Is this the year I finally go to the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago? I’ve been wanting to go, but, you know, being a responsible parent and all, it seemed like a bad idea to head off to a 3-day concert. The babysitting expenses alone were enough to scare me away.
Now I have a better idea: Bring the boy!
He’s six and he loves music (The Clash, and ugh, the Jonas Brothers — kids these days). There is a separate show at Lollapalooza 2010 called Kidzapalooza, and it offers events and performances just for parents and kids. (And then we can wander around the big show!)
The best part: Kidzapalooza is free for kids under 10 as long as dad buys a ticket. For slightly older kids, Perry Farrell has a good idea on what it might it cost in the video below (he’s playing at Kidzapalooza).
Parents: Check out this video, where Farrell discusses the Kidzapalooza line-up (a very cool special guest announcement comes toward the end).
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The boy holds the ape and cow Mold-a-Ramas we bought at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.
I love gadgets and modern technology as much as anyone, but there are some things in life that are fine just the way they are. For me, that includes the glorious Mold-a-Rama machine, a staple at Chicago’s museums and zoos. You’ll find them elsewhere around the country, too, and for me, they make for the perfect and affordable souvenir.
Last week, I spent a marvelous day at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo with my six-year-old’s class. Near the monkey exhibit, I spotted an ape-making Mold-a-Rama. We dropped $2 into the machine to purchase a green gorilla. We did the same thing at the farm just south of the zoo, where a second Mold-a-Rama creates a blue cow. (We couldn’t find the yellow Lion machine; one zoo worker told us it was gone. Sigh, Check out this sweet Flickr stream of Mold-a-Rama figures.)
I’m not sure why I love these things, but I think it’s this: Mold-a-Rama machines are exactly the same today as they were in the sixties. Some of the molds have changed, or the colors change, but if you were a kid in the 60s or 70s and went to Chicago’s Field Museum, you would purchase very nearly the same product that you buy today.
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