Concerts on the Square

Every Wednesday at 12pm and every Saturday at 7pm, during the month of May, there are concerts on the square in Decatur.  Bring a blanket, chairs and pack a lunch for a fun event with your kids.  Mine love it, no matter what the genre of music happens to be!

The Blue Concert Series (Wed at noon) 

May 5: The Jane and Scott Show, Blues/folk rock
May 12:  John Zedd, folk/rock
May 19:  Mike Killeen, folk/rock
May 26:  Douglas Brake & the Sizzle Hiss Pop Band,Children's music

The Concerts on the Square (Sat at 7 pm) 

May 1: The Holland Dutch, in conjunction with the Decatur Green Fest, Rock/Dutch Pop/Indie
May 8: Bonaventure Quartet, Swing
May 15: The Bitteroots, Americana Roots Rock
May 22: Tom Hill & the Midnight Suns, Eclectic Rock and Roll
May 29: Laura Monk & HIgh Cotton, in conjunction with the Decatur Arts Festival,American Roots

Summer Zippin' Fun

I've seen this place featured on one of the local news stations before and it looks like a ton of fun! It's a little bit further north than Gainesville - but well worth the trip I'm sure. It's obviously not for the little ones, but could be a fun date or activity with the older kiddos.

Click here for more information.

Cabbage Patch Kids Grand Opening Celebration

I know I've posted about this place before, but they have finally moved into their new location and have a full day of events planned to help celebrate. The museum is located in Cleveland, GA. I still remember visiting the hospital as a kid - I LOVED my cabbage patch doll and was so excited to see one be born. Seems a little cheesy now, but still a fun memory nonetheless.

Anyway click here for all the details including the schedule for Saturday, May 8.

Library Story Time

We have been going Tuesday mornings to the Toco Hills Library for story time and my kids are loving it. We go each week and it starts at 10:30am and goes to 11:00am. They read stories and sing songs. It is for kids aged 3-5, but younger siblings are welcome too. Just thought I'd invite anyone interested in going.
You can check out other libraries events here.

Tucker Days

For those of you living in or near Tucker, every May they have an annual festival with a parade on Main Street. Our boys love parades and this is a fun, traditional, very kid friendly parade and festival. After the parade, Main Street remains closed and there are lots of different booths to explore and activities to do.

Last year, the fire department brought their big ladder truck and let the kids explore it. We also were able to explore the fire safety house and an ambulance. So if you are looking for a kid-friendly environment, this definitely tops the list!

Click here for all the details.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

2010 DeKalb Peachtree Airport Good Neighbor Day

Mark your calendars...

The annual PDK Good Neighbor Day and Air Show is June 5 from 12 Noon-5 PM. We attended this event last year and really enjoyed it. The airshow is awesome - we had front 'fence' seats - just remember to bring a good pair of sunglasses and hats for the little ones. I'll post more details as we get closer to the date.

Here's a link to their flyer.

Stone Mountain Spring Break Activities

Stone Mountain has some fun activities through this Saturday (April 10). So if you have a pass, this is a good week to use it. Check their website for complete details.

Here's a link to the pdf flyer

Oak Grove Consignment Sale

This is one for your calendars! The Oak Grove spring consignment sale is fast approaching.

Friday, March 5

9:15am to 1:30pm

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Saturday, March 6 - Half Price Day

9:00am to 12:30pm

Sale Location:

Oak Grove UMC Young Children's School

1722 Oak Grove Road

Decatur, GA 30033

For more details, click here

Thanksgiving Traditions

I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week! That's nuts. I am trying to think of some fun things to do to celebrate with the kids. And I wanted to pick your brains again for ideas. Each year we celebrate at my sister's house. They came up with a really fun idea about 5 years ago to do a Turkey Shoot. All the dads dress up like Turkeys and all the kids shoot them with paintball guns. It is a really funny tradition, that we love. We've been doing that for a while now and I was wondering if there is something new we could try. Does anyone have some fun crafts, traditions, or ideas to share?

Christmas Advent

A few years ago my friend, Laura, shared a really cute Christmas advent idea with me and we've been doing it for the past few years as well. It is really fun and I wanted to share and ask some ideas. For every day, instead of a chocolate or a little gift, we do an advent of activities, so that we are doing something to celebrate Christmas each day.
Some ideas are:
Decorating the tree
Making a gingerbread house
Making Christmas decorations for the tree
Watching a favorite Christmas movie with hot cocoa
Delivering gifts to our neighbors
Getting pictures with Santa Claus
The Nativity (reading, acting out, setting up, etc.)
Ward Christmas party
Going to look at Christmas lights
Riding the pink pig

So I wanted to share the idea, as well as see what other ideas people have of fun activities to do. Any ideas?

DeKalb Police Trick-or-Treat

The DeKalb Police Department is sponsoring a Trick-or-Treat event at the DeKalb Police Headquarters which are located in Tucker.

Click here for a look at the flyer.

Bat Craft

My friend sent me this and I thought it was really cute and worth passing along...

Bat Craft

Halloween Activities...

Not surprisingly, it looks like there are a lot of fun Halloween activities the next two weekends. So, if the weather is wet maybe one of these will help keep everyone busy and happy!

Boo at the Zoo
Zoo Atlanta
Oct. 24, 25 and 31, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Explore the zoo's magical paths as you meet costume-clad characters and enjoy sweet treats. Make sure to wear your costumes!

Click here for more information.
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Bugs, Bats and Bones Day
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Oct. 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Hands-on activities will teach kids the basics of bugs, bats and bones. Costumes are encouraged. Click here for more information.
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Halloween Fair
Bass Pro Shops
5900 Sugarloaf Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Oct. 24-25, noon-4 p.m.
FREE

Kids can decorate foam pumpkins, roast marshmallows and sample Dutch-Oven baked apple cobbler, all for free at Bass Pro Shops this weekend.
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Kids Halloween Spooktacular
Borders, click here for locations
Oct. 24, 2 p.m.

Dress in costumes to attend this spooky spectacular. Enjoy games and create Halloween crafts at all Borders locations this weekend. Free. Children younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Slippery Slime

Ava made this fun slime in preschool today and is having a blast playing with it. The recipe looks super easy. The Halloween season especially lends itself to playing in some spooky green slime. Have fun!

YOU WILL NEED:

• 1 C water
• 1 C white glue
• 1/2 tsp borax
• food coloring
• 2 glass bowls
• spoons

STEPS:

1. Mix 1/2 c of water with the glue in one bowl. Add a few drops of food coloring to the mixture.
2. In the second bow, stir the borax and 1/2 c of water until the borax is dissolved.
2. Slowly add the borax mixture to the glue mixture. Stir until it feels slimy. To make the mixture more slimy, add a bit more water.

Parent Tips: To keep the slime slimy, store it in an air-tight container when your kids are not playing with it.

Georgia A-Scarium

Join the Georgia A-SCARY-UM on Oct. 30 and 31, 2009 for Halloween and fa-BOO-lous
family fun, costumes and safe trick-or-treating for all ghouls and boys!

FREE ADMISSION! Kids 12 and under in costumes will receive free admission when accompanied by an adult. Offer valid for up to two children in costume per one paid adult or Annual Pass member on Oct. 30-31.

Not only will the Aquarium be decked out with Halloween-themed decorations, but there will be music, Trick-or-Treat candy stations
throughout the Aquarium, Halloween craft tables and costume contests for guests throughout the day!

Trick-or-treating isn't just for the kids! This year, we will have special candy just for the adults! Thanks to M&M Mars, adults will be able to stop by the trick-or-treat stations and pick up M&M's new M&M's Premium flavors.

So join the spider crabs, batfish and "ghost jellies" for a screaming good time! Click Here for more details.