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Atlanta Readers: Enter to Win TOTEM by @Cirque du Soleil Tickets, Backstage Tour, and More!

Cirque du Soleil is back in Atlanta with TOTEM and Atlanta Moms® is giving away an exclusive prize pack of tickets and more, to one lucky reader!

Cirque du Soleil TOTEM ticket giveaway

 

This Exclusive Online TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil Atlanta Prize Pack Includes:

  • One Family Four Pack of great tickets to TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil in Atlanta  ($280 value)
  • Backstage Tour of TOTEM for all 4 ticket holders (priceless!)
  • One TOTEM merchandise pack (value $50)
  • Gift card for dinner at Lobby at Twelve at Atlantic Station the day of the show (value $100)
  • This show is in Atlanta and transportation costs are not included!
How incredible is that?  We want you to be able to experience a fabulous night out with your family so enter to win tickets today!

This prize pack is valued at over $430!

Enter to win here

Atlanta Moms: Chattahoochee Nature Center – May Events

International Migratory Bird Day

Saturday, May 14, All Day in the Nature Exchange

The Nature Exchange is throwing a party to celebrate migratory birds. Grab your binoculars and enjoy the fun as we cheer on the birds heading north with bird watching activities, crafts and hikes.

Family Canoe Day

Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 29, 12:30 – 2:00 PM, Ages 5 -Adult, $15 Non-Members/$10 Members (Price per person, book a third seat in a canoe for ½ off!), Pre-registration required.

Are you ready to start paddling but not sure of where to start?  Join us to discover the basics of canoeing including boat basics and paddling techniques.  Spend some time on one of CNC’s ponds to practice your skills.  Space fills quickly for this exciting program – register on-line at www.chattnaturecenter.org, by e-mailing our scheduling office at scheduling@chattnaturecenter.org, or calling 770-992-2055 ext. 237.

End of School Play Day

Saturday, May 28, 1 – 4 PM, All Ages, Included with General Admission

Summer is finally here and it is time to play!  Celebrate the end of the school year with out play day celebration.  We will be rolling out the hula hoops, throwing out the Frisbees, parading our parachutes and dusting off our art chalk.  We will supply the toys and invite you to play some of your favorite outdoor games or invent a new one.  Bo’s Bubbles will happen from 2:00 – 3:30 PM during play day!  Explore the magical world of bubbles using all kinds of wants, recycled household items and the best bubble makers ever – your hands!  Learn how to let the wind carry your bubbles away wand enjoy catching the bubbles as fast as you make them.  Science in action and good clean fun for all ages!

Learn more about Chattahoochee Nature Center on AtlantaMoms.com here.

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Atlanta Moms: Interesting Local Services and Products

There are some services and products that deserve extra special attention such as carpenter bee removal. We are featuring some of the most interesting services and products we’ve heard about lately, here.

Have a service you want added to the list for a couple of weeks? Email us with details!

Attic Kings – Carpenter Bee Removal
(404) 723-1065
What is it? Attic Kings Animal and Bee Control Inc. will locate and remove any and all bees’ nests that have invaded your surroundings. A unique Pestigator Bee Treatment is applied to infected areas to ensure that moving hives will not settle in the same spot. Treatments to infected and potential settling areas are guaranteed for one year!
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Painted Cookies Birthday Party
(678) 390-4FUN (4386)
What is it? Painted Cookies is a unique party experience that brings a fun and fabulous twist to cookie decorating. Our parties are designed to help express your artistic side and is a way to make
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indi – Custom Fit Jeans
What is it? Custom made jeans for all body types! Need we say more?
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Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor

 

Atlanta Moms: Nature Doesn’t Have to Be Endangered

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Somewhere in California, a small miracle is taking place. It is projected that by year’s end, the California condor population will reach 200 birds in captivity and another 200thriving and reproducing in the wild.

This is big news when you consider how far they have come. Twenty five years ago, the last wild California condor was captured and added to the population of 26 captive individuals.

The California condor was once found throughout the southwestern United States. As with many endangered and extinct animals, these birds fell to human pressures including habitat changes and human predation. The last straw was the introduction of the pesticide DDT.  This chemical caused the Condor eggshells to become so thin that they would break long before the chick could hatch. To a species that was already struggling to survive, the inability to add to future generations was a staggering blow.

Thanks to concerned scientists, naturalists and nature lovers, these birds have beenbrought back. It is a testament to what can be done to save a species when we work together.

But we can’t sit on our laurels. It is estimated that there are over 16,000 endangered plant and animal species worldwide and many more that are threatened.
This month in the Nature Exchange at the Chattahoochee Nature Center, you are invited to learn more about endangered and threatened species from Georgia and around the world. Learn about measures being taken to preserve Georgia’s population of Bog Turtles and the possible rediscovery of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Cheer on migrating songbirds as they pass through on Migratory Bird Day. Take a close look at rarely seen biofacts from our endangered species collection.

For more information about Endangered Species Month in the Nature Exchange, please visit our website chattnaturecenter.org/nature-exchange.html.

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Atlanta Moms: Pike Nurseries to Host FREE Seminar on Vegetable Gardening May 7th

Garden Experts Take Guesswork Out of Growing Produce at Home

On Saturday, May 7 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Pike Nurseries will host an informative and FREE seminar at all store locations on how to plant a garden of fresh vegetables. This lively class will present guests with tips on planting an effective raised garden in any space to ensure that homeowners have a bountiful harvest no matter the space constraints.

Pike Nurseries garden experts will educate customers on the simple steps to choosing the right space for a raised bed and assembling a vegetable garden to hold fresh produce. Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions and enjoy their morning with this fun and interactive class as Pike Nurseries takes the guesswork out of gardening.

WHAT: Vegetable Gardening with Pike Nurseries – Free class on growing produce at home

WHEN: Saturday, May 7, 2011  – 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:  All Pike Nurseries locations – Please visit www.pikenursery.com for local store information.

COST: The event is FREE to attend.

For more information, please visit Pike Nurseries online at www.pikenursery.com.

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Vegetable garden my son and I planted this weekend
Vegetable garden my son and I planted this weekend

Alicia's NotesMy 11 year son and I just planted his second vegetable garden yesterday.. we could have used some tips Pike Nurseries Vegetable Gardening seminar I’m sure.  Let’s hope for the best and if you attend, enjoy, and let me know what you learned!


Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor