What to do with kids this weekend in and around Hartford

Weekend Highlights for Thursday, January 10 - Sunday, January 12 for the Hartford area:

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Friday highlights (click here for more on Friday)

Read it and Sleep at the Charter Oak Cultural Center. Read It and Sleep is a free monthly event! Parents and their children can enjoy snacks, hear a bedtime story and take home a free a copy of the book read at the event.

Club Flight at Flight Trampoline Park. The lights go out and the lasers come on! Every Friday and Saturday Night from 9pm to 11pm. 14 and older only. Socks optional but shirts required! Your kids will have healthy fun!

Open Play at Bounce Town. Visit Bounce Town in South Windsor for fun play time with your kids! Parents and kids under 2 are always free!

Maurice Sendak Exhibit at the New Britain Museum of American Art. To celebrate the 50th Birthday of Maurice Sendak's beloved Where the Wild Things Are, the New Britain Museum of American Art has launched a special exhibit of his work! Your kids will get chills seeing original pieces and fantastical creatures.

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

Art Explorers at the New Britain Museum of American Art at New Britain Museum of American Art. Art Explorers students at the New Britain Museum of American Art learn to express their creativity using varied art methods and materials to create personal works of art. New themes will be explored each month with different projects weekly.

Family Ice Fishing Workshop at White Memorial Conservation Center Families and individuals age nine and up are welcome to attend our Ice Fishing Workshop! The class is taught by certified volunteer instructors and it's FUN!!! All fishing tackle and course materials are provided ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Chocolate Factory Experience Tour of Fascia's Chocolates! Come to Fascia's Chocolates factory for a tour you won't forget! Check out the manufacturing process and learn how chocolate is made! Of course, you'll sample chocolate and even make your OWN chocolate bar! RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED.

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!

A Walk Through the Evergreen Forest at Roaring Brook Nature Center! White pines, red cedars, blue junipers and many more evergreen plants give a welcome note of color in the bleak winter months. They also provide shelter, food, and homes. Take a winter walk and learn about the role of these magnificent evergreens.

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

Winterfest Hartford Carousel Rides in Bushnell Park. If you thought the carousel’s lights and beautifully painted horses were breathtaking before, just imagine how great they look beside the fluffy white snow and Winterfest decorations. Bring your kids down to Bushnell Park for some winter fun!

Winterfest Hartford Ice Skating in Bushnell Park. Skate for free 7-days a week at the Winterfest Hartford rink on the east side of Bushnell Park near the Pump House. Don’t have your own skates? There’s free skate rentals, too. Talk about some great family fun in our own backyards!

Bridgeport Sound Tigers Take on the Hartford Wolf Pack (3 pm game). 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!

Coventry WinterFresh Farmers' Market at Coventry High School Running from November 24 through the end of February, our WinterFresh Market makes it easier to eat seasonally and locally in the depths of winter! We offer the freshest, tastiest food grown and produced in the state every Sunday at Coventry High

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