67 programs. Classes, camps and activities for children, with dates, prices and where to sign up.
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Sep 19 to Nov 7 · $200/player (includes team t-shirt/uniform and PIAA referee fees)
The Fall 5v5 League is youth basketball for boys and girls ages 9 to 11, offered by Superdome Sports School of Hoops at Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex. Games are played on Saturdays. The…
Run by Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:30 AM · Free
Girl Scouts can try archery with staff at French Creek State Park. The group meets at the Park Office for a lesson, so no experience is needed to take part. It is a good first look at the sport for…
Run by French Creek State Park · Park Office
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Crafternoon is a craft session at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport. The library sets up self serve craft stations, so you pick a station and work through the craft at your own…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Darius Puff, a Lenape descendant, shares what he knows about the history and culture of the Lenni Lenape, the earliest inhabitants of the Tulpehocken area. He talks about how the Lenape lived here…
Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
A ranger leads this nature journaling session at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. You take a short walk, get brief instruction, then try simple journaling techniques: noticing what is around…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Staff from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center lead a guided nature walk along the StoryWalk at Exeter Community Library. Walkers look closely at local plants, wildlife and habitats, with…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings children and teens together at the Wyomissing Public Library to share what they love about Pokemon. Fans meet up, trade cards, talk about their favorites, and take part in other…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Tales for Tails is a reading program for children at Schuylkill Valley Community Library. Kids come in and read aloud to a therapy dog, a calm and patient listener that makes practicing out loud…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
The Reading Public Library hosts Movies and Munchies, a children's program built around a movie and matching snacks. This session features the film Rio. Kids make themed snacks and then settle in to…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
Children get to practice reading out loud to a therapy dog, a listener who is happy to sit and pay attention. Readers can bring a book and read as much or as little as they like, or simply spend the…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
Mark and Joanie, known as The MJs, are retired teachers who share their love of music and books. They lead a mix of songs and stories that is meant to be fun for children and adults alike. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 PM · Free
Classic Games is a drop-in game time at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Come learn a game that is new to you, such as chess, or settle in with an old favorite. The library has several games to…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Sat, Sep 19 to Mon, Sep 21 · Free
The Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library opens up its large Lego collection for open building sessions. Kids and teens come in, sit down with the bricks and build the craziest, coolest…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
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 26 · $40 ($30 members)
Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 AM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Bring your child into the printmaking studio at GoggleWorks and make prints from nature. Together you will stamp leaves to create prints you can keep at home or give to a friend. The class is open to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Kids Read and Walk brings stories outdoors at Blue Marsh Lake. On select Saturday mornings, families gather on the Dry Brooks Sensory Trail for stories, nature activities and more. The program is run…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Schuylkill Valley Community Library invites families to the Sensory Trail at Blue Marsh Lake for an outdoor nature program. Children walk the trail and share a story in the open air, with the reading…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Exeter Community Library invites kids to a morning program about graphic novels. Young readers come to learn about their favorite graphic novel authors and the books they write and draw. Free graphic…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids play with clay and learn to use the pottery wheel in this single Saturday morning workshop at GoggleWorks. Working as a team, the child and their adult shape clay together and create forms on…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings card fans together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Members trade cards and play Trading Card Game battles with other players in the group. The club meets on Saturday…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:30 AM · Free
Story Time with Ms. Sandy is a read-aloud program for children at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Ms. Sandy shares books and leads some fun along the way. The program runs as a series on…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
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 Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Nature Stroll & Roll is a short guided walk on smooth paths at Berks Nature in Reading. Participants stroll or roll along at a gentler pace than a standard hike, with a guide leading the way. The…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Slime Saturday is a hands-on science session for children at the Reading Public Library. Kids measure out the ingredients, mix them together, and work out what it takes to make the perfect batch of…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:30 AM · Free
Luna is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library, and the idea is simple: come and read to her. Bring a book you would like to read aloud, or pick one out at the library when you…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Young makers play with clay and learn a variety of techniques to build their own spooky pumpkin lantern. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the workshop, and all skill levels are welcome. It meets on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3 · $30 ($20 members)
In this workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, fallen leaves become woodland animals. Students use colorful autumn leaves and other natural materials to make squirrels, hedgehogs…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Come play with clay at GoggleWorks. In this family workshop, adults and children work side by side to build a fairy house from clay, learning a variety of hand-building techniques along the way. It…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free
The Craft Lab is a hands-on craft program at Boone Area Library for kids ages 6 to 11. Each session, children work with different craft supplies, materials and techniques to make their own works of…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free
This class at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library looks at healthy eating using the book Trim Healthy Wisdom as a guide. Each meeting covers tips, recipes and advice for making nutritious choices while…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Free
Rev. Steve Ohnsman leads a community conversation about homelessness in Berks County. The group looks at how serious the issue is here, why people become unhoused, and what a community can do in…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 5:30 PM · Free
Rangers lead a short evening walk at Hopewell Furnace, where the historic ironmaking village sets the scene for spooky stories and chilling tales told by lantern light. The stories echo the kinds of…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 9:30 AM · Free
Fairy Tale Friends is a story hour for young children at Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport. Each session brings together nursery rhymes, puppets, songs and more, with a librarian…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Free
Lego Club is a drop-in building session for young Lego fans at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Kids bring their ideas and build alongside others who enjoy the same thing, with bricks to work…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to build a whimsical witch's hat luminary out of clay. Karen Adam teaches basic handbuilding techniques, then you add decorative cutouts and textures so the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Free
Trixie, a friendly Old English Sheepdog, comes to the Sinking Spring Public Library to listen to stories and meet new people. Children and readers of any age can sit down with her and read aloud for…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:30 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings fans together at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. The group meets once a month on Saturday mornings to make crafts, take part in activities, trade cards, and learn how to…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11, 2:30 PM · Free
Readers of any age can practice out loud with a trained therapy dog at the Bernville Area Community Library. Boone and Tater Tot are part of the Berks Tales for Tails program, and they make good…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $40 ($30 members)
A Halloween and autumn craft session for kids and teens who like anything spooky. Makers work on clay charms shaped like cats, witches and monsters, ghost banners made from fabric, spooky friendship…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM · Free
Boyertown Community Library hosts a STEM workshop led by Miss Julia. This session centers on structures, and children create, learn and discover how things are built and held together. The workshop…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
This family clay workshop at GoggleWorks pairs each child with an adult. Together you shape a pinch pot and then turn it into a creature of your own design. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to sew colorful mismatched throw pillows. Pairs share the experience of learning to use a sewing machine, and there is one machine for each parent and child.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24 · $40 ($30 members)
Kids build a miniature Halloween world of their own design. Using a mix of materials, students put together tiny seasonal scenes such as a pumpkin patch, a group of trick or treaters, or even a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · Free
Reading Public Library hosts an afternoon of movies and snacks at the Main Library. Families and visitors of all ages settle in to watch a film together, and the group makes themed snacks to enjoy…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and their grown-ups work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey out of clay. In this family workshop with instructor Karen Adam, you learn basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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 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