Staycation Guide!

5 Ideas for local Spring Break Fun!

1.Take a Back Stage Tour at Woodstock Dwarf House/Chick-fil-A. Tours are held Monday & Thursday from 2pm-4pm and on Tuesday morning from 9am-11am. Click here to see their calendar and sign up for a tour!
2. Head to the Chattahoochee Nature Center. During spring break they will be holding their regular programs like Creature Feature, Feeding Time, & Storytime by the River but they will also have the Bio Buggies out each day, STARLAB will be set up on Friday, and everyday Monday - Friday kids can help build a cardboard city. Bring empty cardboard boxes and other recyclable items (tin cans, plastic bottles, PVC pipes and more) to CNC on spring break week. We’ll work to raise a booming metropolis from everyday items. Click here to see their calendar of daily fun!
3. Go to the Movies (and check out some books!) Our Cobb Libraries are offering 12 FREE kid-friendly movies at 3 differently locations throughout the week! You can find those Spring Break Movies listed on our calendar or click here to view the full Cobb Library calendar.
4. Hear a good book. Any day this week you can find a storytime - most listed here are FREE

• Cobb libraries are having their story times for babies to school age children all week! Check their schedule for days and times at your favorite location.
• PLAY Activity Center on Monday & Thursday at 10:30 (Craft Room is also open everyday this week which is free if you decide to pay so you can stay and play after storytime)
• FoxTales Book Shoppe is celebrating Mo Williem's newest book "Happy Pig Day"on Monday from 11:30 - 1pm for ages 4+: COST: $20 includes a copy of the book Happy Pig Day plus an hour and a half of age appropriate activities and crafts!
• Tales for Tots at Whole Foods Tuesday at 10am - free but call to register: 678.996.9700
• Easter Stories at Barnes & Noble Town Center Prado on Tuesday & Saturday at 11am
• Cosmic Possum Storytime with Miss Mary at Ben Robertson Community Center in Kennesaw on Tuesday & Friday at 10:30. - FREE bust best to call and confirm schedule: (770) 422-9714
• Storytime by the River at Chattahoochee Nature Center on Wednesday at 10:30 for ages 3-5 (included with your admission)
• Tales for Toddlers at Bean Head Toys on Johnson Ferry in Sandy Springs on Thursday at 10:30 - all ages welcome

5. Scope out a new playground or enjoy an old favorite! Pack a picnic, bubbles, balls, and your bikes. Click here for some ideas of activities you can do while outdoors at the park or even your own backyard!

• Harrison Park on Shallowford Rd. Turn into the entrance of Lassiter High School on Shallowford Rd and you will see one of the playgrounds to the right - great little playground, bathrooms available
• Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw - tons of fun...2 playgrounds - one for the big kids one for the little, picnic areas, open spaces for running, fenced dog park, paved path great for riding bikes, bathrooms!
• Kidstock Park at First Baptist Church of Woodstock - click here to see a review & photos of the playground
• Roswell Area Park - one of our favorites because there is lots of shade. 3 playgrounds - big kid, little kid and a fenced off playground area for toddlers, swings, picnic tables, trails, bathrooms!
• East Cobb Park - 3 different playscapes which includes a playground for special needs (upper parking lot area), picnic tables, open spaces for playing ball or flying a kite, path for bike riding, trails, and my kids favorite part... a creek for dipping your toes (be sure to wear some water shoes ...we always find bits of glass when we are playing in the creek!)
• Beyond Cobb but worth the drive: Wills Park in Alpharetta

Be sure to check out our calendar for more fun in Cobb and beyond this week!