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Kids' activities coming up in the area Nov. 20-26

Date published: 11/20/2008

TODAY

Toddler Time, stories, songs and movement activities for ages 18 months-3 years. 10:15 a.m.; Preschool Storytime, stories, acting, rhymes, songs and craft for ages 3-5, 11 a.m. Today's theme is stories about Thanksgiving. Both events at Wilderness Branch Library, 6421 Flat Run Road, Locust Grove. 540/854-5310.

Art and Tumbling, Paragon Training Center, 1410 Central Park Blvd., Fredericksburg. This class for ages 2-5 includes a half hour of each. $16 per class. Also runs Nov. 26. 540/846-8920, dmunros creativeside.com.

TOMORROW

"Willy Wonka Junior," Spotsylvania High School, 6975 Courthouse Road. Presented by the Christian Youth Theater Fredericksburg. Show dates and times are: today, 7 p.m.; tomorrow, 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. Purchase tickets at door or at cytfred.org. Information: 540/898-1377,
Email: cytfred@yahoo.com.

LiveSky: The Ringed Giant Planets. Find out about the rings around planets like Saturn at this interactive planetarium show. 6 p.m.; Sky Watch. Join members of the Richmond Astronomical Society on the front lawn of the museum as they share their telescopes. 7 p.m. Both events are free at the Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 804/864-1400, smv.org.

SATURDAY

Cookies Around the World, Ten Thousand Villages, 1937 Carl D. Silver Parkway. Sample cookies from around the world and bring in the kids from 10 a.m. to noon for a scavenger hunt. Free. 540/785-9967.

Nature Crafts for Christmas, Motts Run Nature Center, Fredericksburg. Ages 8 and up will make hand-stamped leather bookmarks, leaf-printed stationary and more. Wear old clothes and dress warmly. 10 a.m.-noon, $10/includes all materials, registration required. 540/372-1086, ext. 213; fredericksburgva .gov.

Crafty Christmas Tree Decorating, Spotsylvania Towne Centre Food Court. Help Clifford the Big Red Dog decorate his musical Christmas tree. 11 a.m., free. 540/786-6660, spotsylvaniatowne centre.com.

Awesome Orienteering, Motts Run Nature Center, Fredericksburg. Ages 9 and up will learn to use a map and compass in a combination hike and treasure hunt. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for weather. Compasses provided, bring water. 1-3 p.m., $6, registration required. 540/372-1086, ext. 213; fredericksburg va.gov.

"Sleeping Beauty," Riverside Dinner Theater, Falmouth. Runs various times Saturdays and weekdays through Nov. 29. $15, includes meal. 540/370-4300, rsdinnertheater.com.

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Date published: 11/20/2008