My grandkids are 1 and 3, and at the perfect age for imaginative play.  I’d been looking around for some cheap holiday gifts to stay within my budget, yet at the same time, I wanted toys that would last and not fall apart.

Many people have great memories of visiting the circus as a child. What wasn’t to like? You could see tigers, elephants , horses, clowns and acrobats, all in one place while enjoying some delicious popcorn and cotton candy. A visit to the circus is always sure to give children memories that will last a lifetime. However, the circus only comes to town once a year, what’s a child to do for the rest of the year?

Now the fun doesn’t have to end once the circus leaves town. Children can recreate the magic by conducting their own circus in the comfort of their own homes with Circus Ring from Playmobil. It includes all the things needed to run a successful circus: trapeze artists, the signature Big Top tent, lighted entrance, ticket booths, a ringmaster and so much more.  It’s a large set, so small hands won’t have trouble playing with the pieces – a bonus!  It makes the magic all the more real, because they actually have room to maneuver pieces with ease, big enough for little hands to grab!

Children can play as the ringmaster, emceeing the show as it goes on underneath the Big Top with the Circus Ring from Playmobil.   The best part? Your child makes a decision what happens and when. Watch as trapeze artists do their death-defying stunts through the air or see the other performers ride elephants and fight with tigers. With Circus Ring from Playmobil, your child can even serve refreshments to the spectators.  Children can add their favorite characters from other Playmobil toys to create an audience for their shows! Circus Ring from Playmobil really has everything that your child will need to recreate their favorite circus moments!

Help your child expand their imaginations and relive some fun memories by letting them create their very own circus with Circus Ring from Playmobil. This would be a perfect gift for grandchildren, daycare, pre-school or homeschooling.  Watch as they recreate circus magic year-round with the Circus Ring from Playmobil.

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Now that the lazy crazy hazy days of summer are over and the kids are back to school, fall will be just around the corner.  There’s still plenty of opportunity for family time and fun after all the homework and reading, writing and arithmetic has been done.  My grandkids are just the right age to experience all the wonder and excitement!

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey

Feld Entertainment’s Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey® live performances provide edge-of-your-seat entertainment for the young and young at heart.  Also, Feld Entertainment has created savings offers available by using customer codes for the Mom Central community.  These offers enable us to create lifetime memories experiencing the excitement of Ringling Bros. ® with our families!

While each touring edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is different, all feature amazing Asian elephants, fascinating tigers, family fun and so many thrills that you will be on the edge of your seat all night!

To enhance your night at the circus, you get two experiences in one.  The All Access Pre-Show begins an hour before show time, live on the circus floor.  The Pre-Show provides the opportunity for kids to interact with performers, try on costumes, and get up close and personal at The Greatest Show On Earth. This part is FREE for all ticketholders and not to be missed!

Mom Central is excited to extend the following special family offers; look for the box marked “MC Promotion” when purchasing tickets:

• Offer #1: Get 4 tickets for just $44 by entering the code “MOM” at select ticketing channels. Offer good on all weekday performances, which includes all weekday evening and Friday matinee performances; minimum purchase of 4 tickets required; additional tickets above 4 can be purchased at $11 each.

• Offer #2: All weekend performance tickets will be $4 off the original price.

• Offer #3: Get the best Circus Celebrity, Front Row and VIP seats available – We have  reserved seats in these sections just for you! Enter the code MOM. No discounts available on these sections.

* Not valid on Circus CelebritySM, Front Row or VIP seats and may not be combined with other offers including special Opening Night pricing.  Other fees may apply.

The above offers are good in the following cities:

• Denver: September 30 – October 11, 2009

• Boston: October 14-18, 2009

• St. Louis: October 15-18, 2009

• Cleveland: October 21-26, 2009

• Rosemont/Chicago: November 5 – 29, 2009 *available for purchase on Sept. 8. 2009

• Auburn Hills: November 18-22, 2009

• Charlotte: January 27-31, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 12, 2009

• Atlanta: February 12-21, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 12, 2009

• Cincinnati: March 10-14, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 21, 2009

• Dayton: April 29 – May 2, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 21, 2009

To learn more about Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey shows touring the country this year and to find shows in your area, visit the Ringling site.  And don’t forget to use the special discount code when purchasing tickets online!
Shows coming this fall & winter:

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Over The Top, an all-new live entertainment extravaganza featuring the ultimate tug of war between Ringmaster Chuck Wagner and clown eccentric Tom Dougherty over a magical top hat that controls the circus. When the Ringmaster dons the hat he conjures stupendous spectacles for his circus, like the stunt riding Royal Cossack Cavalry while the clown uses the hat to summon silly and whimsical acts for his circus, such as a cavalry of goats riding on ponies in a Barnyard Bonanza.  They continue to top one another until the Ringmaster and clown realize that the magic of the circus is not in the hat but in the hearts of everyone. The show culminates in an amazing display of gigantic glowing rainforest flowers surrounding Chinese acrobats swinging on vines and propelling through the air. Over the Top is two circuses in one providing excitement for the whole family.

