Grab & Go Kids Planner

We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children.

Each week, we'll give you the info on the five best family activities or events for the week.

You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.

Look for the kids’ planner each Wednesday, and help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips — just add them to the comment box. Even if you disagree with our picks, let us know. We want to hear from you!

It looks like warm Spring weather is finally coming in, so plant some grown flowers outside or seeds in a little cup inside and watch the flowers grow the next couple of weeks.

• Attend Family Craft Night at Chinn Park Regional Library and make a super spring craft on April 7 at 7 p.m.

• Head over to Potomac Community Library and pick up April’s monthly mind bender contest form and complete it with the whole family.  This month’s topic is “Spring Crossword.” You could win a prize if you submit your answers! Forms must be completed and turned in by April 30 by 5 p.m. for the drawing. 

• Check out the TGIF Family Fitness and Fun class at Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center of April 8 at 6:30 p.m. There is a $15 fee for this class for families with children 3 years old and up.

• Bring your children 4 years and older to Lake Ridge Park and explore nature, animals, and their habitats during the Creature Feature program on April 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is a $15 fee for this program.

• Head out to Lake Ridge Park and have fun exploring science during the Sassy Science for Families program on April 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is a $20 fee per family of 4 and $5 for every additional person.

• Check out the Annual Spring Art Show and Sale at Tall Oaks Community Center in Lake Ridge on April 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Meet Kim Norman, author of Crocodady and Ten on a Sled, at Chinn Park Regional Library on April 9 at 2 p.m.

• Attend the Youth Orchestras of Prince William County chamber groups’ recital at St. Paul United Methodist Church on April 9 at 3 p.m. 

• Explore and learn about Lake Ridge Park during the Nature in Our Parks program on April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is a $45 fee for this program. 

• Meet Debbie Levy, author of The Year of Goodbyes, at Chinn Park Regional Library on April 10 at 2 p.m. 

• Support the local middle and high school celebrities by attending a music or sporting event:
  • Woodbridge Senior High School varsity boys tennis at Gar-Field Senior High School on April 6 at 3:30 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School varsity girls tennis at Woodbridge Senior High School on April 6 at 3:30 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School boys and girls track and field at Woodbridge Senior High School on April 7 at 5 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School varsity baseball vs. Osbourn Park High School (at Gar-Field) on April 7 at 6 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School varsity boys lacrosse vs. Forest Park High School (at Gar-Field) on April 7 at 7 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School boys soccer vs. Osbourn Park High School (at Gar-Field) on April 8 at 5:30 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School junior varsity baseball at Osbourn Park High School on April 8 at 6 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School varsity girls soccer at Osbourn Park High School on April 8 at 7 p.m.
  • Woodbridge Senior High School varsity boys and varsity girls lacrosse vs. Georgetown Day School (at Woodbridge) on April 9
  • Gar-Field Senior High School varsity girls tennis vs. Hylton High School (at Gar-Field) on April 11 at 3:30 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior high School varsity boys tennis at Hylton High School on April 11 at 3:30 p.m.
  • Woodbridge Middle School baseball vs. Potomac Middle School (at WMS) on April 11 at 4:45 p.m.
  • Woodbridge Middle School girls soccer at Potomac Middle School on April 11 at 4:45 p.m.
  • Woodbridge Middle School softball at Potomac Middle School on April 12 at 4:45 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School varsity girls lacrosse at Freedom High School on April 11 at 6 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School varsity boys lacrosse vs. Freedom High School (at Gar-Field) on April 11 at 7 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School junior varsity girls soccer at Woodbridge Senior High School on April 12 at 5:30 p.m.
  • Woodbridge Senior High School boys soccer at Gar-Field Senior High School on April 12 at 5:30 p.m.
  • Woodbridge Senior High School varsity baseball and varsity softball at Gar-Field Senior High School on April 12 at 6 p.m.
  • Gar-Field Senior High School junior varsity softball at Woodbridge Senior High School on April 12 at 6 p.m.