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Parents: Some programs require tickets and/or reservations, always contact event locations to confirm times and requirements. Jun 1 - 3 • ShuttleBration Weekend • Space Center Houston, Nasa Parkway @ Saturn, Nassau Bay • spacecenter.org • 281-244-2100 Jun 1 & 29 • Prairie Hayride • 7:30pm • Advanced Reservations Required • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551x10 Jun 2 - 3 • Need for Speed Weekend • Buy a Beast ticket - take a ride on the Bullet Roller Coaster for FREE! • Kemah Boardwalk • 281-334-9880 • kemahboardwalk.com Jun 2 • AIA Sandcastle Competition • 8:30am- 5:00pm • Fun in the sun for all. Don’t forget the sunscreen! • Galveston East Beach • 1923 Boddeker Rd • aiasandcastle.com • 713-520-0155 Jun 2 • Kids Workshop- Build an Organizer • 9:00am- 12:00pm • Kids can build an organizer to store hair bands, race cars or make a great gift for DAD! • Free • 5-12 yrs • At your local Home Depot • homedepot.com Jun 2 • Texas Reading Club Kickoff • 10:00am- 12:00pm • Register for the TX Reading club, Balloons, Face Painting, Craft, Fun for all ages. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 2 • Free Crafts for Kids Snazzy Garden Snail • 11:00am-
3:00pm • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 Jun 2 - 3 • Kennedy Dance Theatre’s Annual Recital • Kennedy Dance Theatre presents its exciting annual 2012 Recital “NY to LA” featuring ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, musical theatre & more! Shows at 2pm & 7pm. Tickets $12 • All Ages • Gaines Mason Auditorium • 402 Ivy Avenue • Deer Park • kennedydance. com • 281-480-8441 Jun 2 & 30 • Owl Prowl/ Night Hike • 7:00pm • ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. • 6 yrs.Adults • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551x10 Jun 2 • Movie in the Park • 7:30pm • Bring your lawn chairs, snacks, picnic dinners and soft drinks, but please remember, glass containers are prohibited in all League City Parks. • League Park Plaza • League City • leaguecity.com • 281-554-1180 Jun 3 • Summer Reading Program Kickoff Carnival • 1:00pm- 3:00pm • Join us on the Library Front Lawn for a ton of outdoor fun! Inflatables, cotton candy, snow cones and more. Stop by the sign-up booth to register and learn about all of the fun the library has to offer this summer! • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812
Jun 5 - 6 • Summer Movie ClubhouseJourney 2: The Mysterious Island • 10:00am • Cinemark Pearland • cinemark.com
are required for this program. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Jun 6 • Young Adults Summer Program - Tissue Box Monsters • 3:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • 281-482-7135 • friendswood.lib.tx.us
Jun 5 • Snakes Alive • 1:30pm & 2:30pm• All programs start on time. It is advisable to arrive 5-10 minutes Jun 6 • Summer Reading early. • All ages Program Family Game • Friendswood Night & Library Open Public Library • House • 5:30pm • SpaceCityParent.com Dickinson friendswood.lib.tx.us Public Library • • 281-482-7135 dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 Jun 5 • Marsha’s Petting Zoo • 2:30pm Jun 7 • “Top Secrets: Spy a Book” 4:30pm • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • by Julian Franklin • 1:30pm& 281-488-1906 2:30pm • All programs start on time. It is advisable to arrive 5-10 minutes early. Jun 5 • Family Night - Penny • All ages • Friendswood Public Library Annie, the Clown • 5:30pm • • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Chick-fil-A League City Towne Center • cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter Jun 7 • Thursday Theater • 2:30pm • 281-337-1898 • Free required tickets available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes Jun 6 • Tween Summer Programs before the program. • Freeman Library • - Tissue Box Monsters • 1:30pm • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 8-10 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 8 & 22 • Parents Night Out • 6:30pm- 10:30pm • Price includes: Jun 6 • Second Chance Pets • Jump time, pizza, drinks, fun activities & 2:30pm & 3:30pm • Join us for a fun childcare! • $20/first child; $18/siblings and educational visit with dogs and cats • JumpNJungle Webster/Pearland • looking for a home. Volunteers will be jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700/ here with dogs and other animals that they 713-413-0700 have been preparing for adoption. Tickets
