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Above the Bar Gymnastics Academy 832-932-1466
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AcroSports 281-332-4496
Leaders for Life Martial Arts 281-535-1500
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Learning RX 281-819-4200
Amy Blake’s Academy of Dance 281-482-0600 Artist Piano Company 281-332-2623
Ms. Janet’s Children of the Future, Inc. League City- 281-538-5310 Houston-281-464-2366/281-484-2376
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Premier Dance Academy 281-488-1151
Caleb Holt Beginner Guitar Lessons 281-989-2973
Children’s Lighthouse Learning Center of Mag Creek 281-557-7700
Primrose Schools Clear Lake: 281-218-8282 Friendswood: 281-648-7773 League City at South Shore 281-334-5490 Pearland Parkway: 281-997-8855 West Pearland: 713-436-0404 Pearland: 713-436-4120 Victory Lakes: 281-337-4050
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Private Guitar Lessons 281-455-5698
Clear Lake Fencing Club 409-392-3287
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St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal School 281-333-1340
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Parents: Some programs require tickets and/or reservations, always contact event locations to confirm times and requirements. Parents: Some programs require tickets and/or reservations, always contact event locations to confirm times and requirements. Sep 2 • Fuel for School: Back-to- Sep 4 - 14 • A Midsummer Night’s Sep 6, 13 & 20 • Quantum Leaps proof will be required upon entry. • School Breakfasts • 4:30pm-5:45pm Dream • Wortham Theater Center • Open House • 1:00pm-3:00pm • Tour Free • Little Cedar Bayou Wave Pool the facility, learn about our awesome • ci.la-porte.tx.us • 281-470-7275 • Teens and their families will explore houstonballet.org • 713-227-2787 healthy meal planning options. Small Sep 4 - 10 • Vietnamese Mid- classes and birthday parties, meet the Sep 6 • Fairmont Teen Book Club samples provided. This month’s theme Autumn Festival • 10:00am • Join instructors, fun games for the kids, food • 3:30pm • Join us for discussions, is whole grain breakfasts. Limit: 20 us as we pay tribute to children and and more! • 4 months-12 years crafts and fun activities relating to the latest titles in teen participants. Registration required. • 12-17 Houston’s Vietnamese and Asian community • Free • Quantum Leaps literature. September’s title yrs • Free • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch with activities and live performances. • quantumleapsgym.com • Lion dancers will entertain on Sept 6 832-431-1216 is The Giver by Lois Library • ppltx.net • 281-998-1095 at 11am, 1pm & 3pm. • Childrens Lowry. • Teens • Free Sep 6 • Free Hands-On Sep 2 • Ninja Turtles Family Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • Pasadena/Fairmont Workshop • 9:00am • Night • 5:30pm • Free • Chick- • 713-522-1138 Branch Library • ppltx.net fil-A League City Town Square • Sep 5 & 19 • Parent’s Survival Build a Wizard of Oz TM SpaceCityParent.com • 281-998-1095 cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter Night • 7:00pm • Open to both The Birdhouse. All kids keep their Sep 6 • Movie Night • 281-337-1898 Little Gym members and non-members. craft and receive a Free Kids on the Strand: Gravity Workshop Apron, commemorative (2013) • 7:00pm • Free Sep 3 • Preschool Story Time • Register online or call. $25/members, pin and certificate of achievement. • $35/non-members • The Little Gym 11:30am • Your pre-schooler will enjoy of Pearland • tlgpearlandtx.com • 5-12 yrs • Free • At Your Local Home • Saengerfest Park, 23rd & Strand, Galveston • galveston.com songs, fingerplays, and stories during 713-340-0042 Depot • homedepot.com Sep 6 • SkyFest: International our story time. • Free • Pasadena/ Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • Sep 5 • Art Walk on Main • Sep 6 • Market at Five Points Observe the Moon Night • 8:00pm 6:00pm-9:00pm • Every fi rst Friday of • 9:00am • Monthly event that occurs • Explorers of all ages are invited to 281-998-1095 the month, artists are invited to set up every first Saturday that includes a variety the free family event. • Lunar and Sep 3 • What’s Your Fandom? along the sidewalks of Main St. Dining, of local vendors. Come out and support Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd Wednesday: Heroes! • 4:30pm • shopping and art with a small town feel! your local Small Business! • Five Points • lpi.usra.edu • 281-486-2160 Stop by The Zone and celebrate your • Main Street in Old Town LaPorte • Plaza • ci.la-porte.tx.us Sep 7 • Live Music at East Beach: fandom and heroes of all stripes. • ci.la-porte.tx.us Ocean Roots • 3:00pm-6:00pm • Teens • Free • Freeman Branch Library Sep 5 • Parent’s Survival Night Sep 6 • Doggy Dip Day/Best East Beach, Galveston • galveston.com • 6:30pm-9:30pm • Open to both The DogGone Dog Contest • 10:00am• hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Little Gym members and non-members. 