St. Vincent’s will have a wide-range of information available for women of all ages, including heart health, preparing for a baby, and breast health.

In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to tour their NEW Birth Suites, hear seminars on lifestyle and health topics, receive free screenings and enjoy refreshments and giveaways!

The event is located at 50 Medical Park East Drive. Visit www.stvhs.com to learn more.

Each bag has a variety of pockets and fully lined interiors with cushioned padding to keep camera equipment safe.  A perfect gift for Mother’s Day

Mommy/Delivery BFFLBag® is the ultimate hospital bag, providing comfort, convenience and caring for women preparing for childbirth.  It is beautifully styled and chock full of all the essentials for C-section or traditional birth.  It’s made of lightweight, stain resistant pack cloth, has metal feet to keep the bag off the hospital floor, and is roomy enough room for clothing and other essential personal items. It contains: our specially designed axillapilla® pillow for recovery and nursing support; a collapsible water bottle; perineal ice packs; soft, washable nursing pads; wound/incision care pack, toiletries, amusements, KIND healthy snack bars, and much more. Retail Price: $120
http://bfflco.com/product/mommydelivery-bffl-bag/

Coupon Code: BabyPalooza (For 15% discount on Mommy/Delivery BFFLBag) use in coupon code box at check out.

Kalencom Diaper Bag 

Made with durability and functionality in mind, Kalencom’s line of diaper bags are designed to accommodate the needs of every mom. From an easy-to-clean laminated exterior to a roomy interior with pockets and bright, fun patterns for mom, Kalencom combines function with style to provide a trendy diaper bag option and a great Mother’s Day gift for new or soon to be moms.

What makes Kalencom even more unique are the matching accessories that equip every mom with the tools to handle their unpredictable bundle of joy. Included in each diaper bag is an insulated bottle holder to accommodate any baby’s feeding schedule, a changing mat for sudden diaper changes and a zip pouch for added organization.

Kalencom’s diaper bags start at $50 and can be found online atwww.kalencom.com or use the store locator function on the website to find local Birmingham retailers such as:

• Doo-Dads & Designs- 4260 Ashington Drive
• It C Bit C’s- 3750 Chapel Creek Circle
• Lullabies- 2430 Old Springville Rd. #118
• Once Upon a Time- 201 Country Club Park

Origami Owl

Create a living locket that tells your story. First select charms that have meaning to you, Next choose your favorite locket and chain. http://4dmommies.origamiowl.com/

More Great Ideas from Gifed: Handmade Gifts & More

• Moms Sippy Cup
• Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet
• Handmade Frame

A Veterans Memorial Plaza Dedication Ceremony with Iwo Jima re-enactment will start the event at 10:00 a.m.

Activities for kids include carnival rides, a Kids Zone with inflatables, games, entertainment, Birmingham Zoo animal exhibit, McWane Center Interactive Area, Framin’ Shoppe & Parent Teacher Store crafts, Michael’s Crafts, pony rides, petting zoo, cotton candy and more! There will also be appearances by Dora & Diego, Backyardigans, Chick-fil-A Cow, and the Publix Dinosaur.

Covenant Classical School will sponsor a magician, balloon artist, and face painting.

Adults may enjoy the Xtreme bungee, car show, live entertainment, large exhibitor pavilion, and complimentary apple pie with Blue Bell ice cream baked by Jefferson State culinary and Hospitality Institute.

There will also be an American Red Cross Blood Drive, complimentary mini-services by Aveda Institute, document destruction provided by Cintas, E-cycling provided by Technical Knock Out, child finger printing by the Hoover Police Department and U. S. Army Displays.

Guests may park at Spain Park High School. Shuttle service will be available.

In case of rain, the Hoover Day Celebration will be Sunday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

For more information please visit www.hooveralabama.gov or call 444-7500.

Babywearing Saftery Tips
http://magiccityslingers.wordpress.com/why-babywear/babywearing-safety/

Types of Baby Carriers
http://magiccityslingers.wordpress.com/why-babywear/babywearing-basics/

If you are new to babywearing you may want to attend one of Babywearing International of Birmingham’s free monthly educational meetings on the first Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Hoover Public Library. Members are on-hand to provide general help from 10 to 10:30. Leaders and members do demonstrations and discuss babywearing topics at 10:30. The chapter’s lending library is open from 11 to 11:30 for members to check out carriers so you can test different one’s to find the one that fits your needs.

Details: http://magiccityslingers.wordpress.com/

Other activities include the EyeBeam art and architecture project, a Backyard Productions Stage featuring cultural dance performances, and the  Imagine That Parades.

