Delaware

  Where: White Clay Creek State Park; the picnic grove in Carpenter Recreation Area off 896 When: May 5th, 12-4pm   (Rain date 5/6) What: Creek Fest + pre-fest hike Start out with a hike to the Arc Corner Memorial and learn some history about the site, then have fun at the fest, which has…

When: April 18th 2012 5:30-9:00pm Where: Nick’s Pizza, 722 Philadelphia Pike What: Bye Bye Birdie Fundraising Dinner Why: Nosh on some pizza pie and 25% goes to the Concord Players! Easy peasy (and delicious) way to help support the arts in schools. More info: We wrote about this production of Bye Bye Birdie here. Like…

  When: Sunday, April 22, 2012 9:30 am – 12:00 noon Where: Delaware Museum of Natural History 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington DE 19807 What: Free admission courtesy of PNC Bank. A second PNC Free Sunday Morning will be on September 9, 2012. Directions and more information: www.delmnh.org     Robin EltonWriter, activist, Honey Badger Mom….

  Where: Dover, DE (and other East Coast cities) When: July 20-22, 2012 What: The biggest music festival ever to be in Delaware. This three day event has over 40 acts, including The Black Keys, Jack White and The Killers as headliners. Also performing will be…(drumroll please..) ahhem. CAKE, OK GO, THE WALLFLOWERS, THE FLAMING…

  What: Concord Players’ dinner fundraiser + musical production Bye Bye Birdie When: Dinner at 5 pm (April 27th & 28th only),  show at 7 pm (April 26th, 27th & 28th) Where: Pre-show “Stage Door Canteen” is in the Concord High School cafeteria. The Concord High School theater is located at 2501 Ebright Road in North Wilmington. Why:…

  Just $2 Wednesday night, March 21st from 5:00- 7:00 pm at the Delaware Children’s Museum. Go play! Robin EltonWriter, activist, Honey Badger Mom. Robin writes about real food, family health & fitness, conscious consumerism, the great outdoors and the power of play at simple. green. organic. happy: a field guide to inspired green living.More…

3/16 – 3/18 9am – 2pm Harford/Cecil County Wee-cycle Mart Kids Consignment Sale Perryville Outlet Center, 85 Heather Lane, Perryville, MD Cash and Credit Cards accepted (no Amex or Debit cards) www.wee-cyclemart.com Facebook:  Wee-cycle Mart Children’s Consignment Sales In Maryland 3/17 8am-noon Moms Club of Middletown’s Fall Resale Fundraiser Alfred G Waters Middle School, 1235…

Delaware 83% off One Month of Unlimited Yoga Classes at Awareness Center: on Rockford Road in Wilmington or East Main Street in Newark. $25, normally $150. 50% off at Columbus Inn: $20 to Spend on Lunch (Pay $10) or $40 to Spend on Dinner with Two Glasses of Wine (Pay $20). 50% off Yogoberry in…

When: Thursday March 15th 7:00 pm Friday March 16th 7:00 pm Saturday March 17th 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Where: Mount Pleasant High School, 5201 Washington Street Extension, Wilmington, DE 19809 What: A tale as old as time Did you get to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D? (We didn’t… just ran out of…

Delaware: 83% off at Gentle Family Dentistry in Pike Creek: $49 for a new-patient package with two appointments, including one appointment for an exam and x-rays and one for a teeth-cleaning session with a hygienist (a $296 value) or $79 for in-office whitening treatment (a $350 value). Not valid with insurance, expires September 12th. 50%…

What follows is a press release I got in an email. This is a great way to get your kids listening and in touch with nature, while helping researchers collect data about our local wildlife! Have you ever watched a pair of robins build a nest, lay some bright turquoise eggs and then raise a…

Grandparents play for free from March 19th- 25th at the Delaware Children’s Museum! GrandparentsWeek_8.5X11 Robin EltonWriter, activist, Honey Badger Mom. Robin writes about real food, family health & fitness, conscious consumerism, the great outdoors and the power of play at simple. green. organic. happy: a field guide to inspired green living.More Posts – Website -…

Got a budding fisherman, aged 6-15? Thanks to DNREC’s Aquatic Resource Education Center and Delaware State Parks, your child and a parent/guardian can cast a line for free (park admission not included) on Take a Kid Fishing! days. Take a Kid Fishing! days feature activity stations and prizes, and fishing equipment is provided as staff…

Delaware 50% off at Moro: Great restaurant tucked away on N. Scott St. in Wilmington; this is where I discovered just how sublime asparagus can be. $30 buys a $60 voucher.   Daytrip/Weekender 50% off at AllShows.com: $25 buys $50 towards show tickets (concerts, Broadway, sporting events etc) to be picked up at Will Call….

