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Monarch Madness at Panhandle Butterfly House

October 5, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

What: Monarch Madness Festival; Where: Panhandle Butterfly House; When: 10/7 and 10/8 from 10am to 5pm; Cost: Admission is FREE but donations are appreciated

Have you seen those beautiful orange and black butterflies flying around? Those are the Monarch butterflies flying south for the winter from Canada to Mexico.

This weekend, visit the Panhandle Butterfly House in Navarre to learn more about these butterflies and their migration. The Monarch Madness Festival is not only fun for kids but also educational. Children can participate in tagging monarchs, visit the butterfly house, and make butterfly related crafts. There will also be a bounce house.

You can also help track the monarch butterfly migration by reporting your observations at Journey North.

Filed Under: Seasonal Activities, Things to Do Tagged With: Navarre, Outside Activities

Cooling off in the Panhandle – Trekaroo Guest Post

June 29, 2010 By Jen Leave a Comment

It is hot.

Miserable hot.

I have lived in Pensacola since 1996 and I still am not used to the heat and humidity that hits about this time (I am enjoying the small reprieve today!!). Check out my guest post at Trekaroo, Cooling off in the Panhandle. I have written before about how much I love Trekaroo and I was honored to be asked to write a guest post about a month ago. Originally, the topic was going to be about favorite beach spots, but with news of the oil spill we switched gears and I wrote about different places you can cool off in the Panhandle: rivers and lakes, splash pads, and water parks.

I would love for you to make a stop at the article on Trekaroo and leave a comment with your favorite place! Better yet, after you leave a comment, join Trekaroo and write some reviews to your favorite Panhandle spots.

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: Day Trips from Pensacola, Destin, Free Activities, Navarre, Panama City Beach, Panhandle, Pensacola

Weekend Roundup – May 14th, 15th, and 16th

May 14, 2010 By Jen 1 Comment

Here is your weekend roundup of activities. If you know of a family friendly event going on around the area, please leave a comment. As always, call ahead or follow the links to make sure that the information is still accurate.

May 14 – Pirates Trolley Ride

May 14 – Ever’man Story Sprouts – Learn about sustainable living through stories and activities. Free for members, $2 for nonmembers.

May 14 – Meet the Drivers Night and Racing at 5 Flages Speedway

May 14 and 15 – Navarre FunFest

May 15 – Palofox Market - 8am-2pm

May 15 and 16 - Art in the Park - A juried Arts Festival with a children’s section where they will be designing “monkey masks” and promoting the upcoming children’s exhibition.

May 15 – Children’s Bike Rodeo – Learn about bike safety and ride the bicycle course. Bring your bike. Free helmets will be distributed while supplies last. Ages 5-12 at Fricker Center from 10am to 12.

May 15 – Cox and Fiesta Children’s Treasure Hunt - Plan on arriving no later then 1pm to register for this event.

Filed Under: Things to Do, Things to do Under $5 Tagged With: Navarre, Pensacola

John Duncan Memorial Children’s Park, Navarre, Florida

June 8, 2009 By Jen 6 Comments

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We had a very busy and fulfilling weekend. One of our activity choices was to head to the Navarre splash pad. We stopped by the Zoo first, and then we decided to continue driving to the park and check out the splash pad. I am putting this under the Day Trips category because it is a bit of a haul for us…it took about 45 minutes to get home from the park. The park was very busy and there were several major parties and activities going on, but we had plenty of room to run and play. The kids wanted to head straight to the splash pad so we got them changed into their swimsuits. They had a blast running through the water and playing with the other children.

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I think we will be spending a lot of time running around in the sprinkler this summer! We didn’t hang out too long to explore the rest of the park because it was so busy, but we did check out the beautiful view…

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the animals…

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the playground (which was super hot because of the sun beating down on it)…

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and the picnic tables. You could spend all day at this park and never get bored!

READER NOTE: I received an email from a reader who notes that the palm trees hold a major danger of splinters. Please exercise caution when allowing your children to play near the palm trees.