2:00pm • Dogs will be able to participate Sep 8 • Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Sep 3 • Fall Crafts • 6:30pm • Register online or call. $25/members, in several events and contests, as well • 12:00pm • Discussing “Wonder” Come make a scarecrow, leaf or bird $35/non-members • The Little Gym of as have their photo taken in a Birthday by RJ Palacio • 9-12 yrs • Free • craft! • All Ages • Free • Pearland Branch Friendswood • tlgfriendswoodtx.com • Party themed photo booth! All Dogs Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 281-482-4242 Must Have Current Rabies Vaccinations, • 281-652-1677
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The Fun-Time Calendar Sep 8 • Straws and Connectors • 4:30pm • Free tickets required and available at the Kid’s Information Desk 30 minutes before the program starts. • 5+ yrs • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Sep 8 • Family Game Night • 6:30pm-7:45pm • Playing games develops and refines the abilities to solve problems, read, apply math and linguistics skills and advances social skills. Come have some fun with us. • All ages • Free • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • 281-998-1095 Sep 9 • Teen Game Night • 4:30pm • Middle to high school students and their families are invited to play video, board and interactive games. Parents are welcome! New game ideas are also welcome! • 12-17 yrs • Free • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • 281-998-1095 Sep 10 • Adaptive Water Sports Festival • 10:00am-4:00pm • Individuals with special needs are invited to the festival with a U.S. Paralympic Experience. • Moody Gardens Galveston • moodygardens.com • 800-582-4673 Sep 10 • Dental Health • 3:30pm • Pasadena’s own Dr. Nugent will discuss the importance of dental hygiene and new dental techniques. • Adult • Free • Pasadena Public Library - Central Location • ppltx.net • 713-477-0276 Sep 10 • DIY: Back to School • 4:30pm • Do-It-Yourself and work on a back-to-school creation. • Teens • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Sep 10 • Teen Advisory Council • 7:00pm • Come plan events for teens at the library! • 7th-
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12th Grades • Free • Pearland Branch Library • Sep 12 • Blues, Brews & BBQ • Hot BBQ bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 and Houston’s best blues music. • Kemah Boardwalk Sep 11 - 28 • Greater Tuna • 11+ yrs • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 • College of the Mainland Community Theatre • Sep 12 • Gateway Community Church com.edu/community-theatre MOPS (Mothers of Preschooler) • 10:00amSep 11 - 17 • Viva Mexico • Join us as we 12:00pm • Come get to know other Moms with commemorate our neighbor’s fight for freedom by children ages birth to kindergarten at our Kick Off playing traditional games, designing festive banners Meeting, as we explore this year’s theme “Be You and enjoying toe-tapping entertainment. Mariachi Bravely”. Guest Speaker Gina Evans will share how appears Sept 13 at 2:30pm, Grito Reenactment on she bravely started The Mercy Tree, an organization Sept 13 at 2:45pm and Ballet Folklorico Las Americas meeting the needs of the homeless in the clear lake at Sept 13 at 3pm. • Childrens Museum of Houston area. Childcare is provided with pre-registration. • • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138 Birth to kindergarten • Gateway Community Church Sep 11 • Krafty Kids • 4:00pm • Kids make • gateway-community.org/mops • 281-286-1515 their own beginner to intermediate level craft. • Free Sep 12 • Music and Movement • 10:00am • • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • Dance and sing-a-long with fun action songs. • All 281-998-1095 Ages • Free • Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us Sep 11 • Gamers Unite! • 4:30pm • Join us • 281-652-1677 in The Zone for tabletop and video games. Have a favorite game? Feel free to bring it with you to Sep 13 • Blacksmith Demonstration • 9:00am