Arts & Crafts

Closing Weekend at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (3280 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129).  Join the museum one last time for a special museum experience at the museum’s current location: take a family picture with the iconic Pan AM globe, watch a show in the historic Space Transit Planetarium, view our nostalgia gallery and more.

Halloween can't get any NASTIER than with the Museum of Discovery and Science this year at their Animal Grossology event!  They have lined up some pretty gross interactive experiences for you and your family this year.  Taking learning to a fun and super disgusting level, the kids will LOVE it.  Below are the some of the scheduled topics:

Join the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale for the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Kids Love & Family Expo.  This will be a Celebrity-Filled Extravaganza where family fun comes first!  Kids will be entertained with tons of fun and interactive activities, while parents can discover the latest and greatest in products and entertainment from 75 vendors & sponsors!

Join the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale for their exhibit kick-off on its opening weekend!  The Space Science Institute's National Center for Interactive Learning, with funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA, has developed a national traveling exhibition program called Great Balls of Fire: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors.  This exhibit starts on October 3rd and will run thru January 2016!

October 3 and 4, 2015 Noon to 4 p.m.

Wellington's annual Fall Festival event will be held on Saturday, October 22nd from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at Village Park. In addition to our most popular "one-night-only" attraction, the Haunted Hallways, families and friends can enjoy:

Enjoy an educational and exploratory afternoon at the Sawgrass Nature Center & Hospital in Coral Springs every Wednesday at 1 PM. The Nature Explorers program is an adventure in nature with your child, exploring and learning more about our environment and the creatures that inhabit it. Each class has a different theme, featuring story time, nature observation, a live animal visit, and a craft to take home.

Start time: 1 PM

Duration: 1 hour

PAMM (Perez Art Museum Miami) will open on Monday, September 7, 2015, for a special Labor Day Picnic on the waterfront terrace from 11am – 3pm. Enjoy live music by “Magic City Hippies,” and purchase food and drink specials. Inside the museum, explore new exhibitions.  What a great way to spend the holiday by expanding your creative mind!  Take a break on the terrace in one of those marvelous hanging chairs.

Come in costume, bring a swim suit, or both. Only in South Florida do you still get to play in the pool in October! Enjoy safe family-friendly wholesome activities on Halloween this year. Activities will be held both in and out of the water. Bring your treat bags and collect candy at the Trick-or-treating activity.  Wear out the little ones in the bounce house.  Before they head home get their face painted, enjoy some popcorn, and more. For ages 6 and UP.  Admission is free!

Pompano Citi Centre’s Carousel is turning two years old and in honor of its birthday the shopping center is hosting a “Carousel Carnival” on Friday, September 16th from 6 pm to 9 pm to celebrate the occasion. This free, family-friendly event will feature traditional carnival midway games, free rides on the Carousel, and face painting.

Head to Broward County for a tastte of Caribbean flair!  This October 1st, Saturday, there will be a colorful kid-friendly Junior Carnival inLauderhill at Central Broward Regional Park.  Make a day of it by bringing the kids' swimwear for fun at the splash playground located at this park and follow it up with the Carnival activities that start at 1 p.m.  Good food and 10 different live performing bands will highlight the event.  Don't miss the high-energy vivid parade that starts at 2pm.