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Indoor Activities

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Keep Kids Active, Entertained in Winter Months Indoors

Barrow County offers up fun inside, while parents can keep children occupied with entertainment at home.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful! Freezing cold temperatures and the shortened daylight hours make for a lot of time spent inside during the coldest part of the year. When we all get tired of the usual television shows, already-read books and video games, here are some fun things to do with the family during this long winter's nap. Go swimming Are you still wishing we were in the balmy days of summer? How about some time at the pool? Join the Brad Akins YMCA, 50 Brad Akins Drive in Winder, and visit the Jean Roberts Natatorium, whose new pool was dedicated this past September. "We are the only indoor pool in Barrow County," said Aquatics Director Meredith Green. "The pool is kept at 82 degrees, right between the temperatures for …

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