Happy spring break (for many of you) and Easter weekend. I hope you are enjoying the time with your families. If you have out of town guests for the weekend, our area is offering up some great events. There are Easter Egg hunts in every corner of the county and great spring activities in our parks. The Mint Museum is hosting Family Fun Saturday or you could build a birdhouse at Lowes. Hope you have a great holiday weekend and happy egg hunting!
Freedom Park Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Freedom Park
April 10, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Join us for Freedom Park’s annual Egg Hunt for all ages. There will be face painting, contests, visit with the Easter Bunny and lots of candy. The Egg Hunt will begin at 2:45pm. Free.
Open Skate for Spring Break
Charlotte Sports Center, 8626 Hankins Road
April 10, Noon-4:00pm
Every roller skating session includes fun games, prizes and music. Admission includes your choice of traditional roller skates or inline skates. Ages 4 and up. Cost is $7.
Kids Clown Day
Discovery Place
April 10, 9:30am-4:00pm
Kids dressed like a clown will receive ½ price admission to Discovery Place.
Kidgits 2009 Eco Event: “Handy Manny Gets Handy with the Earth!”
SouthPark Mall
April 10, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Handy Manny Gets Handy with the Earth during this Simon Kidgits Club pre- Earth day extravaganza. In the spirit of Earth Day, kids and parents can learn about environmental appreciation, conservation and recycling through hands-on gardening activities, games and a special preview of a new “Handy Manny” environmentally themed episode. Don’t forget to bring your own cardboard egg carton to plant your seeds!
Campground Campfire
McDowell Nature Preserve
April 10, 8:30pm-9:30pm
Join us for an evening of stories laughs, fun, and marshmallows around the campfire.
Bunny Trail Train Ride and Egg Hunt
521 Rec. Center at Elon Park
April 11, 10:00am-12:00pm
Here comes Peter Cotton Tail riding down the 521 Bunny Trail…..come join him for a tour of his home on board his Choo-Choo Train. Cost is $5.
Easter: Eggstravaganza
Colonel Beatty Park
April 11, 10:00am-2:00pm
This exciting event is sponsored by 107.9 The Link. Games, rides, a petting zoo, egg hunts, pictures with the Easter Bunny and more.
Easter Egg Hunt
Historic Latta Plantation
April 11, 11:00am-2:00pm
Thousands of toy and candy filled eggs will be hidden for children to find, and there will be grand prize eggs for each age group. Registration required. Cost is $5.
Family Fun Saturday: Cool Cubist Sculptures
Mint Museum of Art
April 11, 10:30am-2:30pm
Enjoy classroom art studios and art-making. This month celebrate Earth Day by repurposing old slide boxes and magazines to build a sculpture inspired by Cubism, and see great works by Picasso and friends.
Charlotte Knights Baseball
Knights Stadium
April 9-12, Thurs., 11:15am; Fri., 7:15pm; Sat., 7:15pm; Sun., 2:15pm
The Charlotte Knights are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They will be opening their season on Thursday.
Spring Fling Easter Kids Party
Borders
April 11, 2:00pm
Celebrate the holiday! Dress up and join storytime, Easter parade, sing-along, and more!
Preschool Naturalist Series: Froggy Days
McDowell Nature Preserve
April 11, 10:00am-11:00am
Hop your way over for a fun and froggy day. See frogs and toads at their finest and discover how they change through life starting as a tiny tadpole and becoming a leaping amphibian. For more information please call McDowell Nature Center at 704.588.5224. Children ages three to five.
Build a Birdhouse
Lowe’s
April 11, 10:00am-11:00am
Spring is here and so are the birds! Come to Lowe’s and your child can build this cool Birdhouse!
If you have events you would like us to include please email courtenay@charlottesmartypants.com.
Don’t forget to register for our Smarty sponsor giveaway:
Children’s Theatre is giving away a family 4-pack of tickets to see “Alice In Concert” along with a $25 gift certificate to Brixx Pizza. This ends Sunday night, click here to enter!
