FREE Tickets To Island of Lemurs: Madagascar in IMAX® 3D Advanced Screening 3/29! #GofoboCode

ChiIL Out with ChiIL Mama & Gofobo for great free tickets to advanced screenings.  We're elated to offer a ticket code to our readers CHiiL6VMP, redeemable for passes at Gofobo.com/RSVP -- first come first served. Thanks to our friends over at Gofobo, Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Entertainment for partnering up with us.

The screening is Saturday, March 29^th at 10am at Navy Pier IMAX.

Please note, it's a good idea to arrive early for the screening. They offer slightly more passes than available seats to ensure a full house.  

Our family will be catching the advanced screening and reviewing the show. Come on out and join us with FREE tickets before the movie opens April 4th. If we didn't have you at FREE, how about at Freeman... One of our favorite actors, Morgan Freeman narrates!  

If your kids' only knowledge of Lemurs and Madagascar is animated anthropomorphic critters talking and singing "I like to move it move it..." then come out and introduce them to the real deal.  Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction and nature is COOL. And for presentation, IMAX® 3D footage is sure to impress as well. 

SYNPOSIS:                         

Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman narrates Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, the incredible true story of nature’s greatest explorers—lemurs. Captured with IMAX® 3D cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered. Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world.

Directed by David Douglas and written and produced by Drew Fellman, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Entertainment.

Want to learn more?  Click here to check out the movie's main web site.

Once again, ChiIL Out with ChiIL Mama & Gofobo for great free tickets to advanced screenings.  We're elated to offer complimentary, printable event passes to our readers--first come first served with our code at Gofobo.com/RSVP. Thanks to our friends over at Gofobo, Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Entertainment for partnering up with us.

Enter To WIN Five Fab Chicago Ticket Giveaways from ChiIL Mama including 40 Movie Passes, Illumination, Kindie Shows, and ChiTAG Toy & Game Fair! #giveaway

ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama.  We're your connection for Chicago family friendly fun.   Enter below for your chance to win tickets to FIVE Fabulous Chi-town events.  Enter any or ALL.  (Spread the word for more chances to win.)  Good luck!

Disclosure:   Thanks to ChiTAG, Gofobo, Morton Arboretum, Beat Kitchen, & Lincoln Hall for providing tickets for our giveaways.   As always, all opinions are our own.

1.  ChiTAG Chicago Toy and Game Fair--6 winners chosen.  6 Family Passes available (each good for admission for your entire family approx value $60 each)  **click here to enter**
Enter through midnight Thursday 11/21.

ChiIL Mama will be bringing you our photo filled reviews of ChiTAG, again this year, including the hottest new toys, inventor interviews, toy & game giveaways and more!   

Click here to check out our ChiTAG coverage from past years, then go already. Fun fun!

All our readers are winners.   If we don't announce your name by Friday 11/22, here's a printable discount code for everyone.

2.  THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Movie (40 passes for 2 available for 11/26!)          

ChiIL Out with ChiIL Mama screening on Tuesday, November 26^th at Kerasotes Showplace ICON (Rated PG). 

Thanks to our friends at Gofobo, ChiIL Mama's readers can get a sneak peek before the movie hits the theatres, at a free screening.   Our code is good for 40 tickets (each ticket good for 2).   Early arrival recommended as they release more passes than seats.

A day-dreamer escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, he takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

Director: Ben Stiller

Writers: Steve Conrad (screenplay), based on the short story by James Thurber

Stars: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott |

3. Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids  every Sun at noon! (4 FREE Tickets every week $24 value) 
Enter through midnight Thursday 11/21.

ChiIL Mama is baaaaack as press sponsor for the 3rd year in a row.

Got rock tots, banger babies, little folk, indie urchins & punk kin?!   **Click here to enter to win 4 tickets to any/all shows through January 2014!**

4.  Baby Loves Disco ($50 value family pass ) THIS Sat 11/23 1:30-4pm at Lincoln Hall 
**Click here to enter to win-$50 value** 
Enter through midnight TODAY (Wed 11/20).

What time is it? It's PAJAMA TIME this weekend! The days grow shorter, the nights longer, and on these cool November weekends we love to stay in our cozy Pajamas all day long.   So this month @ the Disco we will be celebrating cozy, snuggly, comfort with our annual PAJAMA PARTY! Wake up and stay in your PJs - parents and kids alike, bring your coziest, your feetiest and any accessories to boot (snuggles, blankies, etc.)   We'll be dancing all day and stick with the morning theme serving bagels, fruit and an old school sugary cereal bar too (sorry mom - fruity pebbles do have SOME fruit in them ;)   Plus - activities such as arts & crafts, face-painting, temporary tattoos, family photo booth and much much more - it's Baby Loves Disco, the original family dance party for kids 10 months to 10 years.    See you at the disco

Come join hundreds of thousands of kids aged six months to six years, dancing their little booties off (to real disco music!) at some of the coolest clubs in the world while their parents sip cocktails, munch on organic snacks and dance along with their kids.  Baby Loves Disco is an afternoon dance party featuring real music spun and mixed by real DJs blending classic disco tunes from the 70s & 80s guaranteed to get those little booties moving and grooving. The fun spills out from all corners of the club: bubble machines, egg shakers, a chill-out room (with tents, books and puzzles), diaper changing stations, a full spread of healthy snacks and dancing…LOTS of dancing. 

