Praying for a wonderful 2013 full of so many blessings for you and your family!
Happy Planning......
At the historic Riverside Hotel
Broward County
December 22-January 6
12-9pm/Weekends, 4-9/Monday-Friday
Cost: $8
Info: 954-377-0943
The historic Riverside Hotel has set up an 1,800 square-foot skating rink of synthetic ice on it’s front lawn for the Holiday season.
Monday,
December 31, 2012
New Year's Eve at The Beach Theater
Hollywood Beach Theater
Broward County
11pm-12:30am
Cost: FREE
Info: 954-921-3404
Featuring: Joel Desilva and the Midnight Howls
Live entertainment to ring in 2013! You can experience oceanside dining at its best along the oceanfront Broadwalk or Intercoastal Waterway.
Bass Park
Broward County
1-5pm
Cost: FREE
Info:
954-828-8498
Join in a
community celebration of the sixth principle of Kwanzaa, Kuumba- creativity, an
African American festival.
Broward County
1-3pm
Cost: $12/Children 1-12, $13/Adults
Info: 954-424-5022
Create a wacky hat to ring in 2012.
at Fiestas Patronales
Broward County
8pm-1am
Cost: Message for reasonable adult pricing, Children 12 and under are Free.
Contact Info: Frank@prchamber.com
Ring in the 2013 at this Fiestas Patronales family event, featuring food, games, dancing, carnival rides, DJ's, live music and, of course, fireworks! Don't forget your camera!
Dade County
10am-11:59am
Cost: $12/FL Residents
Info: 305-373-KIDS
What time is it? Time for a Funtastic Countdown to the New Year just for kids! Join us for games, arts & crafts, and tons of fun! Don't miss our countdown balloon drop to ring in the 2012- just a few hours early!
Palm Beach County
10am-1pm
Cost: $11/Children 2+, $6/Children Under 2 and Siblings.
Info: 561-852-2150
Ages: 1-10
Countdown 2013 with exciting games, activities, blowers, hats and bubble. Registration recommended.
!!Happy New Year!!
Dade County
January 1-4
11am-3pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Celebrate the arrival of our newest Girl of the Year! She’s a spirited
girl who uses her imagination to create art and inspire change. At this special
event, your girl can be among the first to learn about this new character’s
world. Join us for demonstrations, crafts, free giveaways, and MORE!
Palm Beach County
Ongoing Event Every Tuesday
12pm
Cost: Children 1-12 $14.95 (Admission, Refreshments and Tiara Included)
Adults $10.95 (Refreshments Included)
Sign up at the front desk or call 561-204-4554 to reserve your place on our guest list. Hurry! Space is limited. Come dressed in your princess attire and receive $1.00 off. Refreshments: Drinks, Finger Sandwiches and Dessert.
Palm Beach County
9am-5pm
Cost: $18.95/Adults, $12.95/Children 3-12
Info: 561-533-0887
Celebrate the New Year at the Palm Beach Zoo where will also be celebrating the birthdays of our black bears and panthers at 11am and 12:30pm. Be there with cameras rolling as they enjoy their birthday treats the morning of New Year's Day. Children cal also take part by making a panther mask and bear puppet to take home.
Wednesday,
January 2, 2013
Broward County
All Day
954-340-5000
Cost: FREE every Wednesday.
Free every Wednesday.
Arts & Crafts at Franklin Park
Broward County
6-7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Info: 954-791-1037
PreRegistration Required.
SoundScape Cinema Series
at the SoundScape ExoStage
Dade County
8pm
Cost: FREE
Info: 305-673-7730
Enjoy a movie under the stars!
Arts & Crafts at Franklin Park
Broward County
6-7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Info: 954-791-1037
PreRegistration Required.
SoundScape Cinema Series
at the SoundScape ExoStage
Dade County
8pm
Cost: FREE
Info: 305-673-7730
Enjoy a movie under the stars!
Dade County
January 1-4
4-6pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Celebrate the arrival of our newest Girl of the Year! She’s a spirited girl who uses her imagination to create art and inspire change. At this special event, your girl can be among the first to learn about this new character’s world. Join us for demonstrations, crafts, free giveaways, and MORE!
Dade County
4-8:30pm
Cost: $5
Info: 305-235-1668
We are offering $5 after-hour admission on the 1st Wednesday of the month. Enjoy a glass of wine or a picnic on the main lawn of the Estate and take in the rich evening colors reflecting off of the boat turning basin. You may preorder you picnic dinner directly at: 305-238-5881 for Chef David Schwadron or 305-661-5111 for Joanna's Marketplace.
