We’ve lined up lots of fun activities to keep your little ones busy before school starts. The EAST COBBER Frugal FunMom is proud to bring you the best frugal field trips for the family! Have a great last week of summer break, everybody!
SATURDAY, JULY 21
Fishing Rodeo. Grab your fishing pole and join Cobb PARKS Natural Resource Management unit as they host the Annual Fishing Rodeo. Age divisions will be 3-6, 7-9, 10-12 and 13-16. Trophies will also be awarded for the five biggest fish overall.
Cost: Free
Time: 9-11am
Location: Lost Mountain Park, 4845 Dallas Highway in Powder Springs 30127
More info: John Purcell at john.purcell@cobbounty.org or 770-528-8825
SUNDAY, JULY 22
Take Me Out to a Ball Game. Minor League Baseball Rome Braves vs. Charleston Riverdogs. This one is not free, but it is frugal for your baseball enthusiast! Make the drive up to Rome and take in a baseball game. This game is held on their Family Fun Day. $40 gets you 4 tickets to the game, 4 hot dogs, 4 sodas, 4 popcorns, 4 hats, plus Kidzone inflatable wristbands for the kids. But wait…that’s not all! Kids can run the bases after the game, weather permitting.
Cost: $40 (4 tickets, food, drinks and hats)
Time: 2pm
Location: State Mutual Stadium, 755 Braves Blvd NE, Rome, GA 30161
For more info/tickets: http://www.milb.com/promotions/index.jsp?sid=t432
MONDAY, JULY 23
Park Fun! Enjoy a refreshing day outdoors at Morgan Falls Overlook Park in Sandy Springs. Hike on one of the many walking trails, fish with your kids, and have some fun on the park playground. There’s plenty of fun for everyone in the family!
Cost: Free
Time: Sunrise- sunset
Location: Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Road, Sandy Springs 30350
For more info: http://www.sandyspringsga.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory
TUESDAY, JULY 24
It’s Elementary! Cobb County 911. Ever wonder what happens when you call 911? Using fun activities, parents and children will learn the rules of how and when to 911, what information they need to give the 911 operator, and explain who will respond to their emergency. Designed for grades K-5 to adults. Parents are required to stay with their children during the program.
Cost: Free
Time: 3-4 pm
Where: Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta/East Cobb 30066
For more info: http://www.cobbcat.org/event/its-elementary-cobb-county-911/ or 770-509-4964
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
Georgia Governor’s Mansion. Public tours are conducted throughout the year. The tour is a hybrid of a guided and self-guided tour. There are docents stationed in each room to teach you about the collection, but you may go from room to room at your own pace. Many of the docents have volunteered at the Mansion under several Governors and are as much a part of the tour as the collection itself.
Cost: Free
Time: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 10am and 11:30am. It is recommended that you arrive before 11 to allow enough time to complete the tour before the Mansion closes at 11:30am
Location: Georgia Governor’s Mansion, 391 West Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta 30305
For more info: https://mansion.georgia.gov/
THURSDAY, JULY 26
David J. Sencer CDC Museum. Ever wonder how Centers for Disease Control (CDC) scientists merge old-fashioned detective work with high-tech science to crack the cases of mystery diseases? Get the story here! This unique museum features award-winning permanent and changing exhibitions that focus on a variety of public health topics, as well as the history of CDC.
The current exhibit is titled, The Refugee Journey to Wellbeing. An immersive museum experience, The Refugee Journey to Wellbeing provides insight into refugee health and the resettlement process. The exhibit introduces visitors to the programs and processes supporting refugee health along the journey from displacement to resettlement in the United States. Its installation at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum is the first public showing of this hands-on exhibit, created in 2016 by CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, and the Emergency Response and Recovery Branch, Division of Global Health Protection, in partnership with the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Cost: Free (government issued photo ID required for adults over 18)
Time: 9am-7pm (9am-5pm Monday through Wednesday and Friday)
Location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Headquarters, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta 30329
For more info: https://www.cdc.gov/museum/index.htm
FRIDAY, JULY 27
Derby Days. This is a local Georgia Hunter Jumper rated show. Riders come from all over the Southeast to participate and compete in Hunter and Jumper classes and to be judged by nationally-ranked judges from throughout the United States. These riders and their horses compete for ribbons and for year in awards in their areas of expertise.
Cost: Free
Time: 8am-5pm
Location: Wills Park Equestrian Center, 11915 Wills Road, Alpharetta, 30009
For more info: https://www.facebook.com/EliteShowJumping
