Discount admission to Ark Encounter

  We’ve heard many readers say they want to check out the Ark Encounter but that it’s too expensive for them.  Well, they are having a deal for Christmastime for half-price admission and free parking. The deal is good when visiting from 5–9 p.m. on December 16-23 or 26-30. During this time, it’s decked out in lights and sets the mood for the season. These discounts are not available online, only at the location. Free parking starts at 4:30pm. They have food available for purchase and even shopping opportunities. On Christmas Eve, the half-price admission is good all day 9am-3pm. 

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Children’s Christmas Book about Kentucky

Recently, Sterling Children’s Books sent me a book to review and I saved it for the holiday season for good reason. It’s called Twelve Days of Christmas in Kentucky by Evelyn B. Christensen. My daughter and I read the book together, I read the left page and she read the right page. The book is about a boy that goes to visit family in Kentucky and has wonderful experiences while he’s here….of course. The way to book is structured, there is a letter that he writes to his parents on the left page that’s longer and on the right side,

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Gifts that Give Back

United HealthCare has a way that you can turn your gift-giving into a way to give back to others.  They have a medical grants program that has helped 200 families in Kentucky over the past five years.  Available now, inspirational children’s books, toys, and kid-designed holiday cards from the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) will not only make great gifts, but the proceeds from those items will fund child medical grants for families who need financial assistance. Holiday gift ideas include: Award-winning Oliver & Hope children’s storybooks, along with plush characters Children’s joke books Digit’y Do — a new numbers game

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Live Nativity in Shelbyville

One Saturday, December 3, Shelby First Baptist Church in Shelbyville will host a drive-thru live nativity.  This unique experience will take place from 6-8pm and it’s totally free! It doesn’t matter if it’s cold, you’ll be all snug in your car and you can listen in to the narration too. It is a serious production with over 100 live characters and animals to make the spirit of Christmas come to live.  The church will also give out cookies and hot chocolate, also free. Be sure to enter through the Shelby County fairgrounds.  For more holiday happenings in Shelby County –

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