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Jun 11 - 15 • Free Sports Camp • 6:00pm- 8:15pm • A ball, a child, a Bible... mix those 3 together with a strong dose of love for kids, and you have one dynamic Sports Camp. Choose a sport: flag football, soccer, or cheer. Light supper will be at 5PM (hot dogs or something similar). • Free • Kinder - 5th Grade • Clear Lake Baptist Church • go2clbc.org • 281-488-3767 Jun 11 • “Farm Animals” by Joe Moorman • 10:00am- 12:00pm • Parents bring your cameras! All programs start on time. Arrive 5-10 minutes early. • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 11 • Preschoolers at Play - Art on a Cart/ Pasta Art • 10:15am • Free required tickets are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • 2-5 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
Jun 9 • Build and Grow-Monkey Powered Plane • 10:00am- 11:00am • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com
Jun 11 18 & 25 • Teen Activities - Monday Mayhem • 3:00pm- 4:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
Jun 9 • Free Crafts for Kids - Flip-Flop Notepad • 11:00am- 3:00pm • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263
Jun 12 - 13 • Summer Movie ClubhouseHappy Feet 2 • 9:30am • Cinemark Hollywood 20, Pasadena • cinemark.com
Jun 9 • Imagination Station • 10:00am- 11:00am • Parents are required to attend with their children and assist the instructor as needed. • 5+ yrs. • Arts Alliance Center of Clear Lake • taaccl.org • 281-335-7777
Jun 12 - 13 • Summer Movie Clubhouse- Happy Feet 2 • 10:00am • Cinemark Pearland & Cinemark 18 Webster • cinemark.com
Jun 9 • Bay Day • Interactive exhibits, activities & demonstrations presented by Galveston Bay Foundation. • Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880
Jun 12 • “Mystery of the Missing Clues” by Mick Corely • 1:30pm & 2:30pm • All programs start on time. Arrive 5-10 minutes early. • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
Jun 10 • OWN the NIGHT - Teen Photo Contest Begins this Week! • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812
Jun 12 • Cockrell Butterfly Center • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
Jun 10 • Build and Grow-Monkey Powered Plane • 2:00pm- 3:00pm • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com
Jun 12 • Teen Activities - Life Size Monopoly • 3:00pm- 4:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
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Jun 12 • Family Night • 5:30pm • Face painting, balloon art, Wii and 360 Kinect. • Chick-fil-A League City Towne Center • cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter • 281-337-1898 Jun 13 • Tween Summer Programs - Life on Mars? Investigation Part 1 • 1:30pm • 8-10 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 13 • Mary Vogas: Texas Animals • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • See skins, skulls, and shells. She also brings a Turtle Excluder Device for the audience to see. Tickets are required. They are free and available from the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before each program. • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Jun 13 • Young Adults Summer Program - Life on Mars? Investigation Part 1 • 3:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 13 • Monthly Movie • 4:00pm • A G or PG rated film and treats. • Evelyn Meador Branch Library, 2400 N. Meyer, Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Jun 13 • Bedtime Stories & Stuffed Animal Sleepover! • 6:30pm • Bring a stuffed toy to spend the night at the Library. You can pick up your stuffed toy the following day along with pictures from their sleepover • 3-9 yrs. • Dickinson Public Library • 281-534-3812 • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org Jun 14, 21 & 28 • Crazy Thursdays • 10:15am • Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • Entering 1st-5th grades • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 14 • “Circus Chicken Dog” by Darren Peterson • 1:30pm & 2:30pm • All programs start on time. It is advisable to arrive 5-10 minutes early • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
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The Fun-Time Calendar Jun 14 • Father’s Day Craft • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • Make a fun picture frame to show dad how much you love him. Tickets are required. They are free and available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before the program. • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Jun 14 • Family Events - Top Secret: Spy-A-Book • 6:00pm- 7:00pm • Julian Franklin will kick off the Summer Reading Program with storytelling, puppetry, magic, and entertainment. Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 15, 22 & 29 • Game Days • 1:00pm- 2:30pm • Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • Entering 1st-5th grades • Helen Hall Library • 281-554-1111• leaguecitylibrary.org Jun 15, 22 & 29 • Teen Activities - Game On! • 3:00pm- 5:00pm • 11-18 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 15 • Tween Summer Programs - Life on Mars? Investigation Part 2 • 1:30pm • 8-10 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 15 • Young Adults Summer Program Life on Mars? Investigation Part 2 • 3:30pm • 1118 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
