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Kids…get ready for a Summer Book Battle, with four weeks of free summertime fun hosted by The Children’s Trust, one of Miami’s most comprehensive resource organizations.
The programs are designed for kindergartners through fifth-graders and their families.
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The Book Battle is set for 10 a.m. July 9. Activities will include virtual field trips, entertainment and read-alouds with special guests from the Miami Heat. Register here.
To participate in the Book Battle, kids in the following grades should read:
- Kindergarten and first grade: “Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin
- Second and third grade: “Zoey and Sasafrass: Dragons and Marshmallows” by Elise Parsley
- Fourth and fifth grade: “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris Grabenstein
On the Stay Home Miami website, you can also:
- Enjoy a Miami Marlins coloring book, then post and tag your work on Instagram for a chance to win an autographed card from a Marlins player.
- Learn musical tips and lessons from the pros at Miami Music Project.
- Perfect your dance skills with the experts from Thomas Armour Youth Ballet.
- Kick your way to soccer success with the U.S. Soccer Foundation.
- Create fun crafts, download a Romero Britto coloring book and adventure audio books.
- Find a rock in your yard or neighborhood and paint it with an inspiring message.
More Fun for Kids
- Free & cheap things to do with kids this summer in South Florida
- Discount: Fairchild Garden’s ‘Dragons & Mythical Creatures’
- Wynwood Pride 2023 celebrates LGBTQ & ally community
- Free: Father’s Day weekend classic car show in Delray Beach
- Doral Yard features free & cheap live entertainment
- Free: Father’s Day ‘Downtown Drive Car Show’ in Boca Raton
- Free Apple camps for kids around South Florida
- Free: First Friday @ 5 concