It’s the summer and the kids are out of school—and you’re out of ideas to entertain them (and they may or may not be driving you crazy already). Never fear! The Utah Museum of Natural History is here! We are quickly learning in our house that UMNH is the go-to place when we are wanting to have lots of fun and sneak in some education too.

Of course the Utah Museum of Natural History didn’t disappoint this spring, and now they are offering a fantastic opportunity for kids to enjoy the museum while participating in their summer camps. I know what you’re thinking: “How do I know how good the summer camps are?” Um, because my daughter has not stopped talking about how seeds become fruit, and what plants need to grow and on and on and on since she attended the Budding Botanist class. She had fun while learning, and who wouldn’t want that for her child during the summer!? Even though Savannah hadn’t shown any prior interest to the class we chose, once she learned about it all, she became obsessed.

With so many different classes to choose from there is definitely something for every young one. They even have classes geared toward 9th graders. Savannah is already looking at the other classes she wants to attend, and this will be something we will incorporate into every summer from here on out.

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The Utah Museum of Natural History Summer Camp Sassy Scoops Promotion!

Get $25 off your first two UMNH Summer Camps this summer! When registering for camp at http://www.umnh.utah.edu/summer enter “SASSY” in the promotional code box.

Terms & Conditions

• Discount available on new registrations only.
• Discount cannot be combined with other offers.
• Discount available on non-member price only. UMNH Members are welcome to take advantage of the offer, but the discount is available on regular price only, representing a net $5 discount for UMNH members using the SassyScoops promotional offer.
• Discount available on camps with open registration. Cannot be applied to a new or existing wait-list reservation.
• Limit two discounts per paying adult. Can be used on two camps for one child or one camp each for two children.
• Offer valid on registrations made by July 9, 2010.

The Sassies love getting the word out about local business and love a good girls’ night out. Why not combine the two for a truly awesome, totally sassy get-together! And that’s just what we’re doing on Saturday, April 17th at San Gelato Cafe. Grab a Sharpie and mark it on  your calendar. Now.

SassyScoops.com is partnering with the Casual Blogger Conference to bring you a must-attend girls’ night out and we want YOU to come. Feel free to bring your girlfriend, mom, sister, niece, neighbor, stylist…anyone you know who’s ready for a night on the town (or at least a night at a yummy cafe in the heart of Daybreak). The evening will be full of food, fun, giveaways and of course gelato—quite possibly the best gelato in all of Utah. Here are the details:

Saturday, April 17th

7:00 p.m. ~ 10:00 p.m.

San Gelato Cafe on Soda Row

11259 Kestrel Rise Rd., South Jordan

Because San Gelato Cafe loves us as much as we love them, they’ll have a special that night for those who come to party with us: one free scoop of gelato with any purchase. Buy a scoop, get one free; buy a delicious panini, get a scoop free (on the side unless you’re a “panini a la mode” gal).

We will also have some fabulous giveaways that night from some of our fave local business including San Gelato Cafe, Blend Fashions, My Dough Girl, and our ever favorite Girl Scouts. (Too bad I’m exempt…I’m running low on Samoas and Thin Mints already!) We’ll also be giving away one ticket to the upcoming Casual Blogger Conference, but you have to be in attendance to have the chance win it!

We hope you can join the Sassies for our first of hopefully many girls’ nights out!

We’d love for you to spread the word about the event. Feel free to grab any of the buttons below and place them on your site linking to this page. To make it super easy we’ve included the HTML; simply copy and paste into your blog or website! SEE YOU THERE!

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It’s cold outside, but next Friday the Sassies will be warming up from the inside-out at the Timpanogos Storytelling concert “Stories to Warm The Soul” featuring Donald Davis and MaryGay Ducey.

Have you been to a storytelling event yet?  If not, you are missing something amazing.  Surely you’ve seen the billboards and heard the buzz… storytelling festivals are popping up all over the country.  Over the last year, several of us have been invited by Cherish Bound (a company that helps you tell your own family stories) to learn more about this fun form of entertainment.  Carol Rice, Cherish Bound’s Founder and President has said, “Storytelling is just something you have to experience!” and we found out that she’s right.

Story is something that speaks to us all – we all love a good narrative, don’t we?  Maybe your favorite form of story is TV, movies, a good book, your favorite blogs, or just hearing about your friend’s experience looking for a car… whatever it is, we’re all wired to enjoy a good story.  But can you imagine one person on a stage taking an entire audience on a journey with nothing more than their voice and a perfectly crafted story… imagine the time flying by as you laugh, reminisce and maybe even cry a little with the storyteller.  It’s kind of like magic and if you can imagine that… you can imagine how much you will enjoy the concert.  No doubt you’ll come away from the concert thinking a lot about your own stories – that’s where Cherish Bound comes in and next month we will be telling you a lot more them.

The Friday night concert that we will be attending is just part of a full week of events put on by Timpanogos.  The Midwinter Conference is the sister to the popular summertime festival and they will hold classes, workshops and concerts of all kinds (if you’re a teacher you can even get credit for attending!).    You can check out more information about the entire conference here.

Hopefully you’ll join us at the Friday night concert… bring a date or your whole family (recommended for 8 and up) or grab a friend and make it a girl’s night out.

And now for the Giveaway for the Friday Night Concert!

Leave a comment telling us you’ll be there and we’ll pick one of you for a free ticket!