Atlanta Parent's Family Festival Guide 2017

YOUR GUIDE TO THE FESTIVAL

Sat., Oct. 14 / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mercer University Atlanta Campus

BENEFICIARIES:

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The Pumpkin Patch at Yule Forest OPEN TH Sept 30

V Pick pumpkins right off the vine V Sunflower Patch V Honey Bee House

The

Southern Order of Storytellers

presents the Storytelling Area of Atlanta Parent’s Family Festival featuring some of the best local Metro-Atlanta Tellers.

V Petting zoo V New Dinosaur Exhibit V Puppet show Hayrides V Chicken Coop & Tiny Gardens

NEW

V Country Store V Fun zone and so much more!

Amazing HAY

MAZE

A BALE of FUN!

FEAR THE WOODS.com (Night Time Weekends Only)

AHaunted House AHaunted Hayride APandemic Frontline Combat 770-954-9356 Yu l e F o r e s t . c o m

Folk Tales * Personal Tales Tall Tales * Jack Tales Fingerplays * Historic Tales Bring storytelling to your school, church or organization.

Meet the tellers at: WWW.SouthernOrderofStorytellers.org/Parents

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Your Guide to the Fun 1 TICKET

FREE 1

Gametastic Truck

28

Inflatables

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DeKalb County Fire Trucks

29

Pick a Witch

30

Home Depot Workshop

31

Test Your Strength

32

Mister Greenthumbs Garden Games

33

Halloween Prize Wheel

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2017 Performance Schedule: Main Stage DJ Services presented by Keep the Beat DJs

10:15 a.m.

Music & Arts

11:00 a.m.

Dance and Arts Showcase

11:35 a.m.

Science Creations

12:15 p.m.

Sir Crazy Pants

1:20 p.m.

Mister Greenthumbs Sing-A-Long

1:55 p.m.

Kim Armstrong

2:30 p.m.

Fun Weird Science

3:05 p.m.

Keep the Beat DJs

4

Sam’s Path Junior Safari Petting Zoo

5

Sidewalk Art

6

Two Men and a Truck

7

V-103

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Georgia Public Broadcasting

Princess Face Painting

35

Toddler Games

9

Dentistry for Children

36

Wheel of Fortune

10

KinderCare

37

Make a Bookmark

11

Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

38

Book Walk by DeKalb County Public Library

12

Roadie

39

Mask Making

13

Atlanta Gastroenterology

40

Pumpkin Toss

41

Pick a Spider

14

Reliable Heating & Air

42

Pumpkin Buckets

15

Storytelling Area

43

Pumpkin Treasures

16

Zoo Atlanta

44

Roll the Dice

17

Music & Arts Instrument Petting Zoo

18

DeKalb County Police Dept

Homestead Creamery

Storytelling

19

Photo Cut Outs

Presented by the Southern Order of Storytellers

20

Kids Yoga with Little Chicken Love

11:00 a.m.

Miss Luv Drop

11:30 a.m.

Jerry G. White: Historical Performance

12:00 p.m.

Southern Order of Storytellers

1:00 p.m

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

1:35 p.m.

Southern Order of Storytellers

2:45 p.m.

Therapy Dogs

2 TICKETS 34

Princess Manicures

45

Face Painting by Clowning 4 You

46

Fun Weird Science

47

Mini Pumpkin Painting

21

All Phase Home Services

3 TICKETS

22

Atlanta Track Club

48

23

Teddy Bear Hospital

Train Rides: M&R Trackless Trains

24

Atlanta Journal Constitution

49

25

Girls Inc.

Camel Rides: Sam’s Path Petting Zoo

26

Lift Up Atlanta

50

27

Keep the Beat DJs

Pony Rides: Sam’s Path Petting Zoo

Activities and exhibitors subject to change the day of the event.

**schedule and performers are subject to change

Need help or have a question?

Look for staff wearing Atlanta Parent T-shirts!

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Restrooms

Inflatables (all 1 ticket)

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Home Depot Workshop

EXHIBITOR ROW

Reliable Heating & Air

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TODDLER TOWN

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Atlanta Gastroenterology Baby Wheel of Changing Fortune Station

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Keep the Beat DJs

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Girls Inc.

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PERFORMANCE STAGE

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28

Run and Jump with Atlanta Track Club

22

Music & Arts Instrument Petting Zoo

17

20 Teddy Bear Hospital

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Dentistry for Children

26

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Lift Up Atlanta

41

46

Princess Land

29

Fun Weird Science

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Georgia Public Broadcasting Lost and Found & First Aid

Will Call & Volunteer Check-In

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37 39

Storytelling Area

Craft Zone

43

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Sam’s Path Rides: 4 Junior Safari Camel Sam’s Path

Petting Zoo

Petting Zoo

32

Mister Greenthumbs 50 Garden Games Pony Rides: Sam’s Path 18 Petting Zoo

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MERCER UNIVERSITY ATLANTA CAMPUS

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SAT. OCT. 14

ADMISSION: $10 per person Ages 1 & younger FREE

10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Mercer University Atlanta Campus 3001 Mercer University Dr.

Paid admission includes five activity tickets.

Get ready for outrageous family fun at Atlanta Parent’s Family Festival. You’ll find craft booths, a huge toddler play area, a petting farm, games, inflatables, pony rides, storytelling and much more.

Live it Up!

Make Music!

Give a Teddy TLC!

More than 50 activities for the entire family! n Kids can discover a variety of

n Future doctors and nurses will love

instruments with the Music And Arts Musical Petting Zoo. Pick up a trumpet, touch a flute or play a guitar!

helping our bears feel better at Teddy Bear Hospital.

n October means pumpkins – don’t miss the pumpkin scavenger hunt, pumpkin toss, buckets, treasures and even paint a mini pumpkin.

bookmark for your favorite book.

n Get crafty! Make a mask, crown or Proceeds will benefit:

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Believe in the Power of G.I.R.L. Join now at AtlantaParent.GirlScoutsATL.org

Visit our booth at the Family Festival to get started today!

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The

Atlanta Parent Family of Publications

Please join us in welcoming

Archie Ramaswami, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Alpharetta | Duluth Marietta | Sandy Springs AGApediatrics.com 404.843.6320

Dr. Ramaswami is fluent in Spanish and is now seeing patients at our Sandy Springs location.

Dr. Archie Ramaswami

Dr. Tejas Mehta

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AGA, LLC and its affiliates are participating providers for Medicare, Medicaid, and most healthcare plans offered in Georgia. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn.

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Not-to-Miss!

Meet a cow or ride a camel! Come catch a glimpse of life on a farm when you say hello to two dairy cows, “Straw” and “Berry” from Homestead Creamery. The camels from Sam’s Path Petting Zoo are back and ready to ride. Also meet a kangaroo, monkey, baby goats, parrot and more.

Little girls will love visiting LePetite and Posh’s Princess Land for face painting, manicures and even a photo opportunity with a Princess!

Get moving by visiting the Atlanta Track Club’s booth to learn about their free, game-oriented youth running program, Kilometer Kids, and the 20 fun events offered each year. Little Chicken Love Yoga will teach yoga moves at the top of every hour, so your kid will become a Yogi in no time.

Stop by the Storytelling Stage to hear the Southern Order of Storytellers tell one of their yarns. Don’t miss a spooky tale by Lawrenceville Ghost Tours at 1 p.m.

Win awesome prizes at our Kids Spinning Wheel.

Back again this year is the fun-filled Halloween Prize Wheel.

Dig your hands into science experiments with Fun Weird Science, make some slime or even launch a marshmallow. Mister Greenthumb’s Garden Games includes sing-alongs, games of four-square and more.

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THE BIAS ADJUSTER Diversity Training Workshops and Activities for Children Learn About Prejudice Reducing Research/Books/ Toys/Games/Etc. Have your child’s Racial Attitudes assessed by our social psychologist.

“Each franchise is independently owned and operated.”

www.thebiasadjuster.com bgibson@thebiasadjuster.com Decatur

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A MERCER BEAR? Mercer Bears don’t just learn. They master.

They don’t just accomplish. They thrive.

They don’t just compete. They dominate.

Mercer Bears command respect and walk with confidence.

They are distinguished leaders. Movers and shakers.

Real-life difference makers.

To learn more, visit mercer.edu.

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Beneficiaries

Lift Up Atlanta was originally started in 2011 by Rosalind Garner, to help homeless women and children. It has grown to help all families including homeless and low income families in the metro Atlanta area. They provide basic needs such as clothing, food, household goods, school supplies, toys and educational training such as career workshops and computer training. All goods and services are FREE to those in need.

This is indeed a labor of love. Lift Up Atlanta helps all year long. Starting with the warm wear donation drive in January, the summer lunch program Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta

inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold through teaching girls to manage money, deal with peer pressure, critically examine the media, and develop a love of science and math.

These programs equip girls to navigate gender, economic and social barriers allowing them to break the cycle of poverty, achieve academic success and become healthy, educated and independent adults. Through intentional and compensatory programs, a financially stable, competent and empowered generation of girls are developed.

In the past 40 years Girls Inc. has expanded to serve over 100,000 girls in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties.

Taught by trained, full-time youth development professionals, Girls Inc. incorporates mentoring and nurturing relationships into these overarching programmatic goals. Girls Inc. programs are designed to impact girls in the following areas: n Strong (Healthy Lifestyles): physical development, fit lifestyles, sports, exercise, nutrition, substance abuse prevention, adolescent pregnancy prevention and personal safety n Smart (Academic Achievement): daily

and the Christmas toy drive. Providing coats, blankets and other warm wear, lunch and toys to families and those in need.

Lift Up Atlanta’s programs also include: Bless the Community Closet, Women’s Empowerment Program and the Thanksgiving food drive. All of these programs are made possible through great volunteers and donors.

If you would like to be involved and make a difference in our community, please email liftupatlanta@yahoo.com or call 678-245-4622. You can also make a tax-deductible donation on www.liftupatlanta.org.

homework assistance, summer learning loss prevention, supplemental education in the areas of science, math, technology, reading, creative and informational writing n Bold (Independence): health, money management, leadership, sexuality, goal-setting, careers and life planning and inspiring girls to have the self-determination to succeed.

For more information and to volunteer with Girls Inc., visit www.girlsincatl.org.

Every year, we invite organizations focused on helping families to become beneficiaries for Atlanta Parent’s Family Festival. If your organization would like to be a beneficiary for 2018, please contact Sarah at SBergeron@atlantaparent.com Atlanta Parent’s Family Festival

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Special Thanks to:

Exhibitors Aflac – Millan Terrell

Keep the Beat DJs

All Phase Home Services

Kidz Mic

Atlanta Gastroenterology

KinderCare Learning Centers

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Ladybug Events

Atlanta Shakespeare Company Atlanta Track Club

M & R Trackless Trains

Chamberlain’s Chocolate Factory

Reliable Heating & Air

Dekalb County Public Library Dentistry for Children, Inc. Emory Psychology Dept.

Child Study Georgia Association of Play Therapy Georgia Public Broadcasting Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Home Depot Homestead Creamery International Charter Academy of GA

n DeKalb County Sanitation

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Little Chicken Love Yoga

The Bias Adjustor

Cookie Cutters Haircuts

n DeKalb County Fire and Police Dept.

LePetite and Posh

Renewal by Anderson Roadie Sam’s Path Petting Zoo Safe Splash Swim School Southern Order of Storytellers Step out of Your Box Teenage Alternative Tsunami Volleyball Club Two Men and a Truck Understood.org V-103 Zoo Atlanta

For sponsorship or exhibitor information call 678-222-1911.

LePetite and Posh

is the Ultimate

DressUp, Tea & Social Boutique Experience W

e offer an exquisite experience that will delight the littlest darlings ~ complete with a couture room, dining room and enchanting party hall. Here, girls dress up in their princess finery, whirl and twirl their way in our coronation parade, or indulge in a decadent tea party.

Magic Abounds on the Malaya Express Watch the Locomotive “steam” around your event!

M&R Trackless Train always comes standard with our working Railroad “Crossbucks” that make noise and light up as the train approaches!

A friendly M&R Engineer & Conductor is your guide to fun! Our Trackless Train holds up to 12-18 guests in our three passenger cars.

• Birthday Parties • Grand Openings • Festivals/Fairs • Company Picnics/Parties • Family Reunions • and More!

