The Atlanta fall festival season is full of free and cheap activities and about to kick into high gear around here. If you know Atlanta, you know we’ll make a festival out of anything – especially food! This weekend, the Marietta Street Fest September 17-18 will have plenty of food and fun for the pint-sized set. There are also a couple of family-friendly events this week that working moms (and dads) can take advantage of like National Parent and Child Play Day at Legoland Discovery Center on Sept. 16 or the Thursday evening story time at Little Shop of Stories.
THURSDAY
Evening Story Time at Little Shop of Stories
September 15
7:00 p.m.
133 E Court Square # A, Decatur, GA 30030
FREE!
Load up your pajama clad little ones to enjoy a special evening story time at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur every Thursday at 7 p.m. Complimentary milk and cookies will be served. Click here for more info.
FRIDAY
National Parent and Child Play Day
September 16
LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, 3500 Peachtree Rd. Suite G-1, Atlanta, GA 30326
FREE for Adults!
LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Atlanta has declared a “National Parent and Child Play Day” to celebrate the benefits of families taking time-out and engaging in creative play. Coinciding with National Working Parents Day on Friday, September 16, a series of family-focused games and activities including parent-and-child Build & Test races, model-building challenges and more will be offered. Adults must be accompanied by children to enter. Enter Promo Code: PLAYDAY. For more info click here.
SATURDAY
Kunu’s Basket: A Story from Indian Island
September 17
10:00 AM
Michael C. Carlos Museum @ Emory University, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322
FREE!
Surrounded by Native American baskets in the special exhibition, Coiling Culture: Basketry Art of Native North America, children will hear Lee DeCora Francis’ story of how Kunu learns the family tradition of basketmaking. After looking closely at the Penobscot “porcupine” basket in the gallery, children will weave a flat “basket bottom” just like Kunu. Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 years. Program is free but space is limited. A reservation is required by contacting Alyson Vuley at 404-727-0519 or avuley@emory.edu. Click here for more info.
SUNDAY
Marietta Streetfest
September 17-18
Historic Marietta Square , N Park Sq NE, Marietta , GA 30060
FREE!
Head OTP for the 25th annual Marietta StreetFest, September 17-18. The family-focused fun includes arts & crafts and a kid-friendly activity zone. Parents will enjoy the Marietta Grassroots Music Festival going on during the event. For more info, click here.
MONDAY
Tiny Club Monday @ the Children’s Museum
September 19
10:30 a.m.
Children’s Museum,
Included with cost of admission
Every Monday each month, young guests are invited to become tiny foodies, tiny artists, tiny makers, and tiny scientists during Tiny Club Mondays! Choose a club and enjoy a 30-minute class designed especially for kids ages 2 – 5 and their caregivers. Attend a club and get a stamp in your Tiny Club Passport! Each participate gets a free passport to keep track of all the clubs you’ve joined and participated in each week. Get 2 stamps and you get a grab bag prize. Get 4 stamps and you will receive a Museum coloring book & pencil. If you collect 8 stamps you will receive a two month membership extension! Space is limited. Sign-up sheets are available beginning when the Museum opens at 10 AM.
TUESDAY
Storytimes at Brookhaven Library
September 20
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Brookhaven Library; 1242 N Druid Hills Rd.. Atlanta, GA 30319
FREE!
Building Blocks Storytime from 10am to 10:45am for baby (Ages 0—24 months);Toddler Time (age 2) from 11am to 11:30am. Stories, fingerplays, rhymes and songs specifically targeted to the developmental needs of 2-year-olds. Please park behind the library and enter at the lower level. Click here for more information.
WEDNESDAY
Tales of Peter Rabbit
September 21
Show times: 10:00 AM Wednesday – Friday: 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.Saturday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Tickets are $10.25 (Members) and $20.50 (Nonmembers); Children 2 and under are free
See the Tales of Peter Rabbit at the Center for Puppetry Arts before it closes! After Peter sneaks into Mr. McGregor’s garden for some tasty vegetables, he realizes he’s lost his blue jacket. How will he get it back? Based on Beatrix Potter’s timeless tales. For more info, click here.