share. • Teens • Free • Freeman Branch Library • • Observe real blacksmiths as they demonstrate their skills on our early 1900’s farm. • Armand Bayou hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Sep 12 - 28 • Into The Woods • Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2:30pm • Clear Creek Sep 13 • Ocean Star Family Day • 10:00amCommunity Theatre • clearcreekcommunitytheatre.com 3:00pm • Life on a Rig: Each family day focuses on • 281-335-5228 a different theme that relates to the offshore industry. Sep 12 - 20 • Pasadena Livestock Show & The information is presented at student’s level using a Rodeo • Pasadena Fairgrounds • pasadenarodeo.com variety of activities such as word games, coloring and crafts. • Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum Sep 12 & 26 • Parent’s Night Out • • oceanstaroec.com • 409-766-7827 6:30pm • Price includes: Jump time, pizza, drinks, fun activities & childcare! $20 first child, $18 per Sep 13 • Pasadena Livestock Show & sibling • JumpNJungle Webster • jumpnjungle.com Rodeo Parade • 10:00am • City of Pasadena • 281-557-0700 • ci.pasadena.tx.us
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The Fun-Time Calendar Sep 13 • KAPLAN Free SAT Practice Exam • 10:30am • KAPLAN will provide a free practice exam to help teens prepare to take the SAT. Don’t forget to bring your #2 pencils and a calculator. Registration required. • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Sep 13 • Pearland International Festival 2014 • 11:00am-9:00pm • Travel the world with tastes and sounds from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa. This year, Mexico will be spotlighted with displays of food, music, art and culture, in addition to a jalapeno eating contest and Grito contest sponsored by MyNurse Home Care, Inc. The Pearland International Festival features live music on two stages, cultural dance performances, activities, international food and vendor booths, children’s entertainment and a kid’s zone. The Taste of Pearland VIP tent ($40 for adults ages 21 and over) includes tastings of international wines, lagers and ales. The music lineup includes Mariachi Calmecac, The Willy Collins Band, Zydeco Dots, Galaxy Band, Walter Suhr and Mango Punch and Grupo La Calma. Parking and shuttle service are free from the Sheryl Searcy Ninth Grade Center, First Baptist Church and Pearland High School Rig parking lot. • All ages • Adults $10; $5 children 12 & under • Independence Park • visitpearland.com • 713-436-5595 Sep 13 • Fairmont Teen Advisory Board • 3:30pm-4:30pm • Dedicated and motivated teens in 7th to 12th grade are invited to join the Fairmont Teen Advisory Board (TAB). Assist the teen librarian in selecting books, creating teen displays and planning fun events. TAB meetings include fun activities and food! WE WILL FEED YOU! To join us, turn in a
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City of Pasadena volunteer application to Ms. Cornell. Sep 15 • Dine Out to Donate • 4:00pm • • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • Enjoy dinner at South Shore Grille at 2800 Marina Bay Drive or Sudie’s Seafood House at 325 N. Gulf 281-998-1095 Frwy in League City and up to 50% of proceeds Sep 13 • Music Night on The Strand: Bon will benefit the Clear Creek Education Foundation. • Ton Mickey and the Zydeco Hot Steppers Clear Creek Education Foundation • friendsofccef.org (Zydeco) • 6:00pm • Saengerfest Park, 23rd & • 281-284-0031 Strand, Galveston • galveston.com Sep 15 • Make It! Monday: Engineering Sep 13 • Parent’s Nite Out • 6:00pm • Challenge • 4:30pm • We provide the challenge Kids will enjoy great fun, pizza, and a movie and and supplies. You provide your ingenuity. Will your parent will enjoy a night out. Pre-registration: $25/ design be the winner? • Teens • Free • Freeman first child, $20/each sibling. Drop-Ins Welcome (if Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 space is available): $35/first child, $25/each sibling. Price includes pizza and a drink. • AcroSports • Sep 15 • Snap Circuits • 4:30pm • Free tickets required and available at the Kid’s Information acrosports.com • 281-332-4496 Desk 30 minutes before the program starts. • 5+ Sep 13 • Owl Prowl/Night Hike • 7:00pm yrs • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • • Join us on a beautiful walk through the woods as 281-488-1906 we look for owls and listen to the fascinating sounds of the night. Don’t forget your walking shoes/boots Sep 15 • My Little Pony party • 6:00pm-7:30pm and flashlight! Age’s 