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On-line gear exchanges
Two good sources for on-line clothes, toys, ect in addition to household goods are...
Freecycle.com
Curbcycle.com
These are Yahoo group lists. Basic rules are....
1. You must offer items for free.
2. You must identify yourself as a reseller if you are.
3. You generally need to post an OFFER, before you can post a WANTED. (Depends on the individual list).
4. Can OFFER or WANTED just about anything that isn't alive or illegal.
Both lists are broken down into regions so you can target areas in your driving range.
Have fun!
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by Thren)
SW burbs
Looking to get together in the SW burbs for a playgoup. 2.5 and 3.5 y/o.
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by Thren)
Summer Baseball Outing Update...!
Since the Cubs are too popular now....
To Schaumburg we go.
June 26th, Schaumburg Flyers vs Sioux City Explorers
Gametime: 1:20
Cost... $8.00 per reserved seat
Parking....free
www.flyersbaseball.com for more info on the club and facility
There is a lunch option that costs anywhere from 11 to 18 dollars per adult and 7 per kid. It starts at 12 noon....
I am making the deadline for telling me how many March 25th. I do want some idea if people are interested in the lunch idea also.
There is one more option but it requires getting as many people as we can or just paying more for having a section to ourselves... One can rent the entire bleacher section (as it were) for $1270. That includes 300 tickets. At the $8.00 level, that is 158 people. The more people, the less per the tickets cost. The only downside is it looks like it would be a haul to get food or drink from the bleacher section.
Anyway, that is the outing for kids... let me know if people think that the bleacher idea is viable.
Email me or call me @ 708.308.9554
Dave
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by DLux)
Cubs Alternative Ideas..
As I read Brians notice about the Cubs, I thought that maybe we could do an outing to the Kane County Cougars....
You will not find a more family friendly atmosphere and it is a great deal cheaper. The only drawback is it is a bit of a haul for those in the city. Here is the cost run down for a group..
$8 gets you a reserved seat..and since this is the minors, the stadium is smaller and every seat is in the sun!
There is also an option for a 'picnic' 2 hours before the game for either $11 or $18 per person (no discount for kids). $11 gets you burgers and similiar fare. $18 gets you chicken sandwiches and pork chops...a step up. I did not ask what drinks it includes but I assume that it probably includes some soda type of beverage.
Saturday available dates are....
June 18 (we could all sit together)
May 14th (2 or 3 groups)
July 2nd (sit together)
July 31st (sit together) ..this is also a fireworks night so the game starts at 6 instead of in the afternoon.
BTW...did I mention parking is free?
There is also the Schaumburg Flyers..
http://www.flyersbaseball.com/
The tickets are a bit more but it is closer and the picnic option is cheaper. I have never been there.
So..?
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by DLux)
California member makes the paper.
Hey guys, it's Dayv from California.
My son and I, and our group just made the paper, here's the link if you would like to read it.
http://www.recordnet.com/articlelink/030605/lifestyle/articles/030605-l-1.php
They must have pulled the info for the convention off of slowlane.com, they have the info for the 9th on there still.
Dayv
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by dayv27)
Toys and gear suggestions
How about a new forum discussing toy and gear recommendations?
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by Thren)
10th Annual At Home Dads Convention
Hello,
I will be putting together a video presentation for the 10th Annual At Home Dads Convention later this year. I made the opening video with the "Mr. Mom" song at last year's convention and it turned out pretty good. Due to the short deadline we faced last year, the response I got for photos wasn't too good and I ended up using a lot of photos of my kids. This year I hope to have a bigger selection of images.
If you have good (digital preferred) photos of you with your kids or just your kids or shots from playgroups or other outings and would like them included, please send them to me! Keep this in mind as you go to playgroups or vacations or wherever throughout the year. We have lots of time since the convention isn't until Novenmber. Deadline for photos will be in the first week of November.
I will be recieving photos from Dads all over the country, so I am anticipating LOTS of images. With this in mind, please understand if not all photos you submit are used.
Thanks very much!
Brian
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by BrianC)
Choo Choo Restaurant "Eat"-Date
Hi,
If you were on the Box Car thread earlier in this forum, you would have heard a poster extolling the virtues of the Choo Choo restaurant (www.thechoochoo.com). Mike proposed getting together at the Choo Choo on the week of February 28th. In fact, he suggested 11:30 on Monday, February 28.
Anyone else interested in joining us?
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by cliftonm)
Activities in Your Suburb
Hey all!
I love finding new places to go with my daughter be it a park, store, amusement, restaurant, transportation, etc we're always looking for something new to do.
Because of that, I've started a huge (actually, what I've discovered to be a ginormous) undertaking. This task involves contact all suburbs in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties for assistance in locating all the kid-oriented establishments within their borders. (such as those listed in the above paragraph).
Can you help me? You know your area better than I, so if you would be helpful in providing me with a list these kid-oriented establishments in your area, I would be extremely grateful. Here's what I'm looking for:
* parks (with bathrooms)
* restaurants
* amusements
* transportation depots
* stores (clothing, toy, gear, resale, etc.)
I'm looking toward anything appropriate for kids age birth-10. Whether you enjoyed the place or not does not matter. Please help in this matter.
Please direct all information to my email address at jkogan@prodigy.net.
Thanks again,
Jeff
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by jkogan)
Museum of Science and Industry Free Days
The Museum of Science and Industry now has Free Days on Mondays and Tuesdays through March 15
(Posted on previous ChicagoDads.com site by BillG)