Daily Picks for this Week! July 23-27

Our daily guide to fun! Click on the highlighted links for find out more. Don't mean to frighten you...or excite you (depends on your perspective!) but there are only 3 more weeks of summer for Cobb County School children!

MONDAY: Creative Thinking Storytime at Learning Express in Woodstock & West Cobb Locations at 11am for ages 5+ - FREE!


TUESDAY:

•  One of my favorite characters is in the spotlight during Barnes & Noble's FREE Storytime at 11am at their Town Center Prado location. Find out what happens to Harry when he travels to the beach with his family in Harry by the Sea. This book will make a great storytime for ages 5-8! 
• Get a taste of different cultures without a plane ticket at West Cobb Regional Library's Multicultural Extravaganza from 3pm-5pm. FREE, Open to all ages & just show up - nor pre-registration required 

WEDNESDAY: Grab a cheap seat on Regal's Summer Movie Express! Kids 12+ will enjoy the fairy tale character twists in Hookwinked Too showing at Regal's Town Center Stadium showing at 10am. Tickets are $1.


THURSDAY: Let your kids go Kung-Fu crazy at "Karate for Kids" at the Ben Robertson Community Center in Kennesaw at 9am. FREE sample classes this month for kids and adults to celebrate National Parks & Recreation Month!


FRIDAY:

• Have fun with food at Whole Kids Club from 3pm-4pm at Whole Foods at Merchant's Walk. FREE and it's best to pre-register (in store or call 678-996-9700) so they can plan. It's ok to just drop-in but be on time because space is limited! 
• Take part in live-action drills, challenges and on-field demonstrations! Learn more about Kennesaw's sports leagues & classes during their Youth Sports Spectacular from 6pm-9pm at Adams Park. Afterwards, hang around for an outdoor movie. Journey2: The Mysterious Island rated PG is showing at dusk! 

Plan Ahead:
Outdoor Romping & Stomping Series: July 30, July 31st
Chattahoochee Nature Center Olympics: July 28


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Gimme 5 Friday

FIVE FUN & FREE ideas for your weekend! Click on the highlighted link to learn more.

1. Kid's Fishing Rodeo at Lost Mountain Park from 9:00am-11am Saturday.

2. Free Classes Saturday at Ben Robertson Community Center in Kennesaw to celebrate National Parks & Recreation Month:

• KidzArt Demo (Class) from 9:15 to 10 a.m.
• Jump Rope Jam (Workout) from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

3. Wear your favorite Hero Costume to the Touch-A-Truck event at Roswell Corners Chick-fil-A 4pm-7pm Saturday. (FREE)

4. Create an Olympic Torch at Lakeshore Learning Saturday from 11am-3pm to inspire your family to take part in your own Backyard Olympics (FREE)

5. Pack a picnic and enjoy an Outdoor Movie at Roswell's Riverside Park. Puss in Boots (PG) starts at dusk.

Be sure to check our website calendar for even more to do this weekend!

Daily Picks for July 2-6

Here are our picks for the week! Click on the highlighted link to learn more. Remember to check our website calendar for even more fun during the week!

MONDAY: "Page to Screen" Movie Series for Teens (ages 13+) at 3pm Mountain View Library. Watch your favorite page turners on the big screen weekly through July! For the younger ones, head to PLAY in Roswell for their FREE weekly storytime at 10:30. Only pay if you stay but on Mondays in July it’s only $5 per child for open play! Craft room is also open from 10:30-3pm and is included if you pay & stay for open play.

TUESDAY: Don’t need a passport to travel to this week’s pick for Tuesday! Michael’s Passport to Imagination destination: USA! From 1pm-4pm make a Patriotic Flag in honor of 4th of July. If you prefer to celebrate July 4th on the 3rd, head to Kennesaw for their Salute to America celebration from 6pm-11pm!

WEDNESDAY: Celebrate the 4th! Take your pick of local festivals & fireworks

• 4th in the Park (Marietta square) 
• Freedom Fest (Woodstock) 
• Roswell’s Fireworks Extravaganza (Roswell) 
• July Fourth Concert and Fireworks (Cauble Park in Acworth) 
• Fourth of July Celebration (Wills Park in Alpharetta) 

THURSDAY: Sleep in and get to bed early to make up for your late night of celebrating! Enjoy a museum together. Locally, head to The Southern Museum in Kennesaw for their weekly Mommy & Me program at 10:00am or 11:30am. This week learn what will you need for a Civil War camping trip during “A-Camping We Will Go”. Beyond Cobb it’s Toddler Thursday at the High Museum. Drop-in from 11am-3pm for “Butterfly” themed activities & craft.

FRIDAY: Take a Twilight Hike at Red Top Mountain from 7:30pm-9pm. Start the night off in the Discovery Room at the Visitor Center. You’ll meeting one of Georgia's native snakes and then follow a Park Ranger on a moderate, 1-mile hike. COST: $1 plus $5 parking.

