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***CONGRATULATIONS to Randi Graves McFadden–our lucky winner of the Family Adventure Pass!  Thanks to everyone for entering…and more importantly, thanks for reading!  ****

Christmas is coming and we are in the giving  spirit!  This is a BIG one!  You could win a Family Adventure Pass (for 4 people) to Paradise Park! The pass is good for one year and has a value of $189.95!!!!  Here’s what the  pass includes:  It’s a “Combo Family Adventure Pass” and you’ll receive year-round admission to the Children’s Edutainment Center (for 4 people), miniature golf year-round (for 4), Foam Factory year-round (for 4) and some other perks, as well!!!  This is an incredible giveaway and is sure to make the lucky winner’s Christmas a magical one.  THANK YOU, Paradise Park!

Here’s what you need to do:  Visit us on FACEBOOK and leave a comment.  There is a relatively short window of time to act on this one–we are only accepting entries (comments) until 2:00 p.m. today!!!   And, while you’re at it on FACEBOOK, become a “Fan” of KC Kids Fun! It’s fun!  It’s easy!  And we have at least two more giveaways coming up between now and Christmas!

Good luck–and remember:  1)entries only accepted as comments on FACEBOOK, 2)entries must be received by 2:00pm CST TODAY (Friday, Dec. 11, 2009) and 3)winner will be contacted via email and Facebook sometime on Friday afternoon, Dec. 11.  **The winner will then be contacted by a representative of Paradise Park  so arrangements can be made.**

And, if you aren’t the lucky winner, you can still get in on the fun by visiting Paradise Park in Lee’s Summit, MO.   Santa Claus will be there tomorrow, Dec. 12, from 10am until 2pm, so you might want to check it out.  Good luck!

Must be 21 years of age to enter and win. Only one entry per household will be considered. No substitutions or transfers. Giveaway prize is not redeemable for cash. By entering, winner consents to allow the use of his/her name for promotional purposes without further compensation. Winner releases all sponsors of liability regarding use and enjoyment of the prize. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

No doubt you’ve seen the proliferation of pumpkins and mums at every store in town–fall is officially here!  If you missed our earlier post on the city’s Pumpkin Patches and Apple Orchards, check it out–there are so many to choose from, and they are located in every corner of the metro.

Speaking of pumpkin patches, you won’t want to miss the annual Crown Center Pumpkin Patch, which will be Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Crown Center Square, from 10am until 5pm.  Featuring over 30000 pounds of pumpkins, the event benefits Children’s Therapeutic Learning Center (CTLC), one of our valued community partners.  Proceeds help support the mission of CTLC, which is to provide therapeutic and educational services for children with disabilities in an environment which fosters their independence and celebrates their successes.  This is lots and lots of fun!

Another fun place you won’t want to miss is Lee’s Summit’s Paradise Park.  I wrote about Paradise Park this summer, after a great outing with my son.  We rode the go-karts and went miniature golfing in July.  Now that fall is here, Paradise Park has a Tractor-Pulled Hayride and Pumpkin Patch, a Haunted Castle Maze and the popular Foam Factory has transformed into “Ollie’s Haunted Foam Factory”!  For those of you celebrating fall birthdays…you can even host a birthday party–complete with s’mores, pizza, birthday cake and video games.  What fun!

If you missed our listing of Fall Consignment Sales, don’t worry.  There are still many held during the month of October.  Here We Grown Again has one coming up this weekend in Shawnee, KS, in fact!  You can find great deals on back-to-school clothes (in case your kids have shot up a few inches already!!) as well as toys and other necessities.  Consignment sales aren’t just for shoppers…you can make a few bucks, too!  Contact the particular sale you’re interested in and typically for a small entry fee, you can tag your items for resale and bag up to 70% of the sale price.  Not bad!

My son (age 7) and I had an awesome day yesterday.  To be honest, I think we would both say that it’s been our favorite day of Summer 2009 so far!  Before I continue–a disclaimer–this is in no way a paid plug for Paradise Park.  I wasn’t paid off, bribed, or seduced into writing this post!!!  With that being said, we dropped our little Indian princess off for her final day of Mother’s Day Out and my son and I headed out–just the two of us.

We went out to Paradise Park in Lee’s Summit, MO; we’ve done this many times before but never made it to the “big kid” stuff which is outside.  And we felt like we’d been missing out!  Our 18 holes of mini-golf became about $6 cheaper when I used the great printable 2-for-1 coupon found on www.visitkc.com.  Poke around the site for lots of great deals on KC’s attractions!  (And while you’re at it, you won’t want to miss the monthly feature articles that Kate and I have been writing!)  After feeling like I got a great deal, I splurged on two go-kart tickets at $8/each.  My son had never driven his own go-kart…and yesterday was the day!

With the first ticket, I drove a two-person “car” and I was amazed a)how fast it went, and b)how many laps we got to do before our time was up!  With our second ticket (no coupon here) Speed Racer got behind the wheel of a Junior Go-Kart.  It was a single-seater and much slower.  He did a great job!  He came in first place!   ;-)

We ended up spending about 3 hours at Paradise Park, all of it outside, for a little more than $20 for the two of us.  It was worth it and we had so much fun!