Happy Wednesday Smarties. It is a holiday weekend and there is plenty to do. Try your hand at gemstone mining, egg hunts or visit the Discovery Place Family. They have special Spring Break hours with activities for all age groups. The perfect outing, especially if you have out of town guests. Happy Easter, get out and enjoy!
Gemstone Mining
Schiele Museum
April 6, 10:00am-3:00pm
Visit the gemstone mine to find mineral treasures like garnets, topaz, rubies, emeralds and rose quartz. Take home what you find! Tickets $4 in addition to Museum Admission.
Stomp
Belk Theatre
April 4-8, Wed.-Thurs., 7:30pm; Fri., 8:00pm; Sat., 2:00pm, 8:00pm; Sun., 1:30pm, 7:00pm
STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews, and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. As USA Today says, “STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places.” STOMP. See what all the noise is about. Children (14 and younger) get in free with a paying adult on the Tuesday and Wednesday evening performances. Cost is $20-79.50.
12th Annual Charlotte Easter Egg Hunt
Latta Park
April 7, 10:00am-noon
Face painting, balloon animals, free bagels and juice. Bring a picnic lunch. Cost is free.
Easter Egg Hunt
Latta Plantation, Huntersville
April 7, 10:00am-4:00pm
Join us for the 6th Annual Latta Plantation Easter Egg Hunt! Children ages 1-10 can hunt for toy and candy filled eggs across the plantation grounds. Each hunt time will include three separate hunt areas, and many grand prize eggs will be hidden for each group throughout the day! Grand prizes include Easter baskets, summer camp scholarships, family memberships, and more! Before and after your hunt time, you can visit the farm animals, listen to live music by the carriage barn, get a free Easter tattoo, make a chick craft to take home, and explore the plantation house and grounds. Families are welcome to bring a picnic. Registers by email! Send email to: egghunt@lattaplantation.org and include the following information:
*Children’s first and last names
*Children’s ages
*Hunt time/s desired (please note that the 11:00am hunt time will be given to 1-3 year olds that have a sibling in the 12:30 group first)
Once your email is received, you will receive a confirmation email. Please print out this confirmation and bring it for check-in at the Easter Egg Hunt.
Rural Hill Egg Hunt
Rural Hill, Huntersville
April 7, 10:00am-2:00pm
FREE egg hunts and spoon races, plus pictures with the Easter Bunny, hayrides, and bounce houses. Event is free, but pre-registration is necessary and can be completed online or via phone (704-875-3113).
Mummies of the World – Closes April 8
With its astounding collection of 150 specimens, including real human and animal mummies and related artifacts, Mummies of the World is the largest exhibition of real mummies ever assembled. Through modern science and engaging interactive and multi-media exhibits, the exhibition reveals how the scientific study of mummies provides a window into the lives of ancient people, offering unprecedented insights into past cultures and civilizations. It also demonstrates that mummification – both through natural processes and intentional practices – has taken place all over the globe, from the hot desert sands of South America to remote European moors and bogs.
Spring Break at Discovery Place
Discovery Place will be open extended hours April 2—8 for Spring Break (which is the last week of Mummies of the World), including Easter Sunday. Extended hours April 2-8 will be:
– Monday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 4; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;
– Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.;
– Saturday, April 7, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 8 (Easter Sunday)—the final day of the exhibition—11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Spring Break at Charlotte Nature Museum
Go wild by nature during Spring Break week with some unique experiences including Fort & Fairy Building and new Nature Walks – which are fun, informative and the perfect length for little legs. Charlotte Nature Museum will celebrate the Spring April 2–8 with extra opportunities to get close to cuddly animal friends, take a fresh look at your natural surroundings and much more.
Activities each day include:
Wednesday, April 4
Animal Encounter; 10:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.
Carolina Morning Puppet Show; 11:00 a.m.
Animal Feeding; 12:30 p.m.
Fort & Fairy House Building; 1:30 p.m.
Animal Feeding; 2:00 p.m.
Story time with Grandpa Tree, Charlotte’s only talking tree; 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 5
Animal Encounter; 10:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.
Carolina Morning Puppet Show; 11:00 a.m.
Animal Feeding; 12:30 p.m.
Fort & Fairy House Building; 1:30 p.m.
Animal Feeding; 2:00 p.m.
Nature Walk; 3:00 p.m.
Story time with Grandpa Tree, Charlotte’s only talking tree; 4:00 p.m.
Friday, April 6
Animal Encounter; 10:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.
Carolina Morning Puppet Show; 11:00 a.m.
Animal Feeding; 12:30 p.m.
Nature Walk; 1:30 p.m.
Animal Feeding; 2:00 p.m.
Carolina Morning Puppet Show; 3:00 p.m.
April 6 – Eggstravaganza – Participate in an egg hunt, test your skills in an egg drop, decorate eggs and participate in some egg-speriments. (All Day)
