We had a lot of fun at the Patrick Ranch Threshing Bee last year. Tons of great kids’ activities. Adult admission is $5. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get a full post up before the event, so here’s a handy link to the Threshing Bee Web site!
You can’t beat the price at Shapiro Pool (near Chico Junior High at Oleander and Memorial Way) and Pleasant Valley Pool (which is not at PV High but rather Bidwell Junior at 2320 North Ave.) It’s just $1 for recreational swim time, or pay $75 for a summer pass for your entire family. And tomorrow, June 12, is free swim day from 1 to 3:45 p.m. Full details are on the Chico Area Recreation District Web site, but essentially: recreational swim 1-3:45 p.m. Monday-Friday and Saturday 1-5 p.m.; family swim Monday-Thursday 4-9 p.m. Lap swim times are available as well. A bit of a caveat: We found out last summer that sometimes they close early if there aren’t enough swimmers.
Alec and his dad have been all about the $1 movies for the last two summers, and this season will be no exception. Cinemark’s Summer Movie Clubhouse series starts tomorrow, June 10, and it’s not too late to buy passes to all 10 movies for $5, or pay just $1 per movie.
The shows start at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 13. Here’s the compete schedule:
June 10 & 11 - Mr. Magoirum’s Wonder Emporium
June 17 & 18 - Star Wars: Clone Wars
June 24 & 25 - Daddy Day Care
July 1 & 2 - Pippi Longstocking
July 8 & 9 - Igor
July 15 & 16 - Horton Hears a Who
July 22 & 23 - Kung Fu Panda
Aug. 5 & 6 - Madagascar 2
Aug 12 & 13 - Kit Kittredge
Show up a little early, because in our experience, if a show sells out they’ll either open a second theater room or send the latecomers away. And nobody wants to see a little kid in tears.
Word on the street is that Clifford the Big Red Dog will be at the Chico Barnes & Noble at 2 p.m. today, May 16. Woof.
Whew! There’s so much fun stuff going on in Chico this weekend I can’t keep up! Please check out the ChicoKids.net calendar over to the right to see some of the great things going on.
Today we’re heading to Katherine’s Cottage for the WebKinz Extravaganza. Tomorrow, May 2, is Free Comic Book Day as well as the Pioneer Days Parade (11 a.m.!) , the Chico Artisans Faire and the Endangered Species Faire. We’ll see you there, rain or shine!
From 5 to 10 p.m. today, Baskin Robbins will have small scoops with be 31 cents (you can buy up to three), with optional donations invited in honor of firefighters.
We’re planning on heading over to the Chico State campus this afternoon for the Nakland Children’s Carnival. It runs from noon to 4:30 p.m. today (Sunday, April 26) on the Yolo lawn. It’s put on by the Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity and features inflatable games, carnival games, giveaway prizes and food. It’s free, too. You really can’t go wrong when you have “inflatable games” and “free” in the same sentence, so we’re looking forward to it.
Today, Saturday, April 25, head on down to Chico’s City Plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to check out the activities for kids as part of the annual Children’s Faire. A variety of community organizations set up booths to educate and communicate. It’s sponsored by Butte County Children and Families Commission as part of the Week of the Young Child.