Sunset & Dolphin Locations
Dade County
10:30-11:30am
Cost: $13.50/Ages 3-12, $6.50/Under 3
Info: 786-463-4401
Every Wednesday, make music at our music workshop. Come and join us for cookie decorating, arts & crafts, special projects or to enjoy your favorite play station.
Palm Beach County
11am-1pm
Cost: $10/Residents, $12.50/NonResidents
Info: 561-347-3900
Ages: 4+
Children will use color creatively on two plaster projects to paint, decorate and take home. Projects will take approximately one hour from arrival time. Registration required in person by a legal guardian by 2 days prior.
Palm Beach County
4:30pm
Cost: Regular Admission +
$3 to join hunt.
Info: 561-204-4554
Join the Outback for a
weekly scavenger hunt every Wednesday.
Palm Beach County
9:30-11am
Cost: $5/Members,
$8/NonMembers
Info & Reservations:
561-544-8615 (reservations and prepayment
required at least 34 hours in advance)
Limpets & topsnails are
a few of the shells you can find on Florida beaches. Meet at the center to find
out about seashells and the animals that make them. Caravan to Red Reef Beach
Park and search for ocean treasures. An adult must sign up and participate with
children.
Palm Beach County
2-3:30pm
Cost: $7/Members,
$10/NonMembers
Info & Reservations:
561-544-8615 (Reservations and prepayment
required at least 24 hours in advance)
Ages: 7-11
Did you know that there are
poisonous plants all around us? How about animals? Don’t miss this opportunity
to learn all about them and what you should do if you find one.
Thursday,
January 3, 2013
Dade County
January 1-4
4-6pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Celebrate the arrival of our newest Girl of the Year! She’s a spirited girl who uses her imagination to create art and inspire change. At this special event, your girl can be among the first to learn about this new character’s world. Join us for demonstrations, crafts, free giveaways, and MORE!
Palm Beach County
10am-3pm
Cost: FREE Admission, $15/All Day Ride Bracelet or $3/per ride
Info: 561-367-7035
Rides, games, food, arts & crafts, entertainment, treats, face painting and MORE!
Palm Beach County
2-3:30pm
Cost: $7/Members, $10/NonMembers
Info & Reservations 561-544-8615 (Reservations
and prepayment required at least 24 hours in advance)
Ages: 7-11
Turn your own back yard into a butterfly garden! Do you know which plants
draw butterflies in like a free all-you-can-eat-buffet? Learn how to attract a
variety of butterflies to your own backyard butterfly garden. Adults must sign
children in, but do not have to stay.
Palm
Beach County
10am-3pm
Cost: $3/per
ride or $15/All Day Bracelet. Free park entrance.
Info:
Rides, games,
food, free arts & crafts, walkabout entertainment, sweet treats, face
painting and more.
Friday,
January 4, 2013
Broward County
5:30-8:30pm
Info: 954-424-0085
Free admission the first Friday of the month with activities for children.
Broward County
6-9pm
Cost: $3.50/pp
Info: 954-357-8811
Enjoy a hayride around the park, a marshmallow roast around a campfire
and make your hot dogs or s’mores.
Broward County
5-9pm
Cost: Free Parking and entry to the Courtyard. Food Truck costs vary.
Info: 954-473-2955
Celebrate a new year with food from around the globe at First Friday Food
Trucks at Flamingo Gardens. Gourmet Food Trucks tantalize your taste-buds while
DJ Mike spins the tunes. The Wine and Beer Tent will be back with proceeds benefiting the botanical gardens and wildlife sanctuary.
Broward
County
7:30-9:30pm
Cost:
FREE
Info:
954-524-0805
Music
students are invited to bring their instruments and join the pros of
the Gold Coast Jazz Society for an old-fashioned jam session the first Friday
of the month.
Broward
County
5-8pm
Cost:
FREE
Info:
954-921-3500
Fridays,
ring the kids for some wholesome outdoor fun featuring a bounce house, face
painters and more!
Broward County
January 4-6
12-4pm
Cost: $12/Child, $14/Adult
Info: 954-467-6637
Dig into an ancient world where hordes of giant mammals roamed our state. Where Megalodons hunted in shallow seas and fossilized coral has shaped the land. Create a shark tooth necklace, meet local fossil experts and learn about what it takes to become a paleontologist.
Broward County
January 4 & 5
7:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
Info: shakespearemiami.com
Shakespeare Miami presents "Twelfth Night", a comedy set in the roaring 20's about a shipwreck, lovers and servants, featuring live jazz.