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Jun 15 • Father Daughter Dance • 6:30pm- 9:00pm • Make Father’s Day Weekend even more special by enjoying a night with your daughter. Have a night of fun, excitement, and dancing complete with refreshments and pictures. Register Online! • $30/couple w/ 1 free 5x7 photo • Clear Lake Rec Center, 16511 Diana Ln. • clcca.org • 281-488-0360 Jun 16 • Family Storytime • 10:45am • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 16 • Free Crafts for Kids - Key Keeper • 11:00am- 3:00pm • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 Jun 17 • Sundays in Nature - Just Fishin’ at the Pond • 1:00pm • Pass on the legacy of fishing. Celebrate Father’s Day and participate in ABNC’s Fishing Derby at May’s Pond. Learn how to fish and identify them. Make a fish print to take home and learn to appreciate what lives in our aquatic community. All fishing supplies provided - NO private fishing tackle allowed. • Free • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Jun 18 • Preschoolers at Play Build it • 10:15am •Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • 2-5 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 18 • Teen Activities - Monday Mayhem • 3:00pm- 4:30pm • Blended
Ink Tiles: Make unique tiles using alcohol inks. • 11-18 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 19 - 20 • Summer Movie Clubhouse- Rio • 9:30am • Cinemark Hollywood 20, Pasadena • cinemark.com Jun 19 - 20 • Summer Movie Clubhouse- Rio • 10:00am • Cinemark Pearland & Cinemark 18 Webster • cinemark.com Jun 19 • “Get a Clue” by The Puppet Lady, Nitsana Lazarus • 1:30pm & 2:30pm • All programs start on time. It is advisable to arrive 5-10 minutes early. • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 19 • Constellation Camp • 2:00pm • Snacks provided. • 7-12 yrs. • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 Jun 19 • Texas Snakes and More • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • Clint the Snakeman brings lots of snake friends for children to see and hold. Tickets are required. They are free and available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before each program. • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Jun 19 • Teen Activities - Otaku Afternoon • 3:00pm- 4:30pm • Watch anime, eat Japanese food and participate in Japanese themed activities. • 11-18 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • 281-554-1111 • leaguecitylibrary.org
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Jun 19 • Family Night • 5:30pm • Science Guy • Chick-fil-A League City Towne Center • cfarestaurant.com/ leaguecitytownecenter • 281-337-1898 Jun 20 • Tween Summer Programs - Constellation Cards • 1:30pm • 8-10 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 20 • “Not a Box” Craft Program • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • Join us for some creativity with a craft that uses an assortment of boxes and fun items to make something to take home. Tickets are required. They are free and available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before each program. • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Jun 20 • OWN the NIGHT - Black Light T-Shirts • 3:00pm • Bring in a T-shirt for yourself to decorate. The rest will be provided. Snack will be provided. Jun 20 • Young Adults Summer Program - Constellation Cards • 3:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 20 • OWN the NIGHT Movie • 6:00pm • Popcorn will be provided at all Movies! Bring your own Beverage. • All ages • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 Jun 21 • “Into the Woods” by Kids’ Backporch Productions • 1:30pm & 2:30pm • All programs start
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on time. It is advisable to arrive 5-10 minutes early. • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
Dogs, Cotton Candy, Sno Cones! Fun for the whole family. • Regent Care Center • 2620 W. Walker St • League City • 77573 • 281-309-5400
Jun 21 • Thursday Theater • 2:30pm • Tickets are required. They are free and available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before the program. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
Jun 23 • Free Crafts for Kids - Summertime Door Hanger • 11:00am- 3:00pm • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263
Jun 21 • Family Events - Crazy Careers • 6:00pm- 7:00pm • Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 22 • Tween Summer Programs Planetarium • 1:30pm • 8-10 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 22 • Young Adults Summer Program Planetarium • 3:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-713 Jun 22 • Wine, Stars & Food • 6:30pm- 11:00pm • Wine, Stars & Food (8:30 pm to 11 pm for Star gazing); Astronomers from the Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society (http://www.jscas.net) bring their telescopes for you to enjoy the stars and planets (weather permitting). Free to attend star gazing event; A la carte menu, prices vary by selection • Haak Vineyard & winery, 6310 Ave. T, Santa Fe • haakwine.com • 409-925-1401
Jun 24 • Build and Grow-Madagascar 3 Luxury Assault Vehicle • 2:00pm- 3:00pm • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com Jun 25 • Preschoolers at Play - Fit ‘n’ Fun • 10:15am • Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • 2-5 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 25 • Teen Activities - Monday Mayhem • 3:00pm- 4:30pm • Yarn Bowls: Make a stylish bowl from scraps of yarn. • 11-18 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 26 - 27 • Summer Movie Clubhouse- Kung Fu Panda 2 • 9:30am • Cinemark Hollywood 20, Pasadena • cinemark.com Jun 26 - 27 • Summer Movie Clubhouse- Kung Fu Panda 2 • 10:00am • Cinemark Pearland & Cinemark 18 Webster • cinemark.com
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birds and what makes them special. You’ll get to see some live birds up close. Tickets are required. They are free and available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before each program. • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Jun 26 • Teen Activities - Investigate It! • 3:00pm4:00pm • Have you ever wondered what happens at a crime scene? Learn from a Forensic Specialist from the League City Police Department. • 11-18 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Jun 26 • Family Night • 5:30pm • Bingo! • Chickfil-A League City Towne Center • 281-337-1898 • cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter Jun 27 • Tween Summer Programs - Map Boxes • 1:30pm • 8-10 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 27 • Magician Julian Franklin • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • Magician Julian Franklin brings us “Top Secret”, a fun program with secret agents, spies, magic, puppets, and a cute bunny rabbit. Tickets are required & free and available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before each program. • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Jun 27 • Young Adults Summer Program - Map boxes • 3:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
Jun 22 • Family Stargazing Night • 9:30pm • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
Jun 26 • Sherlock Holmes & the Case of 39 Clues by Incredible Events • 1:30pm& 2:30pm • All programs start on time • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
Jun 23 • Build and Grow-Madagascar 3 Luxury Assault Vehicle • 10:00am • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com
Jun 26 • Sight Program • 2:00pm • Snacks provided. • 7-12 yrs. • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812
Jun 28 • Journey to Neverland by Party Animal, Dan Brinkman • 1:30pm- 2:00pm • All programs start on time. It is advisable to arrive 5-10 minutes early. • All ages • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
Jun 23 • Community Carnival • 10:00am- 1:00pm • Community Carnival! Moonwalk, Games, Bingo, Hot
Jun 26 • Houston Audubon Society-Birds, Books & Beyond • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • Learn about
Jun 28 • Fourth of July Craft • 2:30pm & 3:30pm • Get ready for America’s 236th birthday party by making
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a fun Fourth of July craft. Tickets are required. They are free and available at the Kids Information Desk starting 30 minutes before the program. • 3+ yrs. • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
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Jun 28 • Family Events - Imagination Station: Mystery of the Missing Clue • 6:00pm- 7:00pm • Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • Helen Hall Library • 281-554-1111 • leaguecitylibrary.org
Instructables: Made In Your Mind • Children’s Museum of Houston encourages innovation with its new DIY exhibit inspired by Instructables website. • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138
Jun 28 - 29 • Into the Woods Jr. • 7:00pm • Kids Back Porch Productions presents Into The Woods Jr. is a cock-eyed view of everyone’s favorite fairy tale characters • $12/adults; $6/child • Pearland Community Center • Liberty Dr. • Pearland • kidsbackporchproductions.com • 281-412-5350 Jun 29 • Tween Summer Programs - Water bottle • 1:30pm • 8-10 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 29 • Young Adults Summer Program - Skills of the Future • 3:30pm • 11-18 yrs. • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 Jun 30 • Free Crafts for Kids - Star-Spangled Shaker • 11:00am- 3:00pm • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 Jun 30 • 2012 SOUNDS LIKE FUN! Classical Jukebox • 7:30pm • This summer, the Houston Symphony comes to your neighborhood and continues its commitment to the community with its annual series. These FREE performances are relaxed, dynamic and designed for the whole family • St. Bernadette Catholic Church • 15500 El Camino Real • houstonsymphony.org/ education/childrenfamilies/soundslikefunconcerts.aspx
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Tornado Alley 3D opens • 10:00am- 6:00pm • Tornado Alley3D takes audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornado’s destructive power at point blank range. • Moody Gardens Galveston • moodygardens.com • 800-582-4673 4D Special FX Theater • 10:00am- 6:00pm • See one of your childhood favorites, The Wizard of Oz, with entirely new dimensions at the Special FX 4D Theater. • Moody Gardens Galveston • moodygardens.com • 800-582-4673 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 and JumpNJungle Pearland • 713-413-0700
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 in southeast Texas. • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Natural History Demonstration • 1:00pm- 4:00pm • Learn about the animals of Armand Bayou and the habitats they live in. • abnc.org • 281-474-2551
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Sunday Concert • 6:00pm- 8:30pm • $5 per person 21 years of age and older, Children are Free and welcome to come • Haak Vineyard & winery, 6310 Ave. T, Santa Fe • haakwine.com • 409-925-1401
MONDAY Tiny Tots Storytime • 9:30 am • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 Toddler Time • 11:15am • 18-36 month olds. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
TUESDAY Book Babies • 10:15am • 0-18 months. Free required tickets passed out 15 minutes prior • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Toddler Storytime • 10:15am & 11:00am • Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • Birth-2 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Toddler Tuesdays • 10:30am • Enjoy story time and activities with your favorite look-a-like characters! • Discovery Green in Downtown Houston • discoverygreen.com • 713-400-7336 Preschool Storytime • 10:30am • Evelyn Meador Library • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Preschool Storytime • 10:00 am • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 Toddler Time • 11:15am • 18-36 month olds. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
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The Fun-Time Calendar Preschool Storytime • 1:30pm • Free • 3-5 yrs. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Reading Buddies • 2:00pm • This is a drop-in program and parents must stay near. Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Family Nights • 6:00pm - 8:00pm • Chick-fil-A of League City, FM 646 in Dickinson • chickfila.com/ leaguecitytownecenter • 281-337-1898 Pajama Story Time • 6:30pm • Free tickets are required and are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • 3-6 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
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are distributed 15 minutes before the event. • 3-5 yrs. • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Preschool Storytime • 10:30am • Free • 3-6 years • Parker Williams Public Library • hcpl.net • 281-484-2036 Toddler Time• 11:00am • Evelyn Meador Library • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Story Time • 11:00am • age 2 and up • Barnes & Noble Baybrook • bn.com • 281-554-8224 Toddler Time • 11:15am • 18-36 month olds. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior. • Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Preschool Storytime • 1:30pm • 3-5 yrs. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
Book Babies • 10:15am • 0-18 months Free required tickets passed out 15 minutes prior • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
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Bookworm Babies Storytime • 10:15am • Evelyn Meador Library • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142
Toddler Time • 10:30am • Free • 1236 months • Parker Williams Public Library • hcpl.net • 281-484-2036
Preschool Storytime • 10:15am & 11:00am • Free tickets are required and
Preschool Storytime • 10:30am • Pearland Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677
Mommy & Me Yoga • 10:45am -12:00pm • Sundance Yoga Studios • 281-482-9642