Parents may download the guidelines for Imagine That Parade participation  at www.magiccityart.com.

The 2013 MASTER ARTISTS & WORKSHOPS:

Daniel Long
RhythmMusic – An Interactive Art and Rhythm program

The Rhythm Music workshop is an interactive event for students and teachers alike. Participants will gain basic music skills while learning a variation on the traditional West African rhythm of Buse´. They will develop an appreciation for the origins of rhythmic music, percussion instruments and the cultural significance of both. Through the implementation of non-verbal cues and the connection of syllables and language to rhythm, guest artist and facilitator Daniel Long will help your group to communicate musically using a wide array of drums and other percussion instruments. Your entire group will be amazed as they create spontaneous music together to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham! Q and A to follow as time allows.

Rachel Hall
Magic a Magic City

The idea I have for my table this year was inspired by Kara Walker. Her most popular works involve black paper cut into silhouettes of people with minimal background. She deals with themes of race, gender, and identity. So, for this year’s Imagination Festival I want to show the children how to make a silhouetted Magic City. I could use the cardboard circles as the backgrounds by spray painting them a light color, like yellow or blue, and then have the children cut shapes of buildings, cars, people, fire hydrants, etc. out of dark construction paper. On Friday when we have the children coming in classes, each group can make their own silhouetted Magic City and then take it back to school and, perhaps, display it in their classrooms. Then, on Saturday and Sunday the children can contribute to a few city scenes and make silhouetted Magic Cities as a community. Making these cities will hopefully emphasize the 30th anniversary of Magic City.

Hannah Adamson
Relief Printing

Albrecht Durer is an artist well known for his intricate woodcuts and copper engravings. In reference to his work in printmaking, students will imitate the engraving process using pencils and styrofoam plates. Using a dull pencil, students will be able to draw an image into the back of the plate, which will then be rolled up in ink and printed on paper as a relief print.

Charles Tortoricci
Species Poet Tree Garden

Fluxus (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) Referencing the installations and happenings of the Fluxus movement of the 1960s, the resulting Visual Poetry movement of the 1980s, and the nature writings of the 19th century Transcendentalists, this workshop celebrates these text-based art and literary movements by allowing participants to create word-art mobiles and install them under the shade of Linn Park trees. The installation becomes both visual and interactive as breezes dance the mobiles, sending the text images into flowing twists and turns. The participants of this workshop will compose cut-up words and phrases into poems, images, and sayings, using pre-cut paper shapes as a canvas. They will work with a variety of media to decorate their word art and then hang them as mobiles under the spread of the trees, creating the Species’ Poet Tree Gardens.

Bob Carr
Henri Matisse- “Cut Paper Collage Cards”

In this workshop, we will be inspired by the artist, Henri Matisse. When poor health stopped him from painting, he developed the idea of using cut paper in place of paint. Using scissors as a pencil, we will cut directly into the paper creating large naturalistic shapes. We will learn to cut and arrange paper to make cards. We will also learn to cut a variety of shapes for our cards, such as spirals, zig zags and curves.

Brodie Whetstone
Soul Shake Stand

In honor of 50 years of civil rights and 30 years of MCAC in Birmingham, we will be serving up soul for a painting activity! Students will first create their own signature color “soul shake” by mixing tempura paint or ink colors. We will discuss color theory, how color evokes feeling, emotion, or imagery, and how to mix colors. Students might want to create a color that reflects how they feel that day, or create a favorite color, or the color of their personality. They might enjoy naming their individual soul shake color. Then, each student will use their paint color to contribute a handprint or portray an expressive design on a big mural.

Jillian Woodruff
I am A Blockhead

Students will learn about various artists and their use of found objects to make art. They will then
receive a wooden block and create their own “blockhead” sculpture, taking inspiration from the artists’ varying visual styles and concentrating on the features they see in their wood block.

Kara Hall
The Size of the Installation

Students will learn how to make an installation by using a small box or other object and creating a scene inside using various found objects. Students will discuss the concept of size by comparing different objects to their box and how the sizes change how everything is seen.

Willow Scott
Project Title: bLOCk: 4 Musicians Remembered and Recreated

In this workshop students will learn about four musicians. Students will use pre-made printing blocks to make their own prints in the style of Andy Warhol, an artist who rose to fame in the sixties. Students will listen and interact with the music and lyrics while creating their prints.

