Welcome to AroundTownKids Allen
Welcome to AroundTownKids Allen
Virtual Events This event occurs Daily from 10/19/2020 to 10/31/2020
Description: Anything from the trolley, dears? Create your own version of chocolate frogs from Harry Potter using a special tray, candy melts, and sprinkles. Registration for this session begins October 19, 2020 10:00 AM and ends October 24, 2020.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 10/26/2020 to 10/31/2020
Cost: free
Ages: Grades 7 - 12
Description: Anything from the trolley, dears? Create your own version of chocolate frogs from Harry Potter using a special tray, candy melts, and sprinkles.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 10/12/2020 to 10/17/2020
Cost: free
Ages: Grades 7 - 12
Description: Get your deck of cards, grab some spoons and friends and learn how to play the hilariously fun game of Spoons. You'll also receive a link to learn other fun cards games as well.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 10/05/2020 to 10/10/2020
Cost: Free
Ages: For ages 3 - 5
Description: Make a creepy-crawly web, paint a wiggly snake and create a purr-fectly cute ornament. Limited to 50. Registration for this kit begins Monday, October 5, and ends Friday, October 10.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 10/12/2020 to 10/18/2020
Ages: For Preschoolers, ages 3 - 5
Location Name: Allen Public Library
Location Address: 300 N Allen Dr, Allen, TX 75013 Click for Google Map
Description: Make a creepy-crawly web, paint a wiggly snake and create a purr-fectly cute ornament. Kits can be picked up through curbside pickup or at the Children's Desk from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the date listed.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 09/28/2020 to 10/03/2020
Ages: Grades 7 - 12
Location Name: Allen Public Library
Location Address: 300 N Allen Dr, Allen, TX 75013
Description: Make your own cardboard llama and weave it a colorful blanket. ake & Make Kits require pre-registration online and are available while supplies last. Kits are available to pickup in person or curbside on the dates specified. Registration opens one week in advance. You must register online for each kit separately for each child.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 10/05/2020 to 10/10/2020
Ages: For grades 7 - 12
Location Name: Allen Public Library
Location Address: 300 N Allen Dr, Allen, TX 75013 Click for Google Map
Description: Get your deck of cards, grab some spoons and friends and learn how to play the hilariously fun game of Spoons. You'll also receive a link to learn other fun cards games as well. Limited to 25. Registration for this kit begins Monday, October 5, and ends Friday, October 10.
Click here for more informationDate of event: 10/05/2020
Event Begins at: 11:00:00AM
Ages: For children in grades 4 - 6
Location Name: via APL Facebook page.
Description: Join us on Facebook as we demonstrate how to create your own faux stained glass project. Video will be available on Facebook starting today.
Click here for more informationDate of event: 10/29/2020
Event Begins at: 04:00:00PM
Cost: Free. Pre-registration required.
Ages: Grades K-6
Location Name: Online via Zoom
Description: Meet the Stories for a Dark & Stormy Night presenter live on Zoom. Online registration is required to participate. Registration opens Oct. 5. Sponsored in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 10/01/2020 to 10/17/2020
Location Name: Tower Gallery inside the Grapevine Visitors and Information Center
Location Address: Tower Gallery, 636 S. Main St., Grapevine
Description: Celebrate the 23rd Annual Butterfly Flutterby with the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau online and in person through live streamed butterfly releases, educational exhibits and more. Due to COVID-19, this year’s signature event will be held virtually with three different live streams releasing 600 tagged butterflies. With more than 29,000 monarch waystations in the country and 2,400 in Texas alone, Grapevine is home to several waystations throughout the community for the annual monarch migration. The exhibit will include monarch butterfly facts, live butterfly display (October 2-4, 9-11 and 14-16), educational science activities, interactive butterfly activities, photo opportunities and the chance to learn more about Monarch butterflies with the Grapevine Garden Club. The exhibit will be open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sundays from Noon – 5 p.m. There is a max occupancy and sanitization protocols following CDC guidelines will take place every 60 minutes. VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON event.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 10/19/2020 to 10/26/2020
Cost: Free
Ages: For children in grades K - 3
Description: Join us on Facebook as we read aloud the first chapter of "The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision."
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