By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
Congratulations parents of small kiddos, you’re almost halfway through summer! Now that swim team is over, what are you supposed to do with them in the morning? Here’s a short list of things to do around Atlanta with younger kids.
The Amazing Castle @ The Atlanta Children’s Museum: The Amazing Castle is the newest interactive exhibit at the Children’s Museum. It is a great exhibit that has building, tactical play, dress-up, reading and story time and puppets. Children can pretend to harvest vegetables and take them to the kitchen and make a meal or put on a puppet show for the King and Queen. It is for ages 2 – 8 and will stay until September 9. On July 7, ACM will partner with Nakato Japanese Restaurant to bring to life the Japanese Star Festival, Tanabata. Participate in a lantern parade, origami class and Japanese stories.
Click, Clack, Moo @ the Center for Puppetry Arts: Based on the children’s book by Doreen Cronin, young children will enjoy this puppet adaptation and the cow puppet workshop after. You’ll be close to the Varsity for lunch, which is always a hit. http://www.puppet.org/buy-tickets/2018-19/click-clack-moo-cows-that-type/
Roswell Summer Puppet Series: This week puppets preform the Big Bad Little Red Pig and next week, Peter and the Wolf. Shows run Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. Ages 2 and older, $5; younger than 2, free. An easy drive, free parking and your down the street from an adorable lunch date at the Fickle Pickle.
Dinosaurs @ Stone Mountain Park: Stone Mountain park has over 20 life size dinosaurs that move and roar. You are also able to meet and pet baby dinosaurs as well as experience a dinosaur training session with adolescent dinosaurs. Friday June 29 marks the last bogo offer for the park but beginning July 1, Stone Mountain will host a high flying dog show and have fireworks through July 7.
Free Family Fun Day @ Woodruff Arts Center: The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art invite you to FREE FAMILY FUN at the Woodruff Arts Center on July 8 from 1-4 pm. Activities include: African Dance Workshops, Kanga and Roo’s Family Storytelling Workshop, Pooh’s Poetry Corner, Prop Making: Rabbit’s Garden and Puppet Making: Beehive, Move and Groove Workshops, Instrument Making: Egg Shaker Maracas, Jumpin’ Jam Band – Live in Concert, Needlefelting Demos, Pooh Inspired Songs – Ukulady, Crop Circles – Inflatable Animal Still Life. It is free, but you do have to register: http://familyfun.woodruffcenter.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=118894
