Travel all the way to the Outback without leaving the city! Kids ages 6 and older will get a kick out of learning about kangaroos with Kangaroo Kate—they’ll even meet a tiny joey wallaby! Head to Josey Ranch Lake Library at 2pm for the free fun.
Be a 19th century Texan for a day at Wagons West! You’ll get to wash clothes with a washboard, grind corn by hand and weave on a loom. Bring all your friends (grades K-6) out to Log Cabin Village at 9am for the old-fashioned fun! $15.
Craving some good book discussion? Well girls, round up your daughters, sisters, grandmothers—they’ll all fit in at It’s a Girl Thing! at 6pm at Denton’s South Branch Library. Tonight we’ll be discussing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, and you won’t want to miss it. Refreshments will be provided to cure your inevitable sweet tooth. Ages 10-14; call ahead to register.
DALLAS
Take me out to the ballgame—especially one that’s incredibly family-friendly! Cheer on the Frisco RoughRiders as they take on the Midland RockHounds tonight at 7pm in Frisco’s Dr Pepper Ballpark. Tickets start at $7.
FORT WORTH
Mini inventors should be sure not to miss Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius 10am-5pm daily (through Sep 6) at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. This impressive exhibit highlight da Vinci’s famous machines, inventions, artwork and designs. $14 adult; $10 child/senior; museum member free.
NORTH TEXAS
Enjoy stories, music and movement for new parents with babies younger than 18 months during Mother Goose Time 11:15am today at the Flower Mound Public Library. Free.
DALLAS
Watch as youthful golf competitors play a round for a good cause during KidSwing 8am-6pm today at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Free registration for golfing kids; free admission for onlookers; fund-raising is encouraged for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.
FORT WORTH
Get crafty and let your artistic student create a take-home project during Crafty Kidz 4pm today at the Keller Public Library. Free; for kids in fifth grade and older.
NORTH TEXAS
Enjoy stories, music and movement for new parents with babies younger than 18 months during Mother Goose Time 11:15am today at Flower Mound Public Library. Free.
DJ Lance Rock and his cast of cool cuties will take the stage for one day only in Yo Gabba Gabba! Live: There’s a Party in My City at 11am and 3pm Nov. 28 at Frisco’s Dr Pepper Arena! The exciting, musical live show will feature all your favorites from the popular kid’s TV show: Foofa, Muno, Brobee, Plex and Toodee (parents of preschoolers understand) and, of course, DJ Lance himself!
Tickets start at $29 (children younger than 1 free) and are available through Tickets.com.
And what could be better than seeing one of your kids’ favorite shows come to life on stage? Winning a family four-pack of tickets—and a Yo Gabba Gabba! CD—on us! The first three people who can correctly guess my favorite TV show as a child will win the tickets and the CDs. Hint: The show was “truly outrageous.” E-mail your guesses to cking@dallaschild.com. And good luck!
Yo Gabba Gabba! Live: There’s a Party in My City
11am and 3pm Nov. 28
Dr Pepper Arena
2601 Avenue of the Stars, Frisco
866/337-1312
www.yogabbagabba.com
—Claudia
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