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Smart Picks for Things to Do With Family This Week – January 4

by scoop team | December 31, 2015

Here are our picks for Things to Do with Family this week in Charlotte ~ it’s time for back to work and school, but there’s still lots of fun to be had.

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Family Storytime: Pajama Rama on The Plaza

January 4 @ 7pm

Plaza Midwood Library

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Get your PJs on and head to the library for a fun evening storytime to wind down the day.

 

Young Explorers Series: Simply Snowflakes

January 6 @ 10:15am

Latta Plantation Nature Center

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Take your little ones to enjoy stories, activities and crafts related to nature.

 

Nature Coloring n’ Cocoa

January 8 @ 3-5pm

McDowell Nature Center

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Ages 5 and up are invited to relax with and afternoon of coloring and hot cocoa.

 

Monster Jam 2016

January 8 @ 7:30pm & Janaury 9 @ 2pm and 7:30pm

Time Warner Cable Arena

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With kids tickets starting at just $10, this could make for a fun (and loud) family outing.

 

Hog Butchering Day

January 9 @ 10am-4pm

Historic Brattonsville

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See how important pork (and all of the hog) was to our 18th century ancestors.

 

Envirocaching & Monthly Bird Walk

January 9 @ 1pm & January 10 @ 8am

Charlotte Nature Museum

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Enjoy a weekend of nature fun with the whole family…both events are kid friendly.

 

Sunday Fun Day: My Carolina Home

January 10 @ 1-4pm

Mint Museum Uptown

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FREE admission for kids and lots of family friendly activities this afternoon.

 

Save the Date:

January 16: Petapalooza @ Charlotte Nature Museum

January 27-31: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus @ Time Warner Cable Arena

February 13: Fairy House Festival @ Latta Plantation Nature Center

February 13: Wild Kratts LIVE @ Ovens Auditorium

February 19-21: LEGO KidsFest @ Charlotte Convention Center

February 26-March 5: Junie B. Jones The Musical @ Matthews Playhouse

March 19: Disney LIVE @ Ovens Auditorium

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