Qwendolyn Griffin
Quilts and the Underground Railroad: The Art of Communication, a Pattern of Escape

Art has always been a means of communication, but the necessity of art for survival was quite literal in the time of slavery in America and the underground railroad. We will discuss the meanings of various quilt patterns and how these patterns helped slaves trace a route to freedom. Workshop participants will then re-create quilt patterns using scraps of fabric and construction paper.

Peyton Guthrie and ABby Leach
Pinch Pot Creatures: Clay Sculpture

This workshop will explore the basic hand-building techniques for clay vessels and sculptures. The participants will create a small cup using the pinch-post technique. They will then “characterize” their cup by adding sculptural elements such as nose or arms to the pot or by cutting away clay to create a mouth or eyes.

Jordan Tyler Smith
“Our Neighborhood”

My project centers around the idea of community, specifically on a neighborhood scale. I want to create a terrain for the participants to install paper houses on after they have decorated them with their own designs to make a colorful, rolling landscape of small paper houses. The end result is a large group installation composed of individual works of art, in the same way that a neighborhood is a shared space filled with diverse cultures, races, individuals etc..

Carrie Montgomery
If Bees Could Decorate

The beehive is a commonly used symbol dating at least to Roman times which represents industry and co-operation. Take part in creating a community hive of our own while working with extraordinary objects of color, light and sound. In this workshop you will learn to work with ordinary objects such as glass, drift wood, found objects and wire to transform them into a bustling hive of collaboration.

LaQuin Taylor
Designing Around the Bend

In this workshop participants will explore quilting design through a minimalist approach. We’ll offer
some challenging constraints in constructing patterns in an attempt to mimic the organic quilting design
process of the talented ladies of Wilcox, Alabama’s, Gee’s Bend.

Freida Hall
Designing a Cartouche

A cartouche is an oval or oblong document containing an important person’s name. One of the earliest pictographic languages that was used by the ancient Egyptians some 3000 years ago. This language was a type of hieroglyphic or form of picture writing. Adinkra symbols are from Ghana, Africa these symbols represent positive characteristics Africans from this country are trying to obtain or already reflect theses qualities. Since African-Americans come from the Diaspora of Africa it is only fitting that more than one culture is included in the cartouche.

LaQuita Middleton Holmes
Colored H2O and Songs of the Movement

A theatrical, poetic and musical presentation of civil rights history. Featuring and excerpt from LaQuita Holmes’ play “Colored H2O”.

Zachary Gallman
Tiny Lines = Big Art

Learn how to collaborate with your surroundings, in the same manner as artist Shantell Martin. You’ll translate what you experience into small scale glyphs, lines and characters. These drawings will spill from one dimension into part of a large scale artwork, and continue to grow throughout the weekend.

Alley Bulka
GUERRILLA GIRLS: Fighting discrimination with facts, humor and fake fur

Children will make collages from really empowering photos of women (and men) who came from such diversity and hard times, who came out and above these hard times by adopting an attitude of kindness, sense of self, empowerment, integrity, etc. Participants will pick images that somehow inspire them from these photos and glue them onto cardboard and then across these pieces write in marker some positive, powerful words. We will turn these works of art into a fan by adding a painting stirring stick.
Become a fan of positive thinking!

Becca Munkachy
Painting with Emotion: Abstract Expressionism- Helen Frankenthaler

As an Abstract Expressionist in the 1950′s, Helen Frankenthaler worked next to great artists such as Gorky, Pollack, and de Kooning. She expressed herself personally through the fluidity and movement of paint on canvas. Students will have the chance to get messy during this workshop in order to express themselves abstractly through the use of paints on paper. No need to worry about staying in the lines.

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If you can’t walk with us, please help by donating to our team. You can do so on the same page. Thank you for helping us give all babies a healthy start!

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

SafetyTat is a temporary tattoo that helps to keep children connected to their parents. The tattoo reads “If Lost, Please Call” and lists a mobile phone number. They are super easy to apply and perfect for water parks, theme parks or other crowded surroundings. SafetyTat also offers waterless ‘Quick Stick’ tattoo, allowing immediate, on-the-go safety.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children advises children carry some form of identification and family/emergency contact on them while visiting an amusement or water park. But bathing suits and water play can preclude children from following this safety tip. Now, SafetyTat is empowering children and parents with peace of mind.

For more information visit www.missingkids.com

But let me tell you, Printicular was a pleasant surprise.

In less than 10 clicks, my photos were ready to send. I immediately received an email from Walgreens saying they received the order, and an hour later, I received another email saying the pictures were ready to pick up.

