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Celebrate everything that grandparents and grand-friends do for families. Activities, crafts, family portraits, resources for seniors & children, refreshments, prizes. See full description for more!
This Grandparents Day weekend, celebrate everything that grandparents and grand-friends do for their families. Enjoy crafts and activities for families with children in Preschool - Grade 5, community resources for seniors and children, health resources with UH Parma Medical Center, family portraits, light refreshments and door prizes. The venue is indoors and entirely handicap accessible.
Timed Activities
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra - Instrument Discovery Zone
Drop in to explore instruments with musicians.
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mural Project with Artist Jim Gill
Contribute to the big art piece. Activities in Children's Room all day.
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Water Science Activity with Cleveland Metroparks
Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek
Drop in to explore science with a Naturalist.
1:00 p.m. Healthy Snacks on the Go
Cooking demonstration and samples. Seating is first come, first served.
2:00 p.m. Grand Families Storytime
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories about grandparents.
3:00 p.m. Healthy Snacks on the Go
Cooking demonstration and samples. Seating is first come, first served.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Herps Alive - Meet the Reptiles
Drop in to meet live reptiles and talk with the handlers.
Free and open to all. Registration for festival is suggested; include an email address to receive an email reminder with link to this page.
Sponsored by the Friends of Parma Libraries. A big thank you to donors, Holden Forests & Gardens, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Royal Oak Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center.
Participants may be recorded and/or surveyed to capture program’s effectiveness. More information can be found here.
Location Information and Directions
Parma Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 6996 Powers Blvd. The library is next to Donna Smallwood Activities Center and across the street from UH Parma Medical Center Emergency Room. Enter on the north side of the building. Need help to find us? Call 440-885-5362.
Carpool drop-off and handicap parking located at library entrance. Parking to north, east and west of library.
Come play the popular card game Magic: The Gathering! Play in a variety of styles and formats; be it a one-on-one duel, two-headed giant or a free-for-all; from Commander to Cube Drafting - this is a casual gathering for all ages and skill levels (game may not be suitable for children under 10). Register online or call 216-267-5250. Beginners welcome!