The fun weekend events are winding down,

so it’s a good time of year to try some day trips. Plus now is the time to register your

kids for swim lessons and summer camps.

Enjoy!

Kathy Stewart

Summer Camps And Swim Lessons

May

2011

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Please send comments or questions to:

kathy@fun4gatorkids.com

Kids Events 4

Benefits for Kids 6

Sports Events 8

School Events 10

Programs and Classes 12

Family Fun Days/ Nights 14

At the Movies 15

Story Times 16

Library Programs 17

Restaurant Fun 18

Kids Eat Free/ Cheap Directory 19

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

For more fun ideas on things to do with kids around Gainesville, read Kathy ‘s

articles on Examiner.com

http://fun4gatorkids.com/

May 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

The 39 Steps

River Ranch open

World of Nations

Jack Hanna Weekend

at Sea World

Lowry Zoo Dia Del Nino

Cirque Shanghai Bai Xi

2

The 39 Steps

3

The 39

Steps

4

The 39

Steps

5

Commedia Tales of

King Arthur

The 39 Steps

6

Sun Country

Mother’s Day

Sleepover

The 39 Steps

7

Commedia Tales of King Arthur

The 39 Steps

GYC Mother’s Day Concert

Pink Hats Pink Hearts

Mother Daughter Tea

Fitness Extravaganza

Lego Ninjago Event at ToysRUs

Brazilian Cultural Performance and

Capoeira Batizado

Decorate a Mother’s Day Cake at Publix

8

The 39 Steps

River Ranch open

Decorate a Mother’s

Day Cake at Publix

GCB Mother’s Day

Concert

Harn Mother’s Day

Event

9 10

Haagen Daazs Free

Scoop Day

11 12

Commedia Tales of

King Arthur

13

Tioga Town Center Movies on the

Square

Sun Country Family

Night

14

Commedia Tales of King Arthur

Spring Moonlight Walk

Windsor Zucchini Festival

Jacksonville Zoo Water Safety Day

15

Open House at Camp

Kateri

16

17

18

19

Commedia Tales of

King Arthur

20

21

Commedia Tales of King Arthur

Newberry Watermelon Festival

Sweet Dreams Touch a Truck

Learn to Fly Day

22

Cirque Shanghai Bai Xi

23 24 25 26

27

Florida Folk Festival

Blue Crab Festival

28

Florida Folk Festival

Blue Crab Festival

Cirque Shanghai Bai Xi

Sea Hunt Event at Silver Springs

29

Florida Folk Festival

Blue Crab Festival

Sea Hunt Event at Sil-

ver Springs

30 31

Kids Events

Kids Events

May 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

O2B a Kid Again

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 10 11 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Sweet Dreams

Touch a Truck

22

23 24 25 26

27

28

29

30 31

Benefits for Kids

http://www.gainesvilleicecream.com/

May 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

Family Fun Shoot

2

Florida Team

Cheer Tryouts

3

Sun Country

Cheer Tryouts

4 5 6 7

Youth Golf Saturday Camp

8

Family Fun Shoot

9 10 11 12

13 14

Youth Golf Saturday Camp

Swim for Safety

15

Family Fun Shoot

Swim for Safety

16

Swim for

Safety

17

Swim for

Safety

18

Swim for Safety

19

Swim for Safety

20

Swim for Safety

21

Family Fishing Day

Youth Golf Saturday Camp

22

Family Fun Shoot

23 24 25 26

27

Swim Safer - Swim

for Life!

28

Youth Golf Saturday Camp

29

Family Fun Shoot

30 31

Sports Events

http://www.suncountrysports.com/

May 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

2

The Rock Open House

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

The Rock Open House

10 11 12

13

14

15

16

The Rock Open House

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

The Rock Open House

24 25 26

27

28

29

30

PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED

31

School Events

http://www.elcalachua.org/

May 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Programs Now Registering French, Fun Food & Foreign Languages

Artsy Kids Studio

Gainesville Creative Kids

EVERY Saturday French Club

Little Arts at the Little Shop

Living History Days

Planetarium Kids Matinee

Retirement Home for Horses

1

2

Little Pretender

Adventure Kids

3

Miss Jess’ Music

Class

Mother’s

Day Craft

4

Dudley Farm Crafts & Demos

Barnyard Buddies

Wee Ones

Little Explorer

5

Tonewood Music

6

Family Jam Night

Tot Time

Feed-A-Frog Friday

Michael’s Family Events

Tiny Scholar

7

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic

Little Shop Mother’s Day Craft

8

9 10

Miss Jess’ Music

Class

11

Dudley Farm Crafts & Demos Barnyard Buddies

Tiny Dancer

12

Tonewood Music

13

Tiny Scholar

14

Dudley Kids

Hogtown Pet a Reptile Day

Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic

15

16

17

Miss Jess’ Music

Class

18

Dudley Farm Crafts & Demos Barnyard Buddies

19

Tonewood Music

20

Tiny Scholar

21

Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic

22

23 24

Tot Time

Miss Jess’ Music

Class

25

Dudley Farm Crafts & Demos Barnyard Buddies

Tiny Dancer

26

Tonewood Music

27

Tiny Scholar

28

29

30 31 Discovery Room at Florida Museum of Natural History opens every day for the summer May 28th

