The following family events will take place in Portage County during the next week.

WEDNESDAY

The Junction City Family Resource Center at Kennedy Elementary School is offering a Stay and Play Playgroup from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. for moms, dads, caregivers and their children as old as age 5. There will be plenty of snacks and activities. Call 341-3609.

The Stevens Point Family Resource Center, 2607 Post Road, Suite 1, is offering a Beyond Birth Playgroup from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This is a special play group for parents with infants and toddlers.

The Amherst Family Resource Center at the Lettie W. Jensen Community Center is offering a Stay and Play Playgroup from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for moms, dads, caregivers and their children as old as age 5. Call 310-8174.

The Almond/Bancroft Family Resource Center, in Room S325 at Almond Elementary School, offers a Stay and Play Playgroup from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Call Jan at 366-2882.

Little Nature Lovers will be at 10 a.m. at the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, in CenterPoint MarketPlace. Participants will create special nature projects and play games that explore the things that make the Earth great. The program is free with museum admission. For more information, call 344-2003 or go to the Web site www.cwchildrensmuseum.org.

Toddler Music will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, in CenterPoint MarketPlace. The class is for children ages 1 to 5. It introduces beginning musical concepts that are developmentally age appropriate. The program is free with museum admission. For more information, call 344-2003 or go to the Web site www.cwchildrensmuseum.org.

THURSDAY

Art For Little Fingers will be at 10 a.m. at the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, in CenterPoint MarketPlace. Children of all ages are invited to explore a different art project each week. For more information, call 344-2003 or go to the Web site www.cwchildrensmuseum.org.

Toddler Music will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, in CenterPoint MarketPlace. The class introduces beginning musical concepts that are developmentally age appropriate. The program is free with museum admission. For more information, call 344-2003 or go to the Web site www.cwchildrensmuseum.org.

The Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, in CenterPoint MarketPlace, and Ministry Medical Group/Saint Michael's Hospital will hold Healthy Family Night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A healthy dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 344-2003 or go to the Web site www.cwchildrensmuseum.org

FRIDAY

The Stevens Point Family Resource Center, 2607 Post Road, Suite 1, is offering a Stay and Play Playgroup from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The play group is open to moms, dads, caregivers and their children as old as age 5. Come and meet new friends. No advance registration is required.

Tots in Motion will be at 10 a.m. at the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, in CenterPoint MarketPlace. The class is designed to get children moving now and keep them healthy in the future. The program is free with museum admission. For more information, call 344-2003 or go to the Web site www.cwchildrensmuseum.org.

SUNDAY

Sunday Stories will be at 12:30 p.m. at the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, in CenterPoint MarketPlace. Special books will be available for parents to read to their children. Some weeks the museum will provide a guest storyteller to read to visitors. The program is free with museum admission. For more information, call 344-2003 or go to the Web site www.cw
childrensmuseum.org.

If you have an item you would like to include in the Family Fun Listing, please call Jamie Jung at 345-2256 or e-mail jamie.jung@cwnews.net.