Shwarma, falafel, a tasty knish and of course some delicious potato latkes! Order up at the Jewish Food Festival featuring traditional, vegan and gluten free foods Jewish foods January 18 & 19th (that’s Sunday and Monday). The Jewish Food Festival will be held at the Weinstein Jewish Community Center from 11:30am-7:30pm. Live music will play all […]
DATE CHANGE: Due to the weather expected Saturday, we’re inviting you to join Be A Noble Kid SUNDAY, January 25 from 12pm-2pm. #GetOutandGiveBack January 24th for a Noble Event benefitting the Hilliard House, a program that assists homeless women and their children located in Richmond, VA. At the Be a Noble Kid Event, families will enjoy hot […]
It’s no secret that Richmond has a lot of history. Sure, you can read about it, or learn about it in school, but there is nothing quite as engaging as seeing it live, right in front of you. Virginia Rep’s Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn is engaging kids in the compelling drama, The Maggie Walker Story […]
All Fired Up has a lot of fun classes happening this month. Which is a perfect way to warm up and get out of the January blahs. Register in advance for your classes at All Fired Up online. But if you just want to walk in and paint something on your own, don’t forget you get […]
In honor and recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month, HandsOn is working with the Children’s Museum of Richmond, and Chamberlayne and Laburnum Elementary Schools to coordinate an education-focused project. Volunteers will be helping promote literacy by donating new or gently-loved books appropriate for Pre-Kindergarten-Fifth graders and creating MLK-inspired bookmarks for the youth at both […]
Due to the inclement weather, today’s scheduled Mommy and Me event at Willow Lawn has been postponed to next Wednesday, January 21st. It might be cold out side but you can warm up with a free morning out at Mommy & Me and Daddy Too at Willow Lawn on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 from 10:00 am to […]
Noon Year‘s Eve at SMV December 31, 2014; 10 am – 1 pm Ring in the New Year at the Museum! Watch our very own version of the ball drop, where we launch 2,015 bouncy balls using liquid Nitrogen at the strike of noon! Enjoy a juice toast, make your own noisemaker, construct a geodesic […]
Stargazers and video game lovers are going to want to be at Science After Dark this Friday! SMV wants you to explore the world of computers and video games. Challenge your kids to one of your favorite classic games! The Science Museum is bringing back stand up arcade games just for their Science After Dark […]
Bring on the fruitcake! The Science Museum of Virginia is celebrating a special anniversary this holiday season – the 5th year of Fruitcake Science. During this quirky, annual holiday event, the Museum will conduct unconventional experiments on everyone’s least favorite holiday treat, the fruitcake. The maligned pastry, which was once outlawed for being […]
Join the Community Ideas Station and Seymour from the Children’s Museum at the station (WCVE PBS) located at 23 Sesame Street, North Chesterfield, Virginia for a Holiday Hoopla. Kids ages 2-8 years old and their families will be entertained with lots of fun winter and holiday themed games, crafts and activities. Thomas the Tank Engine fans […]
