September marks the beginning of after

school programs, sports programs and

best of all, weekend family events start

becoming more and more prevalent.

September is also a great time for day

trips with little kids since the big kids

are all back in school and the parks are

less crowded. Have fun with your fami-

lies this month! Kathy Stewart

Summer’s Over

September

2011

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advertising@fun4gatorkids.com

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Please send comments or questions to:

kathy@fun4gatorkids.com

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

articles on Examiner.com

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Kids Events in Gainesville 4

Kids Events Near Gainesville 6

Fundraisers and Non-Profit Events 8

Giveaways 10

Sports Events 12

Programs and Classes 14

Library Programs 16

Story Times 17

School Events 17

Fun Around Town 18

Restaurant Fun 20

Kids Eat Cheap 21

At the Movies 22

School Events 23

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September 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

4 1 2

United Downtown

3

5

LABOR DAY

6 7 8 9 United Downtown

CFA Orange & Blue Night

Furry Friend Sleepover

Sun Country Sleepover

10 Thomas The Train Play Date

11 Gathering for Peace, Understanding and

Hope

12 13 14 15 16

Lady Day

United Downtown

17

EARS Family Day/Membership Drive

Family Day at the Harn

Lady Day

Lego Ninjago Spinjitzu Training Camp

18

Cabaret Café

19 20

Sesame Street Live

21

Sesame Street Live

22 23 24

4H Open House

Alachua County Heart Walk

Kids4Kids Triathlon

Latino Festival

Thornebrook Art Festival

Yermen Friends of Children 5K

25

ACSCA Grand Prix

Thornebrook Art

Festival

26 27 28 29 30

United Downtown

Kids Events

in Gainesville

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Kids Events

Near Gainesville September 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

4

Labor Day Bash

1 2

Labor Day Bash

Ocala Shrine Rodeo

3

Huddle House Labor Day Weekend

Kickoff Bash

Labor Day Bash

Ocala Shrine Rodeo

Wild Adventures Canned Food Drive

5

LABOR DAY 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16

Smokin’ Pig Fest

17

EARS Family Day/Membership Drive

Elephant Appreciation Day

Smokin’ Pig Fest

18

Old Time Dance at

O’Leno State Park

19 20 21 22 23

24

Florida Monarch Festival

Marion County Springs Festival

Olustee Civil War Expo

25

26 27 28 29 30

Newberry Cornfield

Maze Opens

Click here to see listings

of fun day trips with kids.

Fundraisers &

Non-Profit Events September 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

4 1 2

United Downtown

3

Children’s Miracle Network Community

Breakfast

Wild Adventures Canned Food Drive

5

LABOR DAY

6 7 8 9 United Downtown

10 11

12 13 14 15 16

United Downtown

17

EARS Family Day/Membership Drive

18

Education Ball

19 20 21 22 23

Stop Children’s Cancer

Charity Golf Classic

24

4H Open House

Alachua County Heart Walk

Kids4Kids Triathlon

Yermen Friends of Children 5K

25

26 27 28 29 30

United Downtown

Giveaways

Sports Events September 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

4

Family Fun

Shoot

1 2

Ocala Shrine Rodeo

Sun Country Gym Jam

3

Ocala Shrine Rodeo

5

LABOR DAY 6 7 8 9

Sun Country Gym Jam

10 11 Family Fun

Shoot

12 13 14 15 16

Sun Country Gym Jam

17 18

Family Fun

Shoot

19 20 21 22 23

Sun Country Gym Jam

24

Alachua County Heart Walk

Kids4Kids Triathlon

Yermen Friends of Children 5K

25

Family Fun

Shoot

UF Volleyball

Kids Korner

26 27 28 29 30

Sun Country Gym Jam

Programs & Classes September 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

Family Safety

Night

2

Feed-a-Frog Friday

Tot Time

Family Jam Night

Sun Country Stay and Play

Sun Country Gym Jam

3

Home Depot Kids Workshop

4

5

LABOR DAY

6

Sprout Learning

Resources

Infant/Toddler

Story Time

Sun Country Stay

and Play

7

Barnyard

Buddies

8 9

Sun Country Stay and Play

Sun Country Gym Jam

Movies on the Square

10

Hogtown Reptile Shop Kids Program

iLowe’s Build & Grow Clinic

Michael’s Family Events

Playful Surprises from the Pantry

11

Dance Alive

Open Auditions

12

Art Classes

With Jane

Gravois

13

Sun Country Stay

and Play

14

Barnyard

Buddies

15

16

Sun Country Stay and Play

Sun Country Gym Jam

17 18

19

20

Sun Country Stay

and Play

21

Barnyard

Buddies

22

23

Sun Country Stay and Play

Sun Country Gym Jam

24

Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic

4H Open House

25

26 27

Tot Time

Sun Country Stay

and Play

28

Barnyard

Buddies

29 30

Sun Country Stay and Play

Sun Country Gym Jam

EVERY Saturday French Club

Living History Days

Planetarium Kids Matinee

Retirement Home for Horses

Skate Station Skating Lessons

Library Programs September 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

4 1 2 3

5

LABOR DAY CLOSED

6

3:30 Homework Help @ Library

Partnership

3:30 Panther Den @Newberry

3:30 Wii Fun @ Millhopper

7

1:30 Tonewood Music

@ Millhopper

2:00 Gaming @ Alachua

3:00 SF Zoo @Hawthorne

3:30 Wii @Headquarters

8

4:00 Arts & Crafts @ Library

Partnership

9 10 11

12 13

2:30 Butterfly Bonanza

@ High Springs

3:30 Bees are Buzzing

@Millhopper

3:30 Homework Help @ Library

Partnership

3:30 Panther Den @Newberry

6:30 Science Fair Help

@Headquarters

14

10:30 Cuentos

Latinoamericanos

@ Headquarters

2:00 Gaming @ Alachua

3:30 Wii Fun @Hawthorne

3:30 Wii Fun @Headquarters

15

3:00 Fun Activities @ Library

Partnership

16 17 18

19 20

1:30 Tonewood Music

@ Tower Road

3:30 Homework Help @ Library

Partnership

3:30 Panther Den @Newberry

21

2:00 Gaming @ Alachua

3:00 Club Day for Pre-Teens

@Alachua

3:30 Wii Fun @Headquarters

22

4:00 Arts & Crafts @ Library

Partnership

23 24

11:00 Puppet Man

and Storybook Lady

@Millhopper

25

26

3:30 Gaines-ville Creative

Kids

@Tower Road

27

3:30 Homework Help @ Library

Partnership

3:30 Panther Den @Newberry

28

2:00 Gaming @ Alachua

3:30 Wii Fun @Headquarters

29 30

Tuesdays

Library Partnership

9:30AM

Sprout Learning Resources

10AM—Infants

10:45 –Toddlers

High Springs Library

11AM

Tower Road Library

10:30AM & 7:00PM

2nd & 4th Tuesdays

Chick-Fil A

5:30PM

Every 2nd Tuesday

Story Times Thursdays

Hawthorne Library

10:30AM

Headquarters Library

10:30AM starting 9/8

Milhopper Library

10:30AM

Alachua Library

11AM

Saturdays

Books a Million

10:AM

Mondays

Wednesdays

Sprout Learning Resources

10AM

Learning Path

10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)

Archer Library

10:30 on 9/14 & 9/28

Millhopper Library

11AM—Babies starting 9/14

Micanopy Library

11AM

Newberry Library

11AM

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

Sun Country Sports Stay & Play

Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11

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

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

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

Alley Gatorz Family Fun Days

Saturday 10-Noon Kids bowl free

Corks & Colors Open Studio

Saturdays 12-6

Family Fun Shoot

Sundays 2-4PM

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

Gator Game Day Drop Off Program

Every home game

Mommies Day Out

Monday-Friday

Academy Preschool Parents Day Out

Wednesdays 8-12 or 8-5

Sun Country Little Lunchers

First Friday of the month 11-1

Sun Country Gym Jam

Friday nights 5-7PM

Trinity UMC Parents Night Out

3rd Friday night of the month 5:30 –8:30PM

Fun Around Town

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 43rd St: Tuesdays 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

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

Tioga Town Center

Movies on the Square

Friday, September 9th

Show begins at dark

FREE SHOWING

“Little Giants”

Free Movies at the Library

Every Monday 4:00PM at Headquarters

Saturday September 3rd 2:00PM at Millhopper

Tuesday, September 13th 3:30PM at Tower Road

At the Movies

School Events

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child’s school? Send an email to info@fun4gatorkids.com

to have a listing for your school’s fair, festival or

fun-draiser appear on this page!