54 programs. Things parents and children do together, from story times to nature walks.
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 19
A presenter in period clothing leads this workshop on farming and gardening in early America, from the Colonial 1700s through the 1800s. You will hear what rural families grew and harvested for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 7:30 AM · $135.00
The Friends of the Conrad Weiser Homestead organize this bus trip to the historic village of Trappe, where four properties open for guided tours. The day is built around Pennsylvania German history…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Free
Step back in time with Benjamin Franklin as he talks about his many scientific discoveries. He shares behind closed doors stories about the signing of the Declaration of Independence and tales of his…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:30 PM · Free
Families are welcome to drop in at the Robesonia Community Library for an afternoon of board games and card games. The library sets out a range of games suited to different ages, so younger players…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 2:00 PM · Free
Girl Scouts and their families join French Creek State Park staff for a guided hike around Hopewell Lake. The loop runs about 2.5 miles over mostly flat terrain with some hills along the way. The…
Run by French Creek State Park · Park Office
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM · Daniel Boone Homestead Associate Members $45 and Non-Members $50
This beginner-level workshop at the Daniel Boone Homestead looks at how candles were made in early America. Led by Greg and Peggy Geesaman of Heritage Art and Craft Studio, participants work with…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM
Educators from the Reading Public Museum lead a morning of special tours and hands-on projects built around illustrators Norman Rockwell and Andrew Wyeth and the way they told stories in paint.…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 19
A presenter in period clothing leads this workshop on farming and gardening in early America, from the Colonial 1700s through the 1800s. You will hear what rural families grew and harvested for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Hopewell Furnace was an iron-making operation, but it was also a place where families lived and worked. On Living History Day, staff and volunteers in historical clothing spread out across the…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 PM · Free
The Family Financial Toolkit is a class about money basics, held at the Exeter Community Library. Teens and their families learn practical ways to save, build a budget and understand how credit…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 1
Ways of Wildlife is an outdoor program with Naturalist Hemlock Hannah at Cacoosing Meadows Park Pavilion. Families look at how local animals live, from why White-Tailed Deer flick their tails to why…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Thu, Oct 8, 10:00 AM
Homeschool families spend a morning at the Reading Public Museum looking at how manufacturing shaped Pennsylvania. Museum educators lead special tours and hands-on projects that the whole family can…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 8, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 6
Learn about "zombie ants" with a Lancaster County Parks naturalist. The program looks at the parasites behind strange zombie-like behavior in a range of plants and animals, making it spooky season…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $20.00
Make a fall wreath at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. You work with wreath forms, fabrics and other seasonal materials set out by GoggleWorks artists, and you can bring pieces from home if you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM · Free
Families paint pumpkins together at the Wernersville Public Library. Come as a group, decide on a design as a team, and bring it to life on your pumpkin. Pumpkins and all supplies are provided, so…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14
Spring Township Parks & Recreation invites families to look up at the autumn night sky with members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society. The group brings telescopes for a close look at…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Walk the trail at Blue Marsh Lake with Naturalist Porcupine Pat and take in the fall foliage. This is a quiet stroll with time to look closely at trees, learn how to identify them, and find out why…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 PM
Living History Sunday brings the 18th century to life on the Weiser House grounds at the Conrad Weiser Homestead in Womelsdorf. Visitors can watch open-hearth cooking in the Springhouse kitchen and…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this Halloween themed gardening program for kids, part of the Family Nature Series from Spring Township Parks and Recreation. The hour mixes holiday fun with plant…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM
The Conrad Weiser Homestead invites visitors to take a guided walk through Memorial Park in Womelsdorf. David Sonnen, President of the Friends of Conrad Weiser Homestead, leads the group and talks…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 16
Naturalist Lisa Gauker of Berks County Parks and Recreation leads this mix of mushroom science and art at the Shiloh Hills Park Environmental Center. Lisa talks about mushrooms, then takes the group…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Free
Hamburg Public Library hosts a board game night for families and friends. Players pick something from the library's game collection or bring a favorite game from home to share with others at the…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 10:00 AM
Spend a morning at The Reading Public Museum exploring Hispanic heritage through culture, art and legacy. Museum educators lead special tours and hands-on projects that the whole family can take part…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20 · Free
Senior Series is a senior-friendly afternoon program at The Reading Public Museum, where you learn more about the stories behind the exhibits. The topic for this session is still to be announced, so…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 4:00 PM · Free
This not-so-spooky afterschool camp at Nolde Forest looks at bioluminescence, the science some animals use to light up the night. Students make glow in the dark crafts and learn what happens in the…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:00 PM · Free
Candy Bar Bingo puts a sweet spin on a familiar game. Players fill their cards, call out bingo, and win a candy bar as the prize. Expect a lighthearted hour of bingo, laughs and plenty of chocolate.…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 6:00 PM · Free
