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Fun, Family 4th of July Festivities!

Break out your red, white and blue apparel and get ready to celebrate our nation’s independence. It’s the summer’s biggest day - the 4th of July. We rounded up some of the biggest and best celebrations on Saturday and Sunday all over CF.

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PLAYGROUND Welcomes The Wizarding World

Have you checked out Harry Potter’s Wizzarding World at Islands of Adventure yet? Our very own Chrissy Allen, PLAYGROUND co-founder, was invited to the Grand Opening Celebration - check out her photos and get the skinny on the event.

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Summer Movie Mornings

“Schools out for summer,” your kiddos shout with joy. But all you can think about is how to entertain the excited crew for the next two months. Enter kids’ summer movie programs.

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Elmo Wants to Celebrate Dad

Ya know what dad really wants for Father’s Day? He wants to spend time with his family doing something fun, something special, something memorable. This Father’s Day, share a special breakfast or lunch with dad and your tot’s fav furry friends over at Busch Gardens’ Dine with Elmo and Friends.

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Casting Call - Kid Hair Models Needed

If your kid has rockin’ hair, listen up. PLAYGROUND is looking for mini models to show off the hottest hairstyles for fall. We’ve got slots for kids of various ages, hair color and hair lengths.

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Give your Student a Head Start on His Next School Year

School’s out, and while our kiddos are done thinking about hitting the books for the summer, we parents never stop plotting how to help our kids improve. It doesn’t matter if we have a straight “A” student, the class clown or a kid labeled with a learning disability - we worry, and we want to help. (Gosh it’s tough being a parent!)

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Summer Online Giveaway

PLAYGROUND is counting down the dog days of summer by giving away fabulous prizes to its readers. Just leave a comment anywhere on the website before June 30 to be eligible to win– we love hearing from you. Be sure to leave your kids’ ages and your fav prize so we can send you the right prize when you’ve won! Thanks for PLAYing.

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10 Reason to Hit Aquatica

We’ve got 10 great reasons to hit Aquatica this summer. Check ‘em out.

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OSC’s Blood Vessel Exhibit

We’re going to go out on a limb and guess that few would consider learning about diabetes to be fun. But our friends at the Orlando Science Center have taken science (particularly blood) to a whole new level this summer.

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Win a ZOOCCHINI Prize Pack

In anticipation of summer and pool-side fun, PLAYGROUND wants to give one lucky reader a ZOOCCHINI prize pack. All you have to do to win this colorful prize, sure to get you ready for some summer fun, is leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite summer activity. Wednesday, we will randomly select a winning comment.

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Take the Family to SeaWorld with $5 Kids Tickets

Whether you have family in town or you want to do something special with the kids this summer, taking the family to SeaWorld just got even more affordable with $5 kids tickets. Yep, $5 kids tickets. To make the deal even sweeter, 100% of the $5 admission goes to a non-profit organization working on wildlife conservation projects.

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Fashion Funds the Cure Photos

PLAYGROUND Magazine was proud to be a part of Fashion Funds the Cure. It was an inspiring night filled with fashion, laughter and fun for all involved. Modeling much more than clothing, pediatric cancer patients made their fashion debut, showing off the pure beauty of their spirit.

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Summer Fun Safety

When the days get longer and hotter and the kids get out of school, it is time for summer fun. But it’s important for Mom and Dad to instill a little safety into the summer fun so the kiddos can rule the days. We caught up with Phil Pektas, owner and instructor for Big Fish Swim School and asked him about his top summer fun safety tips. These aren’t your ordinary safety tips – use a pool fence, wear sunscreen, etc – these are unique tips that made us go ummmm…

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Fantasy of Flight is looking for the World’s Greatest Dad

If you (or your kids) have the world’s greatest dad, this is your chance to have him recognized with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This Father’s Day, Fantasy of Flight will honor one lucky dad with a 30-minute ride over Central Florida in one of only four Fieseler F1-156 Storch airplanes in the world. How cool is that?

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Keep Your Kids Reading This Summer

Just because school’s out for the summer doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. Without direction from mom and dad, some kids might let summer slide by without reading anything other than the back of the cereal box. This summer, encourage your kids to read with one of these summer reading programs. Not only will you feel good about getting them to read, your kids will like earning cool prizes.

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