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Mornings on the Farm

Tuesdays in July

As our farm friends arrive we will be sharing our favorite Dynamite Roasting Company coffee with the adults. A juice box and light snack will be provided for each child as we get settled in for a good story. Each week we will read an exciting children’s book. Participating children will be given one ticket to place in the raffle for a chance to win a copy of our featured book. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $1. A simple craft or activity will give each child a take home from the day. We will also spend some time outdoors meeting each of our animals and exploring the farm.
Lastly, we will end the morning with pasture play. There will be outdoor play stations set up in the pasture. Feel free to pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the rest of your time on the farm. There are tables and seating in the barn or bring a blanket to set out in the pasture.
(All children must be accompanied by an adult during their time on the farm.

 

(cash, PayPal, and Venmo payments accepted)

$12/child

Second Annual LLL of Buncombe County Family Picnic

Please join us for our Second Annual La Leche League of Buncombe County Family Picnic as part of Live, Love, Latch and National Breastfeeding Month!

Live, Love, Latch is a celebration of breastfeeding, but also a celebration of all those in our lives and the community that support breastfeeding. Without those individuals, many breastfeeding relationships would cease to be! ALL breastfeeding supporters are welcomed at and encouraged to attend his event! Come one, come all!

La Leche League of Buncombe County will be providing taco bar ingredients, as well as water. We will have coloring activities fro children and there is a playground not far from the gazebo where the event will be held. We will have cookies graciously donated by Lydia Rae Caldwell and Dorothea’s Kitchen. We encourage you to bring snacks and desserts to share.

We have received many generous donations that we will be raffling off. Tickets will be available for purchase on site. While credit card payments will be accepted if need be, cash is preferred for ease. The raffle sales will begin at 2pm. and the drawing will be at 4pm.

Please reach out to Kathy Rennie, Valerie Walker Vanderlip, or Claudia Friar Burke should you have any questions and we look forward to celebrating our wonderful community with you!

LEGO Event Featuring Harry Potter

Calling all Harry Potter fans! Join us for a special LEGO event and build a golden snitch to take home. Plus, get a coupon for a $1 M&M Blondie Blast (Café stores only). Signups are required and begin July 2nd. Contact your local store or visit bn.com/legoharrypotter for details.

Free Public Library Centennial Celebration

Come join us to celebrate our 100 years of being a free public library in Asheville!

We’ll have hands-on activities for kids, a library themed relay race in our auditorium, library tours of ALL of the floors, historical displays presented by the NC Room, Hop Ice Cream Cafe specialty flavors for the occasion, Sweet Cheesus food truck, music, and much more!

In the weeks leading up we’ll be hiding golden tickets within library books on the adult floor and on the children’s floor. These books will be wrapped and on display. If you check out the book with the golden ticket, you are entered into our Super Bookstore Sweep! 6 adults and 6 children will run around the Friends used bookstore and collect as many books as can fit into our special tote bags in a certain amount of time. (Children will go first, adults will be second.) This will take place on July 26, our celebration day! Golden ticket winners will receive more information at the front desk.

Throughout the month of July some breweries around town will be presenting a specialty brew they made for the library’s celebration! You’ll get to see which brewers are bibliophiles and taste a creation inspired by literature. Dates & breweries TBA in upcoming weeks.

 

Sips & Succulents (all ages)

DIY Succulent Terrarium Class
Succulents are everywhere! All over Instagram, Facebook and wildly popular in the interior design world. Come learn how to create your own easy-to-care-for terrarium using natural elements and beautiful succulents.
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I am thrilled to be teaming up with Twisted Laurel for this event. Twisted Laurel has the best beer and drink selection in Weaverville, not to mention a full delicious menu. Drinks are not included in ticket price, but we highly recommend grabbing one or two of these tasty brews and something to munch on.
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Come get your hands dirty with Chelsea Gray of Happily Ever Oily, as we dig in to learn the basics of crafting your very own succulent terrarium!
We will teach you the basics of building your own ecosystem, explain what succulents are and how to properly take care of them.

