PHOTO COURTESY mypirateschool.com Pirate School is an interactive variety show for children ages 4 and up. Created by New York City-based comedian and actor, David Engel, the show utilizes everyone’s favorite “briny buccaneers of yore” as a vehicle for teaching children good manners and societal courage. Pirate School features a cartoon-like soundtrack, friendly competition between […]
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Bring your “A” game
Put on your game face, round up the troops and prepare for some friendly, familial competition with a new-old-fashioned game night. The Rochester Public Library is the place to be on Friday, Dec. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., as they host a family fun game night featuring a variety of traditional board games, Wii […]
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Scavenge for symbols
Get the kids out of the house and keep their brains sharp this winter break with the Illinois State Museum’s Winter Holiday Search. The free activity is available for pickup at the museum’s front desk Dec. 20 through Jan. 5 during normal museum hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from noon to 5 […]
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“…and a happy zoo year!”
Children ages 5-12 are invited to enjoy a New Year’s Eve celebration that won’t keep them up past their bedtime but still involves a countdown until 12. Noon Year’s Eve is an annual New Year’s Eve party hosted by the good folks at the Henson Robinson Zoo. This year’s party will be held Dec. 31 […]
