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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. Apr 1 & 15 • Baby Bounce • Apr 4 - 10 • April Showers 10:30am • 0-18 months • Free • Celebration • Explore the phenomena Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us of rain. • Childrens Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138 • 281-652-1677 Apr 1 • Preschoolers at Play-In the Ocean, In the Sea • 10:15am • Lisa Jastram from Oasis for Children presents an interactive program of puppets and music. • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Apr 2 • First Free Tuesday to the Houston Zoo • 2:00pm • Free • Houston Zoo • houstonzoo.org • 713-533-6500 Apr 3 • Mommy Mingle • 10:00am12:00pm • Childrens Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138 Apr 3 • Spring Craft • 6:00pm • 5-9 yrs • Free • Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 Apr 4 - 28 • Prelude to a Kiss • No performance April 5th. Showtimes: Thurs-Sat 8pm and Sun 2:30pm • College of the Mainland Community Theatre • com.edu/community-theatre Apr 4 - 13 • Thoroughly Modern Millie • Showtimes: Thurs-Sat 8pm • Miller Outdoor Theatre • milleroutdoortheatre.com
gets together for meeting, play dates, coffee nights, ladies nights out, and book club. • Gateway Community Church-Life Center • gateway-community.org/mops • 402-321-1762
of downtown restaurants before setting up a blanket or chair for a free movie under the stars • Saengerfest Park, 23rd & Strand, Galveston • galveston.com • 409-621-2253
Apr 4 • Aesop’s Dinosaur Fable • Showtimes: 10am & Noon • 4 yrs- Apr 5 • Life Size Clue-Hunger Apr 6 • Free Hands-On 2nd Grade • The Grand 1894 Opera Games Edition • 5:45pm • Workshop • 9:00am • Build House • thegrand.com • 800-821-1894 Teens will play the game and a Bird Feeder! • Free • At your local Home Depot • enjoy snacks. This program Apr 4 • Crazy Thursdays-Build homedepot.com It with Lego • 4:30pm • Show off takes place after the library your Lego building skills. Lego materials is closed. Only teens in Apr 6 • Armand are supplied by the library. • 4th-5th 6th-12th grade will be Bayou Montessori permitted to remain in the Grades • Free • Helen Hall Library • SpaceCityParent.com School Annual Spring leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 library. Teens should arrange Festival • 9:00am • for a ride to pick them up Bring the kids to play on Apr 5 - 21 • The Importance of at 7:30pm. • Free • Helen a Moonwalk, the Tumblebus Being Earnest • A Trivial Comedy Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org and a train ride. Interactive games, for Serious People by Oscar Wilde. • 281-554-1111 delectable food, a silent auction and Showtimes: Fri & Sat 8pm and Sun 2:30pm • $14/adults, $12/students Apr 5 • Parents’ Survival Night live music. Funds earned at the event & seniors • Clear Creek Community • 6:30pm • Open to both The Little are to further enhance their already Theatre, 18091 Upper Bay Rd., Nassau Gym members and non-members. beautiful classrooms • $0.50 a ticket Bay • clearcreekcountrytheatre.org • Register online or call. $25/members, • Armand Bayou Montessori School • $30/non-members • The Little Gym of armandbayouschool.com • 281-480-1648 281-335-5228 Friendswood • tlgfriendswoodtx.com • Apr 6 • 18th Annual Grand Kids Apr 5 & 19 • MOPS (Mothers of 281-482-4242 Festival • 10:00am-5:00pm • A day Preschoolers) Meeting • 10:00am12:00pm • Whether you are a new Apr 6 • Movie Nite on the Strand filled with music, food, and fun! • $3/ mom or a mom of a preschool age child, showing The Help • Movies begin adults; $2/children; Free/4 yrs & under you are invited to join us as we learn just after dusk at Saengerfest Park, 2302 • Historic Downtown Galveston on Post how to be bold, loving and sensible Strand. Moviegoers are encouraged to Office St. from 20th to 23rd St. • mothers. This active group of moms stop for a bite to eat at a wide variety thegrand.com • 800-821-1894
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The Fun-Time Calendar Apr 6 • Family Fun Day • 10:00am-2:00pm • Everyone welcome! Games, moon walks, crafts, food, raffles and silent auction. All money raised goes to support Clear Lake City Elementary School. • Clear Lake City Elementary School • 281-284-4200
adult and one child is $8. Call 281-474-2551x10 purchased for food, rides & games. • Free entry, to reserve your place with the group. • Armand must purchase tickets for rides • Mossman Elementary PTA • mossmanpta.com/carnival.html • 281-284-4000 Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org