Know of a fun event but don't see it here? Email me at cobbtotsnkids@gmail.com. 

Cheap Seats to Beat the Heat - June 30th

Picture Show at Merchant's Exchange is showing the following family-friendly movies:

• The Lorax
• Mirror, Mirror
• The 3 Stooges
• Pirates, Band of Misfits

Click here to see today's showtimes! Not sure these movies are ok of your kids...I love  iMom's Movie Monitor

Mountain View Library has Beat the Heat Movies for Teens (ages 13 to adults) showing at 3pm. Today's flick is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (PG-13)

Studio Movie Grill in Alpharetta has KidToons today at 11am. Strawberry Shortcake's Bloomin' Berry Garden is showing - tickets only $2 each.

Daily Picks for June 25-29

MONDAY: Catch a movie at the Central Library.

• Dumbo showing at 2pm (also showing The Muppets this week on 6/27) 

• "Social Network"showing at 3pm for ages 13 to Adult

TUESDAY: It’s Storytime!

• Tales for Tots at Whole Foods at Merchants Walk at 10am 
• Town Center Prado Barnes & Noble at 11am – They’ll be reading “Birds” by Kevin Henkes 
• Cosmic Possum Storytime at 10:30 at the Ben Robertson Community Center in Kennesaw. Adams Park is right next door so pack some snacks and go play or keep cool browsing books at the Kennesaw Library nearby.  
• Choose your favorite Cobb County Public Library storytime, click here to view schedule 

WEDNESDAY: Bring your kids to Chick-fil-A at Roswell Corners and have fun playing BINGO for prizes at 10:15. Afterwards, play on their indoor play center or head over to Roswell Area Park

THURSDAY: It's about the tweens & teens today!

• Summer Fun for Tweens at Gritters Library from 3:30-4:30pm. Learn about "Jewelry Making" this week. Register ahead so they have enough supplies for you - call 770-528-2524
• Kids in grades 6th-12th will have fun Designing Wind Chimes at Mountain View Library 3pm-4:30pm – pre-register at the reference desk or calling 770-509-2725

FRIDAY: See an "Arabian Adventure" at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center presented by Tanglewood Marionettes. Showtimes on Friday at 10am & 1pm. (More performances Mon-Sat at 10:00am and Wednesday at 1pm;) Children 2-12 are $5 per person, lap babies free, adults are $6. For more details on show & purchase tickets online, visit www.roswellpuppets.com

Be sure to follow us on Facebook for more daily ideas and I'm always adding more fun to our website calendar so check back often!

Cheap Seats for Kid Flicks

School is almost out! When a rainy day spoils your pool playdate or it's just too darn hot, enjoy a movie. Here is a list of free or cheap seats this summer. Click on the highlighted links to get the movie schedule.

Children's Summer Series at Studio Movie Grill on Holcomb Bridge Rd offering $1 tickets for kids $2 for adults Monday-Friday at 11am beginning May 8th through week of August 6th.

Town Center Stadium on Town Center Drive in Kennesaw is participating in Regal Theater's Summer Movie Express. Showing G or PG rated movies for only a $1 on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 starting June 5th. A portion of proceeds from the Summer Movie Express will be donated to the Will Rogers Institute.

Park 12 Stadium Cinemas & Merchant's Walk Stadium Cinemas are hosting Georgia Theater Company's Summer Kid Show Series on Tuesday's & Thursdays at 10am staring June 5th. Door open at 9:15. Tickets are $1, $1.50 Kid-Size Popcorn, $1.50 Kid-Sized Drinks.

The Cobb County Libraries are showing FREE movies throughout the summer at various branches. Click on highlighted link to see schedule. If it its not posted, call the day of to get movie title.

• Central Library has "Movie Matinee" on Mondays & Wednesdays at 2pm beginning on June 4th through July 27th. Showing G or PG movies. No movie on July 2nd or 4th!
• Central Library also showing PG-13 movies for teens to adults on Mondays at 3pm.
• Hattie G Wilson Library will be showing movies on Wednesdays for school age children at 4pm. Starts June 6th until last Wednesday of July. No movie on July 4th!
• "Beat the Heat - Movies for Teens and Adults" at Mountain View Library on Saturdays in June & July at 2pm. For ages 13+ only! You may bring light refreshments.
• Stratton Library is showing G rated movies at 2:00pm on Thursdays in June and July. Feel free to bring a blanket and pillow and get comfortable.
• Page to Screen Series at Central Library every Monday afternoon in July at 3pm for a blockbuster movie based on a book. For ages Teen to adult only!
• July 16th bring the family out for "Family Night" at the Central Library at 7pm for a Mercer Mayer Short Film Festival - enjoy 3 short films based on the frog stories written by Mercer Mayer.
• "End of Summer Film Festival" starts July 30th through August 3rd at West Cobb Regional Library at 11:30am. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show! Open to all ages.

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