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What to do with kids this weekend in and around Hartford

Hartford has tons for kids to do this weekend. Read on to find out about them!

Weekend Highlights for Friday, May 2 - Sunday, May 4 for the Hartford area:

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Friday highlights (click here for more on Friday, May 2)

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Disgusting & Despicable Me: First Friday Family Festival at Imagine Nation Museum. Come meet a minion from the movie Despicable Me and have your picture taken with him. During this disgusting & despicable event, the museum will be transformed into a sticky, stinky factory where children can explore both animal and human grossology.

Open Playgroup for Young Children and their Parents at First Church 1652. Open Playgroup for kids up through age 5 in our beautiful early childhood classroom.

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BECK & CALL – The Servants Tour of the Mark Twain House With BECK & CALL, our fun, new interactive nighttime servants tour of The Mark Twain House, we offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to get the Clemens home ship-shape for overnight entertaining. You may even be asked to pitch in!

Free Friend Fridays at Sundae Spa in Waterbury! Bring your little diva into Sundae Spa for any spa treatment and one of her friends can get the same one - for FREE!


Saturday's highlights (click here for more on Saturday, May 3):

West Hartford Center Farmers' Market  West Hartford Center Farmers' Market is located in the municipal parking lot located at the corner of Arapahoe Road and LaSalle Road. The Market features fruits, vegetables, maple syrup, flowers, cheese, jam and bread from Connecticut farms.

March for Babies with the March of Dimes in Middletown! When you walk in March for Babies, you raise supports programs that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies and funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies. Join us on Saturday, May 3 in Middletown!

Pirate Days at the Mystic Seaport! Avast, me hearties! Plenty of family-fun activities await children of all ages during our annual pirate event! Decipher clues on the pirate’s treasure map, learn how pirates of old navigated the high seas, create your own pirate souvenir and MORE!

Celebrate Spring at the CT Historical Society! In celebration of spring, make a May Day basket at the CT Historical Society. These paper baskets filled with hand-made flowers are a great gift for friends or family. After you make your basket, try out some fun 19th-century toys and games!

Family Disc Golf Clinic & Social at Page Park in Bristol! at Bristol Parks and Rec. New this spring will be an instructional disc golf program for families! Participants will learn the sport through instruction and hands on experience followed by a social at Page Park pavilion to include sandwich luncheon, snacks and refreshments.

Craft Saturday at the Bristol Library! Please visit the children’s department of the Bristol Library on the first Saturday of each month for “Craft Saturday”. We’ll have something special for you to create!



Sunday's highlights (click here to see what else is on our calendar for Sunday, May 4):

Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science at the Connecticut Science Center! You and your kids will journey thousands of years back in time to ancient Egypt! You'll see real mummies and ancient artifacts, dig for clues, build a pyramid, read ancient hieroglyphics and more - all at the CT Science Center!

Werner Wood Ranger Program at Roaring Brook Nature Center! Interested in learning more about our local wild areas? Join the Werner Woods Rangers! We examine topics such as native plants; how to make and monitor bluebird houses; how to read animal tracks; tree identification; invasive plant removal and more!

Open Play For Kids Aged 2 - 6 at Jump!Zone in Canton! Your youngest kids can have fun safely at this special Open Play at Jump!Zone just for them! They'll have a ton of fun and you'll worry less knowing that big kids aren't allowed!

Day Out With Thomas! at Essex Steam Train and Riverboat. Essex Steam Train sponsors A Day Out with Thomas (the Tank Engine) Meet Sir Topham Hatt. 25 minute ride.

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