Open Play • 5:00pm- 8:00pm • Every Thursday evening 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 Free Family Nights at The Children’s Museum • 5-8pm • cmhouston.org Rock the Dock • 6:15pm • Come to Kemah and enjoy great food, fun on the splash pad and on the rides, and live entertainment. • Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 Twilight Tales - A Pajamas Storytime • 6:30pm • Tickets are required and given out starting 30 minutes before the program. • All • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
FRIDAY Concert in the Park • 7:00pm • Stevenson Park, 1100 S. Friendswood Dr. • ci.friendswood.tx.us Fireworks Fridays • 9:30pm • Enjoy the fireworks show over Galveston Bay • Kemah Boardwalk • 281-334-9880 • kemahboardwalk.com
SATURDAY Breakfast on the Bayou • 8:00am • Start your weekend by enjoying a
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leisurely breakfast while drifting down the bayou. Ages 5-adults, children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the boat launch in Bay Area Park • Tickets start at $15, RSVP required • Armand Bayou Nature Center, Bay Area Blvd., Clear Lake City • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 Saturday Children’s Storytime • 10:30am • Barnes and Nobles - Pasadena • bn.com • 281-999-8011 Story Time • 11:00am • age 2 and up • Barnes & Noble Baybrook • bn.com • 281-554-8224 Train Rides • 11:00am- 2:00pm • Every Saturday head down to the island and take a train ride on the GE Tonner Locomotive and MoPac Caboose. Take a tour of the museum and learn all about the trains that used to carry everyone from the mainland to the island and back • Galveston Railroad Museum • 2602 Santa Fe Place • Galveston • galvestonrrmuseum.com • 409-765-5700 Sunset Cruise on the Bayou • 7:00pm • A relaxing and educational trip in the cool of the evening. Depart from the boat launch in Bay Area Park. Maximum 12 people. RSVP • 5-adults, children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551
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If you ask other people, they’ll have similar stories to tell. I have a friend who fell off the back of an exercise bike in Sears at the age of 13…unfortunately, her shorts stayed on the seat. It’s a part of life – these embarrassing moments. In a way, they bond us together as humans, and they help us build character (I keep telling myself).
If there is one thing that unites all people in this world, it’s our childhoods. Or, more specifically, it’s that at one time or another, the vast majority of us have had at least one embarrassing moment take place during that time. I’m sure something popped into your mind the moment you just read my previous sentence. Whatever it is that you did, I bet it is as fresh in your mind as if it happened yesterday. For me, I was ten. It was summer and I swam on a community swim team at an outdoor pool not far from
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My daughter can now join us in that pantheon of embarrassment. Last week, she was riding her bike with a group of her friends. All my home. As I did every morning of them are 12. So, they were in the summer, I woke up early, put obviously being goofy, giggling on a swim suit under my shorts or and having a good time. Sometime pants, hopped on my bike and during the bike ride, my daughter got this bright idea to shift off of rode down to the pool. her bike seat and slide her body On one particular morning, back over her rear bicycle tire. however, as we all stood on Thinking she was ‘all-that,’ she the deck stripping down to our shouted to her friends: “Look, it’s bathing suits, I pulled off my pants the new way to ride a bike.” to discover, much to my horror, Unfortunately, the demonstration that I was still in my whitie tighties. You can imagine the heckling as was short lived. In her haste to I stood there shocked, looking at invent the new riding position, she my underwear wondering where I somehow forgot the importance of went wrong. keeping her fanny riding high. She
lowered herself too far and the back wheel grabbed on to her shorts…and yes, her underwear, and began a tug-of-war. The tire won. Before she knew it, there was nothing between my daughter’s derriere and the rubber on the wheel. She has the tire marks and abrasions to prove it. So, as her friends were literally rolling on the ground laughing, my daughter was stopped in the middle of the street trying to hike her pants back over her behind. Poor thing. When she told me this story, I, of course, laughed my head off. But, apparently according to my daughter, I didn’t make nearly as much noise as the people in the car behind her who witnessed the entire thing. But, in all fairness to me, they had a horn. Which finally leads me this week to another aspect that many, many of us share in common from our childhoods: nicknames. My daughter will be forever now known as: ‘skid-butt.’
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