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This weekend! Don’t miss the Carnival, Rodeo and Demolition Derby as a part of Spring Fest 2024!

Seasonal Camps for Kids in Hampton Roads including locations in Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Yorktown and surrounding areas.

For Hampton Roads families who have a rising Kindergartener there is now one website that helps you find the needed registration requirements and links for your area!

Apex Entertainment is the perfect place for you to spend the day with your family. With so many attractions to choose from, you won’t be bored on your day off!

Enjoy live entertainment, a 1 Mile Fun Run, health screenings, inflatables, a traveling petting zoo, children’s crafts & activities, and a wide array of resources and exhibitors.

The Pokey Smokey II Ride-On Train in Portsmouth is now operating on its spring schedule!

Living in or traveling to Virginia Beach this year and need a place for some family fun? Apex Entertainment is the place to be! With a ton of attractions to choose from, this one-of-a-kind place will keep you coming back.

The Busch Gardens FREE Preschool Pass is BACK in 2024! Share with anyone you know who has a 3-5 year old!

There are some great local resources for stargazing and learning more about astronomy – and the upcoming eclipse – through local planetarium programs in Hampton Roads.

Looking to take the kids on a bike ride? Here are some ideas for great local bike baths and trails in Hampton Roads!

For families in need of food assistance on the Virginia Peninsula, here is the posted Mobile Food Pantry Schedule: (Drive-thru food distributions while supply lasts).

Here is the Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry Schedule in Hampton Roads (Southside).

Looking for a dentist that specializes in working with children? Check out this post!

Teacher workdays, single-day holidays, long weekends…. we now have a list to help you track down ideas for those single “out of school” days!

Dates of enrollment and links to eligibility and registration information for Virginia Public Preschool Programs in Hampton Roads.

Support CHKD with the Annual Run/Walk For the Kids – with a new time and location this year!

Learn more about Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads, and find CURRENT and upcoming volunteer opportunities for youth in grades 6-12.

Local programs offering Spring Break Camps – art, sports, theater and more – for kids in Hampton Roads VA!

Busch Gardens is celebrating KIDS with special weekend activities on select dates in March/April 2024! This is the perfect opportunity to active your FREE Preschool Pass before the May 31st deadline!

If you have an Active Teen who is interested in working with children, and/or within the medical field this is a wonderful opportunity for great experience!

The beautiful, historic Hampton Carousel is finally re-opening to the public! (With FREE rides to celebrate!)

These upcoming events from Hall Acura and Hall Mazda in Virginia Beach, in partnership with CHKD and the Virginia Beach Fire Department, will provide car seats to families who need them and ensure that the seats are installed correctly.

A new interactive exhibit called “The Pigeon Comes to Portsmouth: A Mo Willems Exhibit” comes to The Children’s Museum of Virginia for a limited time!

Our BIG List of Upcoming Hampton Roads area Children’s Consignment Sales!

Local teen author Geremiah DelValle will be onsite at the Virginia Zoo for Homeschool Day on March 6th!