Cheap Movies | Perfect for a Cold Winter's Day

 

Maybe it’s the cold weather, or the fact that my children didn’t go back to school until Wed., but I’ve been thinking a lot about the movies. Atlanta on the Cheap showcased a few cheap options recently. Below are four inexpensive ways to see a movie at the theatre.

What: The Picture Show at Merchants Walk
Where: [...]

Things to Do in Atlanta with Kids | Best Finds in 2009

Image by herzogbr via Flickr

Tis the season for lists; so here is my list of favorite finds in 2009. I culled this down from an original list of 48, but that included favorite posts too. I decided to go with favorite finds rather than posts. These are in no particular order. Enjoy and let me [...]

Things to Do with the Kids Out of School

Things to do with kids in Atlanta over the holiday break. [...]

FTWS is 1! We're Having a Party, Join Us!!

What: Field Trips with Sue’s First Birthday
Where: Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta
When: Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Cost: FREE – It’s Target Free Day from 1 – 7 pm

Field Trips with Sue is turning one and you’re invited to our birthday party. Join us on Jan. 12 for an offline party [...]

Children's Museum Membership Good at 160 Other Museums

What: Gift Idea that Keeps on GivingWhere: Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta (and then more than 160 children’s museums across the country!)When: Holidays, birthdays, MondaysCost: $125

Lots of Atlanta area attractions offer reciprocal memberships with similar venues in other states, but the Children’s Museum of Atlanta’s reciprocal program struck me as a really fantastic [...]

Field Trips with Sue Featured Blogger on Raveable

Rating by Raveable

In case you missed it, Field Trips with Sue is the featured blogger on Raveable. If you aren’t familiar with Raveable, it was rated as one of the top travel websites by Travel + Leisure magazine for 2009. Of course if you’re reading this, you already know what to do in Atlanta, but [...]

Make a Wish Come True with a Letter to Santa

What: Leave letters to Santa in the Believe Mailbox

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Where: Any Macy’s StoreWhen: Through ChristmasCost: Free

The following is a guest post from Lynne Clark. Thank you Lynne for sharing. If you’d like to write a post about someplace you’ve been, send me an email [...]

Field Trips with Sue at Home for the Holidays

What: Holiday ActivitiesWhere: At Your HouseWhen: Advent SeasonCost: Depends

A friend of mine calls December and May the Mom Olympics. It’s the busiest times of the mom calendar year, followed closely by the end of August. Even with all the wonderful things going on in the city, there’s so much to do that sometimes you can [...]

Better Mornings Features Holiday Activities and More

Yesterday’s Field Trips with Sue segment on Better Mornings Atlanta featured some holiday events and some events to get you away from the holidays. Here’s a list:
Sardis United Methodist Church Live Nativity
Story time with Mrs. Claus at the Museum of Patriotism
A Tour for a Toy at Turner Field and the Braves Museum and Hall of [...]

Live Nativity Programs Around Atlanta

What: Live NativityWhere: Several Churches throughout AtlantaCost: Free, but donations are accepted

A few years ago I decided we needed to do something that represented the real reason for Christmas, not just visiting Santa and riding the Pink Pig. So I set out to find a live nativity. It wasn’t as easy as you might think. [...]