http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog Your Source for Fun And Affordable Family Activities in the Silicon Valley. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:50:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Teens ages 12-18 can join in on all the fun and participate in the competition for a chance to perform at a live concert in March and win awesome prizes.  If you don't have your music online yet, SJPL has two more recording session opportunities.  Prizes include $250 for First ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/battle-of-the-bands-at-san-jose-public-library/ Updated January 31, 2012 -  Next step is Semi-Finals scheduled for Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 5pm. South Bay Teen Idol is a three-part amateur vocal competition awarding a $2,500 Scholarship to the best teen vocalist in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. The competition is open to vocally talented teenagers in ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/south-bay-teen-idol-contest/ A Celebration of the Gift of Giving - Four Years Running! Started in 2008 by Restaurant.com, as a result of the economic downturn, Feed It Forward enables individuals to give FREE $10 Restaurant.com eGift Cards to friends, family or anonymously send random acts of kindness to the Restaurant.com community. Over the ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/free-restaurantcom-egift-cards/ Redwood City has ice skating at Courthouse Square through January 16, 2012.  Skating sessions are 90 minutes for $10 or $12 and include skates. Tickets can be purchased at the kiosk on Courthouse Square right before skating, or purchased online here up to two weeks in advance. Skate Sizes: Youth Sizes: 9-13; ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/outdoor-ice-skating-in-redwood-city/ Here is your reminder that the deadline approaches to mail a Santa letter to your child and get the North Pole postmark. If you are sending the letters First Class Mail (the least expensive) then you should mail the letter by December 5th so that it can be received ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/santa-letter-deadline-to-send-letters/ Ballet San Jose Nutcracker, Christmas in the Park, pictures with Santa, Downtown Ice and Winter Wonderland...is there more to do in San Jose for the holidays???  Yes and some if it is free! Visit our Focus on San Jose page for a listing of events.  And visit the Local ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/family-holiday-activities-in-san-jose/ Celebrate this holiday season with tickets to a Bay Area Nutcracker performance by either the Ballet San Jose,  the Oakland Ballet or Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre!  We are giving away a family four pack of tickets to each of the ballets.   Which will you choose?  The  ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/win-tickets-to-a-san-francisco-bay-area-nutcracker-ballet/ For children ages 10 and under. A free one year Junior USTA Membership, participation in a free Tennis Play Day and a free brand new new Wilson junior tennis racquet (to be distributed at the Play Day). To take advantage on this offer, first, complete the USTA FREE Junior Membership enrollment, click ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/free-tennis-play-day/ The First Tee of San Jose is proud to host a free golf clinic for local youth sponsored by Frys.com Open. The first 300 youth will receive a free hat! Another highlight for the day will be coaching by two PGA tour players from the upcoming Frys.com Open.  Besides the ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/kid-free-golf-clinic-sponsored-by-fryscom-open/ Free or 50% off tickets to the Birth & Baby Fair in San Francisco at Fort Mason on Sunday, October 2, 2011.  Use code freefriday. Free tickets for the first 200 and 50% off for everyone else.  Source: Finney's Friday Freebies and Birth & Baby Fair. Event Information: Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 ... http://www.celebrate-family.com/blog/discount-tickets-to-birth-baby-fair-in-san-francisco/