294 programs. Classes, camps and activities for children, with dates, prices and where to sign up.
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Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Food Creations is a ceramics class where kids make food art out of clay, just for looking at and not for eating. Students hand-build playful ceramic versions of pizza, hamburgers, cupcakes and other…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 7 · $30 ($20 members)
This visual art class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education invites young artists to explore the season of thankfulness. Taking inspiration from the book The Giving Tree, students talk about…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Children learn the basics of sewing in this hands-on workshop at GoggleWorks. Students practice using a sewing machine, read simple patterns, and make a small apron to take home while building…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 AM · Free
Reading Rangers is a monthly outdoor program from Mifflin Community Library. Miss Andrea from the library and Miss Sarah from Nolde Forest pick a new topic each month that exists in nature or affects…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Teens make a ceramic mug by hand in this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading. Using a template and slabs of clay, students shape a mug for their favorite drink and press textures into…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Young artists draw their favorite holiday characters with instructor Shawna Hansberry. The group may take on Santa Claus, elves, Frosty, the Grinch, angels, wise men or reindeer, and the class…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · $65 ($55 members)
Kids imagine what kind of house an elf would live in, then build one. First they make an elf figure out of polymer clay or soft air dry clay. Next they create the elf's workshop and fill it with…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
This seasonal ceramics class has kids making fall clay art built around turkeys and pumpkins. Students hand-build a variety of projects, including turkeys and pumpkins as flat tiles and as small…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Students make their own beads out of polymer clay, then turn them into earrings, necklaces, pendants and other pieces of jewelry. The finished pieces make good holiday gifts. The group also decorates…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 AM · Free
Firefighter Storytime is a read-aloud program for children at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. One of Spring Township's own firefighters reads the story, so kids get to meet a local first…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Students paint holiday scenes and subjects in this Friday evening class with instructor Shawna Hansberry at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Each student picks the paint they want to work…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 8:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Anime and manga are two popular forms of Japanese animation with a similar look. Anime usually turns up in TV shows and movies, while manga appears in comic books and graphic novels. Both use a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $30 ($20 members)
Young artists make pumpkins, gourds and turkeys full of pattern and personality. Along the way they try collage, layering and touchable textures, which is an easy first step into mixed media art.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $35 ($25 members)
Kids ages 7 to 10 build their own cornucopia centerpiece out of upcycled materials. Working with everyday items that would otherwise be thrown away, students turn them into a symbol of abundance and…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids and a grown-up work side by side to make a working fused glass nightlight for a child's room. A GoggleWorks art instructor walks the pair through safety tips, cutting glass, and how the fusing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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 Sat, Nov 21, 11:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Young makers try glassblowing in a short workshop built for beginners. Working in the hot shop with a GoggleWorks instructor, each participant learns how hot glass is blown and shaped, then makes a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
This ceramics class lets kids ages 5 to 12 make food out of clay that looks good enough to eat, but is purely for fun. Students hand-build playful versions of favorite treats such as pizza…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30 ($20 members)
Kids make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love in this gift making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Students work with a variety of materials and their own…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)
Little Artists is a gift making workshop for children ages 3 to 5 at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young students make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love, using a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Dec 6, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
In this family workshop at GoggleWorks, children and an adult work side by side to make a set of jingle bells out of clay. Instructor Karen Adam covers basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, kids work with beads to build color patterns and make a personalized piece of jewelry, such as a necklace or a bracelet. Everyone takes their finished…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 10:00 AM · $5
Kids build and decorate holiday houses out of graham crackers, icing and candy at this workshop from Muhlenberg Township Parks and Recreation. Some will make a simple cottage, others will pile on the…
Run by Muhlenberg Township · Reading
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $70 per month (not eligible for family discounts)
Little Kuma is an introduction to karate for children ages 3 to 5. "Kuma" means bear in Japanese, and the goal of the program is to build karate skills and life skills in a safe, fun and controlled…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $105/Month (eligible for family discounts)
This is a beginner martial arts class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education for children ages 6 through 12. It is open to students at the white and yellow belt levels, so it suits kids who are…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $105/month (eligible for family discounts)
This East Coast Karate class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education is for current students ages 6 through 12 who have reached orange, blue, green or green stripe belt. Students keep building the…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
In progress since Sep 10, next Thu, Sep 17, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
In progress since Sep 4, through Dec 4 · $10.00
Create With Me at GoggleWorks is a drop-in style art class for young children and a grown-up to do together. Families explore painting styles, play with clay, and make art side by side while the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · Member $35.00, Non-Member $35.00 · Register by Dec 1
This year-long swim challenge asks you to log 100 miles in the pool at the Reading Y during open lap swim times. It suits anyone who wants low-impact exercise or a bit of friendly competition, and…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Ballet 3 is a ballet class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center for dancers in the 12 to 18 age range. It meets once a week on Monday afternoons and runs across the season. This is the third level…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Tap 2 is a weekly tap dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center, open to dancers ages 8 and up. The class meets on Monday afternoons for just under an hour and runs through the studio's…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Creative Movement is an introductory dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center for the youngest dancers. It gives children ages 2 to 4 a first taste of moving to music in a class setting.…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Acro 2 is an acrobatic dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center for students ages 8 to 11. It meets once a week on Monday evenings through the school year, so dancers build on the same…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Culture Shock Performing Arts Center runs this hip hop class for dancers on its junior level competition team. Dancers work on hip hop technique, choreography and routines they perform as a group.…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville