How to Get Kids to Pay Attention
Age-by-age guidance on creating better communication with your kids, so you and your kids can feel heard and respected.
Kids can enjoy a free cookie with any purchase, and enjoy kid's books, chess, tic tac toe, and card games.
Cost: Free
Where:
41 North Coffee Company
41 N. Main St.
Wendell, NC 27591
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Sponsor: 41 North Coffee Co
Telephone: 919-995-0680
Contact Name: Dana
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Take part in a class that teaches individualized ways to foster motor development for your child. Learn about tummy time alternatives, best positions for your baby, how to help your child learn to...
Cost: $18
Where:
Open Arts
1222 Copeland Oaks Dr.
Morrisville, NC 27560
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Sponsor: Babies On The MOVE
Contact Name: Rebecca Quinones
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Take part in a class that teaches individualized ways to foster motor development for your child. Learn about carry positions, best positions for your baby, how to help your child learn to crawl,...
Cost: $18
Where:
Open Arts
1222 Copeland Oaks Dr.
Morrisville, NC 27560
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Sponsor: Babies On The MOVE
Contact Name: Rebecca Quinones
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Spray, drip, and splatter to explore the colors and textures of painted cloth, inspired by artist Yinka Shonibare. Come dressed to get messy!
Cost: Free Open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult
Where:
North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 BLUE RIDGE ROAD
Raleigh, NC 27607
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Step back in time with a 19th-century costumed interpreter and watch the millstones at work grinding corn into meal. Registration encouraged online. Tickets available at the...
Cost: $5/adult, $3 ages 7-16. Free for ages 6 and younger
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
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Make paint using soil, school glue and water, and create a one-of-a-kind, earth-toned masterpiece. Ages 8-12. Register online. Choose course #203573.
Cost: Free
Where:
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
950 Peterson St.
Raleigh, NC 27610
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Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-2760
Contact Name: Stacie Hagwood
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Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his son Colin. The estate's many wonders include a magic...
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
Fletcher Theater
2 E. South St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Enjoy the spectacle of giant puppets, stilt dancers, shadow puppets and live music. All ages. A pre-show begins at 2:20 p.m.
Cost: Suggested donations are $8 for kids, $15 for adults
Where:
Forest Theatre
123 S. Boundary St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Telephone: 919-962-0522
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Collect data from milkweed plants to send to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. Scientists use this data to study and understand monarch butterflies. Ages 5 and older. Children must be...
Cost: $1/person
Where:
Durant Nature Preserve
8305 Camp Durant Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27614
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Sponsor: Durant Nature Preserve
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Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his son Colin. The estate's many wonders include a magic...
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
Fletcher Theater
2 E. South St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Come to Duke Gardens on Aug. 21 to observe a partial eclipse of the sun, and explore with free hands-on activities for visitors of all ages. This is a rare event and a great opportunity to...
Cost: Free; parking $2/hour
Where:
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson St.
Durham, NC
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Discover fun facts about the solar eclipse. Pick up a pair of eclipse viewing glasses (while supplies last) and head out to the park's open field to view the eclipse directly. All...
Cost: Free
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, AL
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
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Take the fast track to nature in this hands-on study of ecology. Ages 8-12. Register online.
Cost: $12/resident, $16/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Cary, NC
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
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Find out how people made flour from wheat and meal from corn long ago, and try out a variety of ancient-style hand mills. Ages 7-14. Register online.
Cost: $4/child
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, AL
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
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Toddlers enjoy a story.
Cost: Free
Where:
Barnes & Noble
760 S.E Maynard Rd.
Cary, NC 27511
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Kids ages 6 and younger enjoy stories. Take part in an optional arts and crafts session after storytime for $5.
Cost: Free
Where:
Read With Me Book Shop
111 E. Hargett St., $110
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Join Jen and Jen for yoga, meditation and creating worry dolls. All supplies included in the price. Appropriate for children grades K-5. Registration required.
Cost: $40
Where:
Little Guru Kids Yoga and Creative Arts
215 Glenwood Ave., Suite A
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Sponsor: Little Guru Kids Yoga
Telephone: 919-345-5873
Contact Name: Jen Bluestone
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Ages 5-12 learn about healthy fruits and vegetables, kitchen and food safety, and enjoy a healthy snack. Meet in the bakery side of the cafe. Email sherry.thrasher@wholefoods.com to...
Cost: Free
Where:
Whole Foods North Raleigh
8710 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Telephone: 919-354-0350
Contact Name: Sherry Thrasher
Toddler Time is a special time for ages 5 and younger to bounce under the supervision of their parents, and without interference from the big kids. Purchase tickets online.
Cost: $7-$10
Where:
Sky Zone Durham
1720 Guess Rd., Ste. 90
Durham, NC 27701
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Ages 3-6 enjoy fun games and drills. Call to RSVP.
