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Grab & Go Kids Planner: Uh Oh, No School? We Have a Few Ideas to Keep Children Entertained

Waukesha Patch finds five activities to do with your children this week.

Where/When: Waukesha Famiy YMCA, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday

Why Go: School is closed for the Waukesha School District. Instead of leaving your children at home with a babysitter, take them to the YMCA where they can be active instead of sitting on the couch eating potato chips. The YMCA requests registeration at least three days in advance.

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Pricing: $28 full day for members, $17 half day. Non-members $35/$22.

2. Open Wide! What is Inside?

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Where/When: Waukesha Public Library, 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Thursday.

Why Go: This event for children ages 8 to 12 allows the preteens to take apart objects to see how they operate. Advance registration is required.

3. ‘Hotter Than Blue’

Where/When: Retzer Nature Center’s Charles Horwitz Planetarium, S14w28167 Madison St., 1 p.m. Saturday

Why Go: Open your children’s eyes up to the vast universe around them as they can learn about stars and black holes. The demonstrations is for children in grades five and above.

Pricing: $3 for children age 12 and under, $3 for seniors, $4 for adults

4. ‘The Sky Tonight’

Where/When: Retzer Nature Center’s Charles Horwitz Planetarium, S14w28167 Madison St., 11 a.m. Saturday

Why Go: And you thought the astronomy lesson was only for the older kids. Not to fear, the Retzer Nature Center has a hands-on sky show for children from kindergarten through second grade.

Pricing: $3 for children age 12 and under, $3 for seniors, $4 for adults

5. Kids Movies in the Budget Theater

Where/When: Silver Cinemas - Budget South, 4475 S. 108th St., Greenfield, various times

Why Go: School is out Thursday and Friday, and the budget theater is showing children’s favorites this week, including Tron Legacy, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Gulliver’s Travels and Megamind. For the older children, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1 is also playing.

Pricing: Tickets are $2.


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