SEPTEMBER
Looking for our calendar? While businesses are still opening, we’re highlighting fun activities to keep kids engaged and entertained!
Jennifer A. Burman
Guide to Family Fun Activities and Events Take the fun with you, whether you’re home or out and about. Check out this month’s exciting mix of virtual and in-person activities that kids and families will surely love. Please check individual websites for the most up-to-date information.
VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES SCIENCE & NATURAL HISTORY Students of all ages can join Fleet Science Center’s monthly Virtual Science Club that offers exciting challenges and hands-on activities using materials found in your home. Sept. 17, 11:30 am. Registration required. Find more details at www.fleetscience.org/ events/science-clubs. Visit San Diego Natural History Museum’s The Nat @ Home page which features online resources and at-home activities. Check out Nature Bytes, an online library of three-minute videos on natural history
Photo courtesy of Helen Woodward Animal Center
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Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon, Helen Woodward Animal Center’s annual dog surfing event is going virtual this year as it features a surf contest, a freestyle contest, the Couch Surfing Pet Photo Contest, cool prizes and more. After registering, please submit a video of your dog’s best wave. All video footage will be compiled into an official Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon video which will be released for viewing on Sept. 13; winners will be announced at that time. Deadline to submit videos: Sept. 6. For entry guidelines, fees and to register, visit www.animalcenter.org/ surf-dog-surf-a-thon.
topics, visit the Explore the Region from Coast to Cactus website to learn more about the plants and animals that call this region home, and join Digital Nature & Me Story Times (visit www.sdnat.org/ events for updated info). www.sdnat.org/ education/education-resources
PLAY/ENTERTAINMENT Little ones enjoy music, movement and delightful activities during Toddler Time at Home, courtesy of The New Children’s Museum. Fridays, 10 am. Find more information at www.thinkplaycreate.org/ learn/toddler-classes/toddler-time. Catch Virtual First Friday at the ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station featuring local artists as well as online exhibits, music and dance performances, live kids’ events and more. Sept. 4, 5-9 pm. www .libertystation.com/events/First-FridayARTS-DISTRICT Travel back in time with Xavier Riddle to meet some world-famous heroes at San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum’s KPBS Kids Event. This special event includes a live reading with a surprise craft at the end for you and your family to do at home. Sept. 24, 12:30 pm. Find more details about this event and other virtual activities at www.facebook.com/sdcdm.
