Did you forget someone on your list? Never fear! You can now Email, Text, or Print an Amazon Gift Card for your loved ones! My in-laws texted me a gift card this year and I thought it was pretty neat. It was easy to apply to my Amazon account.
Atlanta History Center and Margaret Mitchell House – Free Admission January 16!
The Atlanta History Center will present a thought-provoking day of programming for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 16.
In recent years, the Atlanta History Center has offered free admission for the MLK holiday, drawing more than 1,800 to its Buckhead campus in 2016. For the 2017 observance, the institution is organizing a slate of free programs in Buckhead and at Midtown’s Margaret Mitchell House intended to engage the growing MLK Day audience on subjects from Civil War slavery to civil rights movement-sparked integration.
The Atlanta History Center and Margaret Mitchell House will be open 10 AM to 5:30 PM on this free admission day.
Here is a sampling of the programming that will be offered (check AtlantaHistoryCenter.com for updates):
AT ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta
Featured Speaker: Frye Gaillard, Go South to Freedom 3:00 pm Duration: 45 minutes with book signing to follow
Go South to Freedom is an “as told to” slavery story for middle-schoolers, with a strong Georgia connection, written by award-winning Alabama author Frye Gaillard. The account of a daring escape to freedom by the Fields family was shared with Gaillard by the direct descendent of the family whose story he tells. Enslaved Georgian Gilbert Fields and his family ran away one stormy night, intending to travel north under cover of darkness, only to discover that clouds obscuring the stars had caused them to flee southward instead. They had no choice but to keep going, seeking sanctuary with the Seminole Indians of Florida and later a community of free blacks in Mobile.
With his friend’s blessing, Gaillard has expanded this oral history into a novel for young readers. In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews said, “Alligator-filled swamps, a drowning, beatings, and terror … a realistic picture of what runaway American slaves faced. … An informative and well-told story about a little-known aspect of American slavery that needs to be remembered and retold.” Bestselling young adult novelist Irene Latham called the book “a campfire story for all ages.” And the Atlanta Journal-Constitution added in its recent review, “Go South to Freedom has it all: danger, toil, tragedy, suspense, courage and a huge heart.”
In April, Frye Gaillard was honored with the Eugene Current-Garcia Distinguished Scholar Award, recognizing “scholarly reflection and writing on literary topics,” at the Alabama Writers Symposium. His previous honors include the Lillian Smith Award, the Clarence Cason Award, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year Award.
Museum Theatre Experiences:
Walking Through the Valley
Woodruff Auditorium
Noon and 2:00 pm Duration: 45 minutes
Join us for a special staged reading of playwright and Atlanta History Center Director of Museum Theatre Addae Moon’s Walking Through the Valley. In 1963, a young activist has been asked to alter the language in a speech he has written for what will become a historic event. He envisions a conversation with four historic freedom fighters in an effort to decide if a compromise with the “powers that be” will serve a greater good.
Rosalyn Walton
Gatheround: Stories of Atlanta exhibition
10:15 am, 11:15 am, 1:15 pm, 2:00 pm Duration: 12 minutes
In a Meet the Past museum theatre performance, Rosalyn Walton, of the Atlanta Nine – a group of trailblazing students who integrated Atlanta schools — is being interviewed by a reporter and comes to realize that simply being a regular teenager presents challenges as well.
Freedom Ride Simulation
10:15 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm Duration: 40 minutes
Parental guidance is suggested.
Do you have what it takes to be a civil rights movement Freedom Fighter? In this interactive theatrical simulation, test your courage by traveling into the Deep South on a Freedom Ride with CORE representatives and help test new laws banning segregation on interstate buses.
Ongoing activities:
- Make a protest button
- Create inspiring resistance poetry
- And more
AT MARGARET MITCHELL HOUSE, 979 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta
Featured Speaker: Calinda Lee, The Time is Always Right to Do the Right Thing: Lessons from Drum Majors for Justice
Noon Duration: 45 minutes
Atlanta History Center historian Calinda Lee presents a talk about the remarkable, brave Georgians who helped form the ethos of equality and non-violence that shaped the young Martin Luther King Jr., as well as those took up his mantle to press for justice and equity after his death. Join us as Lee remembers Howard Thurman, James Orange, and Ruby Doris Smith Robinson — powerful voices who labored in MLK’s tradition. And share your own memories of Atlanta’s unsung drum majors for justice.
Calinda Lee trained at Spelman College, New York University, and Emory University, and writes, lectures, and develops exhibitions on U.S. history and culture, with an emphasis on the South. The Atlanta History Center historian curated Gatheround: Stories of Atlanta, the new cornerstone exhibition at the AHC’s Buckhead campus.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day sponsor: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council.
ABOUT THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER:
Founded in 1926, the Atlanta History Center is an all-inclusive, 33-acre destination featuring the Atlanta History Museum, one of the nation’s largest history museums; three historic houses (the 1928 Swan House, the 1860 Smith Family Farm, and the frontier-era Wood Family Cabin; Kenan Research Center; the Grand Overlook event space; the Atlanta History Center bookstore (sharing space with a Souper Jenny café); and Goizueta Gardens. In addition, the History Center operates the Margaret Mitchell House located in Midtown Atlanta.
For information on Atlanta History Center offerings, hours of operation and admission, call 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Meal Plan Monday!
Less than a week until Christmas! How in the world did that happen already? Seems weird when it was over 60 degrees here yesterday. We had a busy weekend filled with Christmas stuff, friend’s birthday parties, and my middle daughter was presented in front of our church as a communing member. What a joyful weekend!
This week, we are going to spend time with cousins decorating cookies, playing with friends, and enjoying the holidays. I hope you all have a marvelous week and get to spend some downtime before Christmas.
Here’s my meal plan for this week:
Monday: 15 bean soup, cornbread (ran out of time to make this last week)
Tuesday: Beef Enchiladas
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken Salads
Thursday: Grilled Cheese and Soup
Friday: Lazy Lasagna, salad
Saturday: Our Christmas Eve Tradition – Pizza!
Sunday: Breakfast for dinner!
What are you making this week?
What My Kids are Getting for Christmas 2016
I know I usually make this post earlier in the year, but with a busy 1 year old destroying the house, it’s been hard to get things written up! This year we have 5 kiddos – 13, 10, 7, 5, and 1! That’s quite the difference in ages! We base our kids gifts around this poem:
It has worked well in the past years so we are using it as a guideline again this year. Here’s the rundown of what the kids are asking for and receiving. I have to say that I am so happy that they don’t follow the majority of the trends and are genuinely happy with receiving a few things from mom and dad.
13 year old girl:
- Want: Aloe socks and gloves
- Need: boots
- Wear: Leggings and dress
- Read: Sonrise Stable Book 8
10 year old boy:
- Want: Spy Gear
- Need: Outdoor knife for work with for his troop
- Wear: watch
- Read: I survived
7 year old girl:
- Want: Doll Jeep
- Need: ??
- Wear: dress
- Read: Activity Book
5 year old girl:
- Want: Doll Motorcycle
- Need: ??
- Wear: dress
- Read: Copycat Coloring
1 Year old boy:
- Want: Toy Vacuum Cleaner
- Need: Gerber Sippy cups
- Wear: Halo Sleepsack
- Read: Dinosaur Dance
I also got a combined gift of Ravensburger Labyrinth for the big kids to play.
For stocking stuffers, they are getting candy and Tsum Tsums.
We are all wrapped and ready! Have you finished your shopping yet?
Meal Plan Monday
It’s been a great weekend here. We had some nice family time, went to Lessons and Carols at our church, and mainly just relaxed and watched Christmas movies. My husband took a few days off from work this week so we could get some family time in so I’m putting his favorites on the meal plan. Normally he’s only home for dinner a couple times a week. I love having him home with us, but also love that he can grow facial hair for the week!
Monday: Dinner out with family
Tuesday: Steak, sweet potatoes, salad
Wednesday: Poppy seed chicken, okra
Thursday: 15 Bean Soup, cornbread
Friday: Cajun Cream Chicken, salad
Saturday: Pizza
Sunday: Salsa Chicken, brown rice
Sweet Santa Pancakes
This is a sponsored post, written for Dixie Crystals.
My dear husband loves taking time with the kids and baking and cooking with them. Since he’s off work this weekend, he decided to make pancakes as a treat for all of us this morning. He wanted to do something more than just plain pancakes, though.
One of our favorite websites to search for projects with the kids is Dixie Crystal’s Kids in the Kitchen. On their website, there is a section for Christmas Crafts and for Christmas Edible Art. Browsing through the Edible Art, he came across these Sweet Santa Pancakes. After a quick check of the fridge, he discovered that we had everything needed to make this adorable treat!
Ingredients for Santa Pancakes:
Buttermilk Pancakes:
- 3 cups flour
- 6 Tablespoons Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 stick melted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 eggs
Toppings:
- Strawberries, sliced in half
- Chocolate chips
- Red candy coated chocolates (or part of a cut strawberry)
- Spray whipped cream
Directions:
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla, and eggs.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk until just combined, the batter will be slightly lumpy, as shown above.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Ladle about 1/4 cup of batter and cook until bubbles form around the sides. Flip and cook until cooked through.
- Place the pancake on a plate. This will become Santa’s face. Arrange the cut strawberries on top of pancake for Santa’s hat. Add chocolate chips for eyes, red candy or strawberry for nose, and spray whipped cream to make Santa’s beard.
These Santa Pancakes were so easy to make and turned out ridiculously cute! The kids LOVED have the supplies ready and making their own creations. They made some pretty silly Santas! This is one project we will definitely be doing again before the season is over.
For more fun ideas to do with your kids during the holidays, be sure to visit Dixie Crystals’ Kids in the Kitchen website. There are recipes and crafts both available to check out.
Giveaway: Magical Nights of Lights and Winter Adventure Family Fun Pack!
It’s that time of year again! The Magical Nights of Lights and Winter Adventure at LanierWorld is open and ready for you and your family.
LanierWorld offers the following:
- A festive driving tour through 7 miles of magical light displays
- Snow play zones, speed slides and bubble skating
- A collection of classic carnival rides
- Holiday movies on the 5-story Spectacular Screen
- Visits with Santa to share your wish lists
- Holiday shopping with a wide selection inside Bucky’s Gift Shop
- An assortment of favorite holiday dishes and treats
- Marshmallow roasting and s’mores making
- A live nativity theatrical play – presented nightly November 18-December 23 (excluding November 24)
- Holiday stay and play packages at Legacy Lodge, Villas or LakeHouses
- And so much more!
Giveaway:
Our friends at LanierWorld have graciously offered a Family Fun Pack for one lucky winner and their family (or friends) to enjoy the light displays AND Winter Adventure! This will include magical lights entry and 4 wristbands for the Winter Adventure rides and attractions. Must be redeemed by January 3, 2017. Enter for your chance to win below:
WaterWipes Are Now Available at Walmart!
This post was sponsored by WaterWipes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.
I’ve always been seeking for the best products for my children, especially my babies. We’ve been a huge fan of WaterWipes for our 15 month old son since we were first introduced to them a little over a year ago. As they have been rolling out to more and more stores, they are getting easier to find during my shopping trips! I’m starting to see them in many places where we shop. What great news we have that they are now available on Walmart.com. That helps make it even more convenient!
The individual WaterWipes packages have a resealable sticker to reseal the package after every use. I like this feature of WaterWipes so that they stay fresh in their pack and very moist for diaper changes. I can’t stand reaching for a baby wipe and it being all dried out. WaterWipes truly are the world’s purest baby wipes!
About WaterWipes:
Have you ever wanted a baby wipe that was made just for the sensitive skin on your baby? WaterWipes is a durable and effective chemical free baby wipe. Made with only 99.9% pure Irish water and 0.1% grapefruit seed extract, WaterWipes offer a safe and natural option for your little one and perfect for those with sensitive skin. It’s interesting to note that grapefruit seed extract is a natural skin conditioner. WaterWipes are the only baby wipe to be approved by Allergy UK and the National Eczema Association of America.
WaterWipes are soft and easy to use, yet thick enough to keep the mess from getting on my hands. They leave my son fresh and clean and ready for his next adventure.
For More Information:
You can find out more information about where to buy WaterWipes on their website. Be sure to also check out the WaterWipes Facebook Page and Twitter Page.
Giveaway:
5 people will win a $100 Walmart gift card! This giveaway is from November 14 – December 9, 2016. I-C will randomly select winners from all program entries and will facilitate fulfillment of the winning prizes (5 winners). You can enter for your chance to win below.
Amazon Prints: 60% off Photo Cards, Photo Calendars and Photo Books
Super deal on Amazon Prints! Check it out! For a limited time, you can use code HOLIDAY for 60% off photo cards, photo calendars and photo books! h
Check out these prices:
ABCmouse.com: 2 Months for $5!
Here’s a great deal you can grab for the winter months! ABCmouse.com is currently offering 2 months for ONLY $5! My 5 and 7 year olds use this program and really like it! If it doesn’t work out, canceling is a breeze, but I think you will love it like we have.
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