Sunday, August 21
Artist Trading Card Event
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Michaels, 44 Colonnade Way, State College
Design your own one-of-a-kind artist trading card. FREE Make-It Take-It. While supplies last. Ages 3 and up.
Foam Print Event
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Michaels, 44 Colonnade Way, State College
Create a personalized foam stamp and print -- great for name tags and labels. FREE Make-It Take-It. While supplies last. Ages 3 and up.
Great Blue Heron
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
Enjoy a pontoon boat ride about the Great Blue Heron. This is a first come first serve program due to the limited seats. PFD's will be provided. Age limit-4 years and older. Meet at Boat Launch #1. Cost: $2 per person.
Dragons and Damsels
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
Take a ride on the pontoon boat to see dragonflies and damselflies. This is a first come first serve program due to the limited seats. PFD's will be provided. Age limit-4 years and older. Meet at Boat Launch #1. Cost: $2 per person
Ring the Bell at Boogersburg School!
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Boogersburg School, 1021 Fox Hill Rd., State College
This Open House is for the young and the young at heart! Learn about school in a 19th century one-room schoolhouse and about Boogersburg School's current role in education. Visitors are cordially invited to "attend school" any time throughout the afternoon. There will be informal tours, programming and refreshments throughout the day. You won't want to miss this Back-to-School event. You may even get to ring the bell!
Drop-In Science Explorations
2:00 PM
Discovery Space of Central PA, 112 West Foster Ave., State College
Shakespeare in the Park: King Lear
2:00 PM
Orchard Park Amphitheatre, Bayberry Dr., State College
Free Performances by the Nittany Valley Shakespeare Festival. All shows are weather permitting.
Monday, August 22
If you are sponsoring or know of a family friendly event taking place today please contact me at childsplaypa@gmail.com
Tuesday, August 23
Mother Goose on the Loose
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Phillipsburg
Join us for a musical, rhyming adventure through the world of Mother Goose. This is a lap-sit program focusing on rhymes and music, encouraging interaction between baby and adult. This program aides in the development of both pre-reading and social skills. 30 minute program. Stay after for some fun with friends and educational playthings.
Wednesday, August 24
Preschool Storytime – Back to School
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Phillipsburg
Preschool storytime is geared toward 3-6 year olds with a favoreite adult. Come enjoy stories followed by related activities and interaction with somke of your peers. Some crafts and activities involve parts and directions not suitable for children under 3.
Dog Days of Summer: Pizza and Movie for Kids
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Greenmoore Gardens, 193 Eagle Field Rd., Port Matilda
Make your own pizza (with our very own sauce!) in a brick pizza oven provided by Nola’s Joint. Enjoy a bonfire or watch a movie in the corn crib!
Thursday, August 25
Centre Country Grange Fair and Encampment
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Grange Fairgrounds, 169 Homan Lane, Centre Hall
Come for the concerts, the rides, the amazing food, the games, and the competitions. But you'll come on back for the experience of being in one of the most uniquely friendly "hometowns" in America...at the Great Grange Fair!
Children’s Story Time
10:30 AM
Barnes and Nobel, 365 Benner Pike, State College
In the children’s department. All ages welcome!
Books and Baseball
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Porter Rd., State College
Join Schlow Library staff and Spikes players for a group reading & special giveaway then enjoy a Field Day Wiffle Ball Game!
Wingfest Challenge!
5:30 PM
Tussey Mountain, 301 Mountain Rd., Boalsburg
The area's best restaurants bring their favorite wing sauces to duke it out in a fight for your vote! The winner of each week moves on to the Finals on September 1st, a true chicken wing battle royale! All held mountainside at the Tussey Mountain Amphitheater, with live, local music and a setting sun and views of Happy Valley that are easy to enjoy... Admission/cover is just $5 (children 12 and under free)! Inside, tickets can be purchased ($1 = 1 ticket) to use to buy wings (1 ticket = 3 wings).
Friday, August 26
Centre Country Grange Fair and Encampment
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Grange Fairgrounds, 169 Homan Lane, Centre Hall
Come for the concerts, the rides, the amazing food, the games, and the competitions. But you'll come on back for the experience of being in one of the most uniquely friendly "hometowns" in America...at the Great Grange Fair!
Shakespeare in the Park: King Lear
6:00 PM
Friedman Parklet, S. Fraser St., State College
Free Performances by the Nittany Valley Shakespeare Festival. All shows are weather permitting.
Frog Races
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
Make an origami frog to race. What color and shape are a frog's eyes? Come to this program at the Environmental Learning Center.
Lemont Concert Series
7:30 PM
The Village Green, Dale Street and Mount Nittany Road, Lemont
Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the last event of this summer concert series with the Ridge & Valley String Band! All ages welcome.
Saturday, August 27
Build and Grow Clinic: School Locker
10:00 AM
Lowe’s, 104 Valley Vista Drive, State College
Your child will love building and decorating this awesome locker! Kit includes stickers, chalkboard and chalk! Free.
Centre Country Grange Fair and Encampment
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Grange Fairgrounds, 169 Homan Lane, Centre Hall
Come for the concerts, the rides, the amazing food, the games, and the competitions. But you'll come on back for the experience of being in one of the most uniquely friendly "hometowns" in America...at the Great Grange Fair!
Children’s Story Time
10:30 AM
Barnes and Nobel, 365 Benner Pike, State College
In the children’s department. All ages welcome!
Saturday Stories Alive
11:00 AM
Schlow Library Children’s Dept., 211 S. Allen St., State College
Join the library staff for crafts and story time. Cost free, no-registration required, ages 2-7.
Shakespeare in the Park: King Lear
2:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Friedman Parklet, S. Fraser St., State College
Free Performances by the Nittany Valley Shakespeare Festival. All shows are weather permitting.
Porky Porcupines
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
See a porcupine den up close then make a porcupine to take home. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center.
Bog Treasures
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
Take a stroll on the boardwalk while exploring the wetland area known as bog. Meet at Boat Launch #3 on West Side Road.
Story Time
6:30 PM
Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Rd., Howard
What better way to spend an evening than listing to some excellent stories about nature. Enjoy a story reading by a local volunteer with the whole family. Meet at the Russel P. Letterman Campground Amphitheatre.
Owl Prowl
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
Let's see if we can hear any owls calling. Park volunteer Don Litten will be donating one of his drawings of an owl as a give away to one lucky participant. Meet at Boat Launch #3 on West Side Road.
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