Apr 12 & 26 • Parent’s Night Out • 6:30pm • Price includes: Jump time, pizza, drinks, fun Apr 6 • Family Story Time • 10:45am • activities & childcare! Fee: $20 for first child/$18 All Ages • Free • Friendswood Public Library • per sibling • JumpNJungle Webster • jumpnjungle.com friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 • 281-557-0700 Apr 6 • Free Crafts for Kids-My Favorite Apr 13 - 14 • Crawfish & Zydeco Festival Animal Picture • 11:00am-3:00pm • Children use • Fresh-boiled crawfish and great Zydeco music all super fun rainbow paper, rubbing plates and collage materials to make and frame a picture of their favorite weekend. • Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com animal. • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-334-9880 • 281-461-6263 Apr 13 • Pyramid Kids Camp: Primate Apr 8 • Preschoolers at Play-Science for Palooza • 9:00am • Reservations and prepayment Little Explorers • 10:15am • Discovering Weights are required for all programs. Please make reservations and Measurements. Come explore what is bigger and at least two weeks in advance. For additional smaller, longer and shorter, and more. • Free • Helen information or to register, please call 409-683-4325 Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 or e-mail us at education@moodygardens.com. NonApr 8 • Craft • 4:30pm • 5-12 yrs. • Free • member: $20.00/camper (includes adult, Member: Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • $17.00/camper (includes adult) • 3-4 yrs • Moody Gardens Galveston • moodygardens.com 281-482-7135 Apr 10 • Monthly Movie • 4:30pm • Free • Evelyn Meador Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Apr 11 • Retro Gaming • 4:00pm • Teens play board and card games, eat snacks, and win prizes! • Free • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 Apr 11 • Crazy Thursdays-Paper Lanterns • 4:30pm • Create your own paper lanterns. • 4th-5th Grades • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Apr 12 - 21 • The Wizard of Oz • Fri 4/12 7pm, Sat 4/13 3pm & 7pm, Sun 4/14 3pm, Sat 4/20 3pm & 7pm, Sun 4/21 3pm • Pearl Theater • pearlandtheatreguild.com • 713-340-2540
- 14 • Seussical • Showtimes: Fri Sat 2pm & 7:30pm and Sun 2pm • of Houston-Clear Lake, Bayou Theatre • • 281-480-1617
Apr 12 & 26 • Mommy & Me Outdoor Experience-Insects • 9:30am • Join our fun class for toddler and parent activities based on a monthly theme. Reserve a place to stroll or walk with your children as guides lead hikes in various parts of the Nature Center, make a nature craft and play a game. Classes are by reservation only. The cost for one
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Apr 13 • Free Crafts for Kids-Crafty Clothespin Magnets • 11:00am-3:00pm • Kids transform clothespins into cute, crawly critters and then stick them to any magnetic surface! • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 Apr 13 • A Fairy Tale Life • 1:30pm • The story of Hans Christian Anderson presented by Kids Backporch Productions. • Free • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Apr 14 • Just For FUN • 2:30pm • Julian Franklin presents his magic and puppet show. • All Ages • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Apr 15 • Preschoolers at Play-Built It • 10:15am • Build with Lego, Krinkles, and more. • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
Apr 15 • Bricks 4 Kidz “Solar Panels” • 4:30pm • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net Apr 13 • Lowes Build and Grow Clinic • • 281-488-1906 10:00am-11:00am • The Croods: Planter • Free • Apr 16 • Teens Read • 4:00pm • Share At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com about what you are reading, watching, listening Apr 13 • Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig to, or playing. • Free • Dickinson Public Library • & Museum Family Day • 10:00am-3:00pm • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 Shrinking Sediments: Simulate the mechanical and Apr 17 - 21 • Disney On Ice Rockin’ Ever chemical weathering processes of rock sediments by After • Come see Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel and the gang using your mouth as a stream of water and Tic Tacs. from Brave at Reliant. Buy tickets at Ticketmaster.com, • Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum • Ticketmaster retail locations or the Reliant Stadium Box oceanstaroec.com • 409-766-7827 Office. • Ticket prices start at $16 • Reliant Stadium • ticketmaster.com • 800-745-3000 Apr 13 • 77th Annual Scout Fair 2013 • 10:00am-3:00pm • Promises to be a smorgasbord of Apr 17 • Teen Advisory Board • 7:30pm education, service ideas, fun activities, and much more! • Help plan programs, assist with special programs And, yes, there will really be turtles, wolves, Ecobots, and events at the library and more. • Teens • owls, celebrity judges, Native American dancers, jazz Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • musicians, and much more! • Free admission/$10 281-554-1111