Tiny Tots Play Time at the Recreation Complex
Broward County
9:30-10am
Cost: $2/Resident, $4/NonResident
Info: 954-956-1580
Age: 6mo- 3 years
Children use balls, mats and tunnels while listening to music.
Tiny Tots Play Time at the Recreation Complex
Broward County
9:30-10am
Cost: $2/Resident, $4/NonResident
Info: 954-956-1580
Age: 6mo- 3 years
Children use balls, mats and tunnels while listening to music.
Dade County
Begins at Sundown
Cost: FREE
Info:305-673-7000
Featuring: Beetlejuice Rated PG
Come out and enjoy a movie at the park under the stars!
Dade County
5:30-10pm
Cost: FREE w/varying Food Truck Cost
A great time and place to come and enjoy the breeze, live music, great picnic areas and of course, the Food Trucks. We will be invading a beautiful property down the historic Old Cutler Road. Take the Old Cutler tree tunnels down South 4 miles past Pinecrest. A gorgeous setting that hosts many weddings, TV & Film productions and events like the Taste of Palmetto Bay.
Dade
County
7pm
Cost:
Laser Show: $4/Children, $8/Adults at 8p
FREE Planetarium Show at 7p
Info:
305-646-4234
Join
us for an evening of laser lights, stars and more.
Laser
Shows: 8pm- “Pop” Family Laser Show
9pm- Best of The Beatles
10pm- Best of Pink Floyd
11pm- Led Zeppelin
12am- Bob Marley
Check
out our Kids Activity Room for kids 3 and up from 8-9pm.
Dade County
January 1-4
4-6pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Celebrate the arrival of our newest Girl of the Year! She’s a spirited
girl who uses her imagination to create art and inspire change. At this special
event, your girl can be among the first to learn about this new character’s
world. Join us for demonstrations, crafts, free giveaways, and MORE!
Palm Beach County
9:30-11am
Cost: $5/Member, $8/NonMember
Info & Reservations: 561-544-8615 (Reservations
and prepayment required at least 24 hours in advance)
Age: 10-Adult
Explore the grasses and flats of the intracoastal waterway behind Gumbo
Limbo. Hand-held dip nets and large seine nets allow us to catch and release a
variety of fish, shrimp, crabs and other marine life. An adult must sign up and
participate with children.
Palm Beach County
11am-1pm
Cost: FREE
Info: 561-347-3900
Stop by the playground for a free activity and the latest information about upcoming events and programs at Sugar Sand Park.
Mommy, Mother Nature and Me at Daggerwing Doings
Palm Beach County
10:30-11:15am
Cost: $4/per child
Info: 561-629-8760
Age: 2-5
Featuring: Sea Creatures
Come learn about the fascinating creatures that call the ocean their home while practicing counting skills. This class will introduce young ones to the different animals that live in the great blue sea through stories, songs, activities and crafts.
Mommy, Mother Nature and Me at Daggerwing Doings
Palm Beach County
10:30-11:15am
Cost: $4/per child
Info: 561-629-8760
Age: 2-5
Featuring: Sea Creatures
Come learn about the fascinating creatures that call the ocean their home while practicing counting skills. This class will introduce young ones to the different animals that live in the great blue sea through stories, songs, activities and crafts.
at Dave & Mary Alper JCC
Dade County
January 4, 5 & 6
7p
Cost: $18
Info: 305-271-9000
Join Ariel in a magical kingdom in the fathoms below. An enchanting musical production under the sea.
Saturday,
January 5, 2013
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 Kids Workshop
at any Home Depot Store near you
Broward, Dade and Palm Beach Counties
9am-12pm
Cost: FREE
Info: Follow this LINK
Project: Diamond Birdhouse
Build, Learn, Create and Have Fun with Kids Workshops. FREE hands-on workshops for children 5-12 the 1st Saturday of every month. Workshops teach children do-it-youself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment. All kids get to keep their craft and receive a free kids workshop apron, commemorative pin and certificate.
Broward County
1-2pm
Cost: Free with Paid $2/Admission
Info: 954-357-5161
Fly on over to the nature center for a fun filled program all about
birds.
Broward County
January 4-6
12-4pm
Cost: $12/Child, $14/Adult
Info: 954-467-6637
Dig into an ancient world where hordes of giant mammals roamed our state. Where Megalodons hunted in shallow seas and fossilized coral has shaped the land. Create a shark tooth necklace, meet local fossil experts and learn about what it takes to become a paleontologist.
