Fun and Free Things To Do with the Kids in CT this Weekend 3/17-3/18: St. Patrick's Day, Seal Watching, Bugs!

3/14/12 - By Mary Beth Lawlor

This Saturday is St. Patrick's Day and there's lots of leprechaun fun to be had. Check out ways to celebrate in both Fairfield and Hartford Counties. Time to think about getting ready for summer swimming so we wrote about indoor swimming pools to take lessons and to practice in in Hartford and Fairfield Counties. It's definitely time to start planning summer camps for the kids and we have a great Summer Camp Guide for anyone considering it in CT. This week is chock full of fun and we've got the lowdown. Besides Irish fun there are many other fun events in your area.

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The Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington is holding their annual Maple Sugaring Festival this Saturday. While in Washington, stop in at the Gunn Memorial Library for their "Catch a Lucky Leprechaun" event. The New Canaan Nature Center is serving up pancakes with their maple syrup and Lamothe's is doing tours. It's seal watching time along the Long Island Sound and there are cruises through April. The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk has cruises departing from the dock outside their IMAX theater. For all of you bug lovers out there you won't want to miss "It's a Bug's World: An Insect Fair for all Ages" at the Hilton in Hartford. Easter? Already? At the Danbury Mall you can have the kid's photo taken with the Easter Bunny. Don't miss Nature Nights at the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center in Mystic.

Thinking about hiring an au pair? Learn more at this program on Sunday being held in the Fairfield County Extension Center. Go see The Ugly Ducking and the Tortoise and the Hare at the Westport Country Playhouse. Into airplanes? It's Open Cockpits at the New England Air Museum. Check out the Snakes of the World at the Maritime Aquarium or Drop in to the Sunday Explorers Program at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. So much fun to be had and too little time! See our calendar for a daily listing of events.

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