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Grab & Go Kids Planner
Here's a party, a triathlon, scavenger hunt, wildlife and good, clean fun — pick and choose from this week's array of events
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Where/When: , 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Why Go: Bring the family and celebrate the end of the summer reading program with putt putt, ice cream, a steel drum band and more.
Pricing: Free.
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Where/When: , 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Why Go: Kids ages 7 to 14 get to show their stuff as they run, bike and swim the course.
Pricing: $30 per participant.
Where/When: Great Lakes Mall, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Why Go: Find all the items on the list and be entered to win prizes. Other activities include face painting and tattoos, local race karts and model trains, and coupons for back-to-school shopping.
Pricing: Free.
Where/When: Holden Arboretum, noon Saturday to noon Sunday.
Why Go: It’s Holden’s annual family overnight adventure. Explore the diversity of wildlife that swims, flies, crawls and grows along Stebbins Run.
Pricing: Children 13 and over and adults, $80, children 8 to 12, $50, children 4-7, $30 (nonmembers add an additional $50 per group). Preregistration is required.
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Where/When: , noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Why Go: It’s your chance to roll in the mud, have a squirt gun or whipped cream fight or participate in some other messy game or fun, followed by a one-hour swim at Garfield Pool. Preregistration is required.
Pricing: $19 for residents, $26 for nonresidents.