Year: 2014

Weekend Fun, February 7 – 9

Friday Creativity Can at Barnes & Noble (Cumberland). 3pm. Crafting event to inspire creative exploration in children. Ages 4+. Martinis and Art (Date Night!). 5:30 – 8:30. Marietta Museum of Art. Free for members, $8/person for...

Valentine’s Day Sun Catcher Craft

I have great memories of making art as a child. I can still remember the names of my art teachers in school and the classrooms where we were encouraged to make messes and explore. I try to recreate that setting in my kitchen for my preschooler on a...

Education

Our educational topics have been some of the post popular posts on the blog. Here are a few of them. Please use the search bar to find even more. Smyrna, Mableton & Marietta area preschools & PMOs Cobb Preparatory Academy Proposed Charter...

Moms for School Choice

In the few short months that Smyrna Parent has been around, I’ve been able to meet several local moms who are doing some pretty great things for our community. One of the first women that I met was Kimberly Cochran who co-founded the...

Cobb Preparatory Academy Proposed Charter

Cobb Preparatory Academy, a proposed charter school to be located in Cobb County, will offer a statewide attendance zone to better serve the educational needs of Georgia’s families. The mission of Cobb Preparatory Academy is to provide a...

Weekend Fun – Jan. 31 – Feb. 2

What a week! Now that roads are passable again, here are a few activities to help cure your cabin fever. Friday St. Peter & St. Paul Kids’ Consignment Sale. 9am – 4pm. 1795 Johnson Ferry Rd, Marietta. Clothes, toys and baby...

Super Bowl Recipes!

Snow days leave plenty of time for Pinterest and drooling over amazing recipes that can be made as soon as the roads are passable again. Needless to say, my thoughts and pins were Super Bowl related. If you’re looking for some great recipes,...

Smyrna Area PMO & Preschools

It hardly seems possible, but if you have children from baby to preschool age, it’s time to decide if you’ll be enrolling them in a formal program this fall. PMOs and preschools. Church-based or secular. Traditional or alternative...

Preschools and PMOs

Featured School: Buckhead Preparatory School 300 Village Green Circle, Smyrna In Smyrna Market Village 404-846-2622 Contact: Tammy Wingate Church Based Preschools & PMOs Smyrna Bethany United Methodist Church PMO 760 Hurt Rd., Smyrna...

Weekend Fun, Jan. 24-26

Friday Discover the Dinosaurs at Cobb Galleria. 3pm – 9pm. Enjoy a unique hands-on exhibit that consists of over 60 museum quality and animatronic dinosaurs that gives you the opportunity to actually get close and touch the...