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Haunted Houses and Spooky Events this Halloween Around and About Alpharetta

October 7, 2018 by Christy 1 Comment

Halloween can be Haunted ~ do you believe in the supernatural? If you like to be scared check out some of the haunted houses and events below! Fear the Woods Haunted House and Trail  Stockbridge Opening Night Friday, September 28!  The woods will once again become alive September 28th, when the sun sets over The…

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Filed Under: Activities, Children Activities, Fall Planning Tagged With: Ghost tours, halloween, haunted, Haunted Houses, Paranoia, spooky events, teen, tween, tweens

2019 Summer Family Activity Guide for Alpharetta and Surrounding Areas

July 31, 2018 by Christy 3 Comments

Summertime is busy with schedules, camps, vacation and so much more! AlpharettaMoms.Org knows how hectic summertime can be and that we all want to have our schedules filled with fun, family activities! Below we have compiled activities from library events, summer morning movie series, outdoor movies, concerts, public pools and spraygrounds and more in one…

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Filed Under: Children Activities, Community, Entertainment, Events, Family, Family Activities, Health, Health & Beauty, Information-General, Involvement, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy, Making Memories, Specials & Offers, Spring Family Fun, Summer Camps & Planning, Summer Family Activities, Summer Family Fun Tagged With: activity, Alpharetta, AMO Summer, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Avalon, Awesome Alpharetta, elementary, entertainment, event, family, festivals, free, Free events, Lake Lanier Islands, Lawrenceville, Milton, morning movies, outdoor concerts, Outdoor Movies, parks, Six Flags Over Georgia, splashpads, Stone Mountain Park, Studio Movie Grill, summer, Summer Activity Guide, Sundays on the River Concerts, teen, tween, water park, white water, Wills Park Pool, World of Coca-Cola

4th of July Activities Around and About Alpharetta

June 23, 2018 by Christy 1 Comment

AlpharettaMoms.Org has your list of fun things to do on the 4th of July around and about Alpharetta! The 4th is a great time to spend with family and friends and AMO has you covered if you are looking for a place to watch fireworks and for entertainment! Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth…

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Filed Under: Activities, Community, Entertainment, Events, Family, Family Activities, Making Memories, Summer Family Activities, Summer Family Fun Tagged With: 4th of July, activity, Alpharetta, Avalon, Callaway Gardens, City of Alpharetta, City of Johns Creek, City of Norcross, City of Roswell, elementary, entertainment, event, family, Georgia Aquarium, Georgia State Parks, July 4th, Lanier Islands, LanierWorld, preschool, summer, teen, tween

Ivy Bridge Academy Offers Debate, Academic Camps and Tutoring

April 14, 2018 by Christy Leave a Comment

Ivy Bridge Academy (IBA)’s aims to introduce elementary, middle school and high school students to the art and science of persuasive fact based debate to foster confidence and independent thinking.  The company creates an environment where students freely debate current issues with other students, which is further reinforced and encouraged by the debate teachers. Ivy…

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Filed Under: Activities, Back to School, Children Activities, Education, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy, Sponsors- About Tagged With: Academic Camps, activity, After-school enrichment, Alpharetta, Coding, Debate, Education, elementary, Ivy Bridge Academy, Johns Creek, must read, test prep, tween

Baseball at its Finest through Alpharetta Youth Baseball Association

January 27, 2018 by Christy Leave a Comment

AYBA is a recreation and travel league organization, serving the Alpharetta and Greater North Fulton County area.  The league offers recreational programs for 4-18 year old age groups and travel teams for 9-14 year olds.  The merger of Wills Park Youth Baseball and Webb Bridge Youth Baseball into the Alpharetta Youth Baseball Association (AYBA) was…

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Filed Under: Children Activities, Community, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy, Sponsors- About, Sports & Rec Tagged With: activity, Alpharetta, AYBA, baseball, community, elementary, fitness, health, must read, sports, teen, tween, youth baseball

Alpharetta Christian Academy is The Right Choice

May 19, 2017 by Christy Leave a Comment

Alpharetta Christian Academy educates children in a safe, caring, and loving environment. ACA actively teaches children to give back to the community in an age appropriate manner. Fall 2014, ACA went beyond its typical service project to hold 3 fundraisers to help others in need.  Children age three and up rode their bicycles and scooters…

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Filed Under: Back to School, Charity, Children Activities, Education, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy, Sponsors- About Tagged With: ACA, Alpharetta, Education, elementary, must read, parenting, preschool, Private School, tween

