Bank of America & Merrill Lynch's Museums on Us - March 3rd & 4th.

BANK OF AMERICA AND MERRILL LYNCH CARDHOLDERS KICK OFF NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WITH MUSEUMS ON US®

Cardholders in New York City will receive free admission on Saturday, March 3 and

Sunday, March 4

WHAT:             Bank of America and Merrill Lynch’s Museums on Us offers free access to NYC Cardholders

WHEN:             Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 (and the first full weekend of each month)

Check participating museums’ days and hours of operation

WHERE:           Brooklyn Children's Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York Hall of Science

New-York Historical Society

Rubin Museum of Art

Staten Island Children’s Museum

Whitney Museum of American Art

WHY:                    Bank of America has strong long-term relationships with an array of institutions including museums, science centers, botanical gardens and aquariums in the United States and created Museums on Us to promote these institutions and provide a free cultural benefit to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch customers.

DETAILS:              Museums on Us is a national program and includes more than 150 leading U.S. cultural institutions across 91 cities, benefiting Bank of America and Merrill Lynch customers from coast to coast. Photo ID and a valid Bank of America/Merrill Lynch credit or debit card must be presented. One free general admission limited to cardholder at participating institution, excluding fundraising events, special exhibitions and ticketed shows the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. Not to be combined with other offers.

On March 3 and 4, Bank of America is offering its customers a way to recognize the contribution women have made to the arts and history, as both artists and inspiration, and celebrate National Women’s History Month with Museums on Us.  The program is giving bank cardholders free admission to some of the most exciting cultural venues nationwide, including The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.  As part of Museums on Us, more than 150 leading U.S. cultural institutions, in 91 cities across the country, open their doors to bank cardholders on the first full weekend of each month. Other upcoming weekends include: April 7-8 and May 5-6.

Museums on Us – a national program – includes some of the country’s favorite cultural institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami, FL and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA.  For more information about Museums on Us, visit: http://museums.bankofamerica.com.

National Craft Month Day 1 - Milk Carton Planters...

Our first craft, in honor of National Craft Month is Milk Carton Planters!  These are the Instructions from eHow that we tried to follow when we made our planters!  

Things You'll Need

Milk carton, pop bottle or milk jug

Serrated knife

Potting Soil (or you own backyard soil)

Seeds

Nail or ice pick

Water bottle mister

1. Instructions:

   Seed Starters

   • 1
     Tell your kids to bring home their lunchtime milk cartons. These small throw-away containers are perfect reusable seed starters.
   • 2
     Wash the small milk cartons thoroughly with soap and warm water. Cut the top off with a sharp serrated knife, so that you have a box with an open top.
   • 3
     Fill the milk carton with commercial potting soil, up to ¼ inch from the top. Commercial potting soil is without any weed seeds or plant diseases and is perfect for seeding.
   • 4
     Plant a seed in each milk carton, according to the instructions on the back of the seed packet. Cover the seed hole with soil. Every seed planting depth is different, but should be about three times the length of the seed.
   • 5
     Mist the top of the soil with a water mister. Place the milk carton in a sunny window. Mist the soil each day. Soon the seed will germinate (grow through the soil). When the seedling is about 2 to 3 inches tall, it's ready to be transplanted.

   Plant Containers

   • 1
     Clean the milk carton, milk jug or large pop bottle thoroughly. Cut the top off, leaving an open container.
   • 2
     Cover the container with decorator foil (found at craft stores). Poke five or six holes in the bottom of the container for drainage. Use a nail or ice pick.
   • 3
     Fill the container with potting soil, leaving enough room for the seedling in the center.
   • 4
     Remove the seedling from the small milk carton container. Put it in the center of the larger container and fill in around it with soil.
   • 5
     Place the container outdoors on the porch or patio when the last frost has finished.

Tips & Warnings

• If you use a dark-colored container, be aware that it will soak up heat and moisture. Check the soil often for dryness and water accordingly.
• Decorative containers can be made from many things, such as garage sale buckets, canisters, wood boxes, even old shoes and boots. Repaint and decorate them, as you like.

Instructions found at eHow.com

Free Pancakes at IHop - February 28th, 2012

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised nearly $8 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. On February 28, 2012, guests from around the country are invited to celebrate National Pancake Day at IHOP and enjoy a free short stack of Buttermilk pancakes. In return for the free pancakes, guests are asked to consider leaving a donation for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals(c) and other designated local charities.

Children's Advil Coupon

Thanks to My Blog Spark for sharing this coupon for Children's Advil: https://childrens.advil.com/childrens-advil-coupons-form/108

Catching up...

 

Crazy, crazy times happening in the LIMomx2 household!

Well, we have had a crazy few weeks!!  We had the great opportunity to visit the ER not once, but twice!  

First our 5 year old came down with a nasty virus.  He had a fever of 105.5 and couldn't keep anything down.  That lasted a week.  Then 5 days later our 3 year old fell down the stairs and fractured her shoulder.  Thank God everyone is doing great now!  My son has recovered and went back to school (even though he didn't want to lol) and my daughter is getting around just fine with her little broken shoulder.

On a good not, I have started crafting for Easter and organizing around the house.  Being able to not go anywhere for over a week makes you either crazy or determined to get things done.  At first I will admit I went crazy but then started being productive:)

This week I hope to catch up on a lot of Blogging "stuff".  Since moving into the new house and still dealing with the old, I have been a tad busy.  But good things come to those who wait, or so I am told. ;)

Talk to you all soon:)  Have a nice weekend.

Long Island Aquarium Summer Adventure Camp...

Long Island Aquarium
431 East Main St
Riverhead, NY 11901
631-208-9200

Summer Adventure!

For Toddlers to Teens, the Coolest Camp on Long Island!

Our Adventure Days camp program adds interactive excitement to summer vacation. Children ages 2-14 explore the wonders of the marine environment through age-appropriate learning and activities.

A Tour Boat adventure, close encounters with marine creatures, the chance to catch fish on a deserted island – just some of the fun for children 8 and younger. Older children can collect and identify marine specimens on our Tour Boat, hike the Pine Barrens, climb a rock wall, go canoeing and kayaking, take a Shark Dive and Snorkel Adventure, and more!

Please visit our Web site for more details including pricing, schedule and application.

Programs:

Hatchlings - 2 & 3 year olds

Discover the wonders of life under the sea with your little “hatchling.”

Explore the Aquarium and investigate up-close the critters that live in our local

waters. Learn how animals protect themselves by using their colors and the

environment around them.

Shark Bait -    3 & 4 year olds

Budding marine scientists will investigate the Aquarium by using all five senses to

learn about our animals. Be ready to get wet while romping through our Interactive

Salt Marsh. Craft and snack each day.

Discoverers - 4 & 5year olds

Discover the wonders of the marine environment with your little one.

Explore the Aquarium, enjoy a water adventure aboard the Atlantis Explorer Tour

Boat, investigate a beach, and be a pirate and find buried treasure. Craft and snack

each day.

Junior Explorers - 6-8 year olds

There’s a whole world to explore…underwater. Participants will be guided on a 

marine adventure that will explore the hidden treasures of the sea. Meet horseshoe

crabs and stingrays, seine for fish in local waters and take a ride aboard the Atlantis

Explorer Tour Boat. Craft and snack each day.

Wind and Wings - 6-8 year olds

Take off on an adventure at Long IslandAquarium & Exhibition Center’s first

exhibit, Butterflies & Birds. Your child will discover the Peconic Estuary aboard the

Atlantis Explorer, with a special emphasis on aerial inhabitants like osprey. Take a

birdwalk on our boardwalk to see some other seasonal and permanent inhabitants.

Finally, learn about how Long Island’s weather effects the environment, and how

our inhabitants survive the cold winters and hot summers. Craft and snack each day.

Naturalists - 9-11 year olds

Discover the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of Long Island! Using their five

senses to experience nature, your childwill hike in the Pine Barrens, engage in pond

studies and paddle the Peonic River by canoe. Program in partnership with NYS

Department of Environmental Conservation. Parents/guardians are responsible for

drop-off and pick –up at various sites.

Explorers - 9-11 year olds

Immerse your child in a marine exploration program. Explorers will collect an

analyze organisms on the Atlantis Explorer Tour Boat. Also, go behind the scenes at

the Aquarium and see what it takes to care for thousands of animals. Visit the

rescued marine mammals and sea turtles at the Riverhead Foundation. Finally, get

wet with a kayak trip on the Peconic River.

Adventurers - 12-14 year olds

Experience some of the most exciting adventures that the Aquarium can offer.

Throughout this team building experience, your Adventurer will climb a rock wall,

swim in our snorkel tank and kayak on the Peconic River. For the ultimate thrill, end

the week with a dive into our 120,000-gallon shark tank!

Check out their website for more information: http://longislandaquarium.com/adventures-days-summer.html

Denny's 4th Annual Warehouse Sale Event on Long Island.