Dress up the kids and take them to your local Macey’s on Saturday, October 27th for some trick-or-treating.
Halloween Carnival, Provo
DATE: Friday, October 26th
LOCATION: The Center (222 West 500 North)
TIME: 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
COST: $3.00 per person or $15.00 per family (8 Person Max)
Children 3 and under are free with paid adult
• Magic Shows
• Live Animal Shows
• Halloween Carnival Games
• Frankenstein Craft Room
• Food Eating Contest
• Themed Rooms
• Spook Alley
• Candy and Prizes
• Concessions
• And much more!
For more information call
852-7635
Pass of All Passes – $19.95 for a Limited Time
Get a Seven Peaks Pass of all Passes, for only $19.95 the normal price is $79.95. This is 75% off and it includes 12 months of fun both Seven Peaks water Parks, in Salt Lake, and Provo, 3 Seven peaks Fun Centers, professional sporting events, and much more. All you need to do is click, or type in this link below, and buy or renew your pass for 12 months of fun. This price only comes around once or twice a year for very limited times, and won’t last, if you just bought one yesterday, don’t worry you can buy this screaming deal, and extend your pass to 10/2014 so don’t miss out, limited quantities remain!
All About Baby Expo, October 20
This Saturday, October 20 from 10 am until 9 pm, the Utah Valley Convention Center is hosting an All About Baby Expo – and it’s FREE! There will be many booths, vendors, mini classes, and even a giveaway. It will have some great info for you and your baby!
Here is the press release:
Provo, Utah – October 9, 2012 – On October 20th a new, semi-annual Expo comes to Utah County with the purpose of putting more focus on the care of babies. The All About Baby Expo has chosen a new home at the Utah Valley Convention Center to introduce their inaugural event which will return every six months in one of the highest birth-rate locations in the United States.
“Our mission is simple: to focus on these precious little ones through pregnancy, delivery, and the tender years of a new life. Attention to their physical, spiritual, and emotional health and happiness should be first and foremost,” explains event producer, Melynda Fanene.
Fanene and husband, John, welcomed their first child on August 12, 2011. Their son, known as Baby Rock, inspired their desire to share with other moms and dads what they wish they had known, being first-time parents. “So much of what we learned came from the internet or talking with other parents. We’re still learning every day with each stage of his new life. We just want to create an avenue for businesses and educational outlets to share and empower parents with options.”
The All About Baby Expo will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM, 220 West Center Street in Provo. The event is free to the public and will offer a full day of mini classes, activities, and vendors.
Classes include:
What I Wish I’d Known (Before And) When I Was Pregnant
What I Wish I’d Known During Labor And Delivery
What I Wish I’d Known The First Few Moments Through The First Year
Baby Signing Demo Class
Car Seat Safety
Baby Mattress Safety
Beauty Talk: Moms, Don’t Forget Mom
Story Time
Expecting moms can also register to win prizes as part of the All About Mom and Baby Shower promotion including the grand prize, two round-trip tickets on JetBlue Airways. Current schedule updates as well as participating sponsors, vendors, and giveaways can be found online at AllAboutBabyExpo.com. Booth themes include baby products, clothing, toys, health and wellness, education, birth options and more.
Businesses and organizations involved are required to support the mission of All About Baby. “We want to offer a platform for these incredible businesses to present their products and services to moms and dads so they can provide the very best. We encourage a healthy pregnancy, educated parents to make the right decisions for themselves and their babies, and products that are safe and beneficial. With so many options out there, we want to place as many in one spot, in front of these new parents, to help save a little time and possibly give them an option they never considered.” Because products and services in the industry are constantly changing, the All About Baby Expo is not only for brand new moms but anyone influencing a baby or young child. Organizers also want to make sure Dad knows he won’t be forgotten and will have prizes, vendors, and activities with him in mind as well. Though the event is free admission, attendees are encouraged to empty their ash trays and their pockets and donate Change4Change to help build care packages for babies in the local Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Vendors and sponsors are highlighted weekly with social media updates and giveaways through the blog at AllAboutBabyExpo.blogspot.com and the event Facebook and Twitter pages: www.Facebook.com/AllaboutBabyExpo and www.Twitter.com/AllAboutBabyXpo.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Utah has the highest fertility rate in the country, and Utah County, the highest in the state. The event will be held bi-annually in April and October in Provo, Utah. Event organizers plan to extend nationally in 2013.
