Grab & Go Kids Planner

We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children. 

Each week, we'll give you the info on the five best family activities or events for the week.

You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.

Look for the kids’ planner each Wednesday, and help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips — just add them to the comment box. We want to hear from you!

Gates Awesome Teens – Travel Gnome

Where/When: Cuyahoga County Public Library Gates Mills Branch, 1491 Chagrin RIver Road, 4:30 p.m. Thursday
Why Go: Create and take your travel gnome with you on vacation
Price: Free – registration requested, click here

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Where/When: Chagrin Falls Intermediate School, 77 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, 2 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday
Why Go: More than 100 En Pointe Danse student dancers will be performing in the Shakespeare classic as a benefit for the Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center
Price: $9 – call Judy White at 440-247-2267 for tickets

Family Storytime

Where/When: Cuyahoga County Public Library Mayfield Branch, 6080 Wilson Mills Road, 7 p.m. today
Why Go: A family storytime for children ages 2 to 6 with a caregiver
Price: Free – no registration required

The Kip Reed Brazilian Experience

Where/When: Cuyahoga County Public Library Mayfield Branch, 6080 Wilson Mills Road, 2 p.m. Saturday
Why Go: Listen to the music of Brazil as part of the registration kickoff for the summer reading program
Price: Free

Just Kids Stuff Garage Sale

Where/When: Eleanor B. Garfield Park, 7967 Mentor Ave., Mentor, 9 a.m. to noon Thursday
Why Go: A garage sale with nothing but kids' stuff
Price: Free