31 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
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
In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month
This is the intermediate level of Technique and Conditioning at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It is a dance class focused on technique work and conditioning, and it runs as part of the…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Sep 13, through May 28 · $60.00 per month
Production Team is a dance group at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. The team meets on Sunday evenings for a two hour rehearsal, and the class runs every other week rather than weekly. The team…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 28 · $50.00 per month
Shock Therapy Elite is a competition dance team at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. The team meets once a week for an hour on Wednesday evenings and runs through the studio's full season. This…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 20, through Aug 31 · Member $250.00, Non-Member $300.00 · Register by Sep 1
The Reading YMCA offers private swim lessons for beginners and for swimmers who want to build on what they already know. A single instructor works with one participant, so the lesson focuses on that…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading