Around Atlanta: Children’s Museum of Atlanta

Hey ya’ll!

This weekend, we had the pleasure of heading out into Atlanta, and visiting The Children’s Museum of Atlanta to check out their Black History Month events. We’ve only been to The Children’s Museum of Atlanta once before, when Anissa was about 7 months old, and she was a little too young back then, but I knew that now they would be the perfect age to have lots of fun!

In celebration of Black History Month, we got to see the following awesome events while we were there:

• Mini-Musical: Peach State Flyer
  • Weekdays 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
  • Children will hop on board the Peach State Flyer steam train to learn about the important contributions African Americans have made to Georgia and the country.
• Story Time
  • Weekdays at 1 p.m. and weekends at 2 p.m.
  • Join the Imaginators for an engaging story to celebrate African American contributions in science, arts and sports!
• Black History Month Crafts
  • Every 30 minutes, kids can sign up to make crafts and learn about African American history while doing so!
• Dance performances
  • There was a great performance by a young dance troupe, dancing to African drums! Anissa loved it and has been emulating it and requesting drums ever since!

Besides these special offerings, the museum also has kids favorites like a grocery store, and awesome Waffle House where they can cook for and serve their parents, a science center, a climbing gym, a farm, and oh-so-much more! My kiddos were really into the grocery and restaurant area, because it  as more their size and speed. The science area is perfect for bigger kids, so don’t think they only cater to the little ones! Here are some pictures of the kids enjoying themselves!

One thing I love about the Children’s Museum of Atlanta is their programming! Besides all the great favorites I mentioned above, they constantly have new and special offerings. Below you’ll find a couple of those offerings that they still have planned for February, and I’ll be sure to bring you more in Around Atlanta: March!

Fairy Tale Day

Saturday, February 25 from 11 a.m. –4:30 p.m.

• 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Atlanta Ballet Fellowship Ensemble
  Families will cheer on the young heroine and her prince as they foil plots of the evil queen during Atlanta Ballet Fellowship Ensemble’s performance excerpts from Snow White. This activity is designed for younger audiences under the age of 12.
• 1:30 p.m.: Cinderella Meet and Greet
• 2 p.m.: Special Music and Movement
  Children will join Cinderella and her prince to learn Mozart’s Minuet.
• 3 p.m.: Special Story Time
  In celebration of Tell a Fairy Tale Day, young visitors can enjoy an interactive telling of “Anansi and The Magic Stick” by Eric A. Kimmel.
• 3:30 p.m.: Cinderella Meet and Greet
• 11 a.m. –4 p.m.: Art Studio
  Kids will get creative as they make a fairy house or candy house similar to the one Hansel and Gretel saw in the woods.
• 11 a.m. –4 p.m.: Build It Lab
  Families will work together to build a fairy tale castle out of recycled materials.

Mardi Gras Fun!
Tuesday, February 28 from 2 p.m. –3:30 p.m.

• 2 p.m.: Special Music and Movement
  In honor of the special holiday, children can march along in a Mardi Gras parade, while wearing masks created in the Art Studio.
• 11 a.m. –4 p.m.: Art Studio
  Kids will create their own Mardi Gras mask to wear in the Mardi Gras parade.

For more information on the February program offerings or to support Children’s Museum of Atlanta, visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org or call 404.659.KIDS [5437]. Be sure to follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, as well 🙂

XO,

Amanda

Disclosure: I received free tickets to visit The Children’s Museum of Atlanta in exchange for my honest review, however all opinions are my own.