Eight reasons to come play with Go Ask Mom at North Hills on Wednesday!

We have a lot of free fun planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Come see us!

Posted 7:04 p.m. Apr 25, 2011 — Updated 12:04 p.m. Apr 27, 2011

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

UPDATE: I know it's a little wet outside today, but we are moving forward with our plans for the event. Come out and see us!

It's almost here! This year's first Go Ask Mom event at North Hills Kids is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Go Ask Mom will be hosting the open play area during that time when North Hills Kids pulls out its large, colorful foam blocks for kids to climb all over and build with. The blocks are set up under tents in the Commons area (next to Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's). Read all about North Hills Kids in my earlier post.

But wait! There's more planned for Wednesday! I've added a couple of more details since I last wrote about it. So I'll start with those first. Here goes ...

The Chick-fil-A cow will be there from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. with cow hats for the kids. He was a big deal last year when he stopped by our event.
I'll have coupons to REI, while supplies last, plus a contest for two kids backpacks and two kids stainless steel water bottles, thanks to REI, a North Hills merchant.
Lynda Loveland, Go Ask Mom blogger and co-host of Mix 101.5 WRAL-FM's Bill & Lynda in the Morning, will stop by around 11 a.m.
Stroller Strides - Midtown Raleigh will provide a free Stroller Strides workout class at 10 a.m. This class is great for moms with stroller-riding kids. It's a good workout and designed for people of all fitness levels. In fact, Stroller Strides will be offering free classes all week at locations across Wake County. Click here for details.
We'll have a contest for two family four packs to the Magic Wings Festival at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. This annual festival, a popular one at the museum, is May 21.
Master Deputy Sheriff Karen T. Muhammad with the Wake County Sheriff's Office will be on hand with her cruiser for kids to see. She also will be offering parents free child identification cards, which record your child's vital information. She'll be there from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read more about the IDs in my earlier post.
I'll have free snacks - juice boxes, water, Goldfish, fruit snacks and bananas - while supplies last.
And we'll have some sticker crafts and coloring pages to keep the kids busy. They're welcome to get crafty there or take it all home in a bag.

So call your friends, alert your playgroup. I'd love to see you there!

And stay tuned: We''ll have another event on Wednesday, June 15, and a Saturday morning event in the fall during North Hills' farmers' market. For you working parents out there, North Hills will launch its beach music series on Thursday evening with a special dance floor just for the kids. It's from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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