Free Museum Admission Saturday

As part of an event called Museum Day, several museums around the nation are providing free admission on Sat., Sept. 24.

Sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine, the day aims to get museums that normally charge for admission to be like the Smithsonian -- free -- for just one day. Only select museums are participating, and you must register for tickets in advance to gain free admission.

Some of the participating museums nearby include: College Park Aviation Museum, National Museum of Crime & Punishment (DC), Kreeger Museum (DC), B&O Railroad Museum (Baltimore), Baltimore Museum of Art, Montpelier Mansion (Laurel) and Riversdale House Museum (Riverdale Park).

For more information on participating museums, or to get tickets, go to: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/. And don't forget, since it's free, you may want to get the most bang for your buck and go to a museum that has a higher admission. For example, the admission for the National Museum of Crime & Punishment is regularly $19.95 for adults and $14.95 for children, while the College Park Aviation Museum is regularly only $4 for adults and $2 for children. So, financially, if you'd like to see both museums, you'd save more doing Crime & Punishment for free, and spending your own dime for aviation.

Have a great day!

-Hyattsville Mom

Free Art Class for Families

National Gallery - East Wing

The National Gallery of Art is offering a free art workshops for parents and children ages 8-11.  There are several workshop dates available in October, but registration for the classes is required and starts TODAY at NOON!


To register your family for this workshop, go online to: http://www.nga.gov/programs/family/index.shtm.


The workshop is described by the museum as follows: "Family Workshops are designed for children and adults to participate in together. Taught by artists and museum educators, each two-hour workshop includes an interactive tour in the galleries followed by a hands-on studio session. See the complete listings below for topics, required age range, dates, and times. All workshops begin in the Education Studio, located on the East Building Concourse. Workshops are free, but preregistration is required."


The workshop dates are:

October 1, 8, 15, 22 from 10:30 to 12:30, 2:00 to 4:00
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 1:00 to 3:00

That's all for today.

-Hyattsville Mom

Why am I Always the Last to Know?

So a teacher friend of mine posts on Facebook that she's painting her room with chalkboard paint. And, of course, I'm like, what is that?

Apparently, it's paint that turns your wall into a chalkboard.

This is fabulous! Really. Fabulous. Did you know about this? I didn't. I may paint my kids' room with this stuff. They can write on the walls. And I don't have to get mad when they do! Talk about a win-win situation.

Alright, that's it for today. I'm off to find out where I can get this stuff. (But first, I'll be having breakfast at Chick-Fil-A. It's their free breakfast week. There's still time for you to sign up. Just visit this site: http://www.chick-fil-aforbreakfast.com/Start.)

-Hyattsville Mom

Quick Money Saving Items

It's a short post today. Just wanted to highlight a couple of money-saving items I posted on Facebook or Twitter, but not the blog.

All-you-can-ride wristbands. If you buy them before noon Friday, you pay just $10 for all-you-can-ride wristbands at the Greenbelt Labor Day festival. If you wait til the festival starts, the same wristbands are $20. Without the wristbands, rides require tickets. Tickets cost $1 each and most rides are between 2-5 tickets. So, the cost savings is obvious. Details on how to buy wristbands are here: http://greenbeltlaborday.com/2010/08/12/wrist-coupon-bracelets.

Free Chick-Fil-A breakfast item. The chain, known for its "Eat More Chicken" slogan, is offering a free breakfast giveaway Sept. 6-10. You have to sign up in advance through the company's website and pick the breakfast item you want. Details are here: http://www.chick-fil-aforbreakfast.com/Start.

UPDATED:
Free Newseum Tickets. The Newseum is offering free admission on Sept. 11. To get free tickets, go to this site: https://secure4.gatewayticketing.com/Newseum/shop/Calendar.aspx?SalesChannelDetailID=23907&CG=TICKETS&C=SEPT11.


-Hyattsville Mom