One more thing, I'm getting pretty good at finding "South Florida Fun"- but I know I'm missing things- if you hear or know of something that everyone else needs to know about- send me a message! You'll have a million other Mom's thanking you, and me too!
** I encourage you to follow the links and/or call ahead to check that details of events have not changed. Most of the information I find/receive is from the web, and things are always subject to change.**
Scroll all the way to the bottom after the weekly events to find the links to ongoing activities in the community.
By The Way, Tax Free Shopping Days: August 3-5.
Monday 07/30/2012
Make A Film FREE Camp at Apple Retail Stores
Click on link above to locate the stores closest to you and for the dates at your location: end of July and beginning of August
Cost: FREE
Time varies, click link above.
Ages: 8-12
A fun, FREE workshop where kids become filmmakers. At Apple Camp, kids learn how to shoot their own footage, create an original song on an iPad, and put it all together in iMovie on a Mac. This free workshop, held at Apple Retail Stores, spans 3 days and ends with campers debuting their masterpieces at the Apple Camp Film Festival. Space is limited and workshops fill up quickly, so sign up now for a super-creative adventure.
Day One (1.5 hours)
- Get an intro to the basics of movie-making, including creating a storyboard.
- Create an original soundtrack by making a song in GarageBand on an iPad.
- Prepare for shooting footage outside the store overnight or inside the store at the end of the workshop.
On day one, Apple Camp also includes an optional, one-hour Parents Workshop that will focus using and setting parental controls on the Mac. Registration not required.
Day Two (1.5 hours)
- Get an intro to iMovie- simple-to-use movie-making software.
- Use a Mac to import and edit collected movie footage, incorporating skills and music.
- Create a film.
With guidance from Apple Camp Counselors, kids will use iMovie- part of the iLife suite of creativity applications built into every Mac- to create, edit, and produce their films.
Day Three (Saturday morning, 1.5 hours)
- Film Festival
Kids will have the opportunity to showcase their movies to invited parents, relatives, and friends. Participation in the festival is optional. Campers can take their completed movies home at the end of Day Two, if they prefer.
Food Truck Invasion
Hollywood ArtsPark at Young Circle, Hollywood Boulevard and U.S. 1
954-921-3500
Up to 20 different food trucks will be peddling their culinary creations that will satisfy any appetite. There will also be music and kids activities.
Monkey See Monkey Do Art Studio
11444 W Sample Rd. Coral Springs
(954) 341-5216
10-11am
Cost: $15
Age: 3-4 years
"Lil' Picasso's" Instructional Art Class. Pablo Picasso Silly Faces.
Kid's Hub Cafe: $5 Open Play All Day
Tuesday 07/31/2012Kid's Hub Cafe: $5 Open Play All Day
Cost: $5
Open Play ALL Day at Kid's Hub!!
10am
Cost: FREEThis week featuring: "Shrek: Forever After"
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday June 12 through August 16, 2012. Enjoy FREE family movies at all MUVICO Theater locations.
Regal Movie Theaters
10am
$1 Movies on Tuesdays & Wednesdays during the summer. This week they are showing "Chimpanzee" and "Hoodwinked Too" in our area. You can click on the link above to find the theater(s) nearest you.
Frank Movie Theaters
10am
$1 Movies on Tuesdays & Thursdays during the summer. This week they are showing :
Sunrise: "Rio"
Los Olas: "The Adventures of TinTin"
You can click on the link above for more details.
Heavy Metal Magic Show at NSU Alvin Sherman Library
Wednesday 08/01/2012
MUVICO in WPB: Free Summer Film Festival
10am
Cost: FREE
This week featuring: "Shrek: Forever After"
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 through August 16, 2012. Enjoy FREE family movies at all MUVICO Theater locations.
Regal Movie Theaters
10am
$1 Movies on Tuesdays & Wednesdays during the summer. This week they are showing "Chimpanzee" and "Hoodwinked Too" in our area. You can click on the link above to find the theater(s) nearest you.
Coral Springs Museum of Art FREE Wednesdays
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs
954-340-5000
Entry is FREE on Wednesdays. Great opportunity to teach the kids some culture.
Follow the link for more details.
Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse
Davie, FL
10:30am
Cost: $1
Featuring: "Winnie The Pooh"
FREE Days at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables
305.667.1651
9:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Enjoy the wonder of Fairchild, every Sunday in August and the first Wednesday of every month from June to November, for free. A day at Fairchild is a day in paradise. Where else can you visit a tropical rain forest, view world class art, dine at an award winning café and do it all surrounded by the unparalleled beauty of nature? Only at Fairchild.
Thursday 08/02/2012
MUVICO in WPB: Free Summer Film Festival
10am
Cost: FREE
This week featuring: "Shrek: Forever After"
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 through August 16, 2012. Enjoy FREE family movies at all MUVICO Theater locations.
10am
$1 Movies on Tuesdays & Thursdays during the summer. This week they are showing :
Sunrise: "Rio"
Los Olas: "The Adventures of TinTin"
You can click on the link above for more details.
Friday 08/03/2012
Monkey See Monkey Do Art Studio
11444 W Sample Rd. Coral Springs
(954) 341-5216
10-11:30am
Cost: $20
Age: 7 & up
Instructional Class. DaVinci's Mona Lisa Painting.
Paint and Play at Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Schoolhouse Children's Museum and Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach
561-742-6780
10:30 - 11am
Costs: Free with price of admission and to all members. Admission: Under 1 FREE, Ages 1-17 $4, Adults $5
Painting and playing merge seamlessly in this art-based class for explorative young minds. Mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, clay, craft projects will be introduced through fun and engaging methods. Enrichment skills: art and science concepts, fine motor coordination, social skills, creative development. Preregistration encouraged. NOTE: Classes fill quickly and begin promptly! Please call (561) 742-6780 to preregister and arrive at least 5 minutes prior to start of class to secure your spot.
34th Annual Bank of America Starlight Musicals
Featuring: Thania Sanz - World Music
Get your groove on at ARTSPARK LIVE!, a FREE weekend concert series dedicated to showcasing South Florida's finest talent in the heart of Downtown Hollywood. Enjoy every musical style under the sun at the state-of-the-art ArtsPark Amphitheater at Young Circle.
Fabulous First Friday at Miami Science MuseumPaint and Play at Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Schoolhouse Children's Museum and Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach
561-742-6780
10:30 - 11am
Costs: Free with price of admission and to all members. Admission: Under 1 FREE, Ages 1-17 $4, Adults $5
Painting and playing merge seamlessly in this art-based class for explorative young minds. Mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, clay, craft projects will be introduced through fun and engaging methods. Enrichment skills: art and science concepts, fine motor coordination, social skills, creative development. Preregistration encouraged. NOTE: Classes fill quickly and begin promptly! Please call (561) 742-6780 to preregister and arrive at least 5 minutes prior to start of class to secure your spot.
34th Annual Bank of America Starlight Musicals
Holiday Park, located at 1300 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
7- 10pm
Cost: FREE
Cost: FREE
Featuring: Brass Evolution (Show Band)
Celebrate the summer with the 34th Annual Bank of America Starlight Musicals, a FREE concert series held each Friday through August 3rd.
Celebrate the summer with the 34th Annual Bank of America Starlight Musicals, a FREE concert series held each Friday through August 3rd.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets and their family and friends to the park for live entertainment under the stars. The shows take place on the football fields in Holiday Park and parking is available on site.
ArtsPark at Young Circle
Every Friday, 5 - 9 pm
The best FREE family social event in town featuring a bounce house, face painters & more!
Information: 954-921-3500
Every Friday, 5 - 9 pm
The best FREE family social event in town featuring a bounce house, face painters & more!
Information: 954-921-3500
Every Friday & Saturday, 8pm
Cost: FREEFeaturing: Thania Sanz - World Music
Get your groove on at ARTSPARK LIVE!, a FREE weekend concert series dedicated to showcasing South Florida's finest talent in the heart of Downtown Hollywood. Enjoy every musical style under the sun at the state-of-the-art ArtsPark Amphitheater at Young Circle.
401 S.W. Second St.
Fort Lauderdale
954-713-0930
6:30pm-8am
Aug. 3-4.
Aug. 3-4.
Cost: $40 pp
Pack your sleeping bags and flashlights and spend a night of action and discovery. Experience engaging and remarkable critters up close in the Geckos: Tails to Toepads exhibit; listen to their voices and try to spot the camouflaged geckos. Take a simulated air boat ride through the Everglades, enjoy the fun antics of otters at play and get blown away in the dynamic Storm Center. Put on your PJs and watch a family DVD movie in the brand-new Keller Science Theater. Later, set up camp in the exhibits. Reservations required.
Phone Contact: Box Office 305-646-4234
Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more.
FREE Planetarium Star Show (7:30pm) and rooftop observatory viewing
(8:30pm - 10pm, weather permitting.)Check out our Activity Room for kids - a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00pm-9:00pm)
Later in the evening, check out Miami Science Museum's Famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Shows:
Laser Show Admission: $4.00 children - $8.00 adults8:00pm "Pop" Family Laser Show
9:00pm Best of Pink Floyd
10:00pm Led Zeppelin
11:00pm Bob Marley
Midnight Radiohead
First Friday First Friday Food Trucks at Flamingo Gardens at Flamingo Gardens
5-9PM
FREE to Enter & FREE Parking
Enjoy the lingering daylight of summer at August's Food Truck event with gourmet food trucks to tempt your taste buds while DJ Mike spins the tunes. Plenty of picnic tables and seating in the courtyard parrot Aviary
Saturday 08/04/2012
Bank of America FREE Museum Weekend
On the first weekend of every month, anyone with a Bank of America credit or debit card can get free admission to museums nationwide through the Museums on Us program. Local participants include the Miami Art Museum, Miami Children’s Museum, Miami Science Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Bass Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science, the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale.
Home Depot FREE Kids Workshop
9am-12pm
Cost: FREE
Ages: 5-12
This months project: Build a Cork Bulletin Board
The Home Depot has teamed up with the EPA’s ENERGY STAR® and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax movie. Each Kids Workshop will provide kids with Lorax activity sheets, Lorax create-your-own mustache kits, and Lorax sticker sheets. Each store will have one life-sized Lorax poster to affix to a wall so kids can have their picture taken with The Lorax.
- Kids will learn to build their very own cork bulletin board while learning tool safety.
- Have fun, make friends and gain a sense of achievement and work ethic.
- You can paint and add embellishments to your project while at the workshop.
Kiddie Academy Story Time LIVE!
11am
Cost: FREE
Follow the link above to find the location nearest you. Join us at Story Time LIVE! where characters jump off the stage and visit you in person!
First Free Saturday at Gold Coast Railroad Museum—With Food Truck Rodeo:
12450 S.W. 152nd Street
Miami, Florida 33177-1402
888 60 TRAIN
11am- 5pm
Cost: FREE
Every first Saturday of the month the Gold Coast Railroad Museum is offering free admission. Once again the popular Food Truck Rodeo will return with other special vendors at the Museum as well.
Family Fun Days at The Little Farm
13401 S.W. 224 Street
Goulds, FL
(305) 258-3186
Cost: $10 (cash only, please) for each person (infants free).
9:30 am for approximately 3 hours
Open to the public two weekends most months
Admission covers all of the following activities: Pony Rides, Petting Farm,Tour of the Butterfly Garden and Farm (10:30 & 11:30).
No reservations required. Please bring the camera! Don’t be late for the fun!
Admission covers all of the following activities: Pony Rides, Petting Farm,Tour of the Butterfly Garden and Farm (10:30 & 11:30).
No reservations required. Please bring the camera! Don’t be late for the fun!
Bonnet House Family Days
10am-4pm
Cost: Children 12 and under FREE, Adults and Teens Half Price
Enjoy a day at Bonnet House with arts, crafts and activities for the entire family.
1st and 3rd Saturday of the month July through September.
Backyard Bubble Bash Weekend at Miami Museum of Discovery and Science
401 SW 2nd StreetFort Lauderdale, FL 33312954-467-6637Cost: FREEJoin us at our Museum’s Backyard Bubble Bash Weekends! It’s good, “clean” fun for the whole family! Remember to dress to get wet! This weekend's theme: Summer Games. Honor the Summer Olympics by competing for the gold medal in family fun contests! Ice Cream Making Demonstrations (2:30 p.m.) – Learn how to make homemade ice cream and see how simple ingredients and a little kinetic energy can create a delicious physical change. Bird Lovers Club – Fly over to the Learning Labs to meet the Bird Lovers Club!
