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PWK Pick of the Week

May 20, 2011 By Jen 1 Comment

**This has ended for the summer.

If you hit the site late last night, you might have noticed a small change. I have added the PWK Pick of the Week! Every week (or two or three), I will change out our pick of the week! This week, our pick is the new Pirates! Trolley tour. Take a trolley ride, look for hidden treasure and learn how to tie a proper banadana! We haven’t taken this tour yet, but we have heard it is very family friendly. Although adult tickets will run you $20 a person, the child’s ticket is only $5!

If you take the Pirates! tour, come back here and let us know what you think. If you have a spot or activity to suggest for the PWK Pick of the Week, send us a note through the Contact form!

Filed Under: PWK Pick of the Week Tagged With: Downtown, Pensacola, Tours

Pensacola Friday Family Flicks 2011 Returns This Week!

May 17, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

What: Outdoor movies; Where: Palafox Pier; When: scheduled once a month; Cost: FREE

Friday Family Flicks returns to Downtown Pensacola this weekend. Friday Family Flicks is a series of movies that are shown on an outdoor screen on Palafox Pier. The movie schedule is as follows (movie titles are subject to change without prior notice):

May 20, 2011 – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader PG
June 17, 2011 – Yogi Bear G
July 15, 2011 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid2: Rodrick Rules PG
August 19, 2011 – Rio G

You will want to arrive early enough to get a good seat. That being said, we didn’t have any difficulties seeing the screen from a blanket on the ground. The movie starts at dusk which is usually around 8pm. There are various vendors that sell popcorn, drinks and other food. We usually pack a picnic dinner or pick up dinner from one of our favorite restaurants and snack our way through the movie!

Filed Under: Seasonal Activities, Things to Do Tagged With: Downtown, Free Activities, Pensacola

Chagall for Children

May 9, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

What: Chagall for Children Exhibit (hands-on learning about art!); Where: Pensacola Museum of Art; When: On loan from the Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago until September 4th; Museum is open Tues-Fri 10 to 5pm and Sat-Sun Noon to 5pm; Cost: Adults $5; Children under 5 Free; Discounts for students and active duty military; FREE Admission on Tuesdays

We made sure that we visited the Chagall for Children exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of Art during the Opening Reception. We had a great time and the kids loved exploring the different parts of the exhibit. Each exhibit activity is focused around a Chagall painting. For example, for Job Tapestry, children can practice weaving on a large weaving screen.

We visited the museum with a friend and all four children worked for several minutes trying to create a tapestry of their own! My daughter’s favorite part was the phone that was found at each station. The phone plays a recording with information about many of the paintings. Listening to the phone, she would exclaim different phrases she heard about the painting while pointing out what the recording was talking about.

We give this exhibit a big thumbs up and hope you will stop by! The Pensacola Museum of Art offers free entry on Tuesdays but it does get crowded in the summer with day cares and group visits.

The Pensacola Museum of Art is located at 407 S. Jefferson Street and the contact number is 850-432-6247.

Filed Under: Things to Do, Things to do Under $5 Tagged With: Downtown, Free Activities, Pensacola

Rave Free 2011 Summer Movie Schedule

May 3, 2011 By Jen 10 Comments

I was able to get my hands on the Bayou Rave Free Summer Movie Schedule and I am so happy to share it with you here! Remember that this schedule is subject to change. The Rave free movies are a great way to get out of the house and still stay out of the humidity! So mark your calendars! The tentative schedule is as follows:

June 7th and 8th - Megamind
June 14th and 15th – Yogi Bear
June 21st and 22nd - Diary of A Wimpy Kid
June 28th and 29th - Marmaduke
July 5th and 6th - Ramona & Beezus
July 12th and 13th - Percy Jackson
July 19th and 20th – Chronicles of Narnia 3
July 26th and 27th - Gulliver’s Travel

When it gets closer to the first showing, I will post our tips to know before you go!

*Photo courtesy of NightRPStar via Flickr

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Free Activities, Pensacola

Roger Scott Pool Opens May 7th

May 2, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

The Roger Scott Pool is opening on May 7th. The hours will be as follows:

May 7 – May 22nd: Open Saturday and Sunday Only

Session 1 – 12:30 to 3:30pm

Session 2 – 4pm to 7pm

Beginning May 28th: Pool is Open 7 Days a Week

Session 1 – 9am to 12pm

Session 2 – 12:30pm to 3:30pm

Session 3 – 4pm to 7pm

Session Admission Fees:

Adults 18 and older $4

Children 3-17 years old $3

Under 2 years Free

Season passes are also available for purchase and prices vary by age and residence. Read last year’s review of the Roger Scott Pool.

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: Outside Activities, Pensacola

Bricks for Kidz

April 30, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

Bricks for Kidz is a company that created programs where children can learn while they build with LEGO® bricks and now they have come to our area! Activities are designed to trigger children’s imagination. I don’t know about you, but both of my children adore their LEGO® blocks and would play with them all day long if they could!

