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Kids & Family

Saturday, Mar 10, 2012

Canoe Paddle

by: LCVC

Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

8:30-11:30 a.m.

Admission: $5 insurance fee to Amer

The community is invited to take a canoe trip on the Bayou Vermilion. Canoe trips are held every second and last Saturday of the month. Please RSVP in advance by emailing Margot Addison or calling (337) 233-4077 x 205.

Cub Scout Saturday (Nutrition)

by: Children's Museum

8:00 PM

Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. [Event Website]

SRL Teen Performance Troupe Rehearsal and Performance

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:00 AM

Teen volunteers are needed for voice actors, puppeteers, andbehind-the-scenes help for puppet shows to be performed forfamilies and children at the South Regional Library. Sign uponline to receive rehearsal updates at www.lplteen.net [Event Website]

Teen Tech Squad

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

12:00 PM

South Regional Library is looking forteen volunteers interested in helping withour new Tech Squad. Teen volunteerswill help adults navigate their new techgadgets at e-reader demonstrations. Teenswill also create short video projects. Signup at lplteen.net for meeting updates.… [Event Website]

Louisiana Bicentennial Workshop

by: Children's Museum

4:00 PM

Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. [Event Website]

Cub Scout Saturday: Nutrition

by: Children's Museum

12:00 PM

Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. [Event Website]

4th Annual Garden Symposium and Plant Swap

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish St. Peter Library, New Iberia

7:30am

Admission: Free

Spring is approaching, and its time to pull out those shovels and seeds! Make sure to attend the Iberia Parish Librarys 4th Annual Garden Symposium and plant swap on Saturday, March 10 starting at 7:30 a.m. at the St. Peter Branch Library. This year we will have three guest speakers discussing topics about preserving prairies, growing edible plants and the proper ways to prepare them, and hedgerow birding. At the end of the presentations, everyone wanting to participate in the plant swap will have a chance to do so. If you are interested in the plant swap, make sure to bring a plant to swap with others. For more information on this event or to register, please call the Main Library at 364.7024.

Louisiana Bicentennial Workshop: Collage of Louisiana Flags

by: Children's Museum

4:00 PM

Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. [Event Website]

ReUSEum Shape Collage

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, March 06, 2012 to Saturday, March 10, 2012. [Event Website]

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Sunday, Mar 11, 2012

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Monday, Mar 12, 2012

Chenier Story Times

by: Lafayette Public Library

Chenier Branch

10:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration is required but groups need to call (337)291-2941 to insure available space. [Event Website]

Make Your Very Own Blarney Stone

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

Make your very own Blarney Stone bydecorating a green rock. (According tolegend, the famous Blarney Stone is locatedin Blarney Castle in southwestern Ireland. Ifyou kiss the Blarney Stone, it is supposed togive you the gift of eloquence.) Preregisteryour child by calling 981-1028 beginning Monday, February 27.Story Time RoomSouth Regional Library… [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012

St. Joseph's Altar

by: LCVC

Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Adults (ages 19 - 65) $1

St. Joseph's Altar Let the Friends of Vermilionville tell you about this Catholic Italian tradition. Guests will leave with a small bag of treats, including a lucky fava bean. Regular admission. Discounts available for groups of 20 or more. Memberships honored. [Event Website]

S. Regional Baby Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Baby Time is designed to introducemothers, fathers, or caregivers and babiesages 9-18 months to nursery rhymes, songs,fingerplays, and early literacy information.To preregister or for info, call 988-3412. [Event Website]

Broussard Branch Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

Broussard Branch

10:00 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration is required but groups need to call(337) 837-3936 to insure available space. [Event Website]

S. Regional Toddler Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Fifteen-minute story sessions geared to children 18-35 months.Adults must accompany toddlers. [Event Website]

Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

For all agesSTORY TIME is a special time for families toenjoy stories together. Check out the variousprograms at the different library locations listedin this calendar. [Event Website]

PJ Storytime

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library

6:30pm

Admission: Free

Make sure to catch a special storytime on Tuesday, March 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library. This months theme is bugs, so make sure to get ready to hear all about little critters that crawl. This is a perfect opportunity to spend time with the family and participate in an activity at the library. To register, please call the Childrens Department at 364.7134. This event is recommended for children in Pre-K through 2nd grade.

ReUSEum Clover Collage

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, March 13, 2012 to Saturday, March 17, 2012. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012

St. Joseph's Altar

by: LCVC

Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Adults (ages 19 - 65) $1

St. Joseph's Altar Let the Friends of Vermilionville tell you about this Catholic Italian tradition. Guests will leave with a small bag of treats, including a lucky fava bean. Regular admission. Discounts available for groups of 20 or more. Memberships honored. [Event Website]

IPL Toddler Time

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight-week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364-7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish… [Event Website]

North Regional Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library at Meeting Room

10:30 AM

Storytime [Event Website]

Crazy Clucking Chicken Craft

by: Lafayette Public Library

Jefferson St Library

4:00 PM

Welcome spring by making a crazy clucking chickenusing an upside-down plastic cup. The chicken canbe made to cluck by rubbing a wet sponge along apiece of twine tied to the center of the cup. Preregisteryour child by calling the library location nearest you,beginning Monday, February 27.Milton Mar 6 3:30 856-5261Youngsville Mar 7 3:30 856-9385Jefferson St. Mar 14 4:00 261-5779South Reg Mar 23 4:00 981-1028Take It and Make It CraftKids can pick up a Take It and Make It craft kit, whilesupplies last, during the week o… [Event Website]

S. Regional Baby Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Baby Time is designed to introducemothers, fathers, or caregivers and babiesages 9-18 months to nursery rhymes, songs,fingerplays, and early literacy information.To preregister or for info, call 988-3412. [Event Website]

S. Regional Toddler Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Fifteen-minute story sessions geared to children 18-35 months.Adults must accompany toddlers. [Event Website]

S. Regional Bedtime Stories

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:00 PM

This program is a nighttime version of Family Story Time.No preregistration required. Bedtime Stories: 6:00 pmThese story times will be in French ...March: 7, 21, April: 4, 18. [Event Website]

ReUSEum Clover Collage

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, March 13, 2012 to Saturday, March 17, 2012. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Thursday, Mar 15, 2012

St. Joseph's Altar

by: LCVC

Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Adults (ages 19 - 65) $1

St. Joseph's Altar Let the Friends of Vermilionville tell you about this Catholic Italian tradition. Guests will leave with a small bag of treats, including a lucky fava bean. Regular admission. Discounts available for groups of 20 or more. Memberships honored. [Event Website]

Story Castle

by: Lafayette Public Library

Jefferson St Library at Children's Department

10:30 AM

Story Castle is for children 3 through 6 year olds and an accompanying adult. [Event Website]

South Regional Family Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Family Story Time includes storytelling, music, and educational activities for all ages. No preregistration required. [Event Website]

ReUSEum Clover Collage

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, March 13, 2012 to Saturday, March 17, 2012. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Friday, Mar 16, 2012

ReUSEum Clover Collage

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, March 13, 2012 to Saturday, March 17, 2012. [Event Website]
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