Family Programs
These programs are open to adults and families with and without children. Pre-registration is required for all programs and each person planning to attend these programs MUST be individually pre-registered. All participants under 18 must have a parent or guardian pre-registered to attend with them.
If you have registered for a program and need to cancel, please phone or email the Parks and Recreation Office as soon as possible so we can fill your spot. Thank you.
Nights are clearer; skies are darker; winter is the perfect time for a close-up look at the night sky through Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society’s telescopes. View the moon, planets, stars, possibly a distant galaxy, star cluster or even distant galaxy, a star cluster or even a nebula or two. Bring your curiosity and questions to this breathtaking program.
Date: Friday, January 31
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cacoosing Meadows Park State Hill Road Parking Lot
Cost: FREE
Ages: 3+
Register by January 29
Is it a mineral or a rock and what could possibly be the difference? Join Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Naturalist Ann Strauss for this interactively, fascinating, rocking science program. Test each rock with a nail, vinegar, magnet and more to learn just how minerals actually rock and certainly roll!
Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Township Administration Building
Cost: FREE
Ages: 6+
Register by March 7
March is the month for flying kites! Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Naturalist Ann Strauss will provide the materials and instructions to construct a simple design kite and then take it for a test flight over.
Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Shiloh Hills Park Environmental Center
Cost: FREE
Ages: 5+
Register by March 27
Get ready to join in the fun of chemistry! This is an engaging hands-on opportunity for children to run several simple, slimy, foamy and fun experiments and to explore basic chemistry concepts.
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Location: Breneman Park Pavilion
Cost: FREE
Ages: 4+
Register by April 3
This is your opportunity to view the nighttime skies – the moon, planets, stars, nebulae and possibly a galaxy or two! Join the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society for this awe-inspiring program and take a close-up look at the night sky!
Date: Tuesday, April 25
Time: 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: Cacoosing Meadows Park State Hill Road Parking Lot
Cost: FREE
Ages: 4+
Register by April 23