6-adult. Advance reservations • Party with the ponies! Take pony quizzes, make required 281-474-2551x10. • Armand Bayou Nature a pony mask, pin a tail on a pony and watch a pony movie. Bring your ponies to this friendly event. Center • abnc.org • Children • none • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch Sep 14 • Blues, Brews & BBQ • Hot BBQ Library • ppltx.net • 281-998-1095 and Houston’s best blues music. • Kemah Boardwalk Sep 16 • Program Your Phone • 4:30pm• kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 5:45pm • Don’t just play on your phone -- program Sep 15 • Home School Day • 10:00am • it! This program is the beginning of a series to take Museum will open exclusively for home school families 6th to 8th grade students through all of the steps of to explore a variety of exciting exhibits and to be designing and programming an original game that challenged by our educational programming center on they can share with friends. Interested high school this week’s Fiestas Patrias celebration. Pre-registration students are welcome to participate as mentors. Limit: is required. • Childrens Museum of Houston • Ten 6th to 8th grade students. • Free • Pasadena/ Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • 281-998-1095 cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138
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Sep 18 - 28 • From Houston to the World Sep 20 - 21 • Houston Hot Sauce Festival Seabrook will provide bait and will have extra poles • Wortham Theater Center • houstonballet.org • • $10, 12 yrs & under free • Stafford Centre, Cash for those who do not have their own. Drinks and 713-227-2787 snacks will also be available. • Pine Gully Park • & Murphy Rd • houstonhotsauce.com Sep 18 - 24 • O-M-Geometry! • 10:00am • Sep 20 • Toughest 10K • Local 10K run benefiting seabrooktx.gov/kidfish Embrace math by exploring how geometry can spark the Bridge Over Troubled Waters organization. • Kemah Sep 20 • Play-Dough Playtime • 11:00am • inspiration, imagination and inventiveness. • Childrens Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 Come create with play-dough. • All Ages • Free • Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138 Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 Sep 20 • Community Wide Garage Sale Sep 18 • Teen Cuisine • 4:30pm • Stop by • 8:00am • Clear Lake Rec Center • clcca.org • Sep 20 • Health & Wellness Fair • 11:00amThe Zone to make your own teen-friendly after-school 281-488-0360 4:00pm • Multiple vendors from the surrounding area snack. • Teens • Free • Freeman Branch Library • will be offering information, guidance and freebies. Sep 20 • Rosenberg Railroad Museum’s FALL hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Health screenings, diabetes counseling, I.D. kits, FUN FEST • 10:00am-3:00pm • Join us as we await Sep 19 - 21 • Scouting on the Boardwalk hearing, dental and lots of give-away’s. Do not miss the arrival of three fully restored, vintage passenger • New scout registrations, activities & more. Plus this fantastic event! • Adult • Free • Pasadena Public discounts for scouts in uniform. • Kemah Boardwalk cars pulled by two Santa Fe Warbonnet locomotives! Library - Central Location • ppltx.net • 713-477-0276 There will be fun for the whole family including: train • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 themed crafts, “old time” games, guided tours, music, Sep 20 • Teen Movie • 2:00pm • Call library Sep 19 • Clear Lake Symphony Fall “Pops” live entertainment, model train layouts, a bounce for title and rating. • Free • Pearland Branch Library Concert • Popular Light Classical & Jazz Selections house and food/drinks and crafts for purchase. $5 • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 • Gloria Dei Lutheran Church • clearlakesymphony.org general admission w/ kids under 2 free • Rosenberg Sep 20 • The Official Blues Brothers Revue Sep 19 • It’s Your Time--Women’s Conference Railroad Museum • rosenbergrailroadmuseum.org • • 8:00pm • The Grand 1894 Opera House • • 8:00am • Keynote speaker will be Lisa Welchel. 