Cost: $5/child
Where:
Fitness4Life
6701 Glenwood Ave.
Suite 103
Raleigh, NC 27612
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Sponsor: Fitness4Life
Telephone: 919-787-2250
Contact Name: George Whitten
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Enjoy a story.
Cost: Free
Where:
Barnes & Noble Cary
760 S.E. Maynard Rd.
Cary, NC 27511
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Telephone: 919-467-3866
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Enjoy stories with Amy Godfrey.
Cost: Free
Where:
The Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
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Kids ages 6 and younger enjoy stories. Take part in an optional arts and crafts session after storytime for $5.
Cost: Free
Where:
Read With Me Book Shop
111 E. Hargett St., $110
Raleigh, NC 27601
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A Vision Board is a canvas teens can glue images that represent their desires and goals. Join Jen and Jen for yoga, meditation and creating vision boards. Supplies provided but students...
Cost: $40
Where:
Little Guru Kids Yoga and Creative Arts
215 Glenwood Avenue, Suite A
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Sponsor: Little Guru Kids Yoga
Telephone: 919-345-5873
Contact Name: Jen Bluestone
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Learn about snakes and spiders in the Raleigh area and gain tips for staying safe. Meet and pet a native, non-venomous snake. Ages 8 and older. Register online. Choose course #203580.
Cost: $2
Where:
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
950 Peterson St.
Raleigh, NC 27610
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Sponsor: Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-2760
Contact Name: Stacie Hagwood
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Celebrate the end of summer and August birthdays with a FIT4MOM Chapel Hill "ice cream" social. Make Yonanas "ice cream" and have a sundae bar full of healthy toppings for...
Cost: Free
Where:
Southern Village Green
400 Market St
Chapel Hill , NC 27516
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Go nutty for nature as children satisfy some of their curiosity about the world around them and parents share in the joy of discovery. Ages 3-5 with parent. Register online.
Cost: $10/resident, $13/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Cary, NC
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
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Ages 2-6 and parent learn about snakes with a craft, games, songs, stories and a guided walk through the wetland. Register online. Choose course #203556.
Cost: $3
Where:
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
950 Peterson St.
Raleigh, NC 27610
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Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-2760
Contact Name: Stacie Hagwood
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Preschoolers enjoy a story.
Cost: Free
Where:
Barnes & Noble
8030 Renaissance Parkway, Ste. 855
Durham, NC 27713
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Telephone: 919-806-1930
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Preschoolers enjoy a story.
Cost: Free
Where:
Barnes & Noble
5959 Triangle Town Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27616
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Telephone: 919-806-1930
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A wonderfully kid-paced hour featuring music, play and dancing with toddler stars singing on the mic at Cotton's gently amplified & participatory music show. Children delight in...
Cost: Free with admission
Where:
Pump It Up Raleigh
10700 World Trade Blvd, #112
Raleigh, NC 27617
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Sponsor: Pump it Up
Telephone: 919-828-3344
Contact Name: Owner/manager Kellie Paterson McHugh
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Kids hike, make projects and engage in nature activities. Ages 5-8. Register online.
Cost: $12/resident, $16/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Cary, NC 27518
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
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At this live drawing event/fundraiser, 78 artists at all stages of their careers take shifts to draw in front of a live audience. As spectators spy on the creative process, sketches morph into...
Cost: $5/member, $10/nonmember. Free for children under 6; ticket required
Where:
North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27612
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Kids enjoy a fun-filled night including exhibit play and exploration, a movie and dinner. This drop-off event is for children ages 3-9; children must be potty-trained. Kids will exercise their...
Cost: $25/first child, $15/sibling
Where:
Kidzu Children's Museum
201 S. Estes Dr.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Sponsor: Kidzu Children's Museum
Telephone: 919-933-1455
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Kids spend a night out in nature making memories and new friends in an old-fashioned, camp-style program. Ages 8-12. Register online.
Cost: $17/resident, $22/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
Website »
Enjoy the spectacle of giant puppets, stilt dancers, shadow puppets and live music. All ages. A pre-show begins at 6:20 p.m.
Cost: Suggested donations are $8 for kids, $15 for adults
Where:
Forest Theatre
123 S. Boundary St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
View map »
Telephone: 919-962-0522
Website »
Take part in a national touring concert featuring music of the '60s, '70s and '80s. This family-friendly dance party and theatrical performance includes disco, funk, rock 'n'...
Cost: $39-$44
Where:
Duke Energy Center-Fletcher Opera House
2 E. South St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Sponsor: Decades Entertainment Inc
Telephone: 813-586-3577
Contact Name: Sandy Gatti
Website »
Toddler Time is a special time for ages 5 and younger to bounce under the supervision of their parents, and without interference from the big kids. Purchase tickets online.
