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5 fun things to do near Gainesville before school starts in 2019
Paint parties, zoo trips and ice cream
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A group of youngsters look inside a tarantula cage Wednesday, June 26, 2019, inside the Elachee Nature Center's new live animal exhibit. The project took over six months to build. - photo by Scott Rogers
With the beginning of the school year rapidly approaching, kids only have so much free time before they’re whisked away into their studies until next summer. Here are five things kids can do to make the most of the time they’ve got left: