Connecticut Childrens Events
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Jan 27 - 31 2025Cupid's Corner - Winter School Vacation Program - Bridgeport
Interactive programs for school age children and their families including a live animal, animal stories and animal facts. A different animal is featur ... more » -
Feb 15 2025Family Program: Stop & Drop! - New Haven
While exploring the galleries, families can stop, take a seat, and participate in supervised activities. Short, interactive exercises encourage young ... more » -
Feb 15 2025Kids & Kinfolk Family Day - Hampton
Art activities, educational programs and entertainment for children and adults. -
Feb 22 2025Family Program: Stop & Drop! - New Haven
While exploring the galleries, families can stop, take a seat, and participate in supervised activities. Short, interactive exercises encourage young ... more » -
Feb 27 - 6 2025Balloon - Mansfield
Adaptation, by Megan McNerney, features original tabletop-styled rod puppets and moving sets that is manipulated by puppeteers to bring the scenery it ... more » -
Mar 1 2025Family Program: Stop & Drop! - New Haven
While exploring the galleries, families can stop, take a seat, and participate in supervised activities. Short, interactive exercises encourage young ... more » -
Mar 6 2025Get Into It! - Norwalk
Parents and children are invited to enjoy a free evening at the museum. -
Mar 15 2025Kids & Kinfolk Family Day - Hampton
Art activities, educational programs and entertainment for children and adults. -
Mar 24 2025Movie and a Craft: April Break - Coventry
Children are invited to a fun afternoon of activities. Watch a movie and then create a history-related craft. Reservations recommended. -
Mar 30 2025Caves Family Day - Greenwich
Events include gallery hunts, hands-on crafts, live bat encounter, snakes and spiders of caves. -
Apr 20 2025Egg Hunt For Prizes - Middlebury
Children can search for Easter eggs with prizes inside. Guests must bring their own collection bags/baskets for the candy and eggs to be scattered in ... more » -
Apr 12 - 5 2025Down on the Farm - Stamford
A series of family-oriented drop-in programs related to farming techniques and farm life featuring a different topic each week. -
Apr 12 20253rd Annual Free Day at the Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme
Gather family and friends for a day of exciting programs, exceptional art, and beautiful views. Explore the Museum, where art, history and nature come ... more » -
Apr 27 2025Quassy Cares Neighbors In Need Weekend - Middlebury
Bring a non-perishable food item, dog food or dog toy, or personal care item and purchase an all-day ride wristband for only $15. One donated item per ... more » -
May 10 2025Scout Day at Quassy - Middlebury
Pre-sale discount all-day ride passes for scout troops and family members. Call 203-758-2913 for details. -
May 24 2025Annual Little Folks Fair - Guilford
Community Nursery School's Annual Little Folks Fair is the social event of the year for kids. The time honored family event takes place on the histori ... more » -
Jun 1 20253rd Annual Family Day - Southbury
Nature activities, walks and programs for the entire family. See live birds, learn about wildlife, make crafts. -
Jul 3 2014Gardening with Children - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. We will plant some of our favorites: tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, peppers, lettuce, onions and potatoes. Maybe we'll squeeze in a p ... more » -
Jul 4 2014Good Bugs, Bad Bugs and the Garden - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Guess who came for dinner? There are insects that may eat our plants and insects that eat insects. Find out who's good and who's ... more » -
Jul 4 2024Worms - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - There are several types of worms, and some that even live at the seashore. Come explore the world of worms and help us make a worme ... more » -
Jun 15 2025Ice Age Mask Making - Ledyard
Children of all ages create prehistoric stick masks with museum education staff using construction paper and colorful cutouts and take park in a "Para ... more » -
Jun 17 2025Composting with Children - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Composting with Children - To start gardening, you need to start with the basics: soil, compost, tools, seeds and markers. Bring ... more » -
Jun 24 2025Snakes - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Have you ever held a snake? Now is the time to find out about our slithering friends. Bring a snack and water or juice. Dre ... more » -
Jun 25 2025Lizards - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Take a lizard to lunch and what will he eat? Maybe he will help us out in the garden! Bring a snack and water or juice. Dress ... more » -
Jun 25 2025Teeth & Tusks! - Ledyard
Children examine ice age teeth and tusks, fossils and casts of many animals to find out clues about what these creatures ate and where they lived. ... more » -
Jun 26 2025Turtles - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - What's it like to carry your home on your back? That protective shell is very important. See what our four species of turtles like ... more » -
Jul 1 - 4 2025Children's Summer Programs - Bugathon - Glastonbury
Flowers are not the only things that attract bugs, beetles and other creepy crawlies. We�ll dig in the dirt, leaves and pond muck to find some insect ... more » -
Jul 1 2025Bugs - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Some of the tiniest insects live in the grasses and plants around you. Find out how we gather them up for observation. Bring a s ... more » -
Jul 2 2025Slugs - Children's Program - Glastonbury
