Imagination Fun at the Sacramento Discovery Museum

We have an annual pass to the Sacramento Discovery Museum that I won from a local Sacramento Magazine. I had no clue what to expect from the museum. I have read its small but a fun interactive place for the kids. We went on Mother's Day to have a day of imagination play and discovery. They had many areas for the kids to play in. A whole kitchen area where kids can dress up as a chef and play with all the pretend play food in the kid size wooden fridge and stoves. My son had a great time pretending to make us all dinner.

His favorite part of the museum is the Space Discovery area. He enjoys the stars and the moon. I read him many books about space and the planets so this place was like his books coming alive, I loved that. We played with a toy that is very familiar to us, my son has one of the space toys the museum has that he loves.

The coolest part was the play room that looked just like a spaceship cockpit. There were buttons to push, computer parts to mess with and steering wheels to drive the spaceship into outer space. He loved putting on the astronaut helmet to pretend to be a space man as he called it. There were even space suits to put on. Many other kids were wearing them but there were not enough for my son to wear one too so he just wore the helmet. The hardest part was getting my son to get out of the space ship and out of his imagination mode of he was an astronaut, not really a bad thing though :)

This museum is more of a kids play zone, there is learning of course through play, the best way to learn. I think the museum part made me not understand what this place was. We had fun and even saw an live animal show with a tiny owl. We will be going back again soon to have a day of imaginary fun.

How do you encourage your children's imagination?

Thrifty Thursday!

I am always on the hunt for a good thrifted item or two, always hitting up the local shops to see what's new. The great things is during the summer time my thrifting goes up to a whole new level with yard sales! It is a whole new level of thrifting, it opens all kinds of finds and deals that people are aching to get rid of which means a steal of a deal for me!

I picked up this mid century shelf at a yard sale for only $20! It is solid wood and in perfect condition. I am going to paint it white, line it with wallpaper on the background and put it in Ashley's room. Her stuffed animals and trinkets will look great on it!

I also snagged this mint green candelabra for only $2 at a local sale! It is beautiful, solid, a little aged looking and even has some candle wax still on it, perfect!

The weekends ahead excited me, I can't wait to score that next find! I really do believe that one (wo)man's garbage is another (wo)man's treasure!!

How about you? Have you found any great yard sale treasures or scored something great second hand? Do tell!!

Coupons to start the week!

Paper products

• $2.00 off 2 Double Quilted Northern Ultra Plush
• $1.00 off ONE (1) Brawny 2-Giant Roll
• $1.00 off 1 Quilted Northern Ultra Soft and Strong
• $0.55 off any ONE (1) Hefty Zoo Pals Product

Breakfast items

• $1.00 off any (1) Jimmy Dean Snack Size Sandwich
• $1.00 off ONE Delights by Jimmy Dean Flatbread
• $1.00 off 2 Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Cereals
• $1.00 off any TWO Kashi Cereals
• $0.70 off ONE Kellogg's Special K Nourish™ Bars
• $0.50 off ONE BOX Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
• $0.75 off Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch cereal
• $1.00 off TWO BOXES General Mills Big G cereals
• $0.50 off any ONE BOX Chex cereal
• $0.75 off ONE BOX Multi Grain Cheerios cereal
• $0.50 off ONE BOX Original Cheerios cereal
• $0.75 off ONE BOX Fiber One cereal
• $0.75 off any variety Oatmeal Crisp cereal
• $0.50 off ONE BOX Reese's Puffs cereal
• $0.75 off Cascadian Farm product
• $0.55 off any TWO (2) Bagel-fuls 4ct

Pet Supplies

• $10.00 off one BREEZE Litter System
• $10.00 off one BREEZE Litter System
• $1.00 off Spot Shot Carpet Stain & Odor Eliminator
• $2.50 off one Purina ONE beyOnd dog food
• $1.10 off (2) packages of Friskies cat treats
• $5.00 off Any Two (2) PetArmor products
• $0.99 off 1 bag of Dog Chow or Puppy Chow
• Buy 3, Get 1 Free SHEBA can entrees
• $0.50 off one Woolite Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner

Fruit of the Loom

• $1.00 off Fruit of the Loom Men's Easy Care
• $1.00 off Men's Fruit of the Loom Underwear

Fragrance

• $2.00 off Any Katy Perry $9.00 or more Fragrance
• $2.00 off Any Tim McGraw Fragrance Purchase

The first weekend of the summer...

Fresh Lemon Chiffon Cake

The beginning of summer in our family means the summer birthdays are upon us! Patricia, Laura and I all celebrate our birthday's during these summer months.

We are starting the first weekend of the summer with our mom Patricia's birthday. It will be small, intimate and lovely gathering with food and family.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend too!

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Cirque Dreams Splashtastic Show and More!

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is our favorite place in Northern CA to visit. It has all the things that make an amusement park fun, rides, animal shows, good food and a friendly staff. The main thing we are looking forward to for our trip is the new Dolphin Show  Cirque Dreams Splashtastic. 

I was very excited to see the new show in the dolphin arena. I read about the show less than a month ago and have been waiting to see it. It is created by a Broadway Director and the creator of Cirque Dreams. The cast of the show are from 9 countries to create a well rounded and entertaining show. 

The show was great! The costume and set design were very colorful and entertaining. The aerial acrobatics were amazing, there was a woman on a high rope swing and woman doing super cool hula hoop tricks. The was a set of men that were doing feats of strength! It was neat to see how strong they were. There was a balancing act that was neat to see but when on a bit too long. My son was losing interest and asked where the dolphins were. It was a great show, a nice addition to the park. I only wish there was more dolphin action. We sat too close to the speakers and did get a bit blasted by the music, next time we will sit higher up. It was fun to see, I am glad we took the time to see it.

My son LOVES animals so each time we saw one, he would ask for another one. We saw sting rays, seals, walruses, penguins and sharks!

One show we have not been able to see is the Elephant show. There are so many cool shows if you plan your day right you can see many of them. My son always asks about it and this time we set our phone alarm to make sure we saw it. Before the show we were able to see the trainers give the elephant a bath, we were so close to the elephant it was amazing!

Of course one of the cool parts of an amusement park is the RIDES! We stick to the kid rides as my husband and I are not thrill ride kinda people lol.

We had a WONDERFUL time at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. I love going several times a year since they are constantly having theme days and new events. We feel lucky to live close enough for a day trip to a Six Flags park. Its family friendly and we always have a great time having fun. This time I took my mother in law with us. She has never been to the park and was amazed at how much there was to do there. She rode many of the kid rides and even got on a horse on the merry go round. She said she had not been on a merry go round since my husband was a little kid. I love that at Six Flags even Grandma can become a kid again!

Anytime my son spots one of the Looney Toon characters we must stop to talk to them, give them a hug and take a picture. So cute!

*This is not a paid post. We were guest of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for the day.