Pound the Pavement for Parenthood – Race October 13
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 13th, Pound the Pavement for Parenthood will be holding their 3rd annual race!
It will begin at 9 am in Saratoga Springs. They have teamed up with the Utah Fertility Center and will be raffling off a Free IVF cycle to a couple that is registered for the race!
To learn more and sign up, visit their website: poundthepavementforparenthood.com
The Utah ‘What Women Want Expo’
BE A PART OF THE FUNNEST WOMEN’S SHOW IN UTAH!
Yes. We know what women want; something to enjoy, someone to enjoy it with, and things that helps her be her very best. She likes good food, good friends and fun.
And twice a year, 12,000 women agree that the Utah Valley Women’s Expo is the place to be! What a perfect reason to sneek out for a great time with the girls. There are those great fashion shows, beauty products, home items and decor, exercise helps, seminars from nationally prominent women, money saving ideas, career guidance, scrap booking, women’s health, makeovers, hairstyling, bags, food demonstrations, gift ideas, heavenly spa samplings, door prizes, vacations, family activities, good food, friends, fun and more.
You’re going to love this show. It’s about getting you away from the everyday routine – even if it’s just a temporary reprieve. So we’ll see you at the Expo.
Tickets available from top women’s groups and businesses, or at the door for only $5.
When: April 2oth & 21st, 2012, 11 am to 8 pm (both days)
Where: The UCCU Center at UVU, Orem
From uvexpo.com
Must Have Giveaways – Current & Upcoming Giveaways
As I have explained before, Must Have Giveaways is based on the idea of finding out about local companies. There are so many large and small companies in Utah County alone that I have never heard of so this is a way for Facebookers to get to know these amazing companies.
Currently, MHG is sponsoring a giveaway to 1 or 2 lucky winners for Cafe Zupas gift cards. It’s a referral campaign which means that if you enter, spread your code to your friends, and they enter with your referral code and win, you win too. I love referral giveaways because my chances of winning just keep increasing as my friends enter with my code. This giveaway will end on April 7, 2012 at 7 pm MST.
Next week, MHG will be sponsoring another giveaway to 1 lucky winner who will receive four Pass of All Passes. I love these things. They get you into so many fantastic Utah County and Salt Lake County activities. They will be given away on Saturday, April 14 at 7 pm MST.
We also have a Boondocks gift card, a day pass to Seven Peaks or Trafalga, and a Cafe Rio gift card coming up. So stay in touch and become a fan of Must Have Giveaways on Facebook or follow Must Have Giveaways’ blog for giveaway and winner announcements. So far, most of our giveaways have had under 150 entries so the chances of winning, especially if you refer friends, are very high!
Easter Egg Hunts Utah County 2012
Cedar Hills Golden Egg – April 6th @ 4 pm – check Cedar Hills’ website to find out coordinates to find the Golden Egg
Heritage Park Teen Easter Egg Hunt – April 6th @ 8:30 pm – Community Rec Center, 10640 N. Clubhouse Drive, Cedar Hills
Easter Eggstreme – Thanksgiving Point April 7th @ 10 am – 3 pm – $7 in advance, $9 the week of
Provo City Egg Hunt – Pioneer Park April 7th @ 10 am – free for 10 years and under
The Shops at Riverwoods – April 7th @ 8:30 am for breakfast, 10:00 am for the egg hunt – breakfast is $2.99 per person
Orem Easter Egg Hunt – Mountain View High School – April 7th @ 9 am – Football Field
Spanish Fork Easter Egg Hunt – Spanish Fork Sports Complex – April 7th @ 9 am
Payson City Easter Egg Hunt – April 7th
Eagle Mountain Egg Hunt – Nolan Park – April 7th @ 10:30 am – Parents will not be allowed in hunt area
Thanks to Utah Sweet Savings & Enjoy Utah for the list!
$10 Gift Certificate to Cold Stone
Must Have Giveaways is hosting another giveaway this weekend, sponsored by CorrLabs. CorrLabs is offering two winners a $10 gift card to Cold Stone. Enter now and the giveaway ends March 31 at 7 pm.
Must Have Giveaways
I’m a sucker for giveaways and love to enter them, sometimes whether I actually like and really want to win the giveaway or not. I also wanted to really focus on featuring local companies this year. So we’ve combined the two to create Must Have Giveaways.
Basically MHG will run like any other giveaway platform. Local companies will be featured and will sponsor giveaways. Each Sunday, we will also be spotlighting a local non-profit organization, which I’m really excited about. There are so many great organizations out there doing incredible things and sometimes they don’t get the recognition they deserve.
As this whole thing is brand new, your odds of winning are very high compared to most others. Plus there is a referral system set in place so if someone you referred wins, you win too!
So head over to Must Have Giveaways to enter. Currently there is a $25 gift certificate to Olive Garden being given away which will end on March 29, 2012.
Target – Dr. Seuss Storytime
This Saturday, February 25, Target will be hosting its annual NEA’s Read Across America, Dr. Seuss Storytime: Reading of “The Lorax.” The event will be held from 9-11 am at your local Target. Free goodie bags and activities will also be provided.
KBYU Eleven – Read Across America Day
KBYU Eleven celebrates Read Across America Day with FREE SteveSongs concerts, kids reading activities, and an opportunity to meet Mr. Steve, host of PBS KIDS! Kids love Mr. Steve’s educational, entertaining, and silly signature songs, but Steve’s songs are always seriously good music that parents enjoy as well. Don’t miss this great family experience—and remember to bring your camera!
Register for free and do so quickly because space is limited!
The event will be held at BYU Broadcasting Building, Brigham Young University in Provo.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 1
5:00 pm Fun kids’ reading games and activities and giveaways
6:00 pm SteveSongs Concert
6:45 pm Meet Mr. Steve (don’t forget your camera!)
Friday, March 2
9:30 am Fun kids’ reading games and activities and giveaways
10:30 am SteveSongs Concert
11:15 am Meet Mr. Steve (don’t forget your camera!)
Kid’s on the Move – Music Makers
From Monday, February 6 until Monday, April 2, there will be a new music class at the Orem Public Library.
Preschoolers and their parents are invited to join in a new addition to our storytime. Books, instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays and dance will encourage the development of skills such as gestural imitation, vocalizing, self and peer awareness, literacy, gross motor development and sensory stimulation especially for children ages 18 months to 3 years, although preschool age siblings are welcome as well.
These will repeat every Monday at 10:30 am in the Storytelling Wing of the library.
56 N. State Street, Orem
Finding Inexpensive Milk
My husband and I had never been big milk users until our daughter started drinking milk. Suddenly, we could go through a gallon of milk in a few days, whereas before, we were going through one half-gallon of milk in over one week. So I needed to find a solution to how much money we were spending on milk, as a gallon of milk seems to be about $2.49.
Costco is a good alternative. Sometimes I see some pretty good prices in stores as well. However, nothing beats finding clearance milk at Smith’s and using a coupon.
Coupons.com has a coupon for $0.75 off of one gallon of milk. Also, about every other time I go to Smith’s, there is milk that is on clearance for $1.25.
I know what you’re thinking, “Milk on clearance? Gross.”
But it’s not. The milk we bought on January 17 has a date of January 25 which gives us one week to get through the gallon of milk before I’d start worrying about it.
Normally I pick up two gallons of milk that are $1.25 each plus use the coupon which means I’m spending $1.75 for two gallons of milk. If that’s not a good steal for milk, I don’t know what is.
Women in Printmaking, Open House
Working with underrepresented and youth populations, the Hidden Voices Program offers a safe outlet for expression through art projects, developing skills and building community in Utah County.
The 2012 session focuses on girls and women, empowering their sense of self through the printmaking medium. Participants will create prints based on their personal stories and feelings surrounding issues of self-confidence, femininity, future goals, and in some cases, single motherhood and violence against women.
Reception: Tuesday, January 10 from 6-8 p.m.
Woodbury Museum, Inside University Mall between Nordstrom and Gap
Cupcakes from Cupcake Chic will be served