Apr 12 - 14 • Texas Woodworkers Show • Pasadena Convention Center • ci.pasadena.tx.us parking • Reliant Arena • samhoustonbsa.org Apr 12 7:30pm, University bahbt.org
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Apr 13 • Mossman Elementary Village Country Fair • 11:00am-3:00pm • Mossman Elementary will be holding their 2013 Carnival- “The Village Country Fair”. Mark your calendar to attend this fun filled family afternoon of food, games & prizes. We will have many inflatable rides, such as a water hamster ball, bull ride, small jumpy house for our little tykes and a ever popular dunking booth. There will also be good food, vendors, sponsor demonstrations, a silent auction, a cake walk and much more. There is no fee for entry but tickets will need to be
Apr 18 • Crazy • 4:30pm • Play 4th-5th Grades • leaguecitylibrary.org
Thursdays-Fun and Games fun games and win prizes! • Free • Helen Hall Library • • 281-554-1111
Apr 19 • Clear Lake Symphony Final Season Concert • Wagner-Siegfried’s Funeral March RimskyKorsakov-Capriccio Espangnol Shostakovich-Symphony No.9 • Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 18220 Upper Bay Rd • clearlakesymphony.org Apr 19 • Jonah’s Druthers Musical • 7:00pm • A whale of a tale from the Good Book. • First Baptist Church Pasadena • fbp.org • 281-991-1232
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friendly entertainment for visitors and restaurant guests. amidst living history. • San Jacinto Battleground State Galveston’s newest live music will include performances Historic Site • sanjacinto-museum.org • 281-479-2421 by some of Austin’s hottest bands from March through Apr 20 • 6th Year Anniversary Open House October. • Pier 21 • 10:00am-2:00pm • Food, fun, music and door Apr 20 • Earth Day Extravaganza • Celebrate Mother Earth with hand-on activities, special guests prizes. Come meet the staff of Rite of Passage and and free tree seedlings during Earth Day. • Childrens see what they have to offer. • Rite of Passage • Apr 20 - May 18 • Charlotte’s Web • Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138 pearlandbirthcenter.com • 281-485-2886 Showtimes: Saturdays 1pm & 4pm • $12-$16 Apr 20 • Right At Home Moms Mega Sale Apr 20 • Family Story Time • 10:45am • • Main Street Theater, • mainstreettheater.com • for Babies, Children and More • 7:30am • The All Ages • Free • Friendswood Public Library • 713-524-9196 X104 Right at Home Mom’s Ministry at University Baptist friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Apr 20 • Merging Forces Concert • The Church is hosting a Mega Sale for gently-used baby, Apr 20 • Free Crafts for Kids-Earth Day concert benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. children and household items. This will be an indoor sale and will be held regardless of the weather. Come Binoculars • 11:00am-3:00pm • This Earth Day, kids Performances are 4pm & 6pm. • San Jacinto South shop for clothing, equipment, specialty items and more! get an up-close look at nature with pretend binoculars Campus on Beamer Rd • amyblakedance.com • For information about the sale or renting a booth, they make and decorate themselves! • Lakeshore 281-482-0600 please contact RightAtHomeMoms.UBC@gmail.com or Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 Apr 20 • Dinosaurs! • The Symphony’s gonna call 281-507-4488 (Jill). All proceeds from the sale bring you all the way back to pre-historic times. go to University Baptist Church to offset the cost of Apr 20 • Tea and Etiquette with Ms. Goodilia Join us as we explore dinosaurs, fossils and more. the Right at Home ministry • University Baptist Church Manners • 1:00pm-3:00pm • It’s a tea party and Showtimes 10am & 11:30am • $24 • Jones Hall • ubc.org • 281-488-8517 what better way to learn table etiquette than with • houstonsymphony.org • 713-224-7575 Apr 20 • League City Intermediate Orchestra Ms. Goodilia Manners! She is quirky, funny, and Apr 20 • Earth Day at Moody Gardens • CAR WASH & RAFFLE • 9:00am • Got dirt? Come over-the-top but she knows her stuff when it comes Celebrate Earth Day as you explore the Rainforest help support the LCI Orchestra students & get your car to party etiquette and teaching the younger ones in Pyramid, Aquarium Pyramid and other attractions that washed!! Donations are $5.00 per car. We will also a most fun way! A special Mother-Daughter event. Moody Gardens has to offer. • Moody Gardens be raffling 8 themed baskets that include a TEXANS • $19.95 adult, $15.95 children • Laura’s Cafe • Sports basket for $2.00 per ticket! • Advanced Auto Galveston • moodygardens.com • 800-582-4673 inthemomentprod.com • 281-309-6509 Parts Parking Lot • lcisorchestra.weebly.com Apr 20 • Party on the Pier featuring Apr 20 • Parent’s Night Out • 6:00pm • Enjoy Kevin Anthony & G Town • Mitchell