Family fun on single budget in the Dallas metro area

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Dallas Fair Park Ferris Wheel
Single mom equals single budget, right? Entertaining kids on a budget, especially these days, can be a serious challenge. However, low cost and even free family enterainment is out there if you know just where to look.
Around Town
The Desoto Public Library offers free movie downloads with library membership. Its pretty simple just download the "download manager", pop the popcorn and sit back and enjoy a great list of movies. If you are just looking for a reason to get out of the house, again a quick trip to the Desoto, Lancaster, or even Cedar Hill community libraries offer a wide range of family entertaining videos available for check out. Plus while you're there you can peruse the shelves for the latest bestseller in print or audio version.
Down the Road
Kids getting a bad case of cabin fever? Head outdoors! Take a stroll around Sunny South Dallas's Fair Park. During the off season, the park is still open and the spacious and well manicured walkways are a great place for the kids to swivel their heelies and for mom to get a great walk around the park. For a few dollars extra mom and the kiddos can enjoy the history and culture of the African American Museum as well as the Women's Museum. Each location is not only aesthetically pleasing to the eye but creates a lasting learning moment for the whole family.

Dallas Puppet Theater: Great Performances!

The Dallas Puppet Theater presents two original musical stories about the importance of character.

The Princess and the Pea is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a winsome princess, a snooty queen, a stormy night, and an almost impossible test. Large, beautifully designed hand and rod puppets combine with an original musical score to add fun and the Dallas Puppet Theater's trademark flair to this story.

Also on the double bill, history's most famous race in the tale of the Tortoise and the Hare. Fast and furious may have the flash, but will it get the job done? Find out in this short but exciting telling of Aesop's famous story.

All performances are in the AT&T Auditorium at the Women's Museum, an Institute for the Future, located in Fair Park. For reservations, please call the Dallas Puppet Theater (not the museum) at (214) 515-0004 ext 4, or visit online at www.puppetry.org

The Dallas Puppet Theater is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advancing the performing, visual and creative art of puppetry. Summer shows coming up include the musical Rumpelstiltskin in June and the story of Rapunzel! in July.

Dallas Puppet Theater, Inc.
3905 Main St
Dallas, TX 75226-1229
(214) 515-0004 ext 3

your best source for family entertainment for over 20 years!

Princess and the Pea! beginning May 9, 2008 through May 25, 2008 in the AT&T Auditorium at the Women's Museum: an Institute for the Future.
show times at 11 AM Fridays, 11 AM and 2 PM Saturdays, and 2 PM Sundays. Tickets $6 children 2-16, $7 adults