Windsor Fest- Saturday July 24, 2010

Saturday July 24, 2010 from 10am-6pm the Windsor Fest will be held at Laucks Memorial Field (The Windsor Ball Field).  It's a one-day family event with be rides, food, live entertainment and crafts.  There will also be special appearances by Mickey Mouse and Elmo! 

I can't for the life of me figure out where Laucks Memorial Field is.  I tried to Google it but with little luck.  I got results for all the local hospitals and a church in Windsor- is that where it is?  Sounds like fun!   

Brown's Orchard Cooking Demo for Kids

Friday 7/23/10 at 10am at Brown's South, Loganville in the Brown Bean Cafe is offering  a Kid’s Class :  Make Your Own Pizza (ages 5-12)

Limited space so please pre-register by calling 717-428-2036.

Cost is $15.  The class will last until approximately 11:15am.

Kids pick their own toppings and make a savory pizza and a dessert pizza (to eat or take home). They will be making the pizza dough and learning about yeast. Steps to make any kind of pizza and recipes are included.

$15 for a lifetime of knowledge (and the ability to make pizza on pizza night instead of ordering potentially poor quality pizza!) is a pretty good deal!  Limited space- they are only accepting 10 children.  Hopefully if it's successful they will have more of these in the future. 

Kiwanis Lake Summer Movie Series

Kiwanis Lake, at North Newberry Street and Parkway Boulevard in York has a summer movie series every Wednesday until August 25, 2010.  The movies start at dusk but there are usually activities (Tumblebus is 1 and is there every other week) before the movie starts.  Refreshments are sold (drinks, popcorn, hot dogs) but you can bring your own.  Bring a blanket and/or chairs. 

July 21, 2010: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (PG for brief, mild language.  90 minutes)
Activities: Tumblebus until 8pm for ages 8 and under.


July 28, 2010: Astro Boy (PG for action and peril, brief, mild language.  94 minutes)


August 4, 2010: Shorts: Not So TALL Tales From The Director Of 'Spy Kids' (PG.  89 minutes)
Activities: Tumblebus until 8pm for ages 8 and under.

August 11, 2010: Planet 51 (PG for mild sci-fi action and suggestive humor.  91 minutes)


August 18, 2010: Princess & the Frog (G.  97 minutes)


August 25, 2010: Alice in Wonderland (Not sure if this is the new one or the animated version.)




If I figure out what the other activities are I will amend this post to add that information!

Summer Wildflower Walk at Nixon Park

Nixon Park is having a Summer Wildflower Walk on Sunday July 18, 2010 from 2:30-4pm.  This is a free educational hike taking visitors through the park to study flowers and learn about their roles.  No pre-registration required.  The age range for this event isn't listed.  I suggest using your judgment but it seems more appropriate for kids 12 and older, or for younger kids who love nature and hiking.   






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Jefferson Carnival: Fund Raiser for the Jefferson Sportsmen's Association

*The 2011 Jefferson Carnival announcement will be available on July 1, 2011 at 6:30AM!!* 



Today and Tomorrow, the 16th and 17th, are the last days of the Jefferson Carnival in Codorus Township, located at 4704 Sportsman Club Road, Codorus Township, off Route 516 (see map below) in Spring Grove.  
You can enjoy food, games, rides and music at this family event.  Live music begins at 7:30pm.  Ride bracelets were $14 Monday & Wednesday with reduced prices on certain days, but there was no info on the wrist band prices for Saturday or Sunday.  This is NOT a pet-friendly event.

Music Schedule:

• Friday, July 16: John Dillard and the Last Train Runnin’
• Saturday, July 17: Carroll County Ramblers

This is a yearly summer event and the largest fund raiser for the Jefferson Sportsmen's Association.  




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Home Depot Kids Workshops

Home Depot offers FREE kids workshops on the first Saturday of every month from 9-12pm.  The kids workshops are free how-to workshops for kids ages 5-12.  These are fun, educational hands-on projects that keep kids busy and are perfect for a rainy or too-hot day. 