Delaware: 50% off Union City Grille on Union St in Little Italy: choice of $10 for $20 worth of American fare for lunch or $20 for $45 worth of American fare for dinner. 57% off 60-Minute Swedish Massage: $32 for a one-hour massage at New Life Spinal Care Centers on Kirkwood Highway ($75 value). Daytrip/Weekender:…

Delaware 57% off 60-Minute Swedish Massage: $32 for a one-hour massage at New Life Spinal Care Centers on Kirkwood Highway ($75 value). Daytrip/Weekender 50% off Dolphin/Whale Watching: two-hour dolphin-watching experience for $15 (a $30 value) or a three-hour morning dolphin- and whale-watching excursion for $20 (a $40 value) with the Cape May Whale Watcher. Online…

  Show them how your love can grow! Order a bare root tree from the Delaware Center for Horticulture. Last day for orders is February 17, and the trees (measuring 6 – 12 feet tall, but light enough for a child to carry) can be picked up at TheDCH in Wilmington on March 21st or…

Update: Nature classes 2/11 have been canceled due to expected snow. Saturday Feb 11th 10:15 to 11 am at the Nature Center: Nature Babies – For kids under 2 years / $4 per child Nature Nuggets- For kids 2 & 3 years / $5 per child Nature Explorers – For kids 4 to 6 years…

Last minute parents’ night out idea! Pirate party at Delaware Art Museum: Friday February 10th from 8-11pm $5 tickets pirate themed photo ops (props provided or come in costume) DJ, dancing free wine tastings beer, wine, cocktails $1-$4 Tickets can be purchased in advance on the DE Art Museum Art is Social Fb page. Members…

Delaware BEST. DEAL. EVER. 52% off a dozen cupcakes from Papa’s Pastry Shop on Union St in Wilmington! $10, usually $21. WE LOVE PAPA’S.   Daytrip/Weekender 51% off tix to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: $17 Lower Level Ticket for 2/27 7pm performance of “Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Dragons” (regularly…

Delaware Up to 71% off at OhLaLa Massage on Concord Pike: For $35, 60-minute Swedish or deep-tissue massage ($95 value). For $45, 90-minute Swedish or deep-tissue massage ($145 value). For $60, 90-minute body scrub and massage ($205 value). 50% off flowers at Di Biasos on Woodlawn Ave: I bought more than one of my Christmas…

Delaware 67% off 3 hours of deep house cleaning: $75 buys ‘a thorough, nook-and-cranny cleaning of bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and more.’ Good for New Castle County, Cecil County and 19350 (lower Chester County), NOT valid within Wilmington city limits. $225 value. Might I suggest this as an awesome Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day gift? 75%…

Delaware: 50% off Madeline’s Italian Restaurant on N. Dupont St. in Wilmington: $15 buys $30 worth of dine-in food and drink at this homey family-owned restaurant that’s a long-standing Little Italy landmark. Daytrip/Weekender: 50% off Moshulu: $25 buys $50 worth of (from what I’ve heard, fantastic) seafood aboard the ‘largest four-masted sailing ship still afloat…

Not watching the big game? All day February 5th you can bowl for two hours for $9.99 per person (includes shoe rental) at Brunswick Blue Hen Lanes, off Main Street in Newark. That’s a good deal! We love Blue Hen Lanes. We should really go there more often       Robin EltonWriter, activist, Honey…

Delaware: 50% off high tea for two at The Shoppes of Three Crowns Tea Room at Jessops. Delaware St. in historic New Castle. $18, regularly $36. 50% off Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning: $59 carpet cleaning for two areas up to 300 sq. feet with protectant (regularly $118). State of Delaware only. 50% off The Body…

Come celebrate Chinese New Year: the Year of the Dragon! Saturday, January 28th 11:00 am – 3:00 pm FREE sixth annual Chinese New Year Celebration at the Delaware Art Museum! Includes: traditional Chinese art activities artist demonstrations dragon art scavenger hunt dragon dance and Chinese yo-yo performance by the Chinese American Community Center Folk Dance…

Delaware: 50% off Nirvana Fine Indian Cuisine on Concord Pike: Lunch Buffet for Two with Two Soft Drinks ($12), Dinner Buffet for Two with Two Soft Drinks ($19), or $50 to Spend on Food and Drink ($25). 50% off one-day fitness instructor training and certification course, including a 75-minute all-level master class, from Red Hot…

Delaware: 50% off at Attilio’s on corner of Lincoln St and Lancaster Ave: For $15, get $30 worth of Italian fare for two valid 11 am–10 pm on Tuesday–Thursday, or For $15, you get $30 worth of Italian fare for two, valid 11 am–10 pm on Friday and 3 pm–10 pm on Saturday and Sunday,…

Delaware Up to 74% off Kickboxing Classes with 40-Minute Personal-Training Session and Pair of Boxing Gloves at ilovekickboxing.com: 5 locations— Newport Pike in Wilmington, Elkton Rd in Newark, Lantana Dr in Hockessin, N Broad in Middletown, Rt 13 in Dover. Both packages include a personal-training session ($45 value) and a pair of boxing gloves. For…

Delaware: 78% off Massage and Consult at Back In Action Chiropractic in New Castle: $22 for a 30-minute deep-tissue massage and state-of-the-art computerized spinal screening and chiropractic evaluation (a $102 value). Or, for $40, get the same package with an hour-long massage (a $132 value). Daytrip/Weekender: 50% Off Mini Golf for 2 at Linvilla Orchard’s…

  25% off all wares Thursday, January 19th from 6-8pm at Delaware Goodwill locations. Includes non-electrical, non-textile housewares. Furniture is excluded. So is the outlet. Find your nearest DE Goodwill store here. Robin EltonWriter, activist, Honey Badger Mom. Robin writes about real food, family health & fitness, conscious consumerism, the great outdoors and the power…

Delaware: 74% off Four Weeks of Boot Camp or Fitness Classes at Ladies Workout Express in Pike Creek. $20 for one month of boot camp ($76 value) or $20 for one month of fitness classes ($49 value). Ladies only. Daytrip/Weekender: Farm-to-Table Gourmet Meal Experience at The Farm and Fisherman on Pine in Philly. Menu includes…

Delaware: 50% off at Fast Feet Shoe Repair in the Concord Mall and at the New Castle Farmer’s Market. Rod Stewart lookalike twins (they still own them, right?) will dye, weatherproof, mend or otherwise protect and fix your footwear. $10 buys $20 voucher. Daytrip/ Weekender: 56% off 2-hour kids’ birthday party at Smith Memorial Playground…

Delaware: 67% off at Alexander Myles Salon & Spa on Lincoln St in Wilmington (Little Italy area): Pay $19 for a haircare package of shampoo, haircut, deep-conditioning treatment ($57 value); $35 for a partial highlights package that includes shampoo, haircut, deep-conditioning treatment and partial highlights ($122 value); or $59 for a keratin hair-straightening treatment ($200…

Delaware: 50% off at Jasmine Asian Cuisine on Concord Pike. For $15, get $30 worth of sushi and Asian fusion fare for dinner. Or for $10, you get $20 worth for lunch. 50% off at El Jefe in the Astro Shopping Center in Newark: $10 for $20 to spend on dinner or $6 for $12…

Free museum admission this weekend for Bank of America cardholders! Your B of A or Merrill Lynch card gets you in free to 150 museums nationwide, the first full weekend of every month. 2012 dates: January 7th & 8th, February 4th & 5th, March 3rd & 4th, April 7th & 8th, May 5th & 6th,…

Christmas movies are one of my favorite celebrations of the season! Movies for Saturday December 3rd– At Theatre N in downtown Wilmington, FREE showing of: A Charlie Brown Christmas How the Grinch Stole Christmas Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Begins at 11:00 am (recommended that you arrive by 10:30 if you haven’t reserved seats) At Newark…

Know any hunters with big hearts? Pass this on: Donate your deer to the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Sportsmen Against Hunger Program this hunting season. Delaware Legislature has provided full funding for donated deer to be processed and the meat distributed to charitable groups in the area. Last year, 28,244 pounds of deer…

Attention Halloween fans of Delaware and Delaware County: Buy two or more items from your local Goodwill (receipt must be dated Oct 1st-31st) Make a killer costume Upload a photo to Goodwill’s Facebook page Win. Maybe. If you’re awesome. First place winner takes home an iPad 2; Second place an iTouch; Third place a $100…

What: Fall Masquerade Ball! Come in costume for food, fun, pampering and photo shoots. When: Friday, October 28th  6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, October 29th  6-8 pm Where: La Petite Spa & Salon in The Shoppes of Louviers (off Paper Mill Rd) 405 Louviers Drive Newark, DE 19711 Tickets: $30 for one child, more than 1 child…

What: Gallery trick or treat at the Museum for ages 3 – 12. Come in costume and enjoy: Halloween-themed art activities spooky movie fun photo booth and costume parade interactive DJ trick-or-treating in the Museum’s galleries goody bag delicious food for kids and adults adult seasonal beer and wine tasting booth courtesy of Bouchaine Vineyards…

It’s that time of year again! Volunteers are still needed for the 7th Annual Acorn Collection Day taking place on Saturday, October 1st. “We have quite a few volunteers signed up, but we could definitely use more. More volunteers mean more acorns – and more oak trees in the future,” said Lynne Staub, event coordinator…

  Thanks to the sponsorship of Artisan’s Bank, you can check out the Delaware Museum of Natural History for only a dollar per person every Tuesday in August. The admission price includes the newish exhibit Turtle Travels: the world from a turtle’s perspective. There are tanks with live turtles, photo ops galore and a bunch…

Learn about the methods of food preservation and preserve your garden harvest or farmer’s market bounty. Make your own pickles, jellies and jams, salsas and pesto! This class includes a lecture and demonstration safe techniques for canning produce, and covers which preservation method is best for which fruits and veg. Participants receive a free recipe…

Attention campers! Great deal alert: Stay 2 weeknights at Killens Pond State Park, and get 4 free Killens Pond Water Park passes and 2 free boat rentals. Stay 2 weeknights at Lums Pond State Park, and get 4 free passes to Fort Delaware State Park and 2 free boat rentals. Stay 2 weeknights at Trap…

Stuff we want to do and food we wanna eat, as a family before summer’s end… how much will we get to cross off our list? Jake: 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2. dog park 3. bike on a trail 4. New York City 5. Franklin Institute 6. Philly Art Museum…

July 9th 2011 11:00am- 5:00pm Tubman- Garrett Park (the riverfront) Get your “arrrrr” on with this free event for scurvy folk (some activities carry fees). scavenger hunt tours aboard the Kalmar Nyckel ($5 adults, $3 child) face painting boat building ($5) photos with pirates build your own treasure chest ($4) balloon swords ornamental knot instruction…

JAKE SAYS: So a couple weeks ago, we went to Mad-Macs and Matilda’s. Mad-Macs is a restaurant with a huge selection of baked mac and cheese, and Matilda’s serves Australian-themed food, like kangaroo burgers. I got the Snooki mac, which was mac and cheese with Italian sausage and peppers and stuff like that. It was DELICIOUS….

The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife needs citizen scientist volunteer birdwatchers to report any wild turkey sightings, as they survey the number and location of wild turkeys in Delaware. This data will help biologists track the health, distribution and reproductive success of the state’s wild turkeys with the goal of ensuring a sustainable harvest….

  The Clifford Brown story is pretty tragic. Born in Wilmington DE, he was an up-and-coming trumpeter, urged by the great Dizzy Gillespie himself to further his musical career. One rainy night in 1956, Brown, another promising musician named Richie Powell, and Powell’s wife were traveling from Philly to Chicago on the turnpike. Powell’s wife…

Get in outta the hot! For 9 weeks, Regal’s Summer Movie Express 2011 allows families to see selected G or PG rated movies for $1 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at participating Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards Theatres. All movies show at 10:00 am.   Here’s the lineup for Delaware venues: BRANDYWINE TOWN CENTER 16…

After 13 long years, Jake finds a place that gives him haircuts that don’t look dumb.

Meet Rocky Bluewinkle & win prizes at the Wilmington Blue Rocks Summer Event at the Christiana Mall.

Complimentary services, snacks, and discounted rates on parties and summer camps at the re-opening of La Petite Spa in the Shoppes of Louviers.

Tell the YMCA of Delaware why Dad’s an All-Star for a chance to win a one-year membership.

The Delaware Great Parks Pursuit challenges families to get outdoors, get moving, and complete as many of the 25 challenges as possible by November 17th.

See 7 Delaware historical sites for only $12 AND get a $25 gift certificate to Harry’s Savoy or Seafood Grill.

Collect acorns to aid Delaware reforestation efforts October 16.

Save 50% fall weeknights or 25% November weekends on camping at Delaware State Parks!

Attention ghost hunters! Loads of paranormal investigations happening at Fort Delaware this fall.

Battle of the Brandywine to be reenacted at Brandywine Creek State Park

Two more September Sunday mornings to see the Brandywine River Museum for free, from 9:30- noon. The Brandywine River Museum is on Rt 1 in PA and permanently houses an extensive Wyeth collection. A new exhibit just opened on September 11th (running through November 18th) titled “Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l’Oeil.” While taking the…

Smithsonian Museum Day September 25th, 2010. Here’s where I’d use that free museum admission!

Review and tips on the Delaware Museum of Natural History

The Brandywine Treasure Trail Passport program is your passport to summer savings! For $75, a family of 2 adults and three kids can gain one-time admission to ten local Delaware and Pennsylvania museums and gardens: Brandywine River Museum Delaware Art Museum Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts Delaware Historical Society & Read House Delaware Museum…