How is January already gone?? I do love this time of year, though…lots of festivals and celebrations, including Groundhog Day and Chinese New Year this week. Hope you enjoy all that the Queen City has to offer. Here’s what to do with family this week. Oh, and GOOOOOOO PANTHERS!!!
Free Fro-Yo at Menchie’s
February 1 @ 4-7pm
Area Menchie’s locations
Celebrate National Frozen Yogurt Day with 6 FREE ounces.
Groundhog Day – Discovery Place Kids & Charlotte Nature Museum
February 2 @ 11am & 2pm (DPK), and 12-3pm (CNM)
Discovery Place Kids & Charlotte Nature Museum
Learn about Groundhogs and shadows at DP Kids, and hang out with Queen Charlotte (the groundhog) at Charlotte Nature Museum.
LEGO Monthly Mini-Build
February 2 & 3 – Times vary
LEGO Stores @ Southpark and Concord Mills
Members of the LEGO VIP Loyalty Club (easy to join) are invited to register for this FREE monthly mini-build.
Charlotte Hornets Home Games
February 3 @ 7pm & February 5 @ 7pm
Time Warner Cable Arena
The Hornets take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday and the Miami Heat on Friday.
Charlotte Mothers of Multiples (CMOMs) Consignment Sale
February 6 @ 7:30am-3:00pm
The Park Expo & Conference Center
Don’t miss 40,000 square feet of children’s consignment action…kicks off the consignment sale season.
Super Bowl Scavenger Hunt
February 6 @ 10am-2pm
Museum of York County
Wear your jersey, and search the museum for animals dressed as football fans.
Chinese New Year Festival
February 6 @ 11am-2pm
The Peaceful Dragon
Celebrate the Year of the Monkey with music, dancing, martial arts demos and more.
Bilingual Stories & Music
February 6 @ 11am
Mint Museum Randolph
Families with children ages 0 to 6 are invited to enjoy music, plays, stories and more.
8th Annual Chocolate Festival
February 6 @ 11am-3pm
Epiphany Lutheran Church in Rock Hill
Pretty much anything and everything chocolate and delicious, plus a bounce house and cupcakes for kids and wine for the grown ups.
By Way of the Back Door
Saturdays in February @ 11am & 2pm
Historic Brattonsville
Learn about what it might have been like to live as a slave at Brattonsville with a guided tour and lesson.
Daddy’s Girl Book Reading & Signing
February 6 @ 12pm
Mint Museum Randolph
Mint Museum docent and author Martha Rucker will share and sign her new book, Daddy’s Girl.
Eco-Board Games
February 6 @ 1-3pm
Schiele Museum of Natural History
Place some eco-themed games similar to familiar family board games. Learn about nature and play.
Super Bowl 50
February 7 @ 6:30pm
EVERY Television in Charlotte
If you weren’t a Panthers fan before this season, I hope you are now. Can’t wait to watch this game with my kids.
Save the Date:
February 13: Fairy House Festival @ Latta Plantation Nature Center
February 13: Charlotte Symphony Lollipops @ Knight Theater
February 13: Family Day @ The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
February 13: Wild Kratts LIVE @ Ovens Auditorium
February 19-21: LEGO KidsFest @ Charlotte Convention Center
February 20: Fossil Fair @ Schiele Museum of Natural History
February 26-March 5: Junie B. Jones The Musical @ Matthews Playhouse
March 19: Disney LIVE @ Ovens Auditorium
