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Where to See the Christmas Lights In and Around Charlotte This Year
One of our favorite holiday activities is scoping out...
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Farms Near Charlotte. Choose & Cut This Year!
Did you know that you can choose & cut...
The Art of the College Visit: Making the Most of Your Campus Tours
Ah, the college visit – that rite of passage...
Tips for Family Photos from Popular Charlotte Photographers
Fall is definitely family photo season, and many of...
Anxiety In Children Part II. The Teen Years
Adolescent Anxiety: Is It The New Norm?
Guest post by Michele Mannering, PhD, Psychologist 🧠 Mom 😘 Runner 🏃♀️
Researchers suggests that at some point, 30% of children and adolescents will meet criteria for an anxiety disorder, but the majority (80%)...
Fairy House Festival, Storytime, Puppet Show, Dr Seuss, Leap Year, Winter Walk, Sensory Sunday and More Things to Do with Family this Week 2/24
It doesn't get more fun than the Fairy House Festival, also check-out Dancing With the Stars Live, enjoy a storytime or a puppet show. There's plenty of homeschool adventures this week, plus new sea life, Havana Hop, nature...
Anxiety In Children. Are They Really Too Young to Worry?
Guest post by Michele Mannering, PhD, Psychologist 🧠 Mom 😘 Runner 🏃♀️
We are trending to be a society that is chronically anxious. It’s hard to shut our minds off and disconnect, and a constant barrage of negative news is...
Preschool Fun, Zombies 2, Hornets, Nature Hike, WellieWishers Tea + Make Your Own Tea, Science, Storytime and Things to Do with Family this Week...
So much fun this week with lots of different experiences no matter the age of your kids. Have fun with your babes at storytime, and mommy + me tea time. Get some fresh air outdoors on a fun family...
Dinosaurs, Hockey, Stingrays, Backyard Bird Count, V Day Fun, Seed Swap, Art Tours and More Things to Do with Family this week 2/10
It's a rrrroar-ing good time this week with lots of dino-themed activities. Don't forget about the 'first dinosaurs' - birds, and help get the count in on Backyard Bird Day. Stingrays are not to be left out with a...
Fossil Finds, NASCAR Fun, Sensory Sunday, Basketball, Wildlife, Jewish Film Festival and More Things to Do with Family this Week 2/4
Ready for some basketball or maybe to dig for dinosaurs? There's lots of outdoor fun too from getting messy with mud to making snowflakes... possibly the only ones kids may see in Charlotte this winter!
Charlotte Hornets Vs Orlando...
Groundhog Day, Kids Yoga, Nat Geo Live, Music, Art, Animals, Doll Salon, Family DIY & More Things to Do with Family this Week 1/27
This is a week you may want to keep living over with groundhog day events, yoga storytime, animal encounters, read with a cop, Nat Geo Live, live music and art, sensory Sunday and more family fun.
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Read With A CopDavidson...
Get Ready for the Spring 2020 Kids Consignment Sales
Ready to do a little spring cleaning, or maybe make a little cash -- or just scoop up some great deals. We've listed the top spots for upcoming kids' consignment sales that are worth your time. Most have advance...
MLK Day, Storytime, Muddy Boots, Hockey, Dragons, Chinese New Year and More Things to Do with Family This Week 1/20
Ahoy Mateys! It's a new week packed with lots of fun adventures -- 'be you into' cooking, reading out loud to a puppy friend or listening to stories about dragons. You can be a Fair Lady, or a Sleeping...
Luxe, Low, and Local:What to Wear to the Sadie Hawkins Dance
Ah the Sadies dress. It's launched a thousand family convo's about what's appropriate and what is not, what's too expensive and what's not, what's everyone else wearing, what's too dressy, what's not dressy enough, what fits, what doesn't, how...
Snowflakes, Mermaids, Vultures, Pooh Day, Last Chance to Ice Skate at SouthPark and More Things to Do with Family This Week (1/13)
It's legit winter so what else do you do other than make a snowflake, or take up your last chance to ice skate at SouthPark? Also catch storytime or celebrate the one and only Winnie the Pooh on his...
Fort Building, Monster Trucks, Make an Apron, Build a Bridge, American Girl Tea and More Things to Do with Family This Week 1/6
Streeeeetch your way into feeling good in a new decade with kids yoga or maybe build a bridge or a fort, or if construction isn't your thing, how about making an apron? Prefer to just sit back and relax...