Is your child headed to year-round kindergarten? Marbles is ready to help you kick it off

Summer vacation just started for most of us, but it will be wrapping up in the next month for students in Wake County Public School System's year-round schools.

And that means it's time for Marbles Kids Museum's Kickoff to Kindergarten for year-round students. The event happens in June for year-round students and August for traditional calendar students.

Here's the 2018 schedule:

These events are free for rising kindergartners and their families. Activities include a pretend lunch line, opportunities to hop on a school bus, a book mobile, science lab, PE classes and more.

I took my younger daughter to this several years ago, and we had a great time together. It's a perfect way to get little ones excited about the big step in front of them.