Get tangled up in Disney’s 50 animated feature with Rapunzel and Flynn and enter the worlds of your other favorite Disney princesses –Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan and of course, the one who started it all, Snow White.  Ahoy, Mateys!  Set sail with Peter Pan, the always-sassy Tinker Bell and the cantankerous Captain Hook and his pirate pals on an adventure beyond Never Land!  Trek the wilds of Africa with Simba, Nala, Pumbaa and Timon as they discover the true meaning of the ‘Circle of Life.’  Tick-Tock!  Tick-Tock!  Don’t be late to a very important date with Alice and the Mad Hatter as they march with the Queen of Hearts’ Army of Cards.  Relive magical moments in this ultimate Disney animation celebration coming to Kansas City!

Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove visits Kansas City from March 21 to March 25 for nine performances at Sprint Center.

Wednesday, March 21 7:00 pm

Thursday, March 22 7:00 pm

Friday, March 23 10:30 am & 7 pm

Saturday, March 24 1 :00 pm, 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 25 1:00 pm & 5 pm

Tickets for Disney on Ice presents Treasure Trove start at $13 and are available at the Sprint Center Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. Opening tickets are family-friendly at $10. To learn more about Disney on Ice, visit the website, Facebook and YouTube.

We are thrilled to give TWO lucky Macaroni Kid readers a family four-pack of tickets to opening night, Wednesday March 21 at 7 p.m.  There are two entry requirements below and many options for submitting extra entries.

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If you are a parent, grandparent or caregiver of kids, especially those 0-12, you need to know about Macaroni Kid for Johnson County!  This locally owned company is part of the national Macaroni Kid media brand with over 350 e-publications nationwide.  The concept is simple.  We provide a hyper-local e-publication of everything to do with kids in and around your neighborhood.   Every inexpensive and free child activity and family event in Johnson County, KS is listed for no charge.  Theater, music, arts and other cultural and live events which require advanced ticket purchase are also listed.

You can subscribe on line or in person by visiting one of our many community friends.  We would love for you to visit and support these local businesses! We will reward one lucky new subscriber who visits one of these locations to sign up with a $125 gift card to her/his favorite grocery store.

Monkey Bizness – “Where kids monkey around.” Offering open play, birthday parties, and special events. Located inside the Great Mall of the Great Plains,20080 W. 151st St, Olathe, KS 66061.

Debbie Howard’s Gym – “We want to teach the kids how to believe in themselves.” Offering gymnastics classes, open gyms, birthday and sports parties, and gym rentals. Located at 655 North Somerset Terrace, Olathe, KS 66062.

Stephanie’s Wonderland – “Every little girl should have a tutu or pettiskirt and be a princess for a day.” Find their amazing products at 115 N. Parker St, Olathe, KS 66061 (Wed-Sat), online, and also inside Mommy Shop (see below).

Mommy Shop – “Get the basics, stay unique.” 60+ vendors in one location offering unique items for maternity, gifts, infant, and children. Catering to moms with free gift wrapping, a play area for the little ones, and frequent in-store events.  Located at 14870 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66223.

Little Monkey Bizness – “Where little kids monkey around.” Offering open play, birthday parties and special events for crawling babies on up and a separate dining area with a full menu of snacks and beverages. Located at 12219 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Shawnee, KS 66216

Ceramics & Coffee House @ Paint, Glaze & Fire – Offering drop in ceramic painting, glass fusion, birthday parties, girls night out, special events, paint/story time, camps and a full service coffee bar and free Wi-Fi. Located at 12683 Metcalf Ave, at the south end of Metcalf 127 Shopping Center, Overland Park, KS 66213.

If you have a Johnson County, KS business and are interested in hosting our subscription box, please contact Gail at info@gailsscoop.com

Who doesn’t love The Phantom of the Opera, one of the most beloved musicals of all time? NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision come together again to present the highly anticipated sequel with the first ever US showing of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies.

You can be a part of history as the first ever US showing of Love Never Dies comes to Movie Theaters Nationwide on Tuesday, February 28 with a second showing on March 7 both at 7:30pm local time.

Tickets are now on sale for these local theaters:

AMC Olathe Studio 29, Olathe

AMC Town Center 20, Leawood

Cinemark 20, Merriam

and several other Kansas City metro theaters.

Our sponsors at Serino/Coyne LLC are giving two lucky Macaroni Kid Overland Park readers a pair of free tickets!

Here is what you need for one entry:

1. Subscribe to the Macaroni Kid weekly e-newsletter.

2. Comment here.

For a second entry:

3. Re-pin our “Love Never Dies” photo on Pinterest.

Two winners will be selected by random on Wednesday, February 22 and announced Thursday morning in our e-newsletter and by email.  GOOD LUCK!

Win Tickets to See Buddy Valastro “Cake Boss” Show at the Midland.

This is a refer-a-friend contest for our Macaroni Kid site.  If you haven’t heard of Macaroni Kid yet, you will!  They are now covering the Kansas City metro.  This awesome national company has over 450 hyper-local sites throughout the country and Gail’s Scoop is now covering the entire Johnson County area!

If you live and/or play in JoCo and have children, especially ones who are 0-12 years old, you want to sign up for the FREE Macaroni Kid service. I promise you, you will not be disappointed.  Not in JoCo?  Not to fear, my ‘sisters’ have you covered in the Northland and SE KC too.

