Seattle Art Museum Presents SAM Camp--Discount!

Note:  This is posted in exchange for free tickets in cooperation with the Seattle Art Museum and U.S. family guide.  All opinions expressed are my own.

Three weeks of fun-filled imagination and creativity, designed for children in grades 1–5!  Each week is a different experience. Attend one week or all three.  Your kids will make art and new friends!

Week One: July 8–12

Globe Trotters: Art from Around the World
Are you ready to put your art on the map? Make collages, paintings, sculptures, passports, mixed media maps and more in response to art from around the globe. This week will also include fun music workshops.

Week Two: July 15–19

Time Machine: Art Past & Present
SAM Campers will go back in time exploring art from the Pacific Northwest and across many continents! Time capsules, comics and futuristic portraits are just part of the adventure.

Week Three: July 22–26

Planet Heroes: Art & the Environment
Be a hero for planet Earth! SAM Campers will create superhero costumes from recycled materials, create trash sculptures and other “green” art, and learn everyday acts to save our planet.

Seattle Art Museum is one museum in three locations. The camps take place at either the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, or at the Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle Waterfront. Each week of camp includes a trip to the galleries at SAM Downtown.

Click here for details and to register. 

3. Coupon:

Use discount code samcamp2013 to receive a $25 discount on registration.  http://www.usfamilycoupons.com/coupon.php?regionid=460&bid=10781&dealid=941

4. Website Link:

http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Learn/YouthFamily/samCamp.asp

I have never gone to the Seattle Art Museum (although I am a Washingtonian by birth).  But this sounds like a great camp and a great deal for your kids!  

This Day in History March 30, 1971

This should be welcome news for all the coffee lovers out there.  And I feel a sense of pride sharing something that is just down the road from me (relatively speaking).  On this date in 1971, the first Starbucks opened.  It opened at Pike Place market in Seattle, Washington.  I had no idea that the name came from the first mate in Moby Dick, Starbuck.  The original partners were English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker.  Alfred Peet was their inspiration because he sold high-quality coffee beans.  Howard Schultz joined the team in the 1980's, and that is when things really began expanding (he became director of retail operations and marketing).  I'm sure glad it's still around--even if it has become rather expensive.  I tend to still prefer local coffee shops, but in my city, Starbucks cannot be beat.  I have to go elsewhere to get the better, less expensive coffee.

For more info:
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Starbucks-P-s-755058.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/starbucks.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks
http://famousdaily.com/history/first-starbucks-opens-seattle.html