In a world where my iPhone acts as my primary camera, this app works for me.

The app allows you to access the pictures in your camera roll, photo stream and photo library (which if you are like me, contain the same pictures), and Walgreens lets you print 4×6, 5×7 and 8×10 pictures.

But it is the app’s ability to create 4×4 prints from Instagram that makes it unique.

I did not have to edit the format or pull out a straight cutter. When I selected pictures from my account, the 4×4 size was the default.

This can be a game changer for those who love to scrapbook or create stationary.

The app can access pictures from your Facebook and Flickr accounts too.

Cost-wise, Walgreens provides competitive prices:

4×6 – 29 cents
4×4 – 39 cents
5×7 – $1.99
8×10 – $3.99

And for a limited time, you can take 25 percent off your order if you use the promotional code “PARTNER25″ at checkout. You pay for the prints when you pick them up at the store.

If you are like me, I capture more moments on my phone because I always have it with me.  And let’s face it, my iPhone camera has better quality than my actual camera. Printicular makes printing photos from your phone quick and easy, and Walgreens makes the prints available in an hour,  notifying you when they are ready.

Along with the iPhone, the app is available on the iPad, iPod Touch and Android phones.

Monsters, letters, learning, oh my. Endless Alphabet, a new app for your iPad and iPhone by Callaway Digital Arts will engage your child through colorful graphics and interactive content.

Moms, you should not hesitate to download this app. It’s fun. It’s simple. And it’s free.

The first thing you will notice about this app is its ease of use. From the moment you open it, the display goes straight to the game.  You do not have to deal with a home page or a table of contents, meaning your child can open the app and immediately play.

Once the game is in motion, your child will quickly become captivated by the colors and the graphics. The game’s characters, a misfit bunch of curious monsters, come in every shape and size.

The creators of the app are also the people behind the Sesame Street book, Monster at the End of this Book, and it shows that they are familiar with the friendly-monster-types.

The object of the app is simple.

A bright blue monster greets your child on the main screen. Upon choosing a word in his month, a group of these friendly monsters run across the display, scattering the letters across the screen.

It is your child’s job to match the letters to the spots where they belong. When one is selected, the letter comes to life, revealing its monster identity and the sound the letter makes.

As a parent, you will notice that the collection of words is quite advance for a preschooler. The app includes words like exercise, musician and quarrel, to name a few. But I do not see the words as a test of cognitive skill, but instead a medium for your child to interact with letters.

It becomes evident that creating this interaction with letters is the app’s main goal.

Spelling is not tested because the letters can be placed out of order, nor is your child’s ability to retain the definitions of the words.  All of this information is available, providing plenty of opportunities to learn, but it is not tested to move on further in the game.

Every word and letter is read out loud by the narrator, and once a word is completed, a short animation explains the word’s definition in an engaging way. Who knows, after a while you might notice your child using words like, “gargantuan: something that is really, really, really big.”

Overall, the app provides a pressure-free atmosphere for learning. You child will not be competing with anyone, and a timer is not set. The focus is on the letters, their shapes and their sounds.

Endless Alphabet is an app worth investing in, and lucky for you, the investment is free. With new words added on a regular basis, the app truly provides endless learning opportunities.

Help us donate Easter baskets to special kids. Baskets will be delivered to the YWCA, Gateway, Jessie’s Place, Pathways, The Ronald McDonald House, Safehouse and many others.

You may help us by donating any of the items below and/or coming to the workshop to assemble the baskets

DONATIONS

You may drop off items for the baskets at the WDJC office in Homewood Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. before March 19.

NEW ITEMS NEEDED FOR BASKETS

• Easter Baskets (medium sized)
• Plastic Eggs
• Easter Candy
• Fake Easter Grass
• Coloring Books
• Crayons
• Small Bubbles
• Books
• Small Toys (frisbees, cars, footballs, dolls, jump ropes)
• Stuffed Animals
• Plastic Wrap for the Baskets
• Bows / Ribbons for the Baskets

*Many of these items can be found at places like Wal-Mart and the Dollar Tree. A great online resource is Oriental Trading party supply store

WORKSHOP

The workshop to assemble and decorate the baskets will be held on Thursday, March 21 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Alabama Baby & Child offices in downtown Birmingham at Innovation Depot (1500 1st Avenue North)

You don’t have to come for the entire time just come as long as you can!