Tickets are available at www.LincolnHallChicago.com and are $15 for one, $50 for a four-ticket family pack, FREE for non-walkers. If purchasing the four ticket family pack, please note that one ticket will cover entry for four people. 

Tickets: $15 for one (1), $55 for four (4) ticket family pack, FREE for non-walkers. If purchasing the four (4) ticket family pack, please note that one (1) ticket will cover entry for four (4) people.

Baby Loves Disco transforms the world’s coolest nightclubs into child-proof discos.

Make no mistake, this is not the Mickey Mouse Club, and Barney is banned. Baby Loves Disco is an afternoon dance party featuring real music spun and mixed by real DJs blending classic disco tunes from the 70s & 80s guaranteed to get those little booties moving and grooving.

The fun spills out from all corners of the club: bubble machines, egg shakers, a chill-out room (with tents, books and puzzles), diaper changing stations, a full spread of healthy snacks and dancing…LOTS of dancing.

RSVP on Facebook

5.  Illumination at Morton Arboretum (4 free tickets-up to $40 value)  

Click here to check out our recent fall Morton Arboretum photo feature.   Then come back in the chilly winter evenings and see it in a completely new light!

*Click here to enter for your chance to win 4 free tickets from ChiIL Mama*. 

Giveaway open through midnight Dec 4th with our winner announced here and via e-mail.   Winner's choice of dates pending availability.

Illumination: Tree Lights At The Morton Arboretum

Illumination will engage your senses with dazzling projections, trees that respond to your touch and sound, and vivid, electric colors throughout. 

Plan Your Experience:

Illumination is an outdoor event on a one-mile, gently rolling, paved path that takes approximately one and one-half hours to complete. Please dress for the weather. Food and beverage concessions are available for purchase. 

Walking along the paved trail you can:

• Hug a tree to make it grow brighter
• Sing to a tree and watch it change color
• Interact with light and color with a swipe of your hand
• And many more surprising experiences around every turn!

Win FREE Passes To THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Movie (40 passes for 2 available!) #Gofobo

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Movie (40 passes for 2 available!)          
Disclosure:   Thanks to Gofobo for providing tickets for our giveaways.   As always, all opinions are our own.

ChiIL Out with ChiIL Mama screening on Tuesday, November 26^th at Kerasotes Showplace ICON (Rated PG). 

Thanks to our friends at Gofobo, ChiIL Mama's readers can get a sneak peek before the movie hits the theatres, at a free screening.   Our code is good for 40 tickets (each ticket good for 2) and they're first come first served till they run out.   Directions are on the flyer below.  Early arrival is recommended as they release more passes than seats.

A day-dreamer escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, he takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

Director: Ben Stiller

Writers: Steve Conrad (screenplay), based on the short story by James Thurber

Stars: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott |

Disclosure:   Thanks to Gofobo for providing tickets for our giveaways.   As always, all opinions are our own.

FREE GoFoBo Passes To Advanced Screening for Free Birds TOMORROW (Sat 10/26) 11am #gofobo #freetickets

INCOMING:  FREE BIRDS!  

ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and an advanced sneak peek screening at 11am on 10/26 at Showplace Icon Theatre on Roosevelt in Chicago.   

Codes are limited availability first come-first served.   Bring your family and tell all your friends!   Early arrival is recommended as passes do NOT guarantee you a seat.

The flyer for the screening to share with your readers is attached. Please note the flyer is not a pass. Those interested must log on to gofobo.com/rsvp and input the code listed on the flyer to redeem a complimentary family four-pack of passes to the screening. Passes are first-come, first-served, and as always, those with passes are encouraged to arrive early to secure seats.

LAST CALL: ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US Free Advanced Screening Tickets TODAY in Chicago

ChiIL Mama's last 2 ticket giveaways were such a success that we're offering our readers one more!  Chi-Town city dwellers, this one's for you!  The flyer above contains a code that will allow anyone who is interested to log on to www.gofobo.com/rsvp and enter the code listed on the flyer for the chance to redeem a free admit-two pass to the screening this Thursday, August 15th at 7:00PM at Kerasotes Showplace Icon Theater (150 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, 60605). Please note the passes are first-come, first-served and a pass does not guarantee a seat. Those with passes should arrive early.

ChiIL Out With ChiIL Mama and FREE Advanced Screening Passes.

ChiIL out with FREE tickets from ChiIL Mama and our friends at GOFOBO. We dig Morgan Spurlock's work.   Back in the day, my husband was the sound guy on 4 seasons of Insomniac With Dave Attell with Morgan Spurlock's cameraman.   He even got called to do audio for one of Spurlock's films, but he was already booked.   We still try to catch everything he directs. 

ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US

IN THEATERS AUGUST 30th

Website: http://1DThisIsUs-movie.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/onedirectionmusic

Twitter: Twitter.com/1DThisIsUs

Synopsis: ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London’s famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own eyes what it's really like to be One Direction.

Directed by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and produced by Simon Cowell, Adam Milano, Spurlock and Ben Winston.