Just like Uncle Sam, we want YOU to have a blast this Fourth of July week! Kick the week off with crafts and celebrate Independence Day then Frugal FunMom makes sure the fun continues with a visit to a museum, and much more!
Saturday, July 2
Build a Bowling Game! Take your kids to a free hands-on workshop hosted at Home Depot, designed for children ages 5-12. You and your child can create a cool Ice Age: Collision Course bowling game. The kids get to keep their craft, along with a free workshop apron, certificate, and pin. Be sure to register online ahead of time to reserve your spot!
Cost: Free
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: The Home Depot, 4101 Roswell Road, Marietta.
For more info: http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/workshop/1430/ice-age-bowling-game
Sunday, July 3
See Fireworks in Kennesaw! This pre-Independence Day celebration will feature high-energy, live music performances and family entertainment from 6-10 p.m. Audiences will be treated to two stages of live music, festive street entertainment, food vendors, and kids’ activities. The evening will be capped off with a brilliant fireworks finale beginning at 9:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Time: Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Depot, 2828 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw
For more info: www.kennesawjuly3.com
Monday, July 4
Spend the Fourth in the Park! Marietta Parks and Recreation will host the Fourth in the Park celebration. The Marietta Freedom Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Roswell Street Baptist Church and ends at North Marietta Parkway. It will be followed by concerts, museum tours, arts and crafts shows, good, carnival games, and a fireworks finale at dark in Glover Park/Marietta Square.
Cost: Free
Time: 10:00 a.m.- Dark
Location: Glover Park, 50 N Park Square NE, Marietta
For more info: http://www.mariettaga.gov/city/residents/parks/specialevents/julyfourth
Looking for more Fourth of July activities? Check out our blog post that includes all the celebrations going on around town!
Tuesday, July 5
Splash into Fun! Escape the heat with a trip to East Roswell’s Spray Station! This premier sprayground offers lots of fun and extravagant features for kids and toddlers to splash around in for hours.
Cost: $2 per person
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Spray Station at East Roswell Park, 9000 Fouts Road, Roswell
For more info: roswellgov.com
Wednesday, July 6
Anne Frank in the World Exhibit. This 600 photograph exhibit tells the story of young Anne Frank, from her days of freedom in the 1930s to her hiding with her family in Amsterdam, to her 1945 death in the Bergen-Belson concentration camp. This powerful, moving exhibit provides visitors a chance to learn, explore, share and remember the history and lessons of the Holocaust and its continued relevance today.
Cost: Free
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Anne Frank in the World Exhibit, Park Side Shopping Center, 5920 Roswell Road, Suite 209, Sandy Springs
For more info: http://www.sandyspringsga.org/recreation/places-to-visit/anne-frank-exhibit
Thursday, July 7
Take a Walk with Pete! Get your feet moving with Pete the Cat! Choose Pete’s shoes and make your own cat! This program will be held in the Children’s Programming Room and will run approximately 45 minutes. This program is for children who have completed grades K-3.
Cost: Free
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Location: Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta
For more info: http://www.cobbcat.org/event/bookworms-take-a-walk-with-pete/
Friday, July 8
Take a Hike at Sope Creek! Sope Creek Park offers over 3 miles of hiking, mountain biking and running trails. The Sope Creek Trail travels to the multi-story ruins of a paper mill, destroyed by Union troops during the Civil War. Beside the ruins, Sope Creek flows wide and shallow, coursing through angular shoals under a canopy of trees towards the wide Chattahoochee River just downstream.
Cost: $3 for a day long parking pass
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Sope Creek, National Park Service, 3760 Paper Mill Rd SE, Marietta, 30067
For more info: http://www.atlantatrails.com/hiking-trails/a-getaway-close-to-home-sope-creek/
