The Hustle and Bustle of Christmas is starting to show itself around the city with more and more decorations. This week you will have the chance to catch tree lightings, special storytimes and the Birmingham Zoo will kick off their annual Zoolight Safari.
We’ve got a LEGO mini build, and a Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic going on this week too.
We’ve added a few more Santa Happenings to our list so if you’re looking for a special event for your kids to do, make sure to check it out!
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Sunday December 4th:
Holiday Caroling at the Plaza – Hoover Public Library
Join us at the Hoover Public Library for community-wide caroling. We’ll provide the words and you provide the voices and the fun.
2:30pm
Southern Tales at the Gardens
A jolly collection of Holiday stories, songs, and sing-a-longs to warm your heart and jump-start your holiday!
2pm – 4pm
Tickets $20
Barts Art Cart – Holiday Cards, Birmingham Museum of Art
Tis the season! Design and create custom holiday cards for your friends and family with Bart the Art Bat!
Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to explore great art and create some art of your own with the help of our Teen Volunteers. Each month highlights a different gallery and features a new art activity. Learn how to look at art with your child. Stop by and make art with Bart!
11am
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Monday December 5th:
Roger Day – Springville Road Library
Parents’ Choice award winner Roger Day will be sharing old favorites like Mosquito Burrito to his newest hit Brain Freeze at the Springville Road Library. Join us for an evening of high energy musical fun and bring a friend!
6:30pm
Holiday Monday Movie – Homewood Public Library
Join us for a holiday movie and a tasty treat!
3:30pm
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Tuesday December 6th:
Roger Day – Avondale Library
It’s time for an Avondale Library Open House Holiday Celebration! Join two-time Parent’s Choice Award winner, Roger Day, for an evening of family musical fun. His music encompasses joyful children’s songs that exercise mind and
muscles, body and brain, featuring old school rock-and-roll to new school rap.
6:30pm
Family Night, Dinner and a Movie – Emmet O’Neal Library
He’s grouchy…he’s green…he’s awfully grinchy! Come see a holiday classic. Dinner at 5:30, show at 6:00. All ages. No registration required.
City of Birmingham, Christmas Tree Lighting – Linn Park
The annual City of Birmingham Christmas Tree Lighting: enjoy seasonal musical entertainment on the main stage, 4th Avenue Christmas Parade, decorated City Center store windows, arts and crafts for the kids, great prize giveaways, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and other family-friendly activities. Plus, dozens of free Birmingham hams to be given away.
5pm – 7pm
LEGO Mini Build – Riverchase Galleria
One free per child. Event is open to children aged 6 to 14 only.
LEGO Nutcracker: December 6, begins at 5:00pm until supplies last.
Storytime – Homewood Public Library
Join us for the fun of it! All ages welcome. For larger groups, a call is nice but not necessary.
10:30am
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Wednesday December 7th:
Barnes and Noble Storytime – Summit
Bring your dancing shoes to today’s Storytime featuring Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton. We’ll dance and moo and cock-a-doodle-doo! We’ll eat snacks and make “Udderflies” that you can take home too.
11am
Family Story Time with Mr Mac – North Shelby Library
Storyteller Extraordinaire – Come join Mr Mac and his musical storytime complete with puppets! All Ages, no registration required.
10:45am
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Thursday December 8th:
Storytime Fun – Vestavia Hills Library
join Ms. Amanda for Storytime Fun. Adventures of all kinds for kids ages 3 years through 5 years.
10:30am
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Friday December 9th:
Zoolight Safari – Birmingham Zoo
The only place in Birmingham where it snows every night!
- Visit with Santa until Dec. 23
- Enjoy synchronized lights as they blink to your favorite holiday tunes
- Experience the holiday train ride, the carousel, story time, animal demos and more
- Take a hayride
- Watch the Santa Rollers
- Children’s Zoo barn will be open every night
- And so much more!
The Zoo will close at 4pm every night of ZooLight Safari and reopen at 5pm.
Animal exhibits will be closed during ZooLight Safari.
Admission $8, Free to Members.
Ride Tickets $3.50. Unlimited Attraction Wristband $10
5pm – 9pm
Polar Express Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
A Polar Express Party, highlighted by a special reading of the holiday classic, hot chocolate and cookies. Children are encouraged to wear their pajamas.
7pm
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Saturday December 10th:
Zoolight Safari – Birmingham Zoo
The only place in Birmingham where it snows every night!
- Visit with Santa until Dec. 23
- Enjoy synchronized lights as they blink to your favorite holiday tunes
- Experience the holiday train ride, the carousel, story time, animal demos and more
- Take a hayride
- Watch the Santa Rollers
- Children’s Zoo barn will be open every night
- And so much more!
The Zoo will close at 4pm every night of ZooLight Safari and reopen at 5pm.
Animal exhibits will be closed during ZooLight Safari.
Admission $8, Free to Members.
Ride Tickets $3.50. Unlimited Attraction Wristband $10
5pm – 9pm
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
It’s the second part of the 2011 Lowe’s Train! Bring your kids to Lowe’s and they can build this awesome Coal Car!
10am
Barts Art Cart – Holiday Cards – Birmingham Museum of Art
Tis the season! Design and create custom holiday cards for your friends and family with Bart the Art Bat!
Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to explore great art and create some art of your own with the help of our Teen Volunteers. Each month highlights a different gallery and features a new art activity. Learn how to look at art with your child. Stop by and make art with Bart!
11am
Saturday Market – Pepper Place
Visit our region’s farming families at the Pepper Place Saturday Market. They grow vegetables and flowers, bake breads and cookies, cakes and pies, tend the bees, and drive into the Lakeview District of Birmingham to sell the fruits of their labors.
In addition to farmers, bakers and beekeepers you can enjoy local musicians on two stages while sipping a fresh cup of coffee or enjoying a light breakfast. There is a cooking demonstration at 9:00 a.m. every Saturday morning by Birmingham’s finest chefs.
7am – Noon
Snowball Snack – Ruffner Mountain
Brr! It’s cold outside! We know the chances of snow are pretty slim in Birmingham, so let’s make our own snow – a snowball that is! This treat is a blast to make and delicious as well. •FREE.
10:30am and 1pm
Super Snowman Storytime– Barnes and Noble Summit
Come find out what crazy shenanigans snowmen get up to at night when we read Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner. Plus, make a snowman of your very own to take home! We’ll have snacks and a chance to play with NOOK too.
11am
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Sunday December 11th:
Zoolight Safari – Birmingham Zoo
The only place in Birmingham where it snows every night!
- Visit with Santa until Dec. 23
- Enjoy synchronized lights as they blink to your favorite holiday tunes
- Experience the holiday train ride, the carousel, story time, animal demos and more
- Take a hayride
- Watch the Santa Rollers
- Children’s Zoo barn will be open every night
- And so much more!
The Zoo will close at 4pm every night of ZooLight Safari and reopen at 5pm.
Animal exhibits will be closed during ZooLight Safari.
Admission $8, Free to Members.
Ride Tickets $3.50. Unlimited Attraction Wristband $10
5pm – 9pm
Barts Art Cart – Holiday Cards, Birmingham Museum of Art
Tis the season! Design and create custom holiday cards for your friends and family with Bart the Art Bat!
Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to explore great art and create some art of your own with the help of our Teen Volunteers. Each month highlights a different gallery and features a new art activity. Learn how to look at art with your child. Stop by and make art with Bart!
11am
