OKC Moms Need to Know: Your Guide to March

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Spring is ((almost)) in the air, which not only brings beautiful weather but also spring break, severe weather and Easter! Check out all the fun things to do this month…

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Guide to March events in OKC

3/1

1,2,3! Play with Me! at the Del City Library 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Story Time at the Norman West Library 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

3/2

Big Read Science Fiction to Fact with SMO at the SOKC Library 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Bringing Books to Life at the Myriad Botanical Gardens 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Every Wednesday.

Suessville at Mustang Town Center 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

3/3

Art After 5 at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Every Thursday.

Playtime at the Choctaw Library 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Toddler Explorers at the Norman Central Library 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

3/4

Chocolate Festival at Mustang Town Center 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

First Friday Gallery Walk at Paseo 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Sensory Story Time at the SOKC Library 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

3/5

Drop-in Art Cut Paper Patterns at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Kids Trout Fish Out in Yukon at the Dale Robertson Center Pond 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Saturday’s for Kids at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Three Sisters Celebration begins at the Chickasaw Cultural Center 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

3/6

Reading Buddies at the Warr Acres Library 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Science Sundays at the Del City Library 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3/7

Baby Time at the Belle Isle Library 9:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.

Children’s Tai Chi at the SOKC Library 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Free First Monday for Kids at the Sam Noble Museum 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

3/8

LEGO Club at the Midwest City Library 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Mother Goose on the Loose at the Warr Acres Library 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Spring Break Pop-Ins at the Myriad Botanical Gardens 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. T, Th through the 17th.

3/9

Family Gamefest at the Wright Library 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Lapsit Story Time at the Moore Library 10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

Oklahoma Youth Expo begins at State Fair Park 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Toddler Time at the Edmond Library 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.

3/10

Homeschool Engineering Challenge at the SOKC Library 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Kids’ Talent Show at the Southern Oaks Library 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Music Time at the Del City Library 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

3/11

2nd Friday Artwalk in Norman 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Downtown Norman Ghost Tour 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Begins at Santa Fe Depot following Artwalk.

Live on the Plaza 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Movie Nights in the Park – Minions at Mitch Park 7:00 p.m.

3/12

Fashion Arena Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Free Crafts at Lakeshore Learning 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Every Saturday.

Leprechaun Handprints at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

O’City St. Patrick’s Fest & Parade in Downtown/Bricktown 11:00 a.m.

St.Paddy’s Day Dash at Mitch Park 9:30 a.m.

Winter Jam 2016 at the Chesapeake Energy Area 5:45 p.m.

3/13

Big Read Science Fiction to Fact with SMO at the Norman West Library 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

3/14

National Learn About Butterflies Day at the Chickasaw Cultural Center 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Spring Break Activities begin at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Break Escape begins at the Sam Noble Museum

Spring Break Science Camp begins at Science Museum Oklahoma

3/15

Children Reading to Dogs at the Edmond Library 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Playtime at the Northwest Library 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Spring Break – ROBOTS! at the Norman Central Library 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

3/16

Bear Snores On! at the Capitol Hill Library 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Come and Go Crafts at the Norman West Library 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

TLC (Touch, Learn, Create) – Bugs at the SOKC Library 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

3/17

St. Patrick’s Day

Auto Alley Shop Hop 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Bricktown St. Patrick’s Day Block Party 2:00 p.m.

EGGSelent Art at the Shawnee Library 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Spring Break Movie: Inside Out at Moore Library 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Day at the Gardens 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

3/18

Sesame Street Live begins at the Cox Convention Center

Spring Celebration at the Myriad Botanical Gardens 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

3/19

Easter Eggstravaganza & Egg Hunts in Mustang 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Heard on Hurd 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Moore Easter Egg Scramble at Buck Thomas Park 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Nature Walk Adventure at the Myriad Botanical Gardens 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt at Martin Park Nature Center 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Storybook Hour at Cuppies & Joe 10:00 a.m. 1st & 3rd Saturday.

Yukon’s 125th Birthday Bash 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Main St.

3/20

Reading Buddies at the Warr Acres Library 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

3/21

Children’s Story Time and Craft at the SOKC Library 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Gymboree at the Library at the Norman West Library 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Rocket Readers at the Bethany Library 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Story Time at the Edmond Library 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

3/22

Cinderella begins at the Civic Center Music Hall

Music Time at the Northwest Library 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Thunder Pep Rally at the Downtown Library 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

3/23

Eggstravganza at the Sam Noble Museum 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Spring Show begins at State Fair Park

Toddler Time at the Edmond Library 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Weather Preparedness at the Moore Library 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

3/24

DIY Baby Products at the Almonte Library 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Playtime at the Bethany Library 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Taste of Yukon at the Dale Robertson Center 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

3/25

Happy Birthday Crystal Bridge at the Myriad Botanical Gardens 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Free admission.

Norman’s “Best” Easter Egg Hunt at Andrews Park 5:30 p.m.

3/26

Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Myriad Botanical Gardens 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Bird Egg Hunt at Martin Park Nature Center 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Caffeine Crawl Oklahoma 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Doggy Easter Egg Hunt at the Myriad Botanical Gardens 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Easter Celebration at the Chickasaw Cultural Center 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

3/27

Easter

3/28

Children Reading to Dogs at the Downtown Library 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Library Explorers at the Northwest Library 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Screen Time! at the Norman Central Library 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 p.m.

3/29

Share a Story with Maggie at the Newcastle Library 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Toddler Time at the Choctaw Library 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

1,2,3! Play with Me! at the Southern Oaks Library 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

3/30

Homework Help at the Capitol Hill Library 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Lapsit Story Time at the Moore Library 10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

3/31

Family Storytime at the Edmond Library 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Parachute Play at the Bethany Library 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Sit! Stay! Read! at the Norman West Library 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

You can find a wide variety of Spring Break activities and camps through city websites as well as the Metropolitan and Pioneer Library System websites! Happy Spring!

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Hayley Clyburn
Hayley has been married to her high school sweetheart, Andrew, for 5 years. They have boy/girl twins, Andley and Silas who are two and are very toddleresque these days. Hayley has been blessed with the opportunity to be a stay at home mom, which is something she is extremely grateful for. She is an Okie, born and raised and has her bachelors degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma. She is a cloth diapering, baby food making, semi-crunchy mama who enjoys spending time with family and friends, drinking coffee, going to Target, cooking and crafting.

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