281-633-2846 thegrand.com • 800-821-1894 Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. • Sep 20 • 2014 Seabrook Kids Fish • 10:00amSep 21 • Third Sunday in Nature • 12:00pm South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center • 12:00pm • Get out your kid’s fishing pole and join itsyourtimewomensconference.com • Join us every third Sunday of the month for a free us for our annual Seabrook Kids’ Fish! This family fun Sep 19 • Story Time - theme: Talk Like a event is free to the Seabrook community. Fill out the outing! Free admission offered anytime between noon Pirate • 3:30pm • Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate registration form ahead of time (seabrooktx.gov/kidfish) and 4pm (the last admission on any Sunday), with Day with pirate stories, crafts and activities. • Free and bring the form with you on the day of the event. the special program from 1-3pm. • Armand Bayou • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • Participants will get a free Kids’ Fish tee-shirt (limited Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 281-998-1095 to the first 115 participants). Prizes include Overall Sep 22 • Lego Free Play • 4:30pm • Bring Sep 19 • Kid’s Night Out--CiCi’s Pizza & Largest Fish for: Boy & Girl 1st Place $100 Gift your friends and build with our Legos! Build on your Tutti Frutti, & Activities @ the RFC • 6:00pm Card, Boy & Girl 2nd Place $50 Gift Card, Boy own or work as a team! Free tickets required and • Enjoy a night with friends. Registration deadline is & Girl 3rd Place $25 Gift Card. Kids may only be available at the Kid’s Information Desk 30 minutes Sept 12. • Recreation Fitness Center • ci.la-porte.tx.us in grades kinder through 5th in order to participate. before the programs starts. • 5+ yrs • Free • • 281-470-7275 Parents may not fish for their children. The City of Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
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The Fun-Time Calendar Sep 23 • College Road Map: How to Get There From Here • 4:30pm-5:45pm • Is college too expensive? Too hard? How do you get in? Why should you go? It is never too early or too late to begin asking these questions. Intermediate or high school students and their parents are invited to learn what steps they should take now to begin the college application process. • Teens • Free • Pasadena/ Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • 281-998-1095 Sep 23 • Family Story Time • 7:00pm • Free • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Sep 24 • Movie • 4:30pm • Free • Evelyn Meador Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Sep 25 • Gamers Unite! • 4:30pm • Join us in The Zone for tabletop and video games. Have a favorite game? Feel free to bring it with you to share. • Teens • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Sep 25 • Family Time • 6:45pm • A new program for the whole family. • Free • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Sep 26 - Nov 7 • Women’s Bible Study • 9:30am • Gideon by Priscilla Shirer (7sessions) Register online in Aug. - Sept. childcare available with reservation • 18 and up • 15.00 book • First Baptist Church of Friendswood • fbcfonthe.net/event-registration • 281-482-7573 Sep 26 - Oct 5 • Wait until Dark a Suspenseful Thriller • Purple Box Theater, 1309 W. Parkwood, Friendswood • thepurpleboxtheater.com • 818-642-4665
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Sep 26 - 28 • TV’s Greatest Hits • Houston Sep 26 • Quantum Leaps ClubQ kids-nightout • 6:00pm-9:30pm • Parents enjoy a night out Symphony • houstonsymphony.org on the town while your kids play in a fun, safe, Sep 26 - 28 • Galveston Island Shrimp and supervised environment. Instructors prepare a wide Festival • Saengerfest Park, 23rd & Strand, Galveston variety of activities and games to keep kids entertained • galvestonshrimpfestival.com all night long. Dinner provided. 5 non-potty trained Sep 26 - 27 • Gritty Goddess Women’s 5K children allowed. $30/Quantum Leaps member. $35/ Non-member. • 4 months-12 years • Quantum Leaps Obstacle/Mud Run • Moody Gardens Galveston • quantumleapsgym.com • 832-431-1216 • grittygoddess.com • 800-582-4673 Sep 27 • Craft Time • Drop-in, all day, while Sep 26 • EcoTots (Mommy & Me) “Bats” • supplies last. • Free • Friendswood Public Library • 9:30am • Stroll or walk with your children as guides friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 lead hikes in various parts of the Nature Center, make a nature craft and play a game. Reservations Sep 27 • AMC Sensory Friendly Films to Families Affected by Autism • 10:00am • required. $8 for one adult and one child. • Armand Dolphin Tale 2...Special opportunity for families to Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting Sep 26 • Gateway Community Church MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) • 10:00am12:00pm • Come get to know other Moms with children ages birth to kindergarten, as we explore this year’s theme “Be You Bravely”. Relax & join us for good food, good friends and good fun! Childcare is provided with pre-registration, for more information: gateway-community.org/mops; or contact Rebecca Lauchner rebecca.lauchner@gmail.com • birth to kindergarten • Gateway Community Church • gateway-community.org/mops • 281-286-1515
