Beat the Heat with Family Fun!

With temperatures in the mid-90’s this week it’s easy to just stay at home and flip on the TV to entertain the kids or let them play Xbox but here are Cobb Tots & Kids Top 5 Cheap Ways to stay cool this week!

1. Go to the Movies! Mountain View Library is showing “Tangled” on Thursday from 3-5pm as part of their “Globe Trekking Family Films”. Check the Cobb Library website for more locations showing movies, days and times. They show movies for teens too! Beyond Cobb, Studio Movie Grill in Alpharetta is showing "How to Train Your Dragon" Monday - Friday this week at 11am. Adults $2, Children $1.

2. Play Inside - Bowl, Bounce & Skate! Kids can bowl free this summer! Check out AMF's  "Summer Unplugged Program" and Brunswick's "Student's Ballpass Program". You'll have to register online to get the coupons delivered to you!  You'll stay super cool at Marietta Ice Center on Lower Roswell Rd. Open skate schedule varies daily so check online before heading over. There is a 50% off admission deal on Half-Off Depot for Marietta Ice – that makes admission AND skates only $5. Let the kids bounce around at  Champion Kids on Canton Road. Wear them out and stay cool! $6 per child/$4 for siblings. Typically their open play is from 9 or 10 in the morning until 1pm Monday-Friday but it will vary through the summer so please check their calendar online before going.

3. Get Wet! Did you know Cobb County has their own "water park" with a lazy river and water slides?? Head to South Cobb Aquatic Center - for only a few dollars per person, you won't mind the drive! Our pick for beyond Cobb is the Splash & Play sprayground at Riverside Park in Roswell. For only $1 per person, you can run through fountains to stay cool. Open everyday except Tuesday 10-7pm!

4. Explore Museums: It's the last week to take advantage of Imagine It Children's Museum's 1/2 price Halfternoons! Between 2-4 through June 10^th get 1/2 price admissions! Be sure to get there at 2 because they close at 4!  Take an easy drive up I-75 to Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville to discover a "hidden gem."  Kids will love the fossil gallery and the sparkly gems in the mineral gallery (Be sure to find the rocks that glow in the dark!). Everyone can pan for gems and dig for fossils that you actually get to keep. Kids get to touch and feel in the science discovery gallery "My Big Backyard". Join their facebook page this week because they are giving away passes for admission and their planetarium - next contest is on Thursday! And this weekend, It’s ROCKFEST!

5. Sing, Dance & Listen to Stories: Cobb Tots & Kids loves our Cobb Library storytimes! Storytimes for babies to school-age kids vary at each location so check their kids calendar for your favorite location. For a foot tappin' good time, head to the Ben Robertson Community Center in Kennesaw for "Cosmic Possum Storytime" on Friday at 10:30. This storytime is one of Cobb Tots & Kids Favorites – very high energy and you will find yourself singing & dancing too! Bean Head Toys in Sandy Springs on Johnson Ferry Road has  Tales for Toddlers  on Thursdays at 10:30 (despite this being called "Tales for Toddlers", their website says "all ages welcome").  My Storyhouse Toys in Roswell has their monthly storytime this Friday at 10:30.  Barnes & Noble has free storytime this Saturday at 11am at their Town Center Prado location. They will be reading “Splish, Splash, Splat” by Rob Scotton. Borders (4475 Roswell Rd.
Marietta) hosts storytime on Thursdays at 11:30am. All of these are FREE