A NEW year brings NEW Free activities to do with the family: this week you can enjoy: Free crafts at Home Depot, Free museum admission, Free monthly mini build and a lot more! See below for a complete list of available FREE (& Cheap) activities for week of January 3 to January 9, 2014! Please let me know if you find any additional ones so that I can update this list.
NEW this Week:
American Doll Isabelle’s Celebration (Throughout the month of January 2014): Free events throughout the month of January for girls ages 8 and up.
Bank of America – Museums on Us (Saturday & Sunday, January 4 & 5, 2014): Free General admission to over 150 Museum, Zoo, Science Center, Botanical Gardens and More with your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch Credit Card, ATM, or Check Card and your ID. One free general admission limited to each cardholder at a participating institution, excluding fundraising events, special exhibitions and ticketed shows the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. Not to be combined with other offers.
Miami Museums:
- Bass Museum of Art
- IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum
- Miami Art Museum
- Miami Children’s Museum
- Miami Science Museum
- Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
- Museum of Discovery & Science
Home Depot Free Kids Workshops (Saturday, January 4, 2014 from 9AM to 12PM): Your children get to create a FREE Fun Desk Calendar.
- FREE hands-on workshops; designed for children ages 5 – 12.
- All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin.
- One workshop kit, apron and pin per child, while supplies last.
- Children must be present at the store to participate in the workshop and receive the kit, apron and pin.
- Kids Workshop activities are scheduled on a first come/first served basis.
LEGO® Store Monthly Mini Model Build (Tuesday, January 7, 2014 begins at 5:00 pm): This month your kids will get to build a LEGO Snowplow and take it home with them for free! While supplies last.
Visit your local LEGO Store on the first Tuesday of every month and you can learn how to build a cool mini model, and take it home – for free! Quantities are limited and offer is good while supplies last only. A new model will be available every month and will be specially themed to that month – ask a Store Associate for details! Models are not for sale and cannot be purchased. One free per child. Event is open to children ages 6 to 14 only. See store for more details.
Ikea Stores (January 7, 2014): Tuesdays kids eat free at participating Ikea stores! Choose one combo meal valued at $2.99, kids 12 and under. – Details here
FREE Miami Events:
Wolfsonian Museum Free Fridays: (Friday, January 3, 2014 from 6 PM to 9 PM) Free admission and free tours of its permanent collections or temporary exhibitions. The Museum is located at 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 At the corner of 10th Street and Washington Avenue.
FIU Jewish Museum of Florida (Saturday, January 4, 2014): FREE Admission. FIU Jewish Museum is located at 301 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
Gold Coast Railroad Museum: (Saturday, January 4, 2014 11AM to 4PM) Enjoy free admission for the entire family! Museum is located at 12450 S.W. 152nd Street, Miami, 33177.
Activities and vendors available:
- Bounce House
- Model Train Display room
- Thomas Tables (Inside Model room)
- Link Train Rides ($3 per person)
- Standard Train Rides ($6 per person/$12 per person for cab rides)
- Food vendors
- Craft Vendors
- Property Tours
- Magellan-Presidential Train Tours ($5 per person)