environment. Lights are up, the sound is down, and audience members are invited to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing! • AMC Gulf Pointe 30 • amctheatres.com • 281-464-8801
Sep 27 • League City Police Department/DEA Drug Take Back Event • 10:00am-2:00pm • Do you have expired or unwanted prescription medications? It’s as simple as driving thru and dropping them off and it’s ANONYMOUS. Keep prescriptions drugs out of the wrong hands and make a difference by disposing of your unwanted or expired medications. All medications gathered will be destroyed off site. Sep 26 • Baby Playtime • 10:00am • Come • Civic Center, 400 West Walker • leaguecity.com join us for a baby playdate at the library! We’ll • 281-554-1848 provide the toys, music, bubbles and the space. Sep 27 • Fitness, Fuel & Fun! • 10:00am • You and baby show up to enjoy the fun! No tickets Celebrate nutrition during our annual Nutrition Expo! required for this fun time! • 0-18 months • Free • • Childrens Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 713-522-1138
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The Fun-Time Calendar Sep 27 • Celebrate 60 Years of Learning Anniversary Event • 11:00am-3:00pm • Kids will enjoy fun games, activities and special crafts, including decorating their very own party hat! Plus, kids will receive a special goodie bag! • Free • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 Sep 27 • Music Night on The Strand • 6:00pm • Free • Saengerfest Park, 23rd & Strand, Galveston • galveston.com
September 2014
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Each participant will receive a free sample of lip gloss and mascara. Maximum participants: 20 • Teens • Free • Pasadena/Fairmont Branch Library • ppltx.net • 281-998-1095
Toddler Time • 10:15am & 11:15am • 1836 months • Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
Ongoing
Preschool Story Time • 10:45am • Free • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
Sep 29 • Craft • 4:30pm • 5-12 yrs • Free MONDAY • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us Rattle & Rhyme • 10:10am • Free • Friendswood • 281-482-7135 Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Sep 29 • Apple Craft • 4:30pm • Make an apple mini album and use it to write notes in! Free Baby Bounce • 10:30am • Songs and rhymes. tickets required and available at the Kid’s Information • 0-18 months • Free • Pearland Branch Library • Desk 30 minutes before the program starts. • 5+ bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 yrs • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • Toddler Time • 11:15am • 18-36 month • Free 281-488-1906 required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Free Sep 29 • Teen Movie Monday • 4:30pm • • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Start the beginning of your week by kicking back, watching a great movie and enjoying tasty snacks. CreatorSpace • 7:00pm • Join us for a presentation • Teens • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net from local maker group CreatorSpace. • All Ages • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 • 281-488-1906 Sep 29 • Bedtime Stories • 6:00pm • Wear TUESDAY your pjs for bedtime stories. • Free • Pearland Branch Toddler Time • 10:10am • Free • Friendswood Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Sep 30 - Nov 11 • Women’s Bible Study • 6:30pm-8:30pm • Gideon Priscilla Shirer • 18 and up Toddler Time • 10:15am • 18-36 months • • 15.00 book • First Baptist Church of Friendswood Free • Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 • fbcfonthe.net/event-registration • 281-482-7573
Preschool Story Time • 1:30pm • Free • 3-5 yrs • Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
WEDNESDAY EcoKids • 9:30am • Hike through the Alphabet of Nature! Explore a different nature topic each day. Ages 3-6 yrs and fully potty trained are welcome. Reservations required. $6 for members & $8 for non-members. Please have your child wear closed toed shoes & pack water and a snack. • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Toddler Time • 10:10am • Free • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Book Babies • 10:15am & 11:15am • Free tickets are required and available at the Kids Information Desk beginning 30 minutes prior to event. Due to space limitations, only one adult is permitted per child. • 0-18 months • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
