Baby Paint & Play at Pungo Blackwater Library (Virginia Beach)
Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
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Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing, and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movements, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver. Registration is required.
Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read! This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building. Ages 3-5 with a caregiver. Registration is required.
Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing, and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movements, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver. Registration is required.
Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read! This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building. Ages 3-5 with a caregiver. Registration is required.
Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing, and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movements, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver. Registration is required.
Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read! This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building. Ages 3-5 with a caregiver. Registration is required.
Join us for a beary fun storytime with Bruce the Bearenjoy stories, laughs, and grumpy good times, plus a special craft and a chance to meet Bruce in person! For ages 3-7. Registration required. This program is a part of […]
Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Shibori is a Japanese dyeing technique that involves wringing, squeezing, or pressing cloth before dyeing. We will take a modern twist and use thread to produce a masterpiece! Please dress for a mess. Ages 12-18. Registration is required.
Explore different acting techniques such as improv, puppetry, pantomime, and storytelling through games, song, creative movement and imaginative play! Presented by Dance Makers. Ages 6-9. Registration is required. This program is a part of VBPLs Summer Reading Challenge (SRC).
Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection! Ages 5 - 11. Registration is required.
Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Bring your toddler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you dont mind getting messy! Age 2 with caregiver. Registration is required.
Learn to use logic and problem-solving skills while having fun with the Osmo Wonder Kit. Ages 5-7. Registration is required. *Note this event is not an official Osmo event but uses the Osmo learning system
Need some comic relief? Check out our workshop where well go over storyboarding your ideas to make your own comic book. Ages 8-11. Registration is required.
Step through the magic and create a fairy door as we explore the first book in the series, Fairy Door Diaries, Eliza and the Flower Fairies, by Megan McDonald . Ages 8-11. Registration is required.
Create a lit fairy cottage in a mason jar. Ages 12-18. Registration is required.
Can you see through the illusion? Prepare to be amazed and dazzled by magician John Kingry! All ages. Registration is not required. Admittance will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis. This program is a part of VBPLs Summer Reading […]
Let stress and tension leave your body in this yoga class for teens by Calm Kids Yoga. Practice poses, breathing exercises, and mindfulness activities to build flexibility, balance, and relaxation skills in a fun and welcoming setting. No experience needed. […]
Join Ryan the Balloon Guy for this workshop on making a variety of balloon creations. Ages 12-18. Registration is required. This program is a part of VBPL's Teen Summer Reading Challenge.
Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Bring your toddler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you dont mind getting messy! Age 2 with caregiver. Registration is required.
Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.
Bring your toddlers and preschoolers out for a morning filled with moving and grooving! Dance party, yoga breaks, and playful parachute hijinks included! Ages 2-5. Registration is required.
Pirates have been wreaking havoc and adventuring the world's oceans for hundreds of years. Join Preservation Virginia's Cape Henry Lighthouse in an exploration of some of the world's more preposterous pirates. Ages 3-11 years. Registration is required. This program is […]
Join Ryan the Balloon Guy to make some zany balloon creations you can take home. Family. Registration is required for all participants regardless of age. This program is a part of VBPLs Summer Reading Challenge (SRC).
Get those fingers working! Build hand/eye coordination and muscles in your child's hand. Practice skills like cutting with scissors, writing, and drawing with fun learning activities. Ages 3 - 7. Registration is required.
Bring your preschooler to explore the art of sock puppets. Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required.
Learn about the parts of a plant that we eat, plant sunflower seeds, participate in a tai-chi lesson that represents the lifecycle of a plant, and complete a craft that coincides with the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric […]
Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection! Ages 5 - 11. Registration is required.
Step through the magic as we explore the book series, Fairy Door Diaries. This month, create a flower fairy picture. Ages 8-11. Registration is required.
A family-friendly dance party experience featuring kid-friendly routines based on original Zumba choreography. Participants will broaden their experience, step outside their comfort zones, and discover new ways to move. Families will learn some cool choreography AND display some of their […]
Learn about the lifecycles of frogs, flowers, and butterflies. A vegetable seed planting activity is included. Presented by Norfolk Botanical Garden. Ages 6-8. Registration is required. This program is a part of VBPLs Summer Reading Challenge (SRC).