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Our Fox 8 Segment Beat The Summer Heat With These Activities Inactive

We’ve got some great places to go to bet the summer heat (and the rain!) and also an armload of great FREE events…

places to beat the heat:
-Audubon Aquarium ( extended summer hours) and new Parakeet Pointe- $1 and you little one gets to feed the parakeets!
-Audubon Insectarium ( free this Tues for kids) Free for kids on Tuesday, August 9th!
-the new Cool Zoo at Audubon Zoo- Serious splash fun for the kids- awesome!
-Bookoo Bounce- great indoor fun with giant bounceys- no rain!
-The Monkey Room- indoor fun with cool play structures.. burn that energy.
-The Louisiana Children’s Museum- so many great areas- and check out the FREE day below.
– AMC theatres- value priced early movies $5 before 5pm. – a bargain these days….
great FREE activities:
-Storytime at NOPL. Check out nutrias.org for a library near you.
– Ogden museum is Free this summer on Thursdays ( for military and their families). AND in September, thanks to grant from the Helis foundation, its free to all on thursdays….
-NOMA is Free in Wednesdays, thanks to a grant from the Helis foundation.
-Target Free Sundays at Louisiana Children’s Museum- next one 8/21 (from 12-5pm).
-Sunday Fundays at Magic Box toys- guided crafts and board games for kids from 1-4pm.
– Insectarium is free for kids on Tues August 9th.
-Weds at the point. Historic Algiers free concerts from 6-9p throughout the summer.
– Free bowling for kids ( 16 under) at AMF lanes. http://freebowling.amf.com/

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