March 18 – 22
March 26 – 28
Ruffner Mountain
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Ages 5-10
Members $30, Non Members $40 per day

Ruffner Mountain Spring Break Camp is available for one day or multiple days.  All camps include two snacks. Planned themes include:

March 18: Dirt Diggin
March 19: Arts and Nature
March 20: Leap Into Spring
March 21: Wetland Wonders
March 22: Geology Rocks

March 26: Arts and Nature
March 27: Dirt Diggin
March 28: Wetland Wonders

Extended care is available from 7:30 AM – 9 AM ($5/day) and 3 PM – 5:30 PM ($5/day).  You may sign your child up for one day or multiple days. All camps include two snacks.

March 19 – 20
Villager Yoga
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ages 5-12
$65 single day
$115 both days

March 27 – 28
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

Yoga offers a two day spring break camp.  A healthy snack will be included.
March 19: Strong and Balanced. 
Campers will explore physical and mental strength in yoga poses, activities, and games.  This will be an active class incorporating balancing poses, mindfulness exercises, and breathing techniques.
March 20: Calm and Centered.
Campers will work alone and with partners to find a calm body and mind.  Children will leave feeling relaxed after learning self-soothing poses, breathing exercises, and fun self-care rituals like face and hand massages.

March 27: Strong and Balanced
March 28: Calm and Centered

March 18 – 22
Birmingham Children’s Theatre
Spring Break Intensive
Ages 6 – 12

Registration Deadline: Monday, March 4, 2013

Pre-K – Kindergarten 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. $200
1^st grade – 2^nd grade 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.    $200
3^rd grade- 8^th grade  9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.     $250

BCT camps offer children an opportunity to refresh or learn skills in acting, dancing, and puppetry at the Birmingham Children’s Theatre Spring Break Intensive. During the Spring Break Intensive, campers will be immersed in theatre for one-week of learning with BCT’s team of experienced professionals and instructors.Tuition discounts are available when enrolling multiple students in one session.

March 18-22
McWane Science Center
Ages 9-11
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Full Day: Members $60, Non-Members $80
Half Day: Members $30, Non-Members $40
The McWane Science Center Spring Break Camp mixes learning with hands-on activities.

Preschoolers in 4k: Bugs and Butterflies, Music Mania, Things that go Bounce, Dino Might, Rumble in the Jungle, Sensational Seasons, Astro Tots, Animal Antics, Ocean Commotion, and Messy Masters.

1^st-3^rd   graders:  Young Engineers, Animal Encounter, Weather Watcher, Illusion Confusion, Ziploc Experiments, Life Cycles and Food Chains, Zap! Electricity Lab, Migration Marvels, Dino-Quest, and Double Bubble Trouble.

4^th-6^th graders: Power Plants, Super Structures, Isaac’s Apple, Living in Space, Scope it Out, Cool Chemistry, Migration Marvels, Robots Rule, Brain Waves, and Forensic Files.

March 18 – 22
Birmingham Zoo
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ages 9-12
Members $45, Non-Members $55

The Birmingham Zoo spring break camp schedule consists of the following activities:

March 18: Animal Super Heroes. Campers will learn about animals with remarkable abilities.
March 19: The Amazing Race which explains why certain animals are fast or slow.
March 20: Water Wonders. Campers learn about animals that live in the ocean.
March 21: Fun in the Sun day. Campers are educated about animals living in the hot desert environment.
March 22: The Scoop on Poop. They will learn why animal poop has an odor.

Before Care: $2 for members, $3 for non-members
After Care: $8 for members, $10 for non-members
Lunch: $7

March 19, 20, 23, and 27
Birmingham Museum of Art
Ages 3 – 8
FREE

The Birmingham Museum of art is offering several days of free activities for your children to enjoy during Spring Break

March 19: Hippo Adventures! 10:30 a.m. – 11:3o a.m.  FREE admission.

March 20: Hippo’n Over to the BMA for Spring Break Fun!
Begins at 10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  FREE admission.
10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. is Bart’s Art Cart, games, and hippo activities!
11 a.m. is Bart’s Books
1 p.m. Watch Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

March 23: Hippo Adventures! And Bart’s Art Cart
Hippo Adventures is at 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.   FREE admission
Bart’s Art Cart is at 11:00 a.m. and lasts for 2 hours.  FREE admission.
Children will be able to decorate their own animal cup and saucer with a hippo or their favorite animal.