Historic Apr 20 • 9th Annual F.I.G. Festival & Car Properties is proud to unite with Pier 21 restaurants Show • 9:00am • Stevenson Park • ci.friendswood.tx.us great fun, pizza, and a movie at a price just right for and attractions to present Party on the Pier. From 6 Apr 20 • 2013 San Jacinto Day Festival and parents. Pre-registration: $20/first child; $15/siblings; p.m. to 9 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month, Battle Reenactment • 10:00am-6:00pm • Full Drop-ins welcome: $25/first child; $20/siblings. • Pier 21 will quake with live music and free, family day of music, entertainment, food, games and fun set AcroSports • acrosports.com • 281-332-4496 Apr 19 • Prairie Wildflower Tour • 7:30pm • From the elevated view of a hayride, we will explore the sights of the transforming landscape. Your guides will interpret the prairie’s beauty, wildlife and ecology. Ages 6-adult Adults: $8 Children: $6 Discounts to members. Advance reservations required. • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551
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The Fun-Time Calendar Apr 20 • Owl Prowl/Night Hike • 6:30pm • Join us on a beautiful walk through the woods as we look for owls and listen to the fascinating sounds of the night. Don’t forget your walking shoes/ boots and flashlight! Advance reservations required 281-474-2551x10. • 6 yrs & up • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org Apr 21 • Third Sundays in Nature-Free Admission • 12:00pm-4:00pm • Admission is free, sponsored by Dow Chemical Company of Deer Park. Hike the trails with a trained naturalist interpreter. View live reptiles, re-live the 1895 cultural history of our area by visiting the Hanson House on the Martyn Farm site. • Free • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Apr 22 • Preschoolers at Play-Fit ‘n’ Fun • 10:15am • This program has a lot of movement and a little dance. • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Apr 22 • Sensory Friendly Event at the Children’s Museum • 4:00pm-8:00pm • An opportunity for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders to explore the museum in their own way and in their own time! Doors will be closed to the general public. There will be no music. Sound reducing headphones will be available. Fresh Cafe will be closed so feel free to bring your own food. To register call 713-535-7238. • Childrens Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org
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Apr 24 • Monthly Craft! • 4:30pm • Free • Apr 27 • Free Crafts for Kids-Make-A-Face Evelyn Meador Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Puppet • 11:00am-3:00pm • Kids use fun collage materials to make play-ready puppets with super-expressive Apr 24 • Teen Poster Making • 7:00pm • Come help make posters for the summer reading faces! • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com program. • 7-12 yrs • Free • Pearland Branch • 281-461-6263 Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 Apr 27 • Kennedy Dance Theatre presents Apr 25 • Teens Travel Around the World an “Enchanted Evening” • 6:00pm-8:00pm • • 4:00pm • Teens will travel to Guatemala through Experience an enchanting evening of whimsical ballet historical fiction, decorate a frame using Aztec variations performed by KDT’s Ballet Jete’ Company & Maya glyphs, and try some traditional Central and Vaganova Ballet Department. All aspiring ballerinas American snacks. • Free • Dickinson Public Library are invited onstage to be crowned a princess! Partial proceeds benefiting Texas Children’s Hospital. • All • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 ages • $15 • University of Houston Clear Lake, Apr 25 • Crazy Thursdays-Webkinz Club • Bayou Theatre • kennedydance.com • 281-480-8441 4:30pm • Bring your favorite Webkinz or stuffed animal. • 4th-5th Grades • Free • Helen Hall Library Apr 27 • Lunar and Planetary Institute’s Sky Fest 2013 • 7:30pm-9:30pm • The event • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 focuses on space science topics using parent-driven Apr 27 - 28 • The Bay Area Houston Fine activities aimed towards middle school students and Arts Festival • 10:00am-5:00pm • This celebration will support artists and their works and bring a night-sky viewing through telescopes. • Lunar and culturally enriching event to the Bay Area Houston Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd • lpi.usra.edu • 281-486-2106 Community. • Nassau Bay Hilton • taaccl.org Apr 27 • 57th Annual Sylvan Beach Festival • Gates open at 9am. Parade begins at 10am. Admission is $5 from 9am-5pm and $10 after 5pm, $2 seniors, and free for children 10 and under accompanied by an adult. • Sylvan Beach Park on Galveston Bay • laportechamber.org • 281-471-1123
