FREE Summer activities!

There are a ton of free activities to do during the summer months in Greenville! 

Here is what I've found so far:

Free bowling: Registrar your children with AMF  Summer Unplugged and you will receive two free bowling games per week/per child.  The AMF  Star Lanes, located at 704 S. Pleasantburg is participating.  The coupons are valid any of the seven days a week, but only until 8pm.  The coupons will come via email on Sundays, so make sure you provide a correct address.  The coupons will NOT include the shoe rental fee.  Click here for more details



Fountain downtown:  What kid doesn't enjoy getting wet?  The fountain downtown near the reedy rive (beside the Lazy Goat Gelato shop).  This is a fun thing to do during these hot summer months.


Library Storytime and  The Reading Program:  Join others in your community for the Greenville County Library's One World, Many Stories reading program.  This reading program is designed to encourage children (and adults too!), to be getting into literature this summer.  You can enter your child and receive a reading log at your local library.  There are three levels of prizes the first being for a Free coupon for an Ice Dream at chick-fil-a, after your child has completed 10 hours of reading, or 40 books.  Your reading log will also be your ticket to several programs the library will be hosting.  To learn more check out the Greenville County Library Website.  Here is a list of the special programing:

Mad Science: Laser Lights and Electricity
Susana & Timmy Abell
The Bubble Lady
Grey Seal Puppets: A Tangle of Tales   
Animal Magic 

Each one will be participating at several of the local library's.  Click here to see a schedule.

I'm sure there are more events, so I will keep searching :)  For now, go and have some fun, will ya?

If you know of an event (anyone know if Starbuck is doing their storytime this year?), please let me know or comment in the section below! 

Cheap Summer Movies in Greenville!

Too hot to be outside?  That does happen here in the humid south.  How about taking advantage of hollywood 20's  $1 dollar movie's?  Hollywood 20 (located on Woodruff Road) hosts the Summer Movie Expres at 10am on Tuesdays and Wenesdays during the summer.   It is recommended to get there early to ensure good seating.

This makes a great atmosphere to practice public behavior, such as whispering and moving quietly through a crowd :) Because other mom's just like you will be there with their kids, it is no so "formal", so when little Johnny loudly proclaims he is out of popcorn, you are less likely to have dirty looks shot your way.  After all, the kid next to you just announced he has to use the bathroom :) 

Here is the schedule according to the Summer  Movie Express Website:  (all movies start at 10am)

6/7-PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING

6/8-SHREK FOREVER AFTER

6/14-BEE MOVIE

6/15 -DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

6/21-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

6/22-SHREK THE THIRD

6/28-KUNG FU PANDA

6/29-TALE OF DESPEREAUX

7/5-MADAGASCAR 2

7/6-RAMONA & BEEZUS

7/12-BARNYARD

7/13-YOGI BEAR

7/19-ALPHA AND OMEGA

7/20-CHARLOTTE'S WEB

7/26-ASTRO BOY

7/27-MEGAMIND

8/2-DESPICABLE ME

8/3-MARMADUKE

Cherrydale Theater is also participating, however they appear to be doing Thursday Movies instead of Wednesday.  Click here to see their schedule.