Kids can Bowl for Free in York

Kids Bowl Free is again offering FREE bowling for kids this summer.  In the York area a few bowling centers are participating with this program that offers kids under the age of 15 free bowling (times and days vary depending on the location you choose).  Up to 4 adult family members (or baby sitters) can be added to the purchase of the family pass for about $25.  This is for 2 games per person per session all summer.  The pass is valid while bowling with your child(ren).  Shoe rentals are extra for kids and the adult family pass.  
Local bowling centers that are participating include:
Lion Bowling Center in Red Lion
Colony Park East
Colony Park Lanes North
Lincolnway Bowling Center
Suburban Bowlerama
Hanover Bowling Centre

Have you participated in Kids Bowl Free?  We signed up for the first time this year.  We'll likely visit on rainy days or extremely hot ones.  Shoe rentals are fairly inexpensive and it's a great way to support your local community.  Indoor places like this don't get as much business in the summer months so it's a great compromise on their part to get business they wouldn't normally have.  

Codorus Blast 2011

The Codorus Blast Festival in the Park will be held Friday June 24- Sunday June 26, 2011 at Codorus State Park in Hanover, PA.  There are tons of fun, family-friendly activities for all ages all three days.  Here is a breakdown of events, plus events that will happen throughout the weekend.  When we went last year we didn't even make it to the amusement ride area and still had a "blast".

Friday events:
Keystone DockDogs Big Air Wave at 4pm and 6:30pm

Music by Pentagon from 7:30-10:30pm

Nature Tent:
6pm The Art of Facolnry
7pm Value of Vultures

Saturday Events:
Keystone DockDogs:
Big Air Wave at 9am, Noon, 3pm.
Extreme Vertical Finals at 6pm

Codorus Blast Triathlon at 10am Application

Free pontoon boat rides from 10am-6pm

Music by The Willys from 1-4pm
Music by 6 Cents from 7-10:30pm

Nature Tent:
Bluebirds at 10am
"Bob the Critter Guy" at 11am
PA Wildlife Natural History Displays at Noon
The Art of Falconry at 1pm
Bees at 2pm
"Bob the Critter Guy" at 3pm
The Saw Whet Owl at 4pm
The Art of Falconry at 5pm

Fireworks at 9pm

Sunday Events:
Keystone DockDogs:
Speed Retrieve at 9am
Big Air Wave at 11am
Speed Retrieve Finals at 1:30pm
Big Air Divisional Finals 2pm

Music by Borderline from 1-4pm
Music by Leah Burkey from 5-7pm

Nature Tent:
Birding in York County at 10am
Value of Vultures at 11am

Other events:

• Logrolling
• Free pontoon boat rides also possible on Friday and Sunday depending on weather conditions and staffing.
• Kayak program Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 10am-4pm $5 per person for a 15-20 minute lesson and 30 minute ride.  
• Amusement rides all weekend with ride-all-night wristbands available for purchase Friday and ride-all-day wristbands available for purchase on Sunday.
• Family Fun Area: next to the amusement rides, enjoy activities like Water Wars, fire prevention demonstrations, professional woodcarvings; and stage acts including comedy, dance, exercise demos and more will be showing during band intermissions.
• Pigeon Releases Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 4pm
• Civil War Reenactors with many events throughout the weekend

Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic: Flapping Bat

On Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 10-11a.m, (just in time for Halloween) your child can build a flapping bat (with glow-in-the-dark stickers!!) for FREE with Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic!  This project is for children older than 3 due to choking hazards.  

Pre-registration is required and for this project the closest available store is in Hanover. 

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