MOCA Creative Arts for Kids
Dade County
2-4pm
Cost: $18
Info: 305-893-6211
Age: 6-12
Children are invited to learn about the many aspects of contemporary art and develop their creative talents with MOCA Art Institute classes. Taught by professional art teachers, children tour MOCA exhibitions and learn about the elements of art by painting, drawing and sculpting like a famous artist. Parents and caregivers are invited to stay and create with their children.
MOCA Creative Arts for Kids
Dade County
2-4pm
Cost: $18
Info: 305-893-6211
Age: 6-12
Children are invited to learn about the many aspects of contemporary art and develop their creative talents with MOCA Art Institute classes. Taught by professional art teachers, children tour MOCA exhibitions and learn about the elements of art by painting, drawing and sculpting like a famous artist. Parents and caregivers are invited to stay and create with their children.
Dade County
11am-4pm
11am-4pm
Cost: FREE
Info: 305-253-0063
FREE Museum Admission the first Saturday of every month. Activities and train rides extra.
Dade County
January 5:
12-4pm
January 6: 12-4pm
January 11: 4-6pm
January 12: 2-4pm
January 13: 2-4pm
January 18: 2-4pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Your girl can discover her creative side with our newest Girl of the
Year! Join in the fun during this free event, where your girl can make crafts
inspired by the stories of our newest contemporary character!
Dade County
January 5 & 6
12-4pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Learn about our newest Girl of the Year! Your girl will on a fun-filled
scavenger hunt, collecting fun facts about our Girl of the Year 2013 along the
way. Plus, she’ll get a free American Girl poster at the end.
Little Wonders at Gumbo Limbo
Palm Beach County
10-10:45am
Cost: $5/Members, $8/NonMembers
Info & Reservations: 561-544-8615 (Reservations and prepayment required at least 24 hours in advance)
Ages: 3 & 4 with an adult
Take this opportunity to introduce your novice naturalist to the plant
and animal communities all around them, through hikes for little feet, crafts
for tiny fingers, and stories for growing minds.
at Dave & Mary Alper JCC
Dade County
January 4, 5 & 6
2pm and 7pm
Cost: $18
Info: 305-271-9000
Join Ariel in a magical kingdom in the fathoms below. An enchanting musical production under the sea.
Sunday,
January 6, 2013
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.
Broward County
January 4-6
12-4pm
Cost: $12/Child, $14/Adult
Info: 954-467-6637
Dig into an ancient world where hordes of giant mammals roamed our state. Where Megalodons hunted in shallow seas and fossilized coral has shaped the land. Create a shark tooth necklace, meet local fossil experts and learn about what it takes to become a paleontologist.
Dade County
January 5: 12-4pm
January 6:
12-4pm
January 11: 4-6pm
January 12: 2-4pm
January 13: 2-4pm
January 18: 2-4pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Your girl can discover her creative side with our newest Girl of the
Year! Join in the fun during this free event, where your girl can make crafts
inspired by the stories of our newest contemporary character!
Dade County
January 5 & 6
12-4pm
Cost: FREE
Age: 8+
Info: 877-247-5223
Learn about our newest Girl of the Year! Your girl will on a fun-filled scavenger hunt, collecting fun facts about our Girl of the Year 2013 along the way. Plus, she’ll get a free American Girl poster at the end.
Palm Beach County
1-2:30pm
Cost: $5/NonMembers, Free for Members
Ages: Grades 3-5- Reservation Required
Info: 561-392-2500 x106
Featuring: Mixed Mediaby Red Grooms
Once a month, children will learn about a master artist on exhibit at the Museum and have the opportunity to create a masterpiece in the style of the selected artist.
at Dave & Mary Alper JCC
Dade County
January 4, 5 & 6
3pm
Cost: $18
Info: 305-271-9000
Join Ariel in a magical kingdom in the fathoms below. An enchanting musical production under the sea.
South Florida Libraries
Check out the many programs that are offered at your local
libraries- they always have FREE programs and activities for kids of every age.
Click on the links below to check them out:
Always check details on each event/activity to be sure
details have not changed. Life happens and I am known to make an occasional
mistake.
I am always looking for every event/activity possible, if
you have or no of a great family event going on in the South Florida Tri-County
area; let me know so I can plug it in the appropriate week. Email me at: hotmommasofbrowardcounty@gmail.com
to post your next event.
Jeremiah
29:11, “For I know the plans I have for YOU declares the Lord, plans to prosper
you and not harm you, to give you hope and a future..”