Sep 30 • Healthy Skin Care Workshop Preschool Story Time • 10:30am • Stories, songs Baby Time • 10:15am • Evelyn Meador Library • 4:30pm • Participants will learn the basics of and fingerplays. • Free • Evelyn Meador Branch • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 healthy skin care with a hands-on demonstration. Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142
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Cont’d
Preschool Story Time • 10:45am • Free • Toddler Time • 10:10am • Free • Friendswood Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 281-482-7135 Preschool Story Time • 10:45am • Free • Toddler Time • 11:00am • Evelyn Meador Library Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net 281-482-7135 • 281-474-9142 SATURDAY
Story Time • 11:00am • 2 yrs & up • Barnes Breakfast on the Bayou • 8:00am • Enjoy & Noble Baybrook • bn.com • 281-554-8224 breakfast drifting down the bayou on our pontoon Preschool Story Time • 1:30pm • 3-5 yrs • boat. Enjoy pastries, juice and coffee while underway. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • The boat will pick up at the Bay Area Park boat launch. Reservations required • Armand Bayou Nature Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Baby Bounce • 3:30pm • Songs, rhymes, and a story. • 0-18 Months • Free • Pearland Branch Sidewalk Saturdays • 10:00am • Artists, crafters and the like display their creations on the sidewalks Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 of Main St. This event is family friendly and free • THURSDAY Main Street in Old Town LaPorte • ci.la-porte.tx.us Preschool Story Time • 10:15am & 11:15am • 713-824-2504 • 3-5 yrs • Free • Pearland Branch Library • Kid’s Club • 10:00am-12:00pm • 30 minutes bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 sessions...you can register and pay online or in the Family Night • 5:00pm-8:00pm • JumpNJungle store. • $2/child • Michaels on Bay Area Blvd • michaels.com Webster • jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700
September 2014
Train Rides • 11:00am-2:00pm • Every Saturday head down to the island, ride the train and take a tour of the museum and learn all about the trains • Galveston Railroad Museum • 2602 Santa Fe Place • galvestonrrmuseum.com • 409-765-5700 Farm Life Demonstration • 1:00pm • Observe life as it once was at the Martyn farm. Each week our knowledgeable volunteers demonstrate activities common to daily life on a 19th-century farm in southeast Texas • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Natural History Demonstration • 1:00pm • Learn about the animals of Armand Bayou and the habitats they live in Demonstrations vary from week to week: mammals, birds and reptiles. • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551
SUNDAY
Farm Life Demonstration • 1:00pm • Observe life as it once was at the Martyn farm. Each week our knowledgeable volunteers demonstrate activities common to daily life on a 19th-century farm in Free Craft for Kids • 11:00am-3:00pm • Free FRIDAY • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • southeast Texas • Armand Bayou Nature Center • EcoKids • 9:30am • Hike through the Alphabet of 281-461-6263 abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Nature! Explore a different nature topic each day. Story Time • 11:00am • Barnes & Noble Baybrook Natural History Demonstration • 1:00pm • Ages 3-6 yrs and fully potty trained are welcome. Learn about the animals of Armand Bayou and the Reservations required. $6 for members & $8 for • bn.com • 281-554-8224 non-members. Please have your child wear closed Saturday Story Time • 11:00am • Free • habitats they live in. Demonstrations vary from week toed shoes & pack water and a snack. • Armand Barnes & Noble, Pasadena • barnesandnoble.com to week: mammals, birds and reptiles. • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 • 281-991-8011 Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Submit your club/event to us by the 10thtoof the month before Email calendar@katyparent.com or fax to 281-480-3677. Log on toinformation www.spacecityparent.com submit your event orthe clubevent. information. Print Deadline 10th of month prior.
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