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Calling all homeschool families! Join us for a very special event, our Hands on Homeschool Talent Show! Play music, do magic, dance, or lip sync; it's up to you! Make new connections with other homeschoolers and showcase your talents!
Create a bright and cheerful mushroom that's bursting with personality! Kids will use simple materials to transform paper plates into imaginative works of art.
Start your engines and join us for a fun-filled Drive-In Movie experience! Children will create and decorate their very own box car, then "drive" on over to enjoy a movie from the comfort of their handmade ride. We'll even serve movie snacks to complete the experience. Who's ready for popcorn?
Children will learn the basics of crochet in this fun, beginner-friendly program! Children will be introduced to essential crochet skills, including how to make chain stitches and maintain proper yarn tension while using a crochet hook. Registration is required.
Join the Calcasieu Parish Public Library at Port Wonder for Story Times at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Each session will be followed by a craft activity, perfect for young children and families.
Join us for our first meeting of the homeschool advisory board! We will take a tour of the Central Branch and provide opportunities for discussion about future programming needs for homeschool families in our community.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play chess? Now is your chance! The Central Branch is excited to partner with Casa De Ajedrez, which will be teaching children and teens how to play chess. Join us for an hour of fun and strategy. All skill levels are welcome!
Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, by creating a colorful elephant ornament! Learn about the traditions and significance of this joyful holiday while decorating your own festive elephant with vibrant colors and designs. All supplies are provided. Registration is required.
Join us every Friday for a fun and creative way to wrap up the week! Children can enjoy crafts, play, and story time while having fun with friends. This week, kids will create and decorate their own sensory squishies using paper, tape, and poly-fil.
Create your very own turkey masterpiece using a clay flowerpot saucer. Add feathers, eyes, a beak, and other fun decorations to bring your feathered friend to life. Gobble up some creativity and make a turkey that's uniquely yours! Registration is required.
Shake up some seasonal fun and create your own fall leaf glitter globe! This simple, hands-on craft is perfect for welcoming the season and taking home a little bit of fall magic. All materials will be provided. Registration is required.
Join us for a fun fall crafting adventure! Children will use craft materials to create a whimsical string house with colorful pom-pom balloons floating from the top. This creative, hands-on program is designed for students in 3rd through 5th grade. Registration is required.
Celebrate Fall by creating a colorful corn craft using pony beads. Children will design their own corn cobs while learning about the growth cycle and its importance to agriculture. Fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and pattern development will be used.
Set sail on a fun-filled adventure at the Sulphur Regional Branch! Create a foam ship craft, then enjoy a screening of a beloved family classic. Registration is required.
Bend, twist, and create! Children will use colorful pipe cleaners to craft unique self-portraits inspired by their own features and personality.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play chess? Now is your chance! The Vinton Branch is excited to partner with Casa De Ajedrez, which will be teaching children and teens how to play chess. Join us for an hour of fun and strategy. All skill levels are welcome!
Get ready for an exciting monthly meetup where we'll dive into a story and get creative with fun crafts that match the theme of the month!
Join us for a fun and welcoming gathering where families can connect and make new friends. Children can enjoy games, coloring, crafts, and light refreshments while parents share resources, tips, and support with one another. All children are welcome, whether they are homeschooled or not.
It's Fun Day Friday! Put your imagination to work with LEGO® and DUPLO® blocks. Enjoy free-building time, take on creative challenges, and see what amazing creations you can bring to life.
It's Family Movie Friday! Join us at the Hayes Branch for a cozy evening and enjoy a fun, family-friendly film together. Sit back, relax, and make it a movie night the whole family will love! For more information about this upcoming event, please call (337)721-7098.
Make a new friend at the DeQuincy Branch! Kids will learn how to create a one-of-a-kind sock puppet pal using fun craft supplies and their creativity. Whether it's a reading buddy, storytelling sidekick, or playful companion, each puppet is sure to be as unique as its creator.
Join the Calcasieu Parish Public Library at Port Wonder for Story Times at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Each session will be followed by a craft activity, perfect for young children and families.
Get ready to honk the horns! Explore your favorite community vehicles up close at the library's Feel the Wheels event. Children can sit in the driver's seat, explore big rigs, and meet the amazing community helpers who keep our neighborhood safe.
Join us as poetry springs hilariously to life as soon as shadow puppets hit the screen! "A Wild Goose Chase" is an interactive live performance that blends shadow puppetry with poetry, entertaining and inspiring young audiences to read and write poetry on their own.
Join us as we create one-of-a-kind sock puppet friends! Children will be able to design their own sock puppets with various craft supplies. From silly monsters to friendly animals, the possibilities are endless! Registration is required.
Join us as poetry springs hilariously to life as soon as shadow puppets hit the screen! "A Wild Goose Chase" is an interactive live performance that blends shadow puppetry with poetry, entertaining and inspiring young audiences to read and write poetry on their own.
Celebrate 100 Years of Winnie-the-Pooh! 2026 marks the official 100th anniversary of A.A. Milne's beloved bear character. We will be viewing a heartwarming animated adventure set in the Hundred Acre Wood, where things are not always what they seem.
It's family matinee time! Join us at the Epps Memorial Branch for a cozy afternoon and enjoy a fun, family-friendly film together. Sit back, relax, and make it a movie night the whole family will love! For more information about this upcoming event, please call 337-721-7090.
Get crafty and learn two fun skills in one program! Children will create their own circular yarn loom using cardboard, then use it to weave colorful braided friendship bracelets.