Apr 28 • 11th Annual Day of the Child • Celebrate children and bilingual literacy. • Childrens Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138
Apr 28 • March for Babies • 8:00am • The money you raise supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. Apr 27 • Get Fit Jog • Pasadena Convention And it funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies. • University of Houston • Center & Fairgrounds • ci.pasadena.tx.us marchforbabies.org • 713-623-2020 Apr 27 • Healthy Kids Day • 10:00am-1:00pm • Kids group exercise classes, arts and crafts, vision Apr 29 • Preschoolers at Play-Art on a Cart Apr 22 • Craft • 4:30pm • 5-12 yrs. • Free screenings, and so much more! • All Ages • Free • 10:15am • Trees are Terrific...Celebrate trees by • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • EA Smith Family YMCA • ymcahouston.org and making a tree collage. • Free • Helen Hall Library Perry Family YMCA • ymcahouston.org • 281-482-7135 • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
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The Fun-Time Calendar Apr 30 • Early Literacy Begins with You • 11:30am • The Library is offering five mini classes beginning Jan. 30th, Every Child Ready to Read, following selected story times to teach parents and care givers activities to do at home which will help prepare children for reading and learning. While parents are learning, the children will be allowed to play with library toys and blocks. • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
in southeast Texas. • Armand Bayou Nature Center Toddler Time • 10:15am & 11:15am • 18-36 • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 month olds. Free required tickets passed out 30 Natural History Demonstration • 1:00pm- 4:00pm minutes prior • Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • Learn about the animals of Armand Bayou and • 281-488-1906 the habitats they live in. • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Preschool Story Time • 10:45am • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 MONDAY
Preschool Story Time • 10:00am • 3-6 yrs • Free • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org Apr 30 • Secret Keeper Girl LIVE: the Pajama • 281-534-3812 Party Tour • 6:30pm-8:45pm • This special MOTHER- Rattle and Rhyme Story Time • 10:10am • DAUGHTER event helps girls see their worth to God 0-18 months • Free • Friendswood Public Library • and hear what He has to say about true beauty. A friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 night full of great biblical truth about real modesty along with a ton of pajama party fun! YES - you Toddler Time • 11:15am • 18-36 month olds. can wear your PJs to the Pajama Party. Geared for Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • ages 8-13. • 8-13 • $15 before April 29 / $20 Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 on April 30 • Friendswood United Methodist Church TUESDAY • friendswoodumc.com • 281-482-7535 Toddlin’ Time • 10:00am • A story time/song time that is Christ centered for children. Guests and members are always welcome. • 0-PreK • Free • Gloria Dei Lutheran Church • gdlc.org • 281-333-4535
Ongoing
Open Play • 10am-2pm • Every Tuesday thru Friday Jump N Jungle is the place to take the kids. Don’t forget socks, you have to wear them to play • JumpNJungle Webster • jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700
SUNDAY Farm Life Demonstration • 1:00pm- 4:00pm • Observe life as it was at the Martyn farm. Demonstrates activities common to daily life on a 19th-century farm
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Preschool Story Time • 1:30pm • Free • 3-5 yrs. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Bereavement Support Groups-Dickinson Group • 4:00pm • Open to anyone in the community who has had a death, regardless of whether their loved one was on hospice service. Our group is offered free of charge, but as space is limited, advance registration is required. For more information, please call Rebecca Deaton at 800-545-8738. • First United Methodist Church EV “Magic the Gathering” Club • 4:00pm • Open to all fans of the Magic the Gathering Card game! • Teens • Free • Evelyn Meador Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142
Toddler Time • 10:10am • Friendswood Public Family Night • 5:30pm • Chick-fil-A League City Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Town Square • cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter Toddler Story Time • 10:15am 11:00am • Free • 281-337-1898 tickets will be passed out 15 minutes before each story time. • 0-2 yrs • Free • Helen Hall Library Bereavement Support Groups-Clear Lake Group • 6:00pm • Open to anyone in the community who • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 has had a death, regardless of whether their loved Toddler Story Time • 10:30am • 18-36 months. one was on hospice service. Our group is offered • Pearland Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 free of charge, but as space is limited, advance Preschool Story Time • 10:30am •3-6 yrs • registration is required. For more information, please Evelyn Meador Library • 2400 North Meyer Road call Rebecca Deaton at 800-545-8738. • Gloria Dei • Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Lutheran Church, 18220 Upper Bay Rd
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Pajama Story Time • 6:30pm • Wear your Preschool Story Time • 1:30pm • 3-5 yrs. Crawfish Fridays • Hot boiled crawfish and rockin’ “jammies!” • 3-6 yrs • Free • Helen Hall Library Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Zydeco every Friday night. • Kemah Boardwalk • • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Preschool Story Time • 10:00am • 3-6 yrs • Free Preschool Story Time • 10:30am • Pearland • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 • 281-534-3812 Toddler Time • 10:10am • 0-3 yrs • Friendswood Mommy & Me Yoga • 10:45am-12:00pm • Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 A combination of yoga for Mom, “yoga” for baby (movement, tummy time, basic massage, play, etc.) Book Babies • 10:15am & 11:15am • 0-18 and bonding between the two. No experience is months Free required tickets passed out 15 minutes necessary. $45 for 4 weeks, 1 class per week. • prior • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Sundance Yoga Studio Friendswood • sundanceyoga.com Preschool Story Time • 10:15am & 11:00am • • 281-482-9642 Free tickets will be passed out 15 minutes before each story time. • 3-5 yrs • Free • Helen Hall Library • Family Night • 5:00pm- 8:00pm • Every Thursday evening Jump N Jungle is the place to take the leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Babies Time • 10:15am • Evelyn Meador Library kids. Don’t forget socks, you have to wear them to • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net play • JumpNJungle Webster • jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700 • 281-474-9142
SATURDAY Breakfast on the Bayou • 8:00am • Ages 5-adults, children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the boat launch in Bay Area Park • Tickets start at $20, RSVP required • Armand Bayou Nature Center, Bay Area Blvd., Clear Lake City • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Saturday Children’s Story Time • 11:00am • Barnes and Nobles - Pasadena • bn.com • 281-999-8011 Story Time • 11:00am • Barnes & Noble Baybrook • bn.com • 281-554-8224
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 that used to carry everyone from the mainland to Preschool Story Time • 10:45am • 3-6 yrs • Free Family Nights at The Children’s Museum the island and back • Galveston Railroad Museum Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • • 5-8pm • cmhouston.org • 2602 Santa Fe Place • galvestonrrmuseum.com 281-482-7135 • 409-765-5700
FRIDAY
Toddler Time • 11:00am • Evelyn Meador Library Sunset Cruise on the Bayou • Depart from the • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net Toddler Time • 10:10am • Friendswood Public boat launch in Bay Area Park. Maximum 12 people. Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 • 281-474-9142 RSVP • 5-adults, children must be accompanied by Story Time • 11:00am • age 2 and up • Barnes Preschool Story Time • 10:45am • Friendswood an adult. Reservations required • Armand Bayou Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 & Noble Baybrook • bn.com • 281-554-8224 Log on toinformation www.spacecityparent.com toof submit your event orthe clubevent. information. Print Deadline 10th of month prior. Submit your club/event to us by the 10th the month before Email calendar@katyparent.com or fax to 281-480-3677.
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Al Garza’s Premier Martial Arts
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Premier Dance Academy
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Alejandro and Happy the Clown
Hopper Moonwalk
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Lighthouse Maze
Main Event Entertainment
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Savannah Cafe & Bakery
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Schlitterbahn
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Sing And Play Fine Arts Studio singandplayfinearts.com 281-997-7271
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The Little Gym
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Galveston Railroad Museum
My Castle Party
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Gatherings Party Boutique
On Deck
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