December 10, 2013 - On the Go in MCO

While I have found some ‘Theme Park Friendly’ options for snacks to bring with us into the parks for Zoe, finding snacks that I enjoy taking to the parks has proven to be quite the quest until I found Mario Snack Olives!

Theme Park Friendly snacks, for our family, are ones that don’t melt, aren’t sticky, don’t require us to have a table to eat them, and can be eaten without preparation.

Mario Snack Olives fit all of those criteria and more!

Packaged without the typical brine, the Snack Olives are easy to open, easily fit into my park bag, and come in a variety of flavors sure to make any olive lover happy!

Here are some of my favorite ways to bring Mario Snack Olives as I am On the Go in the Theme Parks!

If we are going to be in the parks all day, I like to pack a heavy snack to keep our blood sugar (and mood) up! I can’t tell you how many times this snack has salvaged our day in the park! Using inexpensive containers that stack nicely in my park bag, each member of our family gets their own treat with what they enjoy!

I like to add Mario Snack Olives to my salads! Since they are packaged without a lot of mess, it is easy to tear open a pouch to add an extra kick to my salad!

And finally, they are delicious on their own! I am guilty of opening a pouch to snack on while I am waiting in a queue or for a parade!

Want to give Mario Snack Olives a try? You can find them here on Amazon, in 7/11 stores in the Tampa, Lakeland and Miami areas, or by entering our Giveaway!

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This Holiday Season, Mario/Camacho Foods is hosting a pretty amazing set of Florida centric eBay auctions benefiting the JDRF Tampa Bay Chapter!

The JDRF eBay auctions Include travel packages, memorabilia, gift baskets, and even airline tickets!

West Palm Beach Package:
- 2 tickets for Lion Country Safari + 4 tickets to Rapids Water Park
Miami Package:
- 2 adult tickets + 4 children tickets to Monkey Jungle + 4 tickets to the Miami Zoo
Tampa’s Lowery Park Zoo:
- 4 admission tickets
Tampa’s Florida Aquarium:
- 2 admission tickets

St. Augustine Package #1:
- 4 admission tickets to the Lightner Museum + 4 admission tickets to the Victory III Scenic Cruise
St. Augustine Package #2:
- 4 admission tickets to the Lightner Museum + 4 admission tickets to the St. Augustine Lighthouse Museum
Tampa Bay Package #1:
- 4 admission tickets to the Tampa Bay Storm (2014-2015 season) + 4 admission tickets to The Tampa Improv
Tampa Bay Package #2:
- 4 admission tickets to the Tampa Bay Storm (2014-2015 season) + 4 admission tickets to The Tampa Improv
Clearwater Marine Aquarium:
- 4 admission tickets
Orlando Package:
- 2 admission tickets to Wonder Works & Dinner Show + 2 admission tickets to Gatorland + 2 night stay at the Nickelodeon Suites 2 bedroom kids suite.
Sea World and Aquatica:
- admission on Combo Tickets (14 consecutive days)
Southwest Airlines:
- 2 round trip airfares in the US
Tampa Bay Rays Baseball signed by Sam Fuld
Pamper Me Spa Gift Basket
Pamper Me Spa Gift Basket
Mario Gift Basket
La Vieja Fabrica and Susaron Gift Basket

These amazing eBay auctions will end this Friday, December 13, 2013, so make sure that you check them out and bid soon!

We recently had the chance to visit Putting Edge, which is an indoor glow in the dark Mini Golf place here in Orlando. I have walked past it before, and always been curious so when we saw that they had a Groupon for it, we thought it was time that we paid it a visit. Putting Edge is located inside of Festival Bay Mall, which is in the middle of being re-imagined into a more popular outlet mall design. So there is plenty of parking available as at the moment there is only the movie theatre at this side, a book store and the mini golf.

The Groupon we purchased was just $10 for 2 to play, which was half price off regular admission. On entering you get to select your color golf ball and they give you a glow bracelet to wear that corresponds to the color ball you chose.

You are given a score card, and then an extra card that was so you could participate in the fun trivia found at each hole. You could then compare your answers at the end to see how many you got correct. It was fun as it was all winter based and Christmas themed!

It doesn’t take too long for your eyes to adjust, the colors are so vibrant and vivid it feels like everything is in 3D! Every now and then you get a hole that suggests you take the fun challenge, which consisted in tasks that made the course harder or just silly. For instance, one of them suggested that you hit the ball backwards the whole way, another you couldn’t step on the floor to take the shots, only the props! Sounds silly at first, but you do really get in to it, makes it so fun!

We went on a Thursday night so it wasn’t very busy which meant we were able to take our time and take lots of fun pictures along the course!

Each hole had a different theme, so each time you walked around the corner it was fun to see what fun decorations and illusions they had! I really loved the shark and pirate themed one!

Unlike outdoor mini golf, this indoor one played music throughout and you were even able to write down song requests so you could play to your favorite songs, which we thought was a fun idea!

We also noticed they have a party room too that was all glow in the dark too, and this could be rented out for private functions and birthday parties etc.

We really had fun at this mini golf and it doesn’t take too long to get round the 18 holes so its fun night out for families or friends. The Groupon made it an even better deal and it didn’t expire until the end of January 2014, certainly worth a visit for something unique and local!

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Day: December 10, 2013

Snacking On The Go With Mario Snack Olives Giveaway

Putting Edge Glow In The Dark Golf