Passport to Adventure

This is the coolest thing. It is a little booklet of Cheap or Fun things to do in the Chicago Land area. It is sponsored by the members of the Kane-DuPage Regional Museum Association. Here is the website to check out what they have to offer.

http://www.kdrma.org/

It says that there might be other sponsored passport programs so check out your local historical society or park district to find out.

Cheap Bowling

I was just thinking today what is something that everyone likes to do? What can be done on a rainy day? Then it hit me Bowling!!! I am from Wisconsin and Russ is Polish therefore we bowl LOL. The kids love it too even Molly being 21 months gets into the action thanks to the help of a ramp.

Here are some links for places to go for cheap bowling with the kids over the summer

Brunswick- Various Locations

My kids got "bowling passes" from school which entitles them to one free game day for the entire summer. If you didn't get one of these from your school you can go to the website and sign up

http://coupons.bowlbrunswick.com/ballpass/

Streamwood Bowl - Streamwood

They are running special hours and prices over the summer check out the website for details

http://www.streamwoodbowl.com/rates.htm

Woodview Lanes - Elgin

They are running a bunch of different summer specials look at their website for all the details

http://www.woodviewlanes.com/rates.htm

Pinstripes - Various IL Locations

If you are looking for a little upscale bowling with the little ones check this place out. They run a morning bowling special everyday of the week all year long. See the website for more details.

http://www.pinstripes.com/moms.html

Cheap Movies for Kids During the Summer

Here are a couple of links of places you can go for cheap kids movies during the summer.

Classic Cinemas
The Wednesday Morning Movie Series is back! This year the Series will run for 9 weeks, kicking off on June 16th and continuing every Wednesday through August 11th. The Series is perfect for all ages, showing PG rated movies! The best part about the Series is that admission is only $1! The movie will start at 10:00 a.m., but come early between 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. to meet some of your favorite characters and join in with the fun games and activities.

This link takes you to the entire schedule for all the theaters over the entire coarse of the summer...

http://www.classiccinemas.com/wmms.asp



Marcus Theaters

Marcus has theaters all across the country and are also running a kids summer film promotion. Keep it cool with Marcus Theatres® this summer! Join us Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 am from June 23rd through August 12th to view your favorite family flicks for just $2.75 in honor of our 75th Anniversary! Popcorn is included, so grab the family and head to your nearest participating Marcus Theatre® location!

Here is the link of all the theaters and films being showen

http://www.marcustheatres.com/Promotion/PromotionDetail/5/

Free days at Museam of Science and Industry

I know this is super last minute but I just found out about it. Now through Friday June 11th you can get general admission to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago for free. You still need to pay for parking and certain exhibits but it is totally worth it to check it out.

Here is the link for more information

http://www.msichicago.org/