Community Corner
Grab the Kids and Go - Caterpillars, Colonial Games, Class Clown
Caterpillars, colonial games, a class clown and more—all in store for you and your family in the region this week.
Each week, our Grab & Go Kids Planner offers a calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with your family, both locally and across the region.
This week, we recommend a class on the beautiful transformation of a caterpillar, a chance to see live hockey, a family-friendly fun night, colonial games brought to life and a play about a class clown.
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Where/When: in Manchester on Thursday, March 10, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Why Go: Learn about the beauty of metamorphosis, as eggs grow into caterpillars, which turn into graceful and strikingly featured butterflies.
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Price: The cost for each session is $13 for members and $15 for non-members.
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Where/When: The XL Center at 225 Trumbull St. in Hartford on Friday, March 11, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Why Go: Sports fans can enjoy watching Hartford’s own ice hockey team in an action-packed, live game against the Bears from Hershey, PA.
Price: Ticket prices range from $7 to $44.
Where/When: in Mansfield, on Saturday, March 12, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Why Go: If you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up in a different period of history, here’s a chance to find out what games kids played in colonial times. Swing by the Museum’s Natural History of Play, and try out games your great-great grandparents might have enjoyed. Recommended for those in grades 1 through 5, kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Price: Free!
Where/When: on Saturday, March 12, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Why Go: Enjoy a family night together at the community center in Mansfield. Stay entertained with pool, ping-pong, puzzles, poolside basketball, inflatable floats and toys for toddlers. The pool is open, and kids ages 12 and 13 can make use of the fitness room with their parents.
Price: No fee for community center members, daily fee for non-members of $2 for youth and seniors (age 55 and up), $4 for adults,
Where/When: Hartford Children’s Theater at 360 Farmington Ave. in Hartford on Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m.
Why Go: Who doesn’t secretly get a kick out of the class clown? You and your kids can live vicariously through this play, written by popular children’s author Joanna Hurwitz, about a third grade boy who can’t help cutting up in class until his teacher sends him home with a note for his parents.
Price: Tickets are $10, $13 and $18, depending on seating.
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