Upcoming Home Depot workshops for kids: 

Saturday August 7, 2010- Make a school bus pencil organizer.  Perfect for back-to-school time. 

Saturday September 4, 2010- Calling all football pros!  Make a cool display to show off your prized football.


All Home Depot locations offer this free service for kids.  Here is a map to our local, York, PA Home Depot:


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Inspiring H.O.P.E. Playground at Cousler Park is Now Open!

The Inspiring H.O.P.E. playground at Cousler Park in Manchester Township has completed construction and is ready to be enjoyed.  I've been looking forward to the opening of this playground!  I think it's a fantastic idea.  You can read about their mission and purpose by clicking on the post title but here is a sampling from their website:

"Inspiring H.O.P.E will create a community-build, barrier-free playground to allow children who cannot walk, see or hear to have a place to play alongside children who can. Nearly 5,000 elementary and middle school-aged children from York County have sensory, physical, or mental disabilities. They need a place to play safely with equipment designed for their abilities. The project will serve the children with disabilities and parents who have disabilities who cannot maneuver around other playgrounds because of barriers."

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A perfectly free and fun afternoon for all ages.  Have your older kids bring their bikes or scooters (with helmets!) if they don't like playing on playgrounds.  There are 3 trails ranging from .5-1.5 miles in length.

Free Live Music at Central Market in Downtown York

From 10:30-12:30 every Saturday you can go to Central Market in downtown York for free live music.  This is the schedule of musicians/bands for the rest of July:

 7/10/2010  - Kris Kostoff Trio

7/17/2010 - Shane Speal

7/24/2010  - The Lone Wolf Project

7/31/2010 - Ryan Peters 

If you are out and about downtown York with your family it's never a bad idea to stop and hear the music! 

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2010 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinemas @ West Manchester Mall

Woops!  Looking for the 2012 Summer Movie Express schedule?  

Free summer movies at Regal Cinemas, West Manchester Mall have already begun but you can still see many great family-friendly movies every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am until August 11, 2010.  Here is the list: 

07/13/2010-07/14/2010	Mr. Bean's Holiday (G)
	Barnyard (PG)
07/20/2010-07/21/2010	Wallace and Gromit (G)
	Evan Almighty (PG)
07/27/2010-07/28/2010	Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)
	Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)
08/03/2010-08/04/2010	Rugrats In Paris (G)
	E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (PG)
08/10/2010-08/11/2010	Rugrats The Movie (G)
	Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)

West Manchester Stadium 13
1800 Loucks Road
York ,PA 17408
717-767-1527

Seating is on a first come, first served basis.  All movies are rated G or PG.  I have yet to check these out so I'm not sure how young the kids are that go but I'm assuming that since it's free that families may bring very young children and simply leave if they cannot handle sitting still for a long movie.  If anyone has any experience visiting the theater for the free family film festival please share!

York County Libraries Present SplashFest Saturday July 10, 2010 at Codorus State Park

From 10am-2pm York County Libraries will be celebrating SplashFest at Codorus State Park.  This is a rain or shine event.  This FREE event will be held in the band shell and will include professional storytelling by Beth Rebert at 10:30am, children's performer Jim Rule at 12:30 and other awesome-looking performances.  In addition to the performers there will be free make & take crafts and an appearance by storybook character Lyle Lyle Crocodile.  There will be food vendors at the event but outside food is permitted.   


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It looks like it will be a fun and educational time for all ages, especially since it will be held at the beautiful Codorus State Park- if older children (10 and up) get bored there is so much to explore! 




I went to the library website (you can click on the post title to go there) and saw some other events that are going on through York County Libraries and saw something about Creepy Crawly Worm Races.  It didn't say when and where those were taking place (It definitely didn't mention it in the SplashFest announcement) but I must find out!  I have a 5 year old daughter who LOVES creepy crawly things and she would love this!!

Has anyone ever been to this?  Saturday is my son's 9th birthday so it will be up to him whether we go or not but I'm hoping he'll be interested in at least checking it out.  If he doesn't like it we can always simply enjoy one of our favorite big parks.