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GUIDE PICKS: FREE FUN
by THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
BOOKSTORE BONANZAS Got a Lego, Star Wars or Wimpy Kid fan? We've got you covered at these two free events at two local Borders stores:
Lego Star Wars: To celebrate the launch of Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, the Borders in Allen will offer Star Wars activities for the kids and a chance to enter to win Lego giveaways. Saturday starting at 2 p.m. 965 W. Bethany Drive, Allen. 214-383-9676.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days: If your kids have the latest installment of this popular book series on their must-read list, extend the fun by buying it where the kids can party with trivia contests, games and a Greg look-alike contest (which may be one competition where being a loser can make you feel like a winner). Monday at 4 p.m. 3600 McKinney Ave. 214-219-0512.
FREE FILM Watch a free screening of the animated PG-rated Kung Fu Panda, the story of a panda that longs to be a kung fu master, under the Stars Wednesday at 7 p.m. It's part of the Castle Hills Night at the Movies series, held at the Castle Hills Village Shops Plaza, 2560 King Arthur Blvd. (at Lady of the Lake Boulevard), Lewisville. Concessions will be available for purchase at Village Market. 972-899-7500. www.castlehills.com.
HOLA! TARGET SECOND SATURDAYS If it's the second Saturday of the month, it's time to dance and enjoy music, theater and crafts at the Latino Cultural Center. The Saturday program from noon to 4 p.m. includes a theatrical performance from 1 to 2, a workshop featuring Day of the Dead crafts from 1 to 4, Latin American children's games with Ollimpaxqui Ballet Company from 1 to 4 and a dance workshop from 2 to 4. 2600 Live Oak. 214-671-0045. www.dallasculture.org/latinocc.
MALL MANIA Whether you have Hockey fans or young crime fighters, there's interactive fun for the kids at local malls.
Stars Struck: Kids can hang out with the Dallas Stars Street Squad (the promotional group for the Dallas Stars ) and play in the Slapshot Cage, the Dallas bounce house and an inflatable street Hockey rink. In addition, there will be free prizes, entertainment and autographs by the Dallas Stars Ice Girls. No Frills Grill presents this family- friendly outdoor event Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Lincoln Court Shopping Center, 4914 Little Road, Arlington. 817-478-1766. www.nofrillsgrill.com.
McGruff Times : McGruff the Crime Dog will teach kids leadership skills, safety tips and how to affect their communities in positive ways as part of an hourlong Crime Free Kids program Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Vista Ridge Mall, 2401 S. Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville. Parents or caregivers should plan to remain in the area during the event. 972-315-0015. www.vistaridgemall.com.
PUPPET POWER Catch a free puppet show, "Poe the Crow's Birthday!" (as in Edgar Allan Poe) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Northwest Branch Public Library in Irving. All children attending will receive free door prizes and be entered into a grand-prize drawing. The winning child's picture will be taken and used for a poster that will hang in the library encouraging kids to read. 2928 N. Belt Line Road, Irving. 972-721- 2691. The puppet show, door prize and grand-prize drawing will be offered again at the Southwest Branch Library on Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. 2216 W. Shady Grove, Irving 972-721-2546. www.cityofirving.org/library.
SMELL THE ROSES - AND THE PAINT Looking for artistic inspiration? The kids should find some at Camp Fire USA Paint Out, a four-day family event where 40 Texas artists create original works of art amid the floral splendor of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The marathon begins Thursday from 8 a.m. to dusk and continues daily at that same time through Oct. 18. A Quick Draw Competition, in which artists will get 21/2 hours apiece to create a painting, will be held on the final day starting at 9 a.m. All works are available for pre-bidding at the event and for final bidding at An Artists' Christmas on Nov. 14. Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd.,
Fort Worth. 817-831-2111. www.campfirefw.org.
START YOUR BRAINS Art should make kids think - and that's the idea behind Art Thinkers' Day. The event, sponsored by Target at the Dallas Contemporary, runs Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Using the museum's current exhibit, "Vernon Fisher: Dead Reckoning" as inspiration, kids will be encouraged to design continents on maps they make themselves, look for similarities between objects, create a scientific drawing and explore different ways to make a watercolor painting. 2801 Swiss Ave. 214-821-2522. www.dallascontemporary.org.
compiled by Nancy Churnin
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