Backpack Safety and Other Tips from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

July 12, 2016 by Christy Leave a Comment

With school starting soon, we have some helpful hints on choosing backpacks, how to wear them, locker ideas and other helpful tips from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Backpacks should fit well on the child’s back and including the contents, should not weigh more than 10 to 15% of your child’s body weight. If your child…

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Filed Under: Activities, Activities for Moms, Back to School, Children Activities, Education, Fall Planning, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy Tagged With: awareness, backpacks, CHOA, Education, elementary, preschool, safety, teen, tween

IronKids Alpharetta Triathlon Tips and Memories

September 24, 2015 by Christy Leave a Comment

The IronKids Alpharetta Triathlon is an experience your family will have forever.  It takes a certain amount of grit to swim, bike and run along with peers while you are being timed and cheered on at the same time!  My 9 year old competed this year  and both our boys competed a few years ago. …

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Filed Under: Activities, Beauty, Fitness and Health, Children Activities, Community, Events, Family, Health, Health & Beauty, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy, Making Memories, Uncategorized Tagged With: activity, Alpharetta, community, elementary, family, fitness, health, Ironkids, IronKids Alpharetta, sports, teen, Triathlon, tween

Advantages of Exposing Your Children to Art

September 23, 2015 by Christy Leave a Comment

Children are like sponges and absorb so much information from their environment and what they are exposed to. In my opinion, the more a child is surrounded by music, painting, drawing and theatre the more it enriches their life and helps them to grow and mature.  Research suggests that children from birth to age 3…

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Filed Under: Activities, Activities for Moms, Children Activities, Family, Family Activities, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy, Making Memories Tagged With: activity, art, elementary, family, must read, parenting, teen, tween

Tips on How to Survive Homework

August 14, 2014 by Katie Leave a Comment

Okay, we all hate homework – the kids, the parents, all of us. And that’s good news, because we have some common ground. But the simple reality is, homework is absolutely crucial to success in school. Now I’m sure there are some kids that never have to open a book to ace a test, but…

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Filed Under: Back to School, Education Tagged With: elementary, homework, parenting, teen, tween

AlpharettaMoms.Org Interviews Link and Emily from Beautiful Creatures

February 1, 2013 by Christy Leave a Comment

I sat down recently with Thomas Mann (Link) and Zoey Deutch (Emily) who both have roles in the soon to be released movie (Valentines Day 2/14/13), “Beautiful Creatures”.  I previewed the movie before the interview and it really helped me to place the actors with their respective characters as well as have questions to ask…

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Filed Under: Activities for Moms, Children Activities, Entertainment Tagged With: interview, teen, theatre, tween

21st Century Learning

January 16, 2013 by Christy Leave a Comment

One of the most important parts of education is the interaction between a teacher and a student. Traditionally this was limited to the classroom. New technology has changed the way teachers and students interact with each other inside and outside the classroom by eliminating some of the boundaries between teachers and students. Computers can be…

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Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Education, elementary, must read, parenting, pre-school, Private School, seniors, teen, tween

Medieval Times Presents New Show Two Years in the Making

July 21, 2012 by Christy Leave a Comment

Medieval Times Atlanta and Brave PR hosted a Media and VIP  event last week to introduce the new show that Medieval Times has spend almost two years making! AlpharettaMoms.Org was thrilled to be invited to the event and have a chance to tell our readers about the experience.  My boys were excited to see real…

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Filed Under: Activities, Entertainment, Family Activities Tagged With: activity, elementary, entertainment, family, preschool, teen, tween

Tips on Parenting a Stressed and Anxious Teen

May 7, 2012 by lisa_smithvandermerwe Leave a Comment

It’s very common for teenagers to struggle with stress and anxiety.  Research suggests that the number one cause of stress in teens is school pressure.  And the number two cause?  Many people might guess that it’s peers. Actually, it’s not – it’s their parents (sorry folks but it’s true).  Certain parental styles appear to contribute…

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Filed Under: Community Author Blogs, Family, Women in Business, Women's Health & Issues Tagged With: adults, awareness, Education, family, health, parenting, teen, tween

Childhood Obesity Facts from the CDC

April 13, 2012 by Christy Leave a Comment

Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 20% in 2008. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period….

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Filed Under: Health, Keeping Kids Active & Healthy Tagged With: activity, health, parenting, teen, tween

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