KMOS PBS Kids' Day

So I heard about this free event at the Expo center from my friend.  And since my nephew was in town, I thought, "let's give it a whirl."
It was a really cool event for being free.  They had Clifford the Big Red Dog, Curious George, Sid the Science Kid, and other PBS characters you could get your picture taken with.  They had projects kids could do and "learning" stations.  They also had a few screenings, like for kids' eyes that you could do for free.

BUT


There were probably 3,000 people there.  You had to wait in line for EVERYTHING.  I got there right at 10am, when it started and still waited in line to enter.  By the time I left, that line was out the door and through the parking lot.  Each character, you had to wait in line for at least 10 minutes.  And the only way you could get the "free" coloring book was to get a stamp from each character, forcing you to wait in line for each character.  We chose not to do that, as my nephew was totally freaked out by all the people and the giant characters.

I'd recommend going to this event only IF they make major changes to how it's organized.  Totally not worth it with 3,000 other people.

Super Pages Circus

The circus was in town last weekend and lucky for me, my nephew was in town so I had a reason to go!
I thought it was going to be a cheap night because I had a coupon for a free child admission, but little did I know it cost $15 for an adult admission!
As far as circus's go, they had elephants, camels, horses, people swinging on ropes, etc. Decent acts. However, for the cost, I'd recommend waiting and spending your money for Barnum and Bailey.
I did not appreciate between every two acts them trying to sell some "cool" toy to kids.  I could tell other parents were also not pleased.  Quite the money suck.  You could ride an elephant for the cost of $5 a child, and $8 an adult, but they crowded about 6 people at a time on each elephant.
So overall, it gave me something to do with my nephew and had some fun acts, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they wanted to spend a ton of money!
Here's some pictures:
Chick riding an elephant.

 My nephew and Laura and Bella, clearly engrossed by something.

 What they called the "Cage of Death" and yes, that is a woman standing in it with two motorcycles driving around her.

 The lions.  They were VERY large.

 I only included this picture, because yes, the woman on the right is swinging by her hair.

Kid's Movie at the Armory

On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, the City of Columbia hosts a free kids' movie at the armory.  I was a bit skeptical of this event, but I rounded up some friends' kids and gave it a whirl.

Tangled was the movie of the night.

I was highly impressed with this event for kids.  It included free popcorn and lemonade for everyone.  It was held in a room with a projection television and surround sound, so for all the kids know, it's just like a theater!  The best part was that because everyone there also had kids around the same ages, no one seemed to be really bothered by the fact that the kids got restless and moved around and switched chairs and were up and down, up and down...... If you have kids, you know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, I would definitely recommend this event if you have kids, and look forward to taking kids I know to this event in the future.

P.S.  Tangled is a pretty cute movie.

Tons of Trucks

Let me tell you, it was a beautiful day to be in the park today! However, unless you have a kid that likes trucks, Tons of Trucks........ totally not the place in the park you want to be!

As a person without a child, this was not an event I would have wanted to be at. There were a CRAZY amount of children running around, parking was atrocious, and everyone (and by everyone, I mean young children who may not understand lines yet) had to wait in line to sit in each truck...... even the crappy trucks.

However, being the person I am, I made the best of the situation and found some friends that were having a better time than me.

Here's my friend Tristan enjoying time on a Gator:

Here's my friend Brody enjoying a sucker..... and riding in a tractor.

Here's the ridiculous line for one SIDE of the fire truck. The other side had an equally long line.

All the tow-trucks:

Look at all the people walking TOWARDS Tons of Trucks as I walk in the opposite direction!