Every Friday & Saturday, 8 pmCost: FREEFeaturing: Cypress - Original Rock
Get your groove on at ARTSPARK LIVE!, a FREE weekend concert series dedicated to showcasing South Florida's finest talent in the heart of Downtown Hollywood. Enjoy every musical style under the sun at the state-of-the-art ArtsPark Amphitheater at Young Circle.
Gooey Gobs and Squishy Stuff at Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Schoolhouse Children's Museum and Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach
561-742-6780
10:30 - 11am
Cost: Under 1 FREE, Ages 1-17 $4, Adults $5
This popular weekly program is now offered on Saturdays during the summer! If it's squishy, sticky, fluffy, soft, ooey- gooey or rough, little hands will want to investigate. Focusing on discovery through play and materials exploration, this program will highlight different mediums each week.
David Deal Family Play Day
August 04-11
Cost: FREE
A series of free family friendly events. Each day there will be a different event going on. Check location and times:
Saturday, August 4th at Osswald Park from 8am-4pm: inaugural Playday Golf Tournament where we will highlight local golf legends. The tournament will include closest-to-pin and putting contests. Refreshments will be served.
Saturday, August 4th at Joseph C. Carter Park from 2pm-8pm: All-Star Saturday will consist o f2-Ball Competition, 3-Point Contest, Old school Shoot-Out and an All-Star Game. Contestants must be members of the Carter Park Men's Open League.
Saturday, August 4 at Joseph C. Carter Park from 5-8pm: Playday Teen Summer Jam & Battle Of The DJ's. This year's teen bash will highlight five of the area's best disc jockeys competing for the top trophy and bragging rights as the "Best DJ in Fort Lauderdale."
**Will list additional activities on this event for the following week**
Progress In The Park in Hollywood
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
2400 Charleston St.
Hollywood
954-921-3412
Cost: FREE
9 am-4 pm
Enjoy a parade followed by music, games and more. Free back-to-school supplies and free immunization services available. Children must be accompanied by a parent and have immunization records. 9 am-4 pm
Back to School Splash at The Falls in Miami
8888 SW 136th Street, Miami.
12p-5p
August 4-5
Cost: FREE
Enjoy the last splash of summer while shopping for back-to-school at The Falls in Miami. Features dozens of exhibitors, Pirate Treasure Hunt, bounce houses, hands on crafts, Hip Hop Kidz mini workshops, stage entertainment, give-aways and more! This event takes place on Tax Free Weekend! For more details on the event, click here.
Sunday 08/05/2012
Bank of America FREE Museum Weekend
On the first weekend of every month, anyone with a Bank of America credit or debit card can get free admission to museums nationwide through the Museums on Us program. Local participants include the Miami Art Museum, Miami Children’s Museum, Miami Science Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Bass Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science, the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale and Young at Art.
Backyard Bubble Bash Weekend at Miami Museum of Discovery and Science
401 SW 2nd StreetFort Lauderdale, FL 33312954-467-6637Cost: FREEJoin us at our Museum’s Backyard Bubble Bash Weekends! It’s good, “clean” fun for the whole family! Remember to dress to get wet! This weekend's theme: Summer Games. Honor the Summer Olympics by competing for the gold medal in family fun contests! Ice Cream Making Demonstrations (2:30 p.m.) – Learn how to make homemade ice cream and see how simple ingredients and a little kinetic energy can create a delicious physical change. Bird Lovers Club – Fly over to the Learning Labs to meet the Bird Lovers Club!
FREE Days at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables
305.667.1651
9:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Enjoy the wonder of Fairchild, every Sunday in August and the first Wednesday of every month from June to November, for free. A day at Fairchild is a day in paradise. Where else can you visit a tropical rain forest, view world class art, dine at an award winning café and do it all surrounded by the unparalleled beauty of nature? Only at Fairchild.
Family Fun Days at The Little Farm
FREE Days at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables
305.667.1651
9:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Enjoy the wonder of Fairchild, every Sunday in August and the first Wednesday of every month from June to November, for free. A day at Fairchild is a day in paradise. Where else can you visit a tropical rain forest, view world class art, dine at an award winning café and do it all surrounded by the unparalleled beauty of nature? Only at Fairchild.
Family Fun Days at The Little Farm
13401 S.W. 224 Street
Goulds, FL
(305) 258-3186
Cost: $10 (cash only, please) for each person (infants free)
9:30 am for approximately 3 hours
Open to the public two weekends most months
Admission covers all of the following activities: Pony Rides, Petting Farm,Tour of the Butterfly Garden and Farm (10:30 & 11:30).
No reservations required. Please bring the camera! Don’t be late for the fun!
Admission covers all of the following activities: Pony Rides, Petting Farm,Tour of the Butterfly Garden and Farm (10:30 & 11:30).
No reservations required. Please bring the camera! Don’t be late for the fun!
SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch
(954) 828-5363
Cost: FREE
11 am- 2 pm
An ideal way to relax and enjoy Fort Lauderdale’s scenic Riverwalk. This free, live, outdoor concert series brings the area’s best local jazz artists. Listen to the soulful sounds on four different stages on the first Sunday of each month.
Featuring:
Esplanade - Ray Stevens Orchestra (RSO)
Connie Hoffman Gazebo - Alex Dean Band
Peck Courtyard - Tom Lippincott
Back to School Splash at The Falls in Miami
8888 SW 136th Street, Miami.
August 4-5
Cost: FREE
12p-5p
Enjoy the last splash of summer while shopping for back-to-school at The Falls in Miami. Features dozens of exhibitors, Pirate Treasure Hunt, bounce houses, hands on crafts, Hip Hop Kidz mini workshops, stage entertainment, give-aways and more! This event takes place on Tax Free Weekend! For more details on the event, click here.
Ongoing Activities:
Kids Cooking Party "Growing Cooks Culinary Emporium"
They offer so much more, you can call at 954-345-4575, follow the link above, or "Like" them on"We are a cooking school and cooking party facility for the entire family. We also feature creation stations during the week while events are not taking place: Times for Creation Stations are Mon - Friday 11am - 5pm with the exception of Tuesday availability is 11pm to 4pm. Cookie Pops are $2, cupcakes are $3 or 2/$5. We do feature other creation station activities from time to time as well. Our cooking class schedule comes out monthly as well featuring kids & youth classes, those are generally $25/each unless your join our culinary club then they drop to $19 each or even $17 if you pay for a bundle of 4 at a time."
Facebook to keep up with all of their activities.
Pinecrest Gardens
11000 Red Road, Pinecrest, 33156
305.669.6990
For an afternoon of quality time with your child, we have something at Pinecrest Gardens for children of every age.
Splash 'n Play, A water playground designed for the enjoyment of children ages 2 through 12. It is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to one hour prior to the park's closing. The admission fee for this activity is $3.00 per child. Petting Zoo, get a chance to interact with our farm animals. Open daily at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. Admission to the petting zoo is FREE. Playground is aadjacent to a picnic table area and concession, the colorful playground offers kids a wide variety of fun and exercise. Feed the Fish, the waterways throughout the garden offer children a unique opportunity to feed fish in their native environment. Fish food is sold at the Splash 'N Play attendant stand. Botanical Gardens, the gardens offer some of the most beautiful and rare plants from around the world serving as a perfect stage for the young botanists. Swan Lake, provides the perfect place to watch wildlife in a spectacular setting. Kids can sit and watch the beautiful swan as it swims across the water, the iguanas and turtles sunnying themselves on the grassy bank or the native birds that stop to cool down at the water's edge.
The Broward County Libraries. They have so many FREE programs going on various days of the week with their 30+ locations! Follow the link above to check out what is going on closest to you.
AMF FREE Bowling For Kids ALL Summer
At AMF, kids 15 and under can bowl for free all summer. Simply register and you'll get a weekly voucher for two FREE games per child per day through September 3, based on lane availability. Shoe rental is not included.
FREE bowling available until 8 p.m., 7 days a week.
AMF summer is May 14 – Sept. 3, 2012.
Go to their site to sign up and have the vouchers sent to your email.
