The 16^th annual camp and summer programs resource event, Kidz Connection & Camp Fair hosted by  Style Weekly, will be at the Children’s Museum of Richmond, central location on February 14, 2015.

Aside from just being a blast for families to attend and a fun (and FREE) day out, Richmond families will find great resources  about kids’ activities and services; from camps and summer programs, doctors and family photographers, to entertainment for birthday parties and special events.

•Camp Fair – helping parents make decisions on summer time options for their children. Regional camps and summer programs are represented from arts, sports, day and overnight camps.

•Style Weekly Readers’ Choice for Family Favorites Winners Circle –meet Style Weekly’s Readers’ Choice for Family Favorite businesses; our readers select their favorites and we’ve invited them all to the party, from dentists to shoe stores and haircuts, these businesses are Style readers’ favs.

•Kids Parties and Events- Kidz Connection & Camp Fair will showcase the best in entertainment options for your next party.  Enjoy more fun than you can handle from Jonathan Austin, Richmond’s favorite juggler with magic up his sleeve; musical performances from Studio Performance Academy (Studio P); face painting and balloon art from All About Entertainment; and meet Nutzy, the Squirrel, from Richmond Flying Squirrels Baseball and learn how to plan your next party at the diamond. 

Schedule of Performances

Jonathan Austin at 12:15 

Studio Performance 1:15 

Latin Ballet 2:00 

Special appearances by Nutzy

Attendance to Kidz Connection & Camp at The Children’s Museum of Richmond is  FREE to the public to attend and includes free admission to the Children’s Museum of Richmond.  Over 300+ families with kids have visited come to join the fun each year.  

Kidz Connection & Camp Fair is sponsored by Style Weekly with support from Family Favorite Winners, Children’s Museum of Richmond and Richmondmom.

A Kidz Connection & Camp Fair special section will publish in the February 4 issue of Style Weekly.

Kidz Connection & Camp Fair
February 14, 2015 12 noon to 3 p.m.

The Children’s Museum of Richmond
Central Location
2626 West Broad Street

This project is Drop In, Drop Out and designed specifically to engage youth and their families. Volunteers can come at any time during the 10am-12pm window on January 19th, 2015 and are expected to work for no more than 30 minutes. This project allows those who cannot commit to a full project a chance to serve (and it wouldn’t work if everyone stayed the entire time anyway!)

Volunteers will:
• bring in new or gently used children’s books appropriate for Pre-Kindergarten-Fifth grades
• decorate at least 2 Martin Luther King inspired bookmarks- one for themselves, and one to be given to a child at Chamberlayne or Laburnum Elementary School

There is no minimum age to participate with the help of an adult making this a great volunteer opportunity to young kids.

All volunteers who plan to attend must be registered. This includes youth. Click here to sign up.

DIY Volunteering: Book Drive and Bookmarks
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Children’s Museum of Richmond
Click here to register.

Every 15th day of every month in 2015, all locations of the Children’s Museum of Richmond will admit every child for only 15 cents!

Take advantage of our amazing exhibits and activities that facilitate learning and joy through play. CMoR’s exhibits help children recognize and build on what is familiar and allow them to make new connections between experiences, people and places that surround them. CMoR’s exhibits are also designed to foster creativity and problem solving!

Special Night for Special Needs is an evening especially for the families of children with special needs age 10 and under.

Visitors enjoy all the museum has to offer and benefit from the availability of adapted materials, special activities, a cool-down space and reduced number of visitors. These evenings are free and take place from 5:30 – 7:30. The schedule of dates and locations is listed below.

• January 9th, 2015: CMoR Central and Fredericksburg
• February 6th, 2015: Chesterfield
• March 6th, 2015: CMoR Short Pump and Fredericksburg
• April 3rd, 2015: CMoR Central
• May 1st, 2015: CMoR Chesterfield
• May 8th, 2015: CMoR Fredericksburg
• June 5th, 2015: CMoR Short Pump
• July 3rd, 2015: CMoR Central
• July 10th, 2015: CMoR Fredericksburg
• August 7th, 2015: CMoR Chesterfield
• September 4th, 2015: CMoR Short Pump
• September 11th, 2015: CMoR Fredericksburg
• October 2nd, 2015: CMoR Central
• November 6th, 2015: CMoR Chesterfield
• November 13th, 2015: CMoR Fredericksburg
• December 4th, 2015: CMoR Short Pump

The Children’s Museum of Richmond will open its doors for an evening especially for children 10 years old and younger who have special needs and their families. Enjoy museum exploration, adapted materials, special activities, and reduced number of visitors on this special night. Children will have access and learning opportunities, but most importantly they’ll have fun!

Registration ends on Dec 1, 2014.  Space is limited, childcare is available by reservation only.

If you just sang along then you really can’t miss live shows with Sid The Science Kid at CMoR Central and CMoR Chesterfield.

Kids will be able to get hands-on with science after a live 10-minute singalong performance with Sid the Science Kid.  Kids will be able to help Sid find his magnifying glass, use the power of observation and play a guessing game. and of course you’ll sing some of Sid’s favorite songs like Sid The Science Kid Theme, I Magnify, I’m Looking for My Friends, and Wheels.

Throughout the day CMoR’s Educators will lead interactive hands-on science lessons including baking soda volcanoes, My 5 Senses, Gloop, and more.

Sid the Science Kid LIVE
Shows and science lessons are FREE with museum admission.
No advance purchase required.

Saturday, November 15, 2014
CMoR Chesterfield

Sunday, November 16, 2014
CMoR Central

$30 per person includes dinner, class, parenting experts and an interactive Q&A session. Babysitting is included, reservations required. All seminars and workshops operate on a sliding fee scale basis. Scholarships and discounts are available. Please inquire