Take a day to explore an exhibit

Bruce Munro
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Through Oct. 3
Inspired by Munro, an internationally acclaimed British artist known for his use of light. See installations created from hundreds of miles of fiber optics. atlantabg.org

Once Upon a Time…Exploring the World of Fairy Tales
The Children’s Museum of Atlanta
May 16- July 26
Visit another time and place and interact with larger-than-life scenes from seven famous fairy tales. Try on a glass slipper from Cinderella, work at a cobblers bench from The Elves and the Shoemaker, climb a special beanstalk from Jack and the Beanstalk and more. childrensmuseumatlanta.org

Toys: The Inside Story
Tellus Museum
May 21- Jan. 4, 2016
See and learn the simple mechanisms commonly found in toys and your own toy-like combinations of gears, pulleys, linkages, cams and circuits. tellusmuseum.org

Seriously Silly: the art & whimsy of Mo Willems
High Museum of Art
May 23- Jan. 10, 2016
Explores the illustrations by the best-selling children’s book artist and author. high.org

Dive in and cool off
at the water parks!

Six Flags White Water
Preview weekend: May 16-17
Opens for season: May 23
This full-scale water park boasts some 50 attractions, including the Dive Bomber featuring a five-story drop down an enclosed slide, the “Atlanta Ocean” wave pool, and for kids of all ages, “Little Squirts Island.” sixflags.com/whitewater.

LanierWorld
Opening May 9
Grab a tub and ride down the brand new 4-lane slide for a race this summer. Have a blast splashing in Georgia’s largest wave pool, zip down the giant water slides or hang in the “Kiddie Lagoon.” lakelanierislands.com/lanierworld.

Callaway
Gardens Beach
Opening May 22
Admission to Callaway Gardens includes access to the Gardens and its many attractions as well as the beach with a playground, miniature golf, shuffleboard and more. callawaygardens.com
– Hayley Markowitz