Audiences will see nearly 100 animals including flying dogs, Asian elephants that skip, hop, and groove, miniature horses, llamas, pigs, and even a performing porcupine. In a daring feat, the courageous Daniel Raffo stands eye to eye with a pack of powerful Bengal tigers. Circus celebrities help rev-up the motorcycle madness featuring one cycle on a high wire and seven speeding riders in a Globe of Steel. Extraordinary aerial acts fill the arena sky with a rare double-decker trapeze and the Bombastic Bouncers who combine gigantic inner tubes and awe-inspiring acrobatics in a high-energy performance never before seen in America. And with the audience’s participation, this circus really goes Over The Top!

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents ZING ZANG ZOOM®: Through the mystery of magic and the mastery of skill, audiences will be spellbound as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents ZING ZANG ZOOM®, a thrill-filled, mind-blowing circus spectacular where family fun is no illusion.

Magical Zingmaster Alex and his assistant, the alluring Levitytia, lead audiences through a kaleidoscope of color and imagery revealing extraordinary worlds of fantasy, flight and phenomena that celebrates the uplifting spirit of the circus and wards off a cynical Mr. Gravity and his team of “heavies” who try to bring everyone down.

Be mesmerized when a four-ton elephant disappears before your eyes, and a gravity-inducing nemesis transforms across species into a ferocious tiger.  Stand in awe as a dazzling trapeze artist performs a perilous, anatomically unimaginable one-arm speed-spin high atop the arena floor, and two formidable, female human cannonballs are blasted through the air in a daring, awe-inspiring display of bravery.  Become electrified as the dangerous double wheel of steel, the gasp-inducing high wire and soaring gigantic swings defy both gravity and logic.

Fun-filled magic merges with traditional circus arts to create a world of infinite possibilities where apprentice illusionists levitate their parents with a wave of a wand, and audience spirits keep rising as the high flying circus is (literally) turned upside down.  Perhaps the most magical of all, watch in amazement as an incomparable array of exotic animals including a herd of majestic Asian elephants, magnificent Bengal tigers and elegant Arabian and Friesian horses join forces with our human performers to create an experience that will surprise and delight Children of All Ages, rendering us speechless and reminding us that the magic of The Greatest Show On Earth® lives forever in our hearts and imaginations.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Feld Entertainment. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.

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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to Town!

As a life-long resident of Connecticut, my family has always mentioned that Hartford, CT has a long history with the Circus.  And of course, P.T. Barnum was born in Bethel, CT and the P.T. Barnum Museum is located in Bridgeport, CT.

One of the most memorable experiences I’ve shared with my oldest daughter, who’s now 25, was attending the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford when she was younger.  My late Brother-in-Law and I each took our daughters to the show and had such a great time.  We were fortunate enough to get to see the renowned animal tamer, Gunther Gabel Williams perform. To this day we still have the plastic beverage cup and program from the show that we got as souvenirs.

Everyone has his or her own memories and experiences:

Attending a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus provides more than just a night out. It creates a memory that lasts a lifetime and a tradition that can be carried on from year to year and generation to generation. As one mom said, the circus is “worth every smile and mesmerized stare.” From the laughs that come at the clowns’ expense, the gasps of delight at seeing a motorcycle making its way across the high wire, and the huge grins that come from seeing elephants and tigers up close, the circus truly feels synonymous with childhood.

Nothing quite compares to the experience of the circus: the anticipation followed by the sheer excitement of the lights coming up, the performers riding in on elephants, the colorful clowns, and the acrobats flying through the air. Many of us remember the magic of the circus from our own childhoods-one of the rare things that we can now pass down to our children as well.

To help start your own family traditions early, the Baby’s First Circus program allows babies to receive a free ticket voucher that can be exchanged for a free ticket to any Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performance, anytime, anywhere. No expiration date!

Now you can get a  20% discount code for Ringling Bros. Circus. Code: MCC

Simply go on http://ringling.com and type in your zip code to find the shows and purchase tickets online with the Code.

The code is valid for the circus shows in the following cities:

Indianapolis, IN – Sept. 4-7, 2008
Kansas City, MO – Sept. 10-14, 2008
Grand Rapids, MI – Sept. 18-21, 2008
Denver, CO – Oct. 2-13, 2008
Boston, MA – Oct. 8-13, 2008
Cleveland, OH – Oct. 24 – Nov. 2
Chicago, IL – Nov. 6 – 30, 2008
St. Louis, MO – Nov. 6-9, 2008
Auburn Hills, MI – Nov. 12 – 16, 2008
Highland Heights, KY – Feb 27 – Mar. 1, 2009
Cincinnati, OH – Mar. 4 – 8, 2008

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