Elementary school students are invited to unwind after a day of learning with a fun and engaging story time! Sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to a chapter book or advanced picture book read aloud. Snacks will be provided. Registration is required.
Looking for a reading buddy? Mind if they are covered in fur? Each month, Dr. Dogs Therapy Group brings trained therapy dogs to the library to listen to readers of all levels. Whether you're a confident reader or just finding your voice, these furry friends will happily listen, tails wagging.
Join us for LEGO® at the Library, a hands-on STEAM program where children can explore creativity, building, and problem-solving through fun LEGO® challenges.
Brrr! We may not get much snow around here, but that won't stop the fun! Children can create their very own snowman using socks and other craft supplies in this easy and creative winter craft. Registration is required.
As the weather turns cooler, help our feathered friends prepare for the season by making bird feeders! Join us for a fun, hands-on craft where you'll create a simple bird feeder to take home and hang outside. Registration is required.
Join us at the Hayes Branch for holiday fun! Design and decorate your own holiday-themed bookmarks. Perfect for gift-giving or keeping for yourself, these handmade bookmarks will add a touch of holiday cheer to every page! Registration is required.
Get into the winter spirit and join us for a fun, hands-on crafting workshop perfect for all ages. Create your own charming winter-themed ornaments using air-dry clay. Let your creativity shine as you design unique decorations to take home and enjoy all season long. Registration is required.
Bring some joy to the season with this fun winter craft! Children are invited to create their own unique snow globe scene using a variety of art supplies, then assemble it inside a prebuilt snow globe to make a magical keepsake to take home.
Settle in for a festive movie about a certain mean, green holiday grouch whose heart grows a few sizes by the end of the story! While you watch, enjoy a themed craft and create a holiday keepsake full of cheer.
Join the Calcasieu Parish Public Library at Port Wonder for Story Times at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Each session will be followed by a craft activity, perfect for young children and families.
Homeschool families are invited to enjoy Holidays From Around the World, a special performance by Bright Star Theatre! Through engaging storytelling and theatrical fun, students will explore holiday traditions from different cultures.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play chess? Now is your chance! The Central Branch is excited to partner with Casa De Ajedrez, which will be teaching children and teens how to play chess. Join us for an hour of fun and strategy. All skill levels are welcome!
It's family matinee time! Join us at the Vinton Branch for a cozy afternoon and enjoy a fun, holiday-themed family-friendly film together. Sit back, relax, and make it a movie night the whole family will love! For more information about this upcoming event, please call 337-721-7095.
It's Fun Day Friday! Put your imagination to work with LEGO® and DUPLO® blocks. Enjoy free-building time, take on creative challenges, and see what amazing creations you can bring to life.
Make your own holiday ornament! Children are invited to create a festive ornament using colorful craft supplies like pipe cleaners and pony beads. Registration is required.
Join us for a fun and welcoming gathering where families can connect and make new friends. Children can enjoy games, coloring, crafts, and light refreshments while parents share resources, tips, and support with one another. All children are welcome, whether they are homeschooled or not.
Looking for some holiday fun? Stop by the Starks Branch for an afternoon of friendly competition, classic lawn games, festive decorations, and seasonal fun the whole family can enjoy!
Get ready for an exciting monthly meetup where we'll dive into a story and get creative with fun crafts that match the theme of the month!
Join us for a fun and welcoming gathering where families can connect and make new friends. Children can enjoy games, coloring, crafts, and light refreshments while parents share resources, tips, and support with one another. All children are welcome, whether they are homeschooled or not.
It's Family Movie Friday! Join us at the Hayes Branch for a cozy evening and enjoy a fun, family-friendly film together. Sit back, relax, and make it a movie night the whole family will love! For more information about this upcoming event, please call (337)721-7098.
Join the Calcasieu Parish Public Library at Port Wonder for Story Times at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Each session will be followed by a craft activity, perfect for young children and families.
The library is transforming into a winter wonderland filled with creative fun! Visit a variety of craft stations where children can make and take home festive winter-themed creations. There's something for everyone to enjoy as they explore, create, and celebrate the season. Registration is required.
It's family matinee time! Join us at the Epps Memorial Branch for a cozy afternoon and enjoy a fun, family-friendly film together. Sit back, relax, and make it a movie night the whole family will love! For more information about this upcoming event, please call 337-721-7090.
Start the new year by creating a vision board that represents your goals, dreams, interests, and things you want to accomplish in 2027!
Lake Charles is southwest Louisiana's city, with a lake and a downtown beach, the Charpentier district's Victorian houses, and a Mardi Gras second in the state only to New Orleans. The Children's Museum of Lake Charles and the Imperial Calcasieu Museum are the indoor stops, and the Creole Nature Trail runs south to the Gulf. Calcasieu Parish Public Library's branches reach Sulphur, Westlake and Moss Bluff.
Holiday events for kids in Lake Charles, 2026: tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits and gingerbread workshops, day by day.
9 children’s events are on in Lake Charles in the next seven days, read every night from the calendars of Calcasieu Parish Public Library (12 branches, 56 upcoming programmes). Library programmes are free. Museum and zoo events say “admission may apply”; check the venue for prices.
The same calendars serve Moss Bluff, Sulphur and Westlake, so searching any of those names finds the same events.
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Yes and no. Every event, time, address and link is open to anyone. An account only lets you save outings you plan to go to.
Each library and venue calendar is re-read every night, so a cancelled storytime disappears within a day. Times are shown in Lake Charles’s own time zone.
Babies and toddlers, preschoolers, early grades, tweens and teens. Pick an age range above to narrow the list; leave them all off to see everything.