What to do when you can't go outside to play?

When you live in the middle of nowhere like we do, winter time can be very boring.  Fortunately we found 2 places here to take our kids when their driving us crazy.  The movies at the Cranberry Mall is a great place to go on Saturday mornings.  At 10:00am they show a kids movie for just a dollar per person.  This weekend they are featuring Beauty and the Beast.  And yes even though we have it at home there is something magical to a child when they get to see it in the theater.  Our kids behave really well at the movies but even if yours are a little hyper, no one cares because everyone there is a parent and knows how little kids are.  We take blankies and woobies (loveys) with us and the boys just think it's so cool to get popcorn in the morning.  Here is the link.

http://www.themoviesat.com/index.aspx?house_id=6799

Another place we really enjoy is the Clearview Mall in Butler, Pa.  They have a Chuck E Cheese and for 10 dollars you can get 50 tokens, which lasts us about 2 hours.  Not bad.  They also have a playground in the mall.  After we are finished at Chucky's we head down to the playground.  The kids love it so much it's hard to get them to leave.  It's a great way for them to get some exercise when they can' go outside.  Here is the link.

http://www.shopclearviewmall.com/hours.php


Chuck E Cheese's
101 Clearview Circle, Butler, PA 16001
Clearview Mall Cinemas
(724) 477-0017 () ‎
chuckecheese.com



If you want to stay at home there is a video rental store in Franklin.  I know, I didn't know video stores were still around now that we have Red Box and Net Flix but apparently they do exist, and this one is great!  It is located right across from Central Elementary School.  However I do not know the name of it as it is not listed on my membership card so I will have to get back to you on that one.  Anyway you can rent older movies there for under 2 bucks and the new releases are cheap too!  Plus they have a different special going on everyday!  The best part is you get to keep your rentals for 5 days!  You can't beat that.  A quick trip to the video store and 10 bucks will keep your kids happy all weekend long if their stuck inside.  Tonight is definitely a movie and pizza kind of night!

Ok so I found the name and address.....Here it is.


Film Fest Video
1281 Otter Street, Franklin, PA 16323-1325
(814) 437-2414  ‎