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Family events
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This week

"The Greatest Places," Atlanta. IMAX. Through Friday, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $13 adults, $12 students and seniors, $11 children age 12 and younger. 404-929-6400.

LEGO master builder event, Lawrenceville. Help construct an eight foot tall "R2-D2" replica with LEGO bricks. Simon Kidgits event. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Discover Mills food court, 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. $5 for Simon Kidgits membership. 678-847-5000.

"Ignorance is No Defense  A Teenager's Guide to Georgia Law," Gainesville. Presentation by author J. Tom Morgan. 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Lakeview Academy student center, 796 Lakeview Drive, Gainesville. Free. 770-531-2609.

Mommy & Me, Buford. Kids can join parents (moms or dads) for stories, music and crafts. Simon Kidgits Club. Noon to 1 p.m. through Wednesday, Mall of Georgia Kidgits Korner, 3333 Buford Drive, Buford. Free for Simon Kidgits Club members. Membership $5 per year per child. 678-482-8788.

Upcoming

Easter Eggstravaganza, Cleveland. April 4. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and the Cabbage Patch Kids, 7:30 a.m. at Truett-McConnell College Cafeteria; arts and crafts festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Babyland General Hospital; Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m. at Truett-McConnell College; parade, noon on the downtown Cleveland square. 706-865-2171.

Ongoing 

Story times, Hall County. Children can listen to stories, sometimes read by special guests. Various days and times at libraries in the Hall County Library System. Free.

"Waters of Time: The Chicopee Woods Story," Gainesville. Learn about previous eras and inhabitants of Chicopee Woods. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturdays, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. $3 adults, $2 children ages 2-12, age 1 and younger and members free. 770-535-1976.

The Amazing Castle, Atlanta. Children can pretend to be a blacksmith, jester, prince or princess in a make-believe medieval community. Through May 26, Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta, 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW, Atlanta. 404-659-5437.

"Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries," Atlanta. Through Aug. 16, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $15 adults, $14 students and seniors age 62 and older with ID, $13 children ages 3-12, free for children age 2 and younger and museum members. 404-929-6400.