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Your ticket includes:
-one glass terrarium
-gravel, dirt, and decorative moss and stones
-two small succulents
-jute string to hang
-swag bag filled with goodies
-spray to care for your succulents with Young Living essential oils
***SPACE IS LIMITED!
To secure your spot, snag your ticket TODAY.
20 spots available at this location. If you can’t make this event but would like to attend an event contact Chelsea Gray cfgray6@gmail.com
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Tickets are non refundable because we will be buying supplies with your ticket fee. But they are transferable! Email cfgray6@gmail.com to transfer

Bulldog Block Party Prize Package FACEBOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST

🎉 BULLDOG BLOCK PARTY GIVEAWAY! 🎉

Family Friendly Asheville has partnered with UNC Asheville Bulldog Athletics, and in celebration of the upcoming Bulldog Block Party presented by Ingles in Biltmore Park Town Square, we are giving away this awesome Bulldogs and Ingles Marketsprize pack to 1 LUCKY WINNER! This prize package includes a UNC Asheville Bulldogs scarf, a baseball cap, a t-shirt, an Ingles chip clip, an Ingles pop socket, a pen, and a certificate for 2 General Admission SEASON TICKETS for 2019-2020 Men’s & Women’s Basketball!

The Bulldog Block Party event is on July 13th from 9:00am-11:00am, and will be located near the Regal Biltmore Park Grande Stadium 15 & RPX Movie Theatre and in Cecil Park, which is the green space area near Hickory Tavern Ashevilleand Brixx Wood Fired Pizza Asheville. The special morning filled with fun will feature a meet and greet with UNC Asheville coaches along with Rocky the Bulldog. In addition, UNC Asheville men’s and women’s basketball head coaches Mike Morrell and Brenda Kirkpatrick Brown and many of their student-athletes will interact with all of those in attendance. IHeart Radio will also be in attendance with live music from Star 104.3, giveaways, prize packs, a photo booth and more! Asheville’s Fun Depot will also be present with interactive games and giveaways, along with several Biltmore Park Town Square’s retail locations.

Deadline to enter is 6:00pm on Thursday, July 11th. Good luck!

Winner will be chosen at random, and will be announced July 11th after 6pm on the Family Friendly Asheville Facebook page.

 

Learn more HERE: http://bit.ly/UNCABulldogsFBGvwy

 

Firestorm’s Reading, Recycling & Radicalism Summer Kids Series

Firestorm’s Reading, Recycling & Radicalism summer kids series. Join us for all eight read alouds and craft workshops focused on exploring local ecology, using natural materials to make art, recycling and upcycling, and gardening.

Through this series, kids will gain a better understanding of and appreciation for nature, empower them with tools to utilize natural materials, and encourage a more diverse and accessible relationship to the natural world. Every participant has the chance to collect a stamp for each event they attend, with the opportunity to turn in a full stamp card for a free book!

These events are free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. Please plan on accompanying your child to the events. All materials will be provided, including a snack.

July 6: Recycled Container Gardens (In this hands-on workshop, kids will construct, decorate, and plant their own recycled container garden!)
July 13: Outdoor Adventures Read Aloud
July 20: Nature Journals
July 27: Animals Read Aloud
August 3: Natural Dye Workshop
August 10: Trees/Plants Read Aloud
August 17: Nature Wheels
August 24: Anarchy Read Aloud

Kids Yoga (4-10yrs) Parents Welcome

During this class, children get the opportunity to exercise, play, and connect more deeply with the inner self and develop a relationship with the natural world that surrounds them. Benefits can include flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness. In addition, their concentration and sense of calmness can improve. Yoga brings that inner light to the surface that all children have. Parents are welcome to drop off, watch or participate, whatever makes your child feel comfortable and supported.

This class will be weekly on Saturday’s from 10:30am-11:30am. The cost is $10 per family

Blackberry Picking

Mid to late June begins Blackberry season in Western North Carolina. You can find them in abundance at the Farmers Markets, or you can make a day of it with the family, and pick yourself a pint or gallon or two at one of the many u-pick farms in our area. We have a few options for You Pick (U-Pick) blackberries in the Asheville area. See them all HERE 

 

Raspberry Picking

Mid to late June begins Raspberry season in Western North Carolina. You can find them in abundance at the Farmers Markets, or you can make a day of it with the family, and pick yourself a pint or gallon or two at one of the many u-pick farms in our area. We have a few options for You Pick (U-Pick) raspberries in the Asheville area. See them all HERE 

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