Here are some upcoming events:

Family Fun Night at Chick Fil A on 9th Avenue – May 19th- With the purchase of an adult meal, kids will eat free at this event. They will have a LEGO® table set up and you can stop by to get information about Bricks for Kidz

Summer Camps

They are going to have several summer camps available. The few listed on the website right now are:

LEGO® to the Zoo where campers will learn about the zoo, and model building
Movie Making where children will spend the week planning and creating a movie of their own
Keep it Movin’ where children will will build models that move
LEGO® for a Ride where campers will create things that can drive!

In addition to summer camps, they also do birthday parties! Stay tuned for more events and activities from Bricks for Kidz. For more information, contact Bricks for Kidz.

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: Gulf Breeze, Pace, Pensacola

20 FREE Things to do in Pensacola on Spring Break

April 21, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

Escambia County School District begins their Spring Break today. I have never been so happy to see a Thursday roll around! Let me apologize to those of you in Santa Rosa County for not getting this list up during your spring break. Ours was so late in the school year that your spring break had already finished before I realized it was coming up!

Visit the splash pad at Plaza de Luna, see the Pensacola Steel drum band perform, and get a chance to meet Winnie the Pooh (on April 28).
Watch a Blue Angels Practice.
While at the Naval Aviation Museum, visit Hangar Bay One.
Attend Earth Day and National Junior Ranger Day at Bayview Park on April 23.
Take a ranger led tour of Fort Barrancas.
Pretend to pull into the Pensacola Port at the T.T. Wentworth Discovery Gallery.
Visit a park you haven’t been to yet.
Attend story time at one of our many libraries.
Make a friend atBarnes and Noble’s story time.
Take a nature walk at Arcadia Mill and have a picnic lunch.
Head to the Goombay Festival, the second largest gathering of steel drum bands in the United States.
Hunt for seashells on the beach.
Attend the Bands on the Beach kickoff.
Listen to ghost stories at Ft. Pickens (must pay to get into Ft. Pickens).
Visit Cambridge Farms and see the chicks, go for a walk and more (this is on our list of things to do!).
Attend Safari Club at Petland.
Watch the planes take off and land at Aviation Park.
Try geocaching with the kids.
See the trains at the West Florida Train Museum.
Visit the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida (be sure to bring something to donate!).

What are you doing this spring break?

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

Weekend Roundup – April 1, 2, 3

April 1, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

Here is your weekend roundup. There are some great festivals going on around town this weekend! We love Festival on the Green for its great children’s area! What are you doing this weekend? If you know of a family friendly event we should add to the list, leave us a note in the comment section!

April 1

First Friday in Downtown Milton

Bands on the Bayou

Festival on the Green (Children’s Activities on Saturday-check time before going!)

April 2

Home Depot Kid’s Workshop

Festival on the Green (Children’s Activities today-check time before going)

Hockey Game

After Game Skate

Barnes and Noble Storytime

JazzFest

April 3

JazzFest

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: Free Activities, Outside Activities, Pensacola, Weekend Roundup

Welcome Southern Child Magazine Readers!

March 31, 2011 By Jen 1 Comment

If you are stopping by from Southern Child Magazine, welcome to Pensacola with Kids and thanks for following the link. A big hug and hello to all of our regular readers stopping by today, too!

I am so honored to have my first published article in Southern Child Magazine! I love their mission of helping to place foster children in their forever homes and it is so awesome to be a tiny part of that.

If you are stopping by for the first time, please let me tell you a little bit about our site. We are a resource to families of all kinds living in or visiting the Pensacola area. We have been helping parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers, friends, babysitters and more find family friendly activities in and around Pensacola for over two years. We share our day trips and weekend trips to cities nearby as well. On almost every Friday, we share a weekend roundup with family friendly events to attend. We give park, restaurant, and activity reviews as well as share upcoming events. We love to have guest posters join us as well! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me and enjoy your visit!

If you are a regular Pensacola with Kids reader, I thank you for your loyal support. I highly recommend you check out this month’s issue of Southern Child Magazine. My article is in the Seeing the South section on pages 113-115 titled Pensacola with Kids. There are some great articles in this issue! If you are in the market for a stroller, see the Savvy Stroller guide where they reviewed a whole lot of strollers so you don’t have to! There are Easter crafts and treats and a great article on teaching your children about sustainability.

Filed Under: Just for Fun, News and Updates Tagged With: Pensacola

UWF Festival on the Green

March 24, 2011 By Jen Leave a Comment

What: UWF Festival on the Green; Where: University of West Florida campus; When: April 1 and 2 (Children’s Festival April 2 from 10-2); Cost: FREE

Pensacola with Kids loves the Festival on the Green. Not only are we both UWF alumni, but we like to wander around the campus and walk on the nature trails. The Festival on the Green is a spring festival full of arts and crafts booths, multicultural performances and a children’s festival. The schedule is packed full!!

The Festival on the Green is set for April 1 and 2. The Children’s Festival is on Saturday, April 2. There are booths were the children can do arts and crafts, play games, and other activities. Big S’s favorite activity last year was when he got to cut up his own puzzle pieces from a block of wood.