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(5-12 yrs.) Stretch your creativity as you create animal masterpieces out of natural materials gathered around the park. The only limit is your imagination.
(5-12 yrs.) Stretch your creativity as you create animal masterpieces out of natural materials gathered around the park. The only limit is your imagination.
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Water fitness classes sample various styles and intensities in pools at Audrey Moore, Oakmont, and Franconia Rec Centers, $10, for ages 18 and up.
Create Andy Warhol‑inspired pop‑art cats on a painted background while learning color theory at Del Ray Artisans Gallery, $25 child/$35 member/$45 non‑member plus $5 fee, all ages.
Create ornamental corn in the Kings Park Library meeting room while celebrating Native American Heritage Month, with all supplies provided, for ages 5–10.
Parent & Child Crochet (Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library) — Learn crochet basics and create a project with materials supplied, registration required, for children 8+ and their grown-ups.
Play‑Doh, letter games, and coloring activities help preschoolers practice letters at the City of Fairfax Regional Library meeting rooms, for ages 3–5.
Reading and crafting on the Carlyle House front lawn at Carlyle House Historic Park, open to all ages.
LEGO bricks available for building creations in Burke Centre Library meeting rooms 116 and 117, after‑school drop‑in for ages 5–10.
Personalized club and ball recommendations at Laurel Hill Golf Club, with a $100 fitting fee credited toward purchase; appointments required.
Grind corn, shape clay pots, craft corn darts, and tour Huntley Meadows through a Virginia Indian perspective.
Night at the Nature Center (Hidden Pond Nature Center) — Explore nocturnal wildlife after dark, discovering adaptations for hunting as the park transforms, for ages 3 and up.
Building, making, playing games, and winning prizes after school at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library for ages 8–13.
Explore astronomy basics with a classroom discussion and telescope viewing at the Roll‑Top Observatory in Observatory Park at Turner Farm, for ages 8 and up.