Yearly Archives: 2012

Fun contest to explore Fredericksburg – Last weekend!

Take your children downtown and explore Fredericksburg!

Print the PDF or grab the news page from this past Sunday’s paper and look for the picture clues.

It’s fun and you could win a prize!


Itty Bitty City Scavenger Hunt of Downtown Fredericksburg

The Free Lance-Star 8th Annual Itty Bitty City Scavenger Hunt of Downtown Fredericksburg.

HOW TO PLAY: Head to downtown Fredericksburg between May 27 and July 9 to find the 20 objects or architectural elements pictured in The Free Lance-Star MAY 27. Missed the printed version? No worries! Click HERE to download a PDF of photos, map, and details. Submit your entry [fill out the electronic form below] and you could win one of the cash prizes.

PRIZES: First Place $500, Second Place $300, Third Place $200. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place with the correct answers. Prizes generously donated by the Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority.

ENTRY DEADLINE: July 9 at 5 p.m. One entry per person.

HINTS: Follow us on facebook. We will post 6 unique hints on The Free Lance-Star and fredericksburg.comfacebook pages throughout the contest.

OFFICIAL RULES: No purchase necessary. Entry forms available at The Free Lance-Star front desk, 616 Amelia St., Fredericksburg and on fredericksburg.com/ittybittycity. One entry per person. Prizes must be picked up by the winner within 30 days of first announcement in The Free Lance-Star. Winner must show picture identification at pick up. All decisions made by The Free Lance-Star are final. Employees of The Free Lance-Star Companies and our contest sponsor and their families are ineligible to win. Entry deadline: July 9 at 5 p.m.

From http://fredericksburg.com/News/ittybittycity/index_html

This week learn about dinosaurs!

This week Camp Au Pair in America learns about dinosaurs! Click here for fun activities!

http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs/

And if you want to see dinosaur tracks in the area, visit the

M U S E U M   O F   C U L P E P E R  H I S T O R Y      803 South Main Street       Culpeper, VA 22701        540-829-1749

www.culpepermuseum.com

Hours:   Monday through Saturday 10am to 5 pm      Sunday 1pm to 5 pm

Admission:   Children (18 and under) and Culpeper residents free      Out of town guests $3.00

Trek through Culpeper’s Triassic period with the dinosaurs.

Learn about our dinosaurs, their habitat, and the science of Paleontology.

Examine a locally excavated pair of 215 million year old tracks.

Touch a firetruck in the park today

Lunch downtown is getting a makeover!  Held Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in May, June and September since 1997, the summer concert series has grown into one of the community’s most popular events. .

Each concert serves as a meeting place and opportunity for community groups, friends, families, seniors and business people to gather together and enjoy music, downtown Fredericksburg and each other.

This year the focus is on fun and the concerts main audience moms with children. New to this year’s series is a moon bounce and art activities. We will also be continuing the fun tradition of Touch-a-Truck this year. Two of our Touch-a-Truck series will feature live animals courtesy of Maranatha Alpaca Farm and White Buffalo Horses.

Today come see:

Lenny Burridge                    Fredericksburg Fire Truck

Please come out and support your community. Stop by and see us at Riverfront Park located on Sophia St. between Hanover and Charlotte Streets!

Sponsored by Fredericksburg Parks & Recreation. Call 372-1086 for more information or visit our website at www.fredericksburgva.gov.

From http://fredericksburg.patch.com/articles/picnic-in-the-park-starts-today and mcnamarapta.org

Win a free AAA driving class for your new au pair!

STAR SPANGLEDMATCHING
Matchany time before 4th of July and enter a chance to win a FREE* AAA DRIVING COURSE for yournext au pair. (valued at $250).
We are proud to be the only au pair program to offer acustom designed driving instruction class for au pairs.  We have partneredwith AAA and created a unique learning experience attached to our orientationprogram.  The class, Preparing to Drive in the US, is held the day beforean orientation begins.
Please contact your placement coordinator for more details about theclass.
****All matches must be processed by end of day on JULY 3rd.  5 Winners will beannounced on July 6th. The free AAA driving course is valid upon the arrivalof your new au pair and good only for only au pairs arriving from out of thecountry! (not valid for YR 2 or rematch au pairs).  Your au pair must bewilling to arrive a day early to orientation. Course cannot be exchanged forcredit or cash.
Match any time before 4th of July and enter a chance to win a FREE* AAA DRIVING COURSE for your next au pair. (valued at $250).
We are proud to be the only au pair program to offer a custom designed driving instruction class for au pairs.  We have partneredwith AAA and created a unique learning experience attached to our orientation program.  The class, Preparing to Drive in the US, is held the day beforean orientation begins.
Please contact your placement coordinator for more details about the class.
****All matches must be processed by end of day on JULY 3rd.  5 Winners will beannounced on July 6th. The free AAA driving course is valid upon the arrival of your new au pair and good only for only au pairs arriving from out of the country! (not valid for YR 2 or rematch au pairs).  Your au pair must be willing to arrive a day early to orientation. Course cannot be exchanged for credit or cash.

Fun space crafts!

Au Pair in America will be featuring a regular page called Camp Au Pair in America. The first posting is Camp Au Pair – Outer Space. It features a collection of outer space themed activities to keep the kids engaged for a week of fun.

http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/camp-au-pair-outer-space/

LiveSky: Space Junk! Is Earth a Hoarder?

For more space fun, travel to the Virginia Science Museum in Richmond and find out about space junk!

LiveSky: Space Junk! Is Earth a Hoarder?
Friday, June 15
LiveSky, 6 pm
IMAX® film Space Junk, 7:30 pm
From the makers of junk food and junk mail…comes…SPACE JUNK! Tens of millions of objects floating in orbit around our planet. How did they get there? Can we clean them up? Do they pose a threat to our astronauts or even here on Earth? Come see what our astronomers and TV’s Matt Paxton have to say about Earth’s history of hoarding objects for decades!! After the show see a free sneak preview of the new IMAX® film Space Junk, then, weather permitting, we will point telescopes into the vastness of space and see things with our own eyes! LiveSky is $5, free for Museum members. IMAX® film Space Junk is free.

Science Museum of Virginia 2500 West Broad Street Richmond VA 23220

Enter a flag contest for Au Pairs!

What’s New Global Awareness this Month
Let’s Celebrate Flag Day! Global Awareness is sponsoring a Flag Day Contest!
In honor of Flag Day (June 14), we’re asking our au pairs to send in creative representations of their country’s flag. Take a look at edible flags http://pinterest.com/search/?q=international+flags and flags made on wood, manicures, and out of craft materials.  http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/flags-maps/There are so many ways to represent your flag!
Send your entries to gaapia@gmail.com by June 13th.  The top 3 most creative will win a gift certificate and will be posted on the Global Awareness site for all to see and admire!
Join the fun!!
Let’s Celebrate Flag Day!
Global Awareness is sponsoring a Flag Day Contest!
In honor of Flag Day (June 14), we’re asking our au pairs to send in creative representations of their country’s flag. Take a look at edible flags http://pinterest.com/search/?q=international+flags and flags made on wood, manicures, and out of craft materials. http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/flags-maps/
There are so many ways to represent your flag!
Send your entries to gaapia@gmail.com by June 13th.
The top 3 most creative will win a gift certificate and will be posted on the Global Awareness site for all to see and admire!
Join the fun!!