapons allowed.  Last year our oldest daughter dressed as a basketball player and we weren't allowed to take the basketball in the zoo.  We had to leave it in the office out front.  They didn't seem to want lose ite...

Happy Independence Day, America! We had a busy day in the Quad Cities.  A parade in East Moline, a movie in Davenport, a cookout in Moline and fireworks in Bettendorf.  The parade lasted about an hour with a few slow times in the middle.  The kids gathered up lots of candy, necklaces and even some pop ices and bouncy balls.  We packed a lunch so we could eat while we waited for the parade to start.  Spending some time in preparation beforehand can make an outing so much more enjoyable.  We made up bags for each of the 9 kids we took to the parade, so when we arrived we could just hand them out and the kids could dig in to the food.  Then we used the lunch bags to collect their candy and they were already marked with their names, so we could tell them apart afterwards. We had to wait until almost the end of the parade for the horses to come by. Later this afternoon thirteen of us went to see "Brave" at Rave Motion Pictures in Davenport. ...