10/2: Home Depot Kids Workshop

Hey Betties!

Load up the swagger wagon and head to Home Depot...no, it's not home project weekend. It's time to Build. Learn. Create at the "How-to Workshops" for kids. This weekend they will build a Fireboat on Saturday, Oct. 2. FREE hands-on sessions are offered the first Saturday of each month from 9am - noon. Get in the know here.

10/2-10/3: Aussie Fest at KY Down Under

G'day Betties!

Load up the swagger wagon, pack some snacks and head down to Cave Country for the Aussie Fest at Kentucky Down Under this weekend, Oct. 2-3. Enjoy lots of Aussie competitions with lots of prizes, then check out all the amazing Aussie animals in the Outback Walkabout, like kangaroos, wallabies and emus.Tons of fun for the whole family. Get in the know here.

10/2-10/3: 38th Annual Lincoln Days

Hey History Betties!

Travel back in time as you set out for Hodgenville to enjoy the 38th Annual Lincoln Days. See Lincoln look-alikes and enjoy pioneer games, rail splitting contests, art show, crafts, parade and more. Free to spectators. Get in the know here.

10/1-10/2: Rineyville Homecoming Days

Hey Betties!

Load up the swagger wagon and stay local this weekend at the Rineyville Homecoming Days. Start the weekend off right at the Rineyville Community Park on Oct. 1 from 6:30-9pm with free entertainment, free chili and hot dogs. Forget cooking on Saturday morning and enjoy a pancake breakfast at the Rineyville Elementary School from 7-9am. The parade starts 10am and games, inflatables and fun last from 11am-3pm at the Rineyville Community Park. Fun for the whole family all day!! POC: Tracy Geer @ tracyg@rbtsi.com.

9/29-10/2: A to Z Kid's Consignment Sale, Louisville

Hey Frugal Betties!

Need fall/winter clothes for the kids? Want to buy gently used clothes at a kids consignment sale? Maybe you missed the mega-kids consignment sale in Elizabethtown? Well, you're in luck! There's another one in Louisville this week. It's at

Trinity Chapel Assembly of God Church
8617 Whipps Mill Road
Louisville, KY 40222

Plenty of dates/times to choose:
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010, 10 AM - 6 PM
Thurs., Sept. 30, 2010, 10 AM - 8 PM
Fri., Oct. 1, 2010, 10 AM - 8 PM
Sat., Oct. 2, 2010, 9 AM - 5 PM

So maybe you load up the swagger wagon with the kids or maybe you leave them home to make extra room for all the GREAT deals you snag. Get in the know here!!

Happy shopping and good luck!

9/27 - Meet the real "D.W." - Barr Library, Fort Knox

Hey Military Betties! Load the swagger wagon and bring the kids to meet the real "D.W.", Arthur's sister, on Monday, Sept. 27 at 6:30pm at the Barr Library on Fort Knox (military access required). The kids will hear stories and learn to draw "Arthur" during this fun and FREE event. Get in the know here.

9/26 - Meet Cinderella, E'town Barnes & Noble

Hey Betties! Bring your little princesses (and little princes too) and meet Cinderella at the Elizabethtown Barnes & Noble today, Sept. 26 at 3pm. It's a special storytime and a wonderful photo opportunity! Get in the know here.

StoryTimes Around Town

Hey Betties!

Want an easy and FREE way to entertain the kids? Load up the swagger wagon and take them to Story Time! There are many of places/times to choose from EVERY day of the week:

Meade County Public Library - Story Hour is Monday & Tuesday from 10:30-11:30am. and Tuesday at 6pm. Don't miss Totally Nonstop Todllertime on Tuesday from 9:30-10am.

Barr Library, Fort Knox (military access required) - Story Hour is Tuesday from 10-11am.

Barnes & Noble - Story Time is Wednesday from 11am - noon.

Hardin County Public Library - Toddler Time is Thursday from 11am - noon.

Nelson County Public Library - Toddlers are on Friday, 10-10:30am; Preschoolers (3-5 yrs) are on Tuesdays 6:00-6:45 pm, Wednesday 10:30-11:15 am and Thursday 1:30-2:15 pm.

Help your child(ren) build a lifelong interest in reading! You may just meet other new Betties for playdates with the kids.

9/25 - Speed Art Museum Meets the Zoo

Art and zoo animals under one roof? I'm thinking smiles all around and fun for the whole family!

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY is hosting "Pursuing the Masters Family Day" on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 11am - 3pm.  Paint and drape fabric on the Speed’s front lawn with artist Bart Galloway, sculpt sugar and see a painted menagerie come to life with live animals from the Louisville Zoo. Admission is FREE! So load up the swagger wagon and enjoy a day of fun and culture. Get in the know here! 

Don't forget...you can print off two FREE tickets here for entrance to the Speed Art Museum, courtesy of Museum Day!! 

9/25 - SpongeBob at KY Railway Museum

It's a sing-along for the swagger wagon...

Are ya ready kids?
Aye, Aye captain!
I can't heeeaaar yooouuu!
AYE, AYE CAPTAIN!
oooooooooooo.........
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Sponge Bob Square Pants!

So load up the kids and head to the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven on September 25-26 for a Day with SpongeBob SquarePants! Get in the know at http://www.kyrail.org/.

Museum Day - Get 2 FREE Tickets

Hey Betties!

Load up those swagger wagons and give the kids the gift of art and culture at a museum this Saturday, Sept. 25 for Museum Day. The best part - you can get 2 FREE tickets to one of many museums nationwide! So many to choose from, so enjoy!! Just go to http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ to sign up for your FREE tickets.

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At Swagger Wagon Betties, you'll get all the exciting events and activities going on suitable for you and the kids to load up the swagger wagon and enjoy a day of fun. Along the way, you will receive great tips for traveling with children, healthy eating on the go and ways to maximize your day of fun in the swagger wagon.

So Betties, let's hit the road! And enjoy the journey...together.

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