March 27: Hippo’n Over to the BMA for Spring Break Fun!
Begins at 10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  FREE admission.
10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. is Bart’s Art Cart
10:30, 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Tours to see Hip, Hippo, Hooray
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. is Bart’s Books
1 p.m. Watch We Bought a Zoo

March 18-22
Red Mountain Theater Spring Workshop
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Ages  7-12
$300
To register call 205-324-2424

The Red Mountain Theater Spring Workshop will feature in-depth instruction in the three disciplines of musical theatre: music, acting and dance. Campers will learn introductory acting ensemble work, stage and body positions, acting as story-telling with the full body and voice, and how to be a good audience member. They will also learn the basic positions of dance, as well as basic steps. Vocally, students will learn techniques to make every song their best, auditioning tips and how to pick the best songs for their voices.

March 18-22
YMCA
Ages 5-12
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Day:  Members $25, Non-Member s $38
Week:  Members $94, Non-Member $128

Full-day camps at the YMCA allow campers to participate in organized games, swimming, playtime (WII, basketball, etc.), and go on daily field trips. Campers will be grouped by aged and led by a counselor.

March 25 – 29
YMCA Hoover Family Branch
Ages 5 – 12
7: 00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Member $103
Non-Member $161.00

March 18 – 22
Levite Jewish Community Center (LJCC)
Spring Break Tennis Camp
Ages 6 and Up
Half Day: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Full Day 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Half Day: Non-member $156, Member $125
Full Day: Non-member $255, Member $195

The LJCC Spring Break Tennis Camp may excite your child about the wonderful sport of tennis! Your child will learn the proper footwork and racket technique needed to control the placement and speed of the ball. Children will gain confidence using fun target drills where they receive rewards for hitting the targets! Each time a child hits a target or gets a point, you can see the excitement and pride in their accomplishments! Your child will become more and more confident with each ball that they successfully hit over the net, each target they hit and each point that they get for their team! The students become more consistent with their shots through fun games that build their confidence. Competitive games are implemented to work on strategy and mental toughness.

Tickets, starting at $26.00, are on sale now at www.harlemglobetrotters.com,  www.samford.edu, on-site at the Pete Hanna Center box office, or by phone at 205-726-3647.

SPECIAL OFFER

Use code ALBABY for $7 off each ticket.  Link is below

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Mickey Mouse and friends rock the world with the stars from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story in their new touring show Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. Disney hits are remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, country and much more! The irresistible lineup of performers including Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy; Ariel, Sebastian and Ursula; Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie; and Woody, Buzz and Jessie; are among the more than 25 Disney stars featured in this jam session fit for the entire family! You can’t resist dancing, singing, playing your air-guitar and laughing with this band of characters! Come join them at Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival for a lively concert experience guaranteed to deliver enough rockin’ memories to last a lifetime.

Show Times:

Friday, March 8

• 6:00 p.m.

Saturday March 9

• 11:00 a.m.
• 3:00 p.m.

Price range: $15- $53

Ages one and older must have a ticket, and the doors open one hour prior to the performance.

SPECIAL:  Use discount code MUSIC to receive $6 off of EACH ticket.  Click here to purchase tickets via Ticketmaster.

Curious George and his best friend, Hundley, explore all the wonders of the season together — including blooming flowers, baby animals and canoe rides. But when Hundley loses his way, George takes to the skies to find his pal, in a wild adventure that ends with a very fun surprise!

Retail price: $19.98

Enter below for a chance to win a copy of the DVD.

Little engineers and their families are invited to take a 25 minute ride on their favorite engine, meet Sir Topham Hatt®, Controller of the Railway, and enjoy a day of Thomas & Friends themed activities including arts & crafts, storytelling and more. The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum will also offer tons of fun activities including Putt-Putt Golf, a Petting Zoo, Jumpstation, Bubble Station, Maze, Sandbox, and Temporary Tattoos.

Thomas the Tank Engine rides depart every 45 minutes, rain or shine. Departure times begin at 9:45 am through 3:45 pm on Friday and Sundays, and 9:00 am through 4:30 pm on Saturdays.

Tickets for the Day Out With Thomas: The Go Go Thomas Tour 2013 are $19 plus tax for ages two and up.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER: Save $2 per ticket by using the access code: ROSIE

Tickets are on sale now by calling toll-free 866.468.7630 or logging onto www.ticketweb.com/dowt.

For more information and directions, contact The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum at 205-668-3435 or www.HODRRM.org.

Also if you want to have all of the fun of making heart shaped treats but want it to be quick and easy purchase a kit like the one pictured from Target. This Rice Krispy kit comes with everything from the Rice Krispy cakes, the chocolate, the sticks, and a heart shaped cookie cutter all for under $6.