Families gather at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center for an evening of stories and a walk in the dark. The program starts indoors at McConnell Hall with a storytime book read by Ms Andrea…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 21
A naturalist-led evening walk at Shiloh Hills Park, timed for the light of the Beaver Moon. Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group outdoors after dark to take in the moonglow, listen for owls calling…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 29
This Halloween themed nature walk brings families out to Shiloh Hills Park with Naturalist Kathy Grim. Children and grown ups learn about local wildlife, meet wildlife puppets, and make colorful art…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM
The Conrad Weiser Homestead hosts a fall lecture on the German Regiment. A speaker presents the history of the unit, and you come to listen and learn. The talk is geared to adults, and families are…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Thu, Nov 5, 10:00 AM
Spend a morning at The Museum with Reading Public Museum educators for special tours and hands-on projects that the whole family can take part in. This session carries the theme Inventors and…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 4
Stone tools are among the earliest tools people made. Stones such as flint, quartz and obsidian were used to build, garden, clean animal hides, make arrowheads and much more. An educator from…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 5:30 PM
Walk the historic area on a guided evening tour that moves through a series of scenes bringing the past to life. Interpreters are stationed around the site and are ready to answer questions and talk…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 11:00 AM · $45.00
This workshop at Clay on Main in Oley walks you through making a three dimensional needle felted ornament. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to pack loose wool into a firm shape, so you build your…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM · Daniel Boone Homestead Associate Members $45 and Non-Members $50
The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates host this hands-on wreath workshop led by Heritage Art and Craft Studio. Participants build a Williamsburg-inspired wreath on a 14-inch grapevine base, working…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Thu, Nov 19, 10:00 AM
Museum educators lead a morning about medieval Europe, with knights, castles and clues to piece together. The session mixes special tours of the Museum with hands-on projects, and the whole family…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Nov 18
Night Walk Adventure is an evening outing at Shiloh Hills Park led by Naturalist Kathy Grim. The group heads out after dark to look for eyeshine and bioluminescence, and to learn how our eyes adjust…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Nov 27 to Jan 8 · Member $15.00, Non-Member - · Register by Dec 4
Run, Run, Rudolph is a fitness challenge that runs across all YMCA of Reading & Berks County branches, connecting members through the holiday season. You earn points for showing up and moving…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 27, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 24
A guided morning walk on the trails at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, offered as an alternative to the Black Friday shopping crowds. Families put down their phones, get some fresh air…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Dec 5, 11:00 AM · Free
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site hosts Hopewell for the Holidays, a special event at the historic iron plantation. The park lists it as a craft and cultural demonstration, living history, and…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Thu, Dec 10, 10:00 AM · Individual sessions: members $20 (1 adult and 1 child), non-members $30; additional adults or children extra
Museum educators lead a morning of special tours and hands-on projects built around holidays celebrated around the world and the festivals of light and life that mark them. Families take part…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Dec 9
Owls are busy at night as the year winds down. They call for mates, hunt for nesting spots, and get ready to lay their eggs. On this evening program, Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group in…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Dec 18, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Dec 16
Spend an evening looking up at the sky during the holiday season. Members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society set up telescopes so you can view the moon, planets, stars and nearby…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
In progress since May 1, through Sep 30 · Free
At this hands-on program from Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, visitors step into the role of a furnace molder. You work through the process of making a sand mold and learn how molding fit…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
In progress since May 1, through Sep 30 · Free
A park ranger leads this introductory walking tour of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. The group walks through the historic buildings and the surrounding landscape while the ranger explains…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
In progress since Sep 4, through Oct 1 · Free
The YMCA of Reading & Berks County hosts family movie nights at the Reading Movies 11 and IMAX theater. Families watch a family friendly feature on the big screen and spend the evening together with…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 9 · Free
Reading Rangers brings stories and nature together outdoors at Mohnton Park. Ms. Andrea from the Mifflin Community Library and Ms. Sarah lead each gathering, exploring nature based topics while the…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
In progress since Aug 23, through May 23 · $60.00 per month
Polynesian Excel is a competition team class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Dancers work on Polynesian dance at a competition level, with a longer block of studio time than a standard…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $30.00 per month
Acro Technique is a short acrobatic dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It meets on Monday evenings on a biweekly schedule, so dancers come in every other week to focus on technique…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $30.00 per month
Hip Hop Foundations is a short group class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center for dancers who want to build the base skills of hip hop dance. It meets on Monday evenings on a biweekly schedule…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month
This is the advanced level of technique and conditioning at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Class time is spent on dance technique and on the strength and flexibility work that supports it, so…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville