135 programs. Classes, camps and activities for children, with dates, prices and where to sign up.
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Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 PM · Free
The Double Digit Hangout is an after-school get-together for students in grades 5 through 8 at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Each meeting brings games and activities, a craft to work on, and…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. In this one, kids and teens make sacred hearts, a craft drawn from Hispanic cultural…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 4:30 PM · Free
Young readers come to Spring Township Library to practice reading aloud to friendly therapy dogs. The dogs are trained and certified, and they make patient listeners. Reading to a therapy dog can…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM · Free
Crochetology is a crochet program at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. Participants learn new stitches, practice reading a pattern, and create fiber art. Materials are provided, so there…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM · Free
Miss Tara leads an evening storytime at the Kutztown Community Library. Children listen to stories, sing songs and enjoy a relaxed end to the day together. The program is for ages 0 to 6. Little ones…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 PM · Free
Hawk Mountain returns to Exeter Community Library for an evening with live birds of prey. Visitors meet three live raptors up close and learn about the adaptations that help each bird hunt and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 9:15 AM · Free
Families with young children are invited to explore the library before it opens to the public. During this morning session, little ones can take part in hands-on, sensory-rich activities in a cozy…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM · Free
Children's Storytime meets on Wednesday mornings at the Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Each session runs from 10:00 am to 10:45 am. The program is recommended for children…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM · Free
Preschool Storytime brings young children together for stories, songs, writing practice and an activity that ties in with the week's theme. It meets Wednesday mornings in Room 111 at the Fleetwood…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM · Free
Mifflin Community Library runs a storytime for toddlers on Wednesday mornings at 10am. It is set up as a series, so families can come back week after week. Sessions are held at the library at 6…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:15 AM · Tickets are $2 per person, cash only, day of
The Boone Area Library takes story time outdoors with a trip to Weavers Orchard. Children listen to apple themed stories in the orchard setting, making it a short morning outing rather than a visit…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:30 AM · Free
Preschool Storytime at the Wyomissing Public Library brings young children together for books, songs, rhymes and movement activities. Along the way, children build social, language and literacy…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Wed, Sep 23 to Wed, Nov 18 · Free
This is a storytime for kids at Wernersville Public Library, with a focus on early childhood development and early intervention. Along with the storytime, staff from Service Access Management (SAM)…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Wed, Sep 23 to Wed, Oct 28 · Free
This storytime at Boyertown Community Library is built for older children. Kids listen to books together, work on literacy skills, play a game, and make a craft to take home. The program is meant for…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 12:00 PM · Free
Mid-Day Muffins is a snack and social time hosted by the Reading Public Library before story time. Baked goods are set out along with coffee and tea, so adults can enjoy a warm drink while the…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 2:00 PM · Free
Builder's Club is a hands-on building challenge for kids and teens at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different activity, so builders get a new problem to work on every time the group…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a STEM session built around a marble run. Children and teens work with a kit provided by the library, putting together tracks, ramps and turns…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Wed, Sep 23 to Wed, Oct 28 · We are welcoming back artist, Kristina Smith, to teach us to paint a camping scene! This painting class will cost $10 per student
Kids Painting Class at the Boyertown Community Library gives young artists a guided painting session with artist Kristina Smith, who is returning to lead the group. Together the class paints a…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM · Free
Color with Sheldon is a relaxed coloring session at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Drop in, find the table set out with coloring supplies, pick a page and color for as long as you like.…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
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 Thu, Sep 24, 3:30 PM · Free
Art Blast featuring Latino Artists is a hands-on art session for children at the Reading Public Library, held in the children's area of the Main Library at 100 S 5th St in Reading. The program marks…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 3:30 PM · Free
LEGO Club is back at the Brandywine Community Library. Children come to take on a new building challenge or to simply sit down and build with others. The library groups this club with its STEAM…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 PM · $80 ($70 members)
Little Artists: Sculpey and Squishies is a hands on class for young children who like to squish, roll and shape things. The focus is three dimensional work, and students use a variety of media…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:30 PM · Free
Kids ages 7 to 12 get a look at famous artists and the techniques they used, then put those ideas to work on a piece of their own. Each session pairs a short lesson with hands-on making time, so…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Educators from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center bring their traveling owl program to Mifflin Community Library, and they bring feathered coworkers with them. Visitors meet three species…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
The Robesonia Community Library hosts a Mario Kart session in the Borough Meeting Room. Players race together on the screen, and everyone is welcome to join in, whether they play often or are picking…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Novels at Night is a book discussion group hosted by Spring Township Library. Readers meet to talk about the group's current title, share what they thought of it, and hear what other people took from…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Sit and Stitch is a monthly gathering for people who like to work on handwork in good company. It meets at the Hamburg Public Library on the fourth Thursday of each month, in the evening. Bring your…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
In progress since Sep 12, next Sat, Sep 19, through Sep 19 · Free
Lego Free Build is a drop in building session for children at the Reading Public Library's Southeast Branch. Kids dig into the branch's bins of Legos and build whatever they like, with no set project…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Sep 21 · Free
Cub Corner Story Time is a recurring story hour at the Reading Public Library's Southeast Branch on Perkiomen Avenue. A staff member reads a story aloud, and the group sings songs together before…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Sep 21 · Free
Storytime at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch pairs shared reading with a simple craft. Children and their grown-ups read along with us, and then everyone makes something afterward.…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Sep 21 · Free
Chess Club meets in the children's area at the Main Library on South 5th Street in Reading. Players can learn the basics of the game or take on the group's instructor from the Million Youth Chess…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 17, next Thu, Sep 24, through Sep 24 · Free
The Kids for Kids Drama Club meets at Robesonia Community Library for young people who want to try theater. The club is run by kids, for kids, so members take the lead in what the group does…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
In progress since Sep 10, next Thu, Sep 24, through Oct 15 · Member: $183.60 / Non-Member: $216.00
Young artists work with clay in the handbuilding studio at GoggleWorks and learn how handbuilt pottery comes together. The class covers basic techniques: pinching, building with coils, and soft slab…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 28, through Sep 28 · Free
Junk Journal Club is a drop-in craft club at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. People come together to journal, scrapbook, collage and decorate pages, all in one sitting. It is a relaxed…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
In progress since Sep 17, next Thu, Oct 1, through Oct 1 · Free
Trixie is a therapy dog who comes to Mifflin Community Library so people can read aloud to her. Readers settle in with a book and read to a calm, patient listener, which can be an easy way to build…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
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 12, through Oct 3 · $60 for four 45-minute classes
Tot Basketball from Superdome Sports School of Hoops introduces young children to the basics of the game, including dribbling, passing and shooting. The aim is a fun, positive and non-competitive…
Run by Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex · Reading
In progress since Sep 17, next Tue, Oct 6, through Oct 6 · Free
Preschool Storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library is a weekly gathering of stories, songs and crafts led by Miss Betsy. Each session runs about 45 minutes in the late morning. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
In progress since Sep 15, next Tue, Oct 6, through Oct 13 · Free
Food for Thought is a food and cooking series for children at the Reading Public Library. Miss Julie leads each session, and participants work on basic kitchen skills, try new recipes, look at ways…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 9, next Wed, Oct 7, through Oct 14 · Free
Crafty Creations is a weekly crafting program in the children's area at the Main Library in Reading. Miss Rosalin leads the projects, and there is something different to make every week. The program…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 10, next Thu, Oct 8, through Oct 22 · Free
Art Blast is a hands-on art program for children at the Reading Public Library. Kids try out different materials and make their own art projects, with room to experiment and express themselves. The…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 12, next Sat, Oct 10, through Oct 10 · Free
Build It is a drop-in style building session for children in the children's area of the Main Library in Reading. Kids explore a variety of building materials and use them to design and construct…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 17, next Thu, Oct 15, through Oct 15 · Free
Toddler Yoga is a short series of sessions at Boyertown Community Library for children ages 2 to 5. Each class mixes age-appropriate yoga poses with breathwork, music, mindfulness games and time to…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
In progress since Sep 17, next Thu, Oct 15, through Oct 15 · Free
Miss Johanna leads a yoga class for kids at the Boyertown Community Library. Children move through yoga poses chosen for their age, try breath work, and settle into a short relaxation at the end.…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
In progress since Sep 12, through Oct 17 · $225 for six-week session; $50 weekly drop-in fee (please call Guest Services to check availability: 610-376-2100
Skill Development Clinics are basketball clinics from Body Zone's School of Hoops program for players ages 7 to 14. Each one-hour session works on the fundamentals: passing, shooting, dribbling…
Run by Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex · Reading
In progress since Sep 17, next Thu, Oct 22, through Oct 22 · Free
Each session of this library series gives children a chance to try a new food from another part of the world, with a familiar comfort food on hand at the same time. The tasting pairs one exotic food…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
In progress since Nov 4, through Nov 3 · Free
Pickleball at the Sinking Spring YMCA is easy to pick up and social, and there are ways in for players at every level. Options include open play sessions, learn to play events, private lessons with a…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Sep 1, through Nov 7 · $225 ($215 members)
Young performers put on Seussical Kids, the musical that travels from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus. The story follows Horton the Elephant as he finds a speck of dust holding the tiny…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
In progress since Sep 4, through Nov 20 · Free
Vibe Lounge gives kids a Friday evening of creativity, conversation, music and relaxation at GoggleWorks in Reading. Young people share a safe, creative space with other kids, watched over by a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading