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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Win Tickets to Callaway Gardens

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Winner: Congratulations to the High Museum of Art ticket winner Laura K! Laura send me an email at sue@fieldtripswithsue.com with your address. FYI – All winners are chosen through random.org, I don’t actually pick the winners.

Now for our next present: Our prize today is four tickets to Callaway [...]

Thomas the Tank Engine Prize Pack Give-a-way

Winner: Congratulations to the Callaway Gardens winner Brooke Werner McEckon! Brooke send me an email at sue@fieldtripswithsue.com with your address. FYI – All winners are chosen through random.org, I don’t actually pick the winners, I let the computer do that – the other way would be WAAYY too much pressure.

Now for our next present: We’re [...]

Atlanta Braves Hit the Road in a Community Caravan

What: Atlanta Braves Community Caravan
When: Jan. 30 – Feb. 13
Where: Across the Southeast
Cost: FREE

As a special thank you to fans, the Atlanta Braves are hitting the road and coming to a location near you. Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, the Caravan will make more than 25 stops in Georgia Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, [...]

Win Tickets to Callaway Gardens

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Winner: Congratulations to the Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta ticket winner Cherie! Cherie send me an email at sue@fieldtripswithsue.com with your address. FYI – All winners are chosen through random.org, I don’t actually pick the winners, I let the computer do that – the other way would be WAAYY [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

Free Admission to Callaway Gardens in Jan. and Feb.

What: Free Admission
Where: Callaway Gardens, Pine Mtn., GA
When: January and February
Cost: FREE

Callaway Gardens is about an hour and a half from downtown Atlanta and a great day trip, especially during January and February when admission is free! There are no coupons or special discounts to keep track of either, just show up.

Once you are there, [...]