Programs & Classes

Family Fun Days/ Nights Game Night at Wild Iris Books

Mondays at 6:30PM

Chick-fil-A Family Fun Night

Tuesdays 5:30-7:30PM

*NEW*

Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd Family Safety Night

1st Thursday Night 5:30-7:30PM

Skate Station Funworks Family Days

Saturdays

Alley Gatorz Family Fun Days

Saturday 10-Noon Kids bowl free

Sun Country Sports Stay & Play

Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11

Family Jam Night at Studio Percussion

1st Friday night 6:00-8:00 PM

Sun Country Sports Family Fun Nights

2nd Friday night 6:30-8:30PM

Kids Drop Off Programs O2BKids Parents Night Out

Fridays 6:00-10:30 PM

Friday Fun Night at the YMCA

4th Friday night of the month 6-11PM

Friday, May 13th

Show begins at dark

FREE SHOWING

Saturday,

8:PM / 10:30PM

FREE SHOWING

Free Movies at the Library

Teen Movie TBA Every Thursday 3PM

High Springs Branch

Legend of the Guardians: May 7th2PM

Millhopper Branch

TB A May 14th 2PM / Headquarters

Branch

At the Movies

Tuesdays

Library Partnership

9:30AM

High Springs Library

11AM

Tower Road Library

10:30AM & 7:00PM

2nd & 4th Tuesdays

Chick-Fil A

5:30PM

Every 2nd Tuesday

Story Times Wednesdays

Tot Spot

11AM

Archer Library

10:30 on 5/4

Micanopy Library

11AM

Newberry Library

11AM

Millhopper Library

11AM

2md and 4th Wednesdays

Headquarters Library

10:30 on 5/25

Thursdays

Hawthorne Library

10:30AM

Milhopper Library

10:30AM

Alachua Library

11AM

Fridays

Little Shop

10:30AM

Saturdays

Books a Million

10:AM

Headquarters Library

10:30AM on 5/7

Milhopper Library

9:30AM

Mondays Millhopper Library

6:30PM on 5/16

Library Programs

Mondays

May 23rd

Gainesville Creative Kids / Tower 3:30

Tuesdays

May 3rd

Kids Love Books/ Millhopper: 3:30

May 17th

Tonewood Tuesdays / Tower 1:30

Wii Fun / Millhopper 3:30

May 24th

Sushi Yummy / Millhopper 3:30

May 31st

Block Fest / Headquarters 10:30

Wednesdays

Every Wednesday

Gaming / Alachua 1:00

Panther Den / Newberry 3:30

Wii Wednesday / Headquarters 4:00

May 4th

Tonewood Music / Millhopper 1:30

Children’s Open Mic / Headquarters 3:30

May 25th

Calling All Comedians / Newberry 3:30

Thursdays

May 12th

Musikgarten / Headquarters 10:30

Fun and Exciting Activities / Library Partnership 2:00

Saturdays

May 7th

Celebrate National Train Day / Newberry 2:00

May 21st

Game Day/ Millhopper 2:00

Fridays No activities scheduled

Sundays

May 1st

Flowers for Mom / Micanopy 2:00

Restaurant Fun Space Walk Bounce House Burger King Archer Rd & Newberry Rd—Friday Nights

Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Road—Tuesday Nights

Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Rd: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30

Sonny’s on Archer Road: Fridays 5:30-8:30

Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3

Cody’s Roadhouse

Monday Nights

The Magic Man performs tableside

Chick Fil-A Fun Nights

Tuesday Nights

Arts & Crafts, Games and Entertainment

Gator’s Dockside Tuesday Nights

Clown / Balloon Artist

Texas Roadhouse Tuesday Nights

Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Games

and Prizes and Andy the Armadillo

Mexico Lindo

Tuesday Nights

Mariachi Band

Napolatano’s Trivia Night—Monday Nights

Live Bands—Sunday Nights Mention this ad

and save $25

Kids Eat Cheap Every Day

Bahn Thai— Kids eat free at

the lunch buffet with adult

purchase

CiCis PIZZA - Kids under 3

eat free from the buffet w/

adult purchase. (Drink not

included)

Crispers - Kids 12 and under

eat for .99 when wearing

Kids Club t-shirt

IHOP - Kids 12 and under

eat FREE with purchase of

adult meal / 4 -10pm

Sundays

Mamma Mia Kids eat FREE

at buffet w/ adult purchase

Steak and Shake - Kids 12

and under eat FREE with

purchase of adult meal

Tuesdays

Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and un-

der eat FREE with adult pur-

chase /Dine In Only from 4 - 8pm

Chick-fil-A— Kids eat free with

adult purchase 5:30-7:30PM

CiCi's PIZZA - $1.99 Kids Buffet

with every Adult Buffet pur-

chased

Cody’s Original Steakhouse

Kids 10 and under eat FREE with

adult purchase

Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12

and under eat FREE with pur-

chase of adult meal

Gator’s Dockside - Kids under 12

years of age, l child per adult

eat FREE / 6:00-8:30 PM

I Love NY Pizza in Haile—Kids 10

and under eat free with adult

purchase

Kazbor's Grille - Kids 10 and un-

der eat FREE with adult purchase

Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and

under eat for $.99 with adult pur-

chase / 4 - 8pm

Mondays

Cody’s Original Steakhouse

Kids 10 and under eat FREE

with adult purchase

David's Real Pit BBQ -

One FREE kid's meal with

one adult meal purchased

Newberry’s Backyard BBQ

$1.50 Kids meals with adult

purchase

Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q -

Kids 12 and under eat 1/2

off with adult purchase

Saturdays

Piccadilly Restaurants - .99

Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big

Kids meals / All day Thurs-

days /11-4 on Saturdays

Steak and Shake - Kids 12

and under eat FREE with

purchase of adult meal

Wednesdays

Applebee’s – Kids eat for .99

price w/ adult purchase

Haile Village Bistro

Kids eat FREE

Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and

under eat FREE with each

adult meal purchase

Thursdays

Captain D's - Two FREE kid's

meals with any adult entree

purchase / Dine in only

Piccadilly Restaurants - .99

Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big

Kids meals / All day Thurs-

days /11-4 on Saturdays

Fridays

Burger King—Kids eat for .99

with adult purchase