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Our Kids
The May Family went out to the NC Museum of Life and Science for the Santa Train!
Send me pics of your family out and about at family events in Raleigh, CaryHeise@yahoo.com.
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Christmas Events
Capitol Tree Lighting, Downtown Raleigh Thursday, December 8, 5-7:30 pm History Museum Open 6:30 p.m. (tree-lighting ceremony on the Capitol grounds) December 10, 11am December 10, 2pm Wake Forest Christmas Parade, December 10, 1pm
Santa Trains and Cookies with Santa Spencer is 2 hours from Raleigh. Weekends through December. December 10-11 *These are open air cars. Dress warmly! Tickets can be purchased online. |
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Shows
Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream
December 7-11, RBC Center
Cinderella
Raleigh Little Theatre
December 9 - 18
(A Raleigh Tradition!)
Carolina Ballet
The Nutcracker
December 10-11 and December 16-24
NC Symphony Kids
Green Eggs and Ham, January 7
Bug Songs, March 10
Ringling Brotherss and Barnum Bailey Circus
RBC Center February 8-12
Carolina Ballet
The Little Mermaid
March 15-April 1
Beauty and the Beast
May 17-10
March 2, RBC
Disney's Phineas and Ferb LIVE!
March 31, DPAC
The Fresh Beat BandApril 5, DPAC
April 21, Carolina Theatre
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Merry Christmas & Happy 2012!
Hello!
If we haven't met, I am Cary Heise, owner and creator of Social Butterflies. I'm a stay-at-home mom of two in Apex. Pictured above is my family: my husband Rob, my daughter Ashlin (6) and my son Carver (5).
I say it every month, I get so excited creating the newsletters for you! Raleigh is a wonderful area for young families. We certainly have our pick of big city events and small town activities. Your messages to me about how you use Social Butterflies warms my heart and makes my time creating this for you so worth it! I shuffle though all the Raleigh area events and bring you what I think will be the most fun and memorable family outings. We have our favorites, right? We are so glad Pullen Park is open again! Fall is a great time in Raleigh with all the family-owned farms letting us run around. And, of course, Christmas isn't complete without small town parades! I just love sharing it all with you!
The Social Butterflies' reader list is currently over 2000 families. I love using this platform to bring awareness to special local causes, service opportunities and fundraisers. Feel free to email me details for those types of events. I also love supporting local small business- many are moms like me working from home.
In addition to my Facebook alter ego, Stay at Home Rock Star, this year I started a new group on Facebook for Raleigh Mompreneurs. Here you can network and learn more about using social media to promote your business. Please join us! Thank you for being such loyal readers and for sharing Social Butterflies with your friends!
Warmest Holiday Wishes,
Cary
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Cary's Picks
Winter Wonderland at Waverly, Cary
December 10, 3pm-8pm
Holiday fun includes TONS of snow, sledding, hot chocolate and
treats, visits with Santa, holiday music and more!
Tree lighting at 5:30.
Outside Ice Skating Rink Downtown Raleigh
Portable North Pole
Make yours own video from Santa! Complete with picture and specific details about your children. Super easy and super cute! Free!
(Off of Penny Rd just passed Holly Springs Rd)
Where every day is Christmas Eve and the snow falls every night.
December 8-9 6:00 to 8:30pm December 10-11 5:30 to 8:30pm
Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, December 20 from 6- 8 pm
Baby Jesus...and cookies!
First Night Raleigh, December 31, 2pm- midnight Downtown Raleigh, Tickets on sale now. Pullen Park is now OPEN! Rides are open daily from 10am - 6pm now through March. The park will be closed December 23- 26 and January 1. The rides also will be closed to the general public from Dec. 8 to Dec. 11 during the Holiday Express. Only Holiday Express ticket holders will be able to ride the rides during event hours. (Holiday Express is SOLD OUT.) Pullen's grounds and playground are open daily at dawn like other parks across the city. Information from WRAL Go Ask Mom Watch the Canes Practice! This is great and it is FREE! But let me warn you, practice can be canceled at any point. They do have a security number listed on the site so you can call ahead or check on times when you get down there. |
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Museums
Museum of Life and Science **Santa Train--Sold Out Wonderland Express, November 5- January 15
Museum of Natural Sciences
Groundhog Day
Save the Date- Thursday, February 2
10am-2pm, Shadow Ceremony at noon
Meet Sir Walter Wally the groundhog and get his prognostication for the next six weeks.
Marbles Kids Museum The Home Depot Kids Workshop
Saturday, December 10, 10am-12pmFutureVet with Banfield Hospital Saturday, December 17, 11am Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, December 20, 5-8pm
Noon Year's Eve at Marbles
Saturday, December 31
Celebration Starts at 11:30am
Museum open 9:00am-5:00pm
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Community
Toys for Tots Fundraiser-Dog Agility Event at Wild Winds Farm in Oxford this weekend, December 9-11.
The competition consists of dogs running thru obstacle courses. If you have ever seen the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge on ESPN, it is very much like that. ALL of the proceeds of this event benefit Toys for Tots. There is no admission fee, but we will gladly accept donations to Toys for Tots. It is at an indoor horse arena in Oxford, NC - Wild Winds Farm at 1626 Enon Road in Oxford. We will have food available for sale (which also benefits Toys for Tots), an awesome raffle of dog and people related prizes (which will be drawn on Sunday afternoon), as well. We start on Friday at 2:30pm and on Saturday and Sunday at 8:00am. We will have over 100 runs on Friday, and over 400 runs on Saturday and Sunday. We will probably run until after 5pm each day. Well-behaved dogs are welcome as spectators but dogs must have been registered with the North American Dog Agility Council in order to compete. It is a very family-friendly event and a ton of fun if you are a dog lover. |
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