For the next 36 hours we have a ‘refer a friend’ contest going on, thanks to our awesome friends at the Midland. The person with the most referrals gets two tickets to Monday night’s Buddy Valastro Cake Boss show at the Midland (7:30 pm). These tickets are valued at over $80.

1.If you are already a Macaroni Kid JoCo subscriber go to step 2. If you live in JoCo and are in charge of entertaining a 0-12 year old child and have not yet subscribed to Macaroni Kid, do so here

2. Open yesterday’s issue of Macaroni Kid email from me and click “forward to a friend”. If you don’t still have the email just forward an email referring to our site (http://www.overlandpark.macaronikid.com)

3. Forward to your mom, dad, grandparent friends with a note asking them to sign up

Rules
1. Subscribers and referrals must be moms, dads, or grandparents of 0-12 year old kids who live in Johnson County, KS
2. Each person who signs up must write your full name in the “referred by” spot so we can give you credit
3. The person with the most valid referrals will win and will be notified by 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
4. The winner must respond to the email by Sunday noon (or another winner will be chosen) and must be able to pick up tickets in S. Overland Park on Sunday or Monday.

GOOD LUCK!
P.S. Don’t forget to set your clocks back before you go to bed Saturday night.

Thanks to our friends at the Sprint Center, we are giving away four tickets to the American Royal Rodeo.

The tickets are for the Saturday, October 29, 2011 2 p.m. show.

See the contest rules below to enter.

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Save the date for this huge FREE community celebration! Guaranteed to be fun for the entire family.

Blue Valley Recreation is celebrating their 25th birthday with a great community party on August 13.  They are ’giving back’ to local residents with awesome entertainment and attractions, live music, and carnival-style games. All for FREE.

Gail’s Scoop is sponsoring a free raffle for newsletter subscribers.  We have partnered with local businesses to give our loyal fans  and new friends some great prizes just for coming out on Saturday, August 13.   Watch as this list grows over the upcoming days:

$10-$15 Prizes:

• Coleman baseball hat ($12) – five winners
• Gift certificate to Mommy Shop ($15)
• Coleman 28 quart cooler ($15) – two winners
• 13 week subscription to Meals By The Week ($15)
• Deluxe diaper wipes case and baby hair clip by Love Teeny Designs ($15)
• Starlight Gamma Girls tumbler from Miss Brooklynn Productions ($15)

$20-$25 Prizes:

• Gift certificate to Kari Lind Creations products and party supplies ($20)
• Burnes of Boston Basketball Photo Frame ($20)
• Gift certificate to Sister Sue Designs ($20)
• Gift certificate to Here We Grow Again Kids Consignment Sale Olathe/Overland Park ($25)
• Gift certificate for Tupperware – Kristina Snyder ($25)
• Gift certificate for Discovery Toys – Barbara DeMack ($25)

$30-$45 Prizes:

• Gift  from ”Gift the Ribbon of Choice” product catalog from KC Best Homes – Hobie Reber ($30)
• Family pass to the KC Corn Maze ($32) – two winners
• Gift pack from Take Shape For Life – Tina Cochran ($40)
• Family pass to the KC Pumpkin Patch ($40) – two winners
• Eco-lunchbox and stainless steel water bottle from ItsabellyKC ($42)
• Red Beijo watch – Niki Kearney ($45)

$50-$75 Prizes:

• Birthday party for 6 kids at Skate Zone ($52)
• 4 unlimited-ride wristbands to Zonkers Family Entertainment Center ($60)
• Coleman Klickitat x40 Sleeping Bag ($75)

$80-$125 Prizes:

• Gift certificate for services by Dr. Kezia Shine at Align Chiropractic ($85)
• Party at Little Monkey Bizness Olathe ($99)
• Miche bag – Angela Cramer ($103)
• Coleman Bulldog 2-3 person towable ($110)
• Registration for Miss Bootiful All Natural Inner-Beauty Pageant by Miss Brooklynn Productions ($125)

$150-$200 Prizes:

• Pediatric house call by Dr. Nuessle at Fireside Pediatrics ($150)
• Party at Monkey Bizness ($179)
• 2 hour wardrobe consultation / closet organization by Complice de Style – Anna McConnell ($180)

Raffle Rules:

• Stop by our raffle table and enter your e-mail address for your chance to win.

• See official rules here.

Saturday, August 13

4-9 p.m.

RC North Fields 

9701 W. 137th Street, Overland Park

Please let your friends know by clicking the “share” button below.

Hope to see you there!

Current Giveaway:

The totally renovated and award winning Hilton President Kansas City, is sponsoring this Gail’s Scoop giveaway. The Hilton President is the only hotel located in the Power and Light Entertainment District. One lucky reader will win one free night stay for two* at this luxury hotel. Enjoy some well-deserved grown up time with this mini-getaway!

*Date subject to availability

Here is what you need to do to win:

There are 3 ways to enter:

1.  “Like” the Drum Room Facebook Page and Post this message on your Facebook wall: “Check out the giveaway at Gail’s Scoop…Keeping JoCo KS Moms Informed™ http://www.gailsscoop.com“.

2. “Follow” the Drum Room on Twitter and and  Tweet this message “Check out http://www.gailsscoop.com #giveaway @hiltonpresident“

3. Comment in this blog post about what you like about the new Gail’s Scoop website. Do all three and you will be entered three times!

Let us know when you are done posting by sending us a FB message, a Tweet DM or an e-mail at gailsscoop@gmail.com.

4. One winner will be selected at random on 11/5. GOOD LUCK!