FTWS Talks Spring Break on WXIA

If you missed Valerie Hoff’s Ways to Save segment on WXIA this morning, it featured me talking about Spring Break ideas. Here’s a link to the article Spring Break Ideas on the WXIA site. If you are planning a spring break trip, here are some other blog posts you might be interested in perusing:

Going to [...]

National Wildlife Week: Get Out There and Bird Watch

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This week, March 15 – 21, is National Wildlife Week, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. As one activity to get you outside, NWF suggests birdwatching. There are lots of great places in or near Atlanta to go birdwatching from afar or see birds up close.  There are also several guided bird hikes [...]

Kids@Kollege Gives A Taste of College Life

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What: Kids@Kollege
When: March 13, 2010, 12 – 4 pm
Where: Georgia Tech Campus – Outdoor fields at the Campus Recreation Center
Cost: FREE, put pre-registration required. The first 350 kids to arrive get a free t-shirt.

This fun day at Georgia Tech will offer activities for kids elementary through high school age. Parents are welcome [...]

Phoenix Flies Celebration Features More Than 160 FREE Events

What: The 7th Annual Phoenix Flies – A Citywide Celebration of Living Landmarks
When: March 6 – 22, 2010
Where: Several locations around Atlanta
Cost: All Events are FREE

The Atlanta Preservation Center  sponsors this annual program that includes more than 160 events, from guided tours to lectures to open houses, at dozens of Atlanta’s historic sites. Best of [...]

Five Plus FREE Things to do in Atlanta

Center For Puppetry Arts Museum – The Center for Puppetry Arts offers world class puppet shows and a fantastic museum of all kinds of puppets including a recently acquired collection from Jim Henson. The Henson display includes, Big Bird and Bert from Sesame Street, Kermit and the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, and others from [...]

Indoor Pools, Museums Highlight CBS Better Mornings Atlanta

Last Thursday’s Field Trips with Sue segment on Better Mornings Atlanta featured indoor aquatic centers and museums. Here’s a list:

So. Cobb Aquatic Center
Bethesda Park Aquatic Center
Bogan Park Aquatic Center

The World of Coca-Cola admission discount
Dr. Seuss Goes to War…and More at the Breman
The Center for Puppetry Arts Museum

Enjoy a Seussian Playground at The Breman

What: Dr. Seuss Goes to War… and More
When: Feb. 14 – August 2010
Where: The Breman, Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring St.
Cost: Adults $10, Seniors (62 and over) $7, Students $5, Children 3 – 6 $2, free parking on site.

I love Dr. Seuss. My favorite book is The Lorax, followed closely by Oh the Places You’ll [...]

Geocaching on Jekyll Island

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What: Geocaching
Where: Jekyll Island, GA
When: Anytime
Cost: Free if you already have a GPS ($5 parking on Jekyll)

Recently we borrowed a GPS and headed to Jekyll Island to Geocache. Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt that uses a GPS. You can geocache anywhere, but I read something recently about geocaching at Jekyll Island and [...]

Better Mornings Features Sports Discounts and Freebies

Winner: Amy C. You are the winner of the Thomas the Tank Engine Train Pack. Please email me your address (sue@fieldtripswithsue.com). We’ll be back next week with more prizes, until then…
Yesterday’s Field Trips with Sue segment on Better Mornings Atlanta featured great discounts on sporting events and lots of freebies. Here’s a list:

Nuclear Cowboyz at [...]

Clowin' Around on Better Mornings Atlanta

I started my morning off meeting a real live Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Clown. You can’t help smiling when you’re hanging out with a clown. Mike (the clown and the anchor) was in the Better Mornings Atlanta studio talking about getting Circus Fit and promoting the upcoming Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus.

If you [...]