2014-03-28

Ready for Spring-like weather and Opening Day on Monday?  We have a lengthy list of great things to do this weekend!  And, if you  are starting Spring Break this week, make sure you check out our Staycation Ideas post!  You might also want to start planning Easter Egg hunts and glance at that list as well!

Friday

Nature Story Time with Imago 10:30-11am blue manatee children’s bookstore Free Join us for a monthly installment of nature stories, songs and other fun activities with our friends from Imago! Ages 2+

Free Music Class 10:00-12:00 Little Songbird Music Studio  Cincinnati Music Academy, 7420 Montgomery Rd. Cincinnati FREE We are celebrating our opening in Cincinnati with FREE trial classes. Bring your little one on Friday, March 28 to try a full 30 minute class for free, then stay and learn more about why the Musikgarten curriculum is amazing for little ones. We will have a class at 10:00 that is geared towards children 0-2 and their caregivers, and another class at 11:00 that is geared towards children 3-4 and their caregivers.

Story Time with Miss Sarah  9:30-10 am   blue manatee children’s bookstore Free The tradition of stories and songs continues at blue manatee with Miss Sarah and her guitar

Hot-Sculpted Easter Egg 10 am – 8 pm Neusole Glassworks  656 E.McMillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206 $35 per egg. Would you like an egg that won’t fade, get eaten, or thrown away? Then come to Neusole Glassworks and make a hot-sculpted Easter Egg today!  Sessions are 30 minutes per person between 10 am – 8 pm Call (513-751-3292) or email (neusoleglassworks@hotmail.com) to schedule!

TableTop Day 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Main Library, 800 Vine Street Free Join us for three hours of board, card, and dice games on International TableTop Day! Play one of our numerous games or bring your own! If you are a Star Trek Attack Wing player, come for casual play with prizes! Free snacks and drinks provided. Part of Cincinnati Library Comic Con 2014.

 

Saturday

manaTots   9:30 am blue manatee children’s bookstore Free Stories, songs and fun for children up to age 4.

Peter & The Wolf 10:30am – Noon Cincinnati Pops, Lollipops Family Concerts www.cincinnatipops.org/lollipops Music Hall Tickets available August 8, 2013 A bird, a cat, a duck and a boy come face-to-face with the big, bad wolf. Grandfather will not be amused!

SOG Kids: Portraits  1:30-3pm Brazee Street School of Glass brazeestreetstudios.com Brazee Street Studios $30/student Bring your young artist to Brazee and create glass art! Capture the personality of your subject as you create a portrait showing all those special things that make you or your loved one 1 in a million. Stuednts will use a variety of Bullseye Glass materials to create a one-of-a-kind 6×8” fused glass portrait.  No experience necessary. Ages 6+

Fairy Gardens: It’s all a matter of scale 1-4 pm Krohn Conservatory cincinnatiparks.com Krohn Conservatory Free with admission ticket ”Learn how to plant your very own fairy garden and then tour the new outdoor recycled garden. See how the designs of your miniature garden can translate into something much bigger.

Free with admission ticket.  Adults $4 • Youth (5-12) $2 • Children (4 and under) FREE

For more information, call 513.421.5707

March Family Open House: Mini Sun-Catchers 10am-1pm Brazee Street School of Glass brazeestreetstudios.com Brazee Street Studios $15/Sun Catcher Celebrate Spring with us! Join us any Saturday in March to design and create a hanging Mini Sun-Catcher using a variety of Bullseye Glass materials. Open to all students ages 5+, so bring the entire family any time between 10am-1pm.

Balinese Dance Class  Clifton Cultural Arts Center  3711 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220 $8 per class meeting ”The Clifton Cultural Arts Center is opening a Balinese dance class for beginners.  A Balinese dancer uses nearly every part of their body, including the face, to express such emotions such as joy, anger, and sorrow.  Balinese dancer Kamellia will teach Pendet, an eight-minute long welcoming dance that includes many of the basic movements used in Balinese dance.  Students will learn the dance in 10 weeks plus one for a performance.  In this class, students will learn how to shape the basic posture, how to move the eyes and the arms, and finally, how to synchronize all the steps with Balinese traditional music. WHEN:  Saturdays, 12-1:30pm for 11 weeks (begins 3/29) and open for anyone age 10 and above.  REGISTRATION: classes@cliftonculturalarts.org.

Family Food Dash  11:00am-1:00pm Kathryn Braun The Children’s Home of Cincinnati, 5050 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45227 $10.00 for adults, children under 12 Free ” Bring your family to the Family Food Dash and have some fun together while being active and learning about healthy eating.   As a family, tackle 5 kid-friendly nutrition and fitness challenges on an easy 1-mile course on the grounds of The Children’s Home. Activities are designed for children between the ages of 3 to 12.   At the end of the course, each member of your family gets to make their own healthy “”lunchable”" in a reusable container that they can take home!  Take part in fun activities before and after the race like zumba, face-painting and a family photo booth!   Registration is open to family teams of 2 -4 people. There must be at least one registered adult over the age of 18 on each team. All families must pre-register so we know how many lunches to bring!

Positively Rocking 2014 ~ A Concert with a Twist! March 29, 2014  7-9:30pm Center for Spiritual Living Greater Dayton, 937-298-1376  Kettering American Legion Post 598, 5700 Kentshire Dr., Kettering, OH 45440 $15 Advance Save $5 / $20 @ Door ”This Family-Friendly Concert, is Filled w/Great, Positive Music from Pop, Rock, Country, & New Thought.  Enjoy Concessions, Laughter, Singing, & Dancing!  Supports Youth, Community Services & Educational Programs in Your Community, thru the Center for Spiritual Living G.D.

Hot-Sculpted Easter Egg  10 am – 8 pm Neusole Glassworks  656 E.McMillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206 $35 per egg.  Would you like an egg that won’t fade, get eaten, or thrown away? Then come to Neusole Glassworks and make a hot-sculpted Easter Egg today! Sessions are 30 minutes per person between 10 am – 8 pm. Call (513-751-3292) or email (neusoleglassworks@hotmail.com) to schedule!

Grand Opening 12:00 pm Pike Street Peddler  10 Pike St., Covington, KY  41011 0 Kicking off spring in style. Vintage furniture, handmade items for your home and outdoor space. Let us add flair to your collections.

 

Sunday

LEGO Art Party 4pm-7pm Wyoming Fine Arts Center 322 Wyoming Ave, Wyoming Ohio  Ages 5-9  Let our 2 instructors lead you through loads of art activities from printing to painting all with or about Legos! Pizza and treats included! Let us watch your kids for 3 hours while parents enjoy an evening to themselves. $40/Lego fan

All Weekend

Junior Cuts Salon Grand Opening Party – March 29, 2014 | 9:30am-5pm; March 30, 2014 | 12:30pm-4pm – 885 State Route 28, Milford, OH 45150 (Junior Cuts is located directly inside Recreations Outlet).  Junior Cuts is now open at Recreations Outlet in Milford! Come celebrate with us at our Grand Opening Party on Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, 2014. Enjoy free face painting (10am-2pm Sat; 1-3pm Sun), enter our raffle with prizes worth over $500, and support local, kid-focused charities – IMPACT Autism, Bluegrass for Babies, and Adoption by Gentle Care – through 20% of proceeds from the weekend’s activities. While no appointment is required to join the celebration, we’d love for you to use this opportunity to experience the new salon. Book an appointment online 24/7, walk-in or call to reserve your spot now.  www.JuniorCuts.com  Cost: Grand Opening Party activities – Free; Kid’s cuts – Vary (typical = $16); Pre- or Post-celebration play at Recreations Outlet’s indoor playground – $8/per child for 2 hrs of play.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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