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Kids out and about in Fairfield County this weekend

Read on to find out about the tons of activities for kids to do this weekend in Fairfield County

Weekend Highlights for February 7 - 9 for Fairfield County families:

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Friday

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Indoor Animal Feedings at Earthplace - The Nature Discovery Center: Bring your kids down to Earth place today and learn all about the resident indoor animals as we go about the important business of feeding them! This fun program is free with admission and does not require registration.

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Disco Skate Party at Winter Garden Ice Arena. Grab your kids and their friends and head to the Winter Garden Ice Arena in Ridgefield for a fun Disco Skate Party! Groovy music and wild lights will make this a super fun evening with your friends and family!

Donate Recyclable Materials to the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: Give back to local schools by donating recyclable materials for the Museum’s Go Green Resource Center. From March 15-30, teachers are invited to “shop” for free for paper towel rolls, fabric scraps, bottle caps, items for collage, and much more!

Elmo's Birthday: First Friday Family Festival at Imagine Nation Museum. Celebrate Elmo's special RED birthday with your kids at Imagine Nation!



Saturday


Free Children's Movie att Bridgeport Public Library: Bring your kids to the Burroghs and Saden Branch for a short children's movie and popcorn! Feel free to bring a stuffed animal or cozy blanket to snuggle up with.

Matzah Ball: Rolling Out the Pink Carpet at Stamford JCC. One of the most anticipated events of the year is back and better than ever! Prepare for a special night out for fathers and daughters complete with dancing, a photo booth, and lots of Hollywood glitz! Show off your stuff on the pink carpet, just like a movie star. Light snacks will be provided. 

Asian New Year Celebration at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. Celebrate the Year of the Horse with special stories, crafts, a children's parade, and many more fun activities!

Westport Historical Society Presents: Family Valentine-Making Fun: Come make Valentines for your Special Friends and Family Members at the Westport Historical Society!

Art in the Afternoons: Valentine's Edition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: Feel the love at The Aldrich! Make wax window hearts and up-cycled cards. Melt crayons to create unique, stained-glass-like sun catchers, and use lost buttons, pieces of string, and fabric scraps to create one-of-a-kind Valentinescards for someone special.

Family Day at the Bellarmine Museum of Art: Printmaking: Your kids will have fun at Fairfield University's Bellarmine Museum of Art Family Day! Activities for children and families from 1:00 p.m. - 4 p.m. Join us for drop-in craft activities, child-friendly gallery talks, and story time in the museum.

Accessibility Day At Stepping Stones Museum: Visitors have the opportunity to learn more about organizations in the community who serve people with special needs, meet other families and play in the museum!

Second Saturdays at Imagine Nation Children's Museum: The museum will turn into an environment for children with special needs and their families. In addition to multi-sensory interactive exhibits, which invite children to touch, discover and create, they will have modified lighting and sound.

Sunday


Teddy Bear Tea Party at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. B.Y.O.B (bring your own bear) to a very special tea for Valentine's Day!

Bridgeport Sound Tigers Take on the Adirondack Phantoms: Bring your family to the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport to catch a fast-paced, high energy Sound Tigers game! Nothing beats hockey for having fun with your kids!

Mozart & Schumann with the Stamford Symphony:  Your kids might be musical geniuses, but you'll never know if you don't bring them to the symphony :) This performance features Eckehard Stier, Guest Conductor and Caroline Stinson, Cellist.

FINDING AND FEEDING WINTER BIRDS  at Greenburgh Nature Center. Take a winter walk to lean what birds wintering in our area like to eat and where they find shelter. The walk includes a visit to the Bird of Prey exhibit and busy bird feeders, as well as a search for our more elusive feathered friends

Digging Dinosaurs at the Connecticut Science Center! Dinosaur fans of all ages love to meet our very own roaring, moving, life-size Dilophosaurus. This animatronic wonder is stationed on the 6th floor near a brand new dino dig table. Make it a complete dino experience and see Sea Monsters 3D!

Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating  at Trumbull Nature and Arts Center!  Your family will be able to design and decorate your own Valentine's Day cookie!  It' a sweet way to get in the spirit of things!

Free Admission to Everwonder Children's Museum in Newtown! Children are invited to visit Everwonder Children's Museum in Newtown and participate in science and art activities, as well as to enjoy a hands-on exhibit entitled Cool Moves: The Artistry of Motion for FREE!

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