Book Your Party Now! Opening November 2017 LePetite and Posh • 6035 Peachtree Rd. • Ga. 30360 770-988-POSH (7674) • www.lepetiteandposh.com

www.choochoo2u.com • 678.526.4045

M&R Trackless Trains are available throughout metro-Atlanta

The Choo Choo That Comes to You! Atlanta Parent’s Family Festival

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Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt Test your knowledge of Family Festival for a chance to win some fabulous prizes!

Five pumpkin signs are scattered throughout the festival with an Atlanta Parent publication attached.

Find the locations of the pumpkins using these clues and you’ll be entered to win great prizes.

q Visit your favorite place to watch cartoons for a chance to meet a rambunctious tiger.

T this urn in an Apage at Pare tlanta n to W t tent IN!

q With characters that delight or fright, visit this area for spooky or silly tales. q Have a taste of this for your bones to grow strong, and make sure you listen

Winners will be randomly selected on October 16 from correctly completed forms. Turn in forms at any Atlanta Parent tent.

You do not need to be present to win. Winners must pick up prizes at the Atlanta Parent office.

for “moos” to find your way.

q Think of the color of a pumpkin, which matches this business’ logo, and head towards this area to hammer, measure and build.

q Hurdle, jump and run to this spot, which will help you become a marathoner.

Location where you found the pumpkin

Atlanta Parent Publication attached

___________________________________ Atlanta Parent Magazine ___________________________________ Education Guide ___________________________________ AtlantaParent.com

Win Tickets to: l

Zoo Atlanta

l Fernbank

Museum of Natural History

l Children’s

of Atlanta

l Sesame

___________________________________ Atlanta Baby

Museum

Street Live

l Chattahoochee

Nature Center

______________________________________ Camp Guide

l Center for Puppetry Arts

Contact ContactInfo Info Name:

Prizes!

How did you find out about Atlanta Parent’s Family Festival?

Email Address: Phone:

Zip Code:

What was your favorite activity?

Prize of Choice: Atlanta Parent’s Family Festival

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More than 50 family-friendly activities!

FREE Kids Yoga with Little Chicken Love

All Phase Home Services Atlanta Gastroenterology Atlanta Journal Constitution

Performance Schedule:

Atlanta Track Club

Keep the Beat DJs Lift Up Atlanta

DeKalb County Fire Trucks

Music & Arts Instrument Petting Zoo

Main Stage

DeKalb County Police Department

Photo Cut Outs

DJ Services presented by Keep the Beat DJs

Dentistry for Children

10:15 a.m.

Music & Arts 11 :00 a.m.

Dance and Arts Showcase 11:35 a.m.

Science Creations 12:15 p.m.

Sir Crazy Pants

Roadie

Reliable Heating & Air

Sam’s Path Junior Safari Petting Zoo

Gametastic Truck

Sidewalk Art

Georgia Public Broadcasting

Storytelling

Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

Teddy Bear Hospital

Girls Inc.

Two Men and a Truck

Homestead Creamery

V-103

KinderCare

Zoo Atlanta

1:20 p.m.

Mister Greenthumbs Sing-A-Long 1:55 p.m.

Kim Armstrong 2:30 p.m.

Fun Weird Science 3:05 p.m.

Keep the Beat DJs

Storytelling Presented by the Southern Order of Storytellers 11:00 a.m.

Miss Luv Drop

1 TICKET Make a Bookmark

Inflatables

Pumpkin Buckets

Book Walk by DeKalb County Public Library

Mask Making

Pumpkin Toss

Mister Greenthumbs Garden Games

Pumpkin Treasures

Halloween Prize Wheel

Pick a Spider

Home Depot Workshop

Princess Face Painting

Pick a Witch

Roll the Dice Test Your Strength Toddler Games Wheel of Fortune

11:30 a.m.

Jerry G. White: Historical Performance 12:00 p.m.

Southern Order of Storytellers

2 TICKETS

3 TICKETS

Face Painting by Clowning 4 You

Camel Rides: Sam’s Path Petting Zoo

1:00 p.m.

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

Fun Weird Science

1:35 p.m.

Southern Order of Storytellers

Princess Manicures

2:45 p.m.

Therapy Dogs **schedule and performers are subject to change

Mini-Pumpkin Painting

Pony Rides: Sam’s Path Petting Zoo Train Rides: M&R Trackless Trains