Slugs and snails leave a slimy trail behind. We can find them in the garden and woods. Have you ever felt a slug? Bring a snack and water or juic ... more » -
Jul 4 2025Spiders - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Look at all those legs and how fast they move. YIKES! These little friends are great for the garden. Let's see if you can make a ... more » -
Jul 8 2025Pond - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 1:30 am - What is going on down at the pond? Let's see who is living in the water and reeds. Bring a snack and water or juice. Dress for ... more » -
Jul 9 2025Stream by the Bridge - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - See who lives under the rocks and who can be found in the ripples of the stream. What can we catch in the water? Bring a snack a ... more » -
Jul 10 2025The Wetlands - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - On the other side of the hill are the wetlands where ducks, beaver, herons, and kingfishers have been seen. If we are quiet, we mig ... more » -
Jul 11 - 19 2025Day Out With Thomas 2009: The Hero of the Rails Tour - Thomaston
Thomas the Tank Engine is coming to save the day! Thomas, the beloved and courageous storybook engine, is set to roll into The Railroad Museum of New ... more » -
Jul 11 2025Meadow Drain - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - All the smaller streamlets end up at the meadow drain. The water is deeper and has more creatures that live there. We'll walk alon ... more » -
Jul 15 2025Snakes - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Have you ever held a snake? Now is the time to find out about our slithering friends. Bring a snack and water or juice. Dre ... more » -
Jul 13 2025Children's Day - Meriden
Colonial games and activities for children. -
Jul 16 2025Lizards - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Take a lizard to lunch and what will he eat? Maybe he will help us out in the garden! Bring a snack and water or juice. Dress ... more » -
Jul 17 2025Turtles - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - What's it like to carry your home on your back? That protective shell is very important. See what our four species of turtles like ... more » -
Jul 22 2025Bugs - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Some of the tiniest insects live in the grasses and plants around you. Find out how we gather them up for observation. Bring a s ... more » -
Jul 23 2025Teeth & Tusks! - Ledyard
Children examine ice age teeth and tusks, fossils and casts of many animals to find out clues about what these creatures ate and where they lived. ... more » -
Jul 23 2025Slugs - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Slugs and snails leave a slimy trail behind. We can find them in the garden and woods. Have you ever felt a slug? Bring a snack ... more » -
Jul 24 2025Worms - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - There are several types of worms, and some that even live at the seashore. Come explore the world of worms and help us make a worme ... more » -
Jul 25 2025Spiders - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Look at all those legs and how fast they move. YIKES! These little friends are great for the garden. Let's see if you can make a ... more » -
Jul 29 - 1 2025Children's Summer Program - Creatures of the Night - Glastonbury
While we sleep, the creatures of the night are awake and looking for food. Who is in your back yard snooping around � raccoon, opossum, bat, owl, coy ... more » -
Jul 29 2025Pond - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - What is going on down at the pond? Let's see who is living in the water and reeds. Bring a snack and water or juice. Dress fo ... more » -
Jul 30 2025Stream by the Bridge - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - See who lives under the rocks and who can be found in the ripples of the stream. What can we catch in the water? Bring a snack a ... more » -
Jul 31 2025The Wetlands - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - On the other side of the hill are the wetlands where ducks, beaver, herons, and kingfishers have been seen. If we are quiet, we mig ... more » -
Aug 1 2025Meadow Drain - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - All the smaller streamlets end up at the meadow drain. The water is deeper and has more creatures that live there. We'll walk alon ... more » -
Aug 5 2025Letter boxing in Earle Park - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - What is letter boxing and how do you find the clues in the parks? You can do the detective work of finding the letterbox and findin ... more » -
Aug 6 2025Teeth & Tusks! - Ledyard
Children examine ice age teeth and tusks, fossils and casts of many animals to find out clues about what these creatures ate and where they lived. ... more » -
Aug 6 2025Stream Walkers - Children's Program - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - Take a walk in the stream on a hot day. We will meander and explore Holland Brook. Bring a snack and water or juice. Dress f ... more » -
Aug 7 2025Mud! Mud! Mud! - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - We're off to collect mud and make some bowls, plates or birds with the clay we gather. Bring a snack and water or juice. Dress ... more » -
Aug 8 2025Go Fish! - Glastonbury
9:30 - 11:30 am - What kind of fish live in the pond and stream? We'll go "fishing" inside and make fish to take home. Bring a snack and water or ... more » -
Aug 11 2025Annual Children's Circus of Middletwon - Middletown
Show features stilt dancing, acrobatic, juggling, plate spinning, unicycling, and clowning. It is the grand finale to five weeks of classes and prepar ... more »