Cost: $7-$10
Where:
Sky Zone Durham
1720 Guess Rd., Ste. 90
Durham, NC 27701
View map »
The Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary by expanding the one-day festival to two days. Enjoy arts and crafts from vendors from across the Southeast, festival foods,...
Cost: Free
Where:
Town Hall Campus
316 N. Academy St.
Cary, NC 27513
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Learn basic canoeing skills and explore the pond's features as only seen from the water. Ages 5 and older with adult. Register online.
Cost: $10/boat
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
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Kids ages 4-15 try out their ninja skills. Kids warm up with coaches who instruct them on how to run a course with obstacles. Signed waiver required. Drop-in program.
Cost: Free
Where:
USA Ninja Challenge Durham-Chapel Hill
1810 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy, Suite A
Durham, NC 27707
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Sponsor: USA Ninja Challenge Durham-Chapel Hill
Telephone: 984-219-2559
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Celebrate the victories for equality that women have won and rededicated themselves to in eliminating all discrimination against women. This year’s theme is “Women Rise...
Cost: Free
Where:
American Tobacco Campus
318 Blackwell St
Durham, NC 27701
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Sponsor: Action NC
Telephone: 919-794-8210
Contact Name: Gloria De Los Santos
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Search Swift Creek for snakes, fish, salamanders and more. Ages 10-13. Register online.
Cost: $12/resident, $16/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
Website »
Celebrate North Carolina farming culture and history at Duke Homestead. Don't miss the looping contest and Hornworm Race. This event features live music, local arts and crafts vendors, hands-on...
Cost: Free
Where:
Duke Homestead
2828 Duke Homestead Rd.
Durham, NC 27705
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Ages 2-6 and parent learn about snakes with a craft, games, songs, stories and a guided walk through the wetland. Register online. Choose course #203556.
Cost: $3
Where:
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
950 Peterson St.
Raleigh, NC 27610
View map »
Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-2760
Contact Name: Stacie Hagwood
Website »
Learn basic canoeing skills and explore the pond's features as only seen from the water. Ages 5 and older with adult. Advance registration required online.
Cost: $10/boat
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, NC
View map »
Telephone: 919-856-6675
Website »
Kids ages 6 and younger enjoy stories. Take part in an optional arts and crafts session after storytime for $5.
Cost: Free
Where:
Read With Me Book Shop
111 E. Hargett St., $110
Raleigh, NC 27601
View map »
Take a walk in the woods and discover the animals and plants that call the park home. Help collect data for our Natural Resource Inventory Database and other citizen science projects. Ages 14 and...
Cost: Free
Where:
Crowder District Park
4709 Ten-Ten Rd.
Apex, NC
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Telephone: 919-662-2850
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Learn fun facts about the animals of the park. Drop-in program.
Cost: Free
Where:
Crowder District Park
4709 Ten-Ten Rd.
Apex, NC
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Telephone: 919-662-2850
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Take a 30-minute tour to view the main power drive and milling machinery. Tickets available inside the park's visitor center. Online registration encouraged.
Cost: $5/adult, $3 ages 7-16. Free for ages 6 and younger
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
Website »
Ages 5-8 embrace science and nature while developing skills and knowledge about the natural world. Register online.
Cost: $8/resident, $10/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Cary, NC
View map »
Telephone: 919-387-5980
Website »
Explore the historic nature of Leigh Farm Park with a friendly guide. Venture inside the historic farmhouse while being captivated by tales about life at Leigh Farm throughout the years.
Cost: Free
Where:
Leigh Farm Park
370 Leigh Farm Rd.
Durham, NC 27707
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Sponsor: Durham Parks and Recreation
Telephone: 919-560-1116
Contact Name: Natalya Buckel
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Children with special needs experience Marbles in a calmer, quieter environment after hours. This event is free and exclusively for kids with special needs and their families.
Cost: Free
Where:
Marbles Kids Museum
201 E. Hargett St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Enjoy the spectacle of giant puppets, stilt dancers, shadow puppets and live music. All ages. A pre-show begins at 6:20 p.m.
Cost: Suggested donations are $8 for kids, $15 for adults
Where:
Forest Theatre
123 S. Boundary St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
View map »
Telephone: 919-962-0522
Website »
Take part in a national touring concert featuring music of the '60s, '70s and '80s. This family-friendly dance party and theatrical performance includes disco, funk, rock 'n'...
Cost: $39-$44
Where:
Duke Energy Center-Fletcher Opera House
2 E. South St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
View map »
Sponsor: Decades Entertainment Inc
Telephone: 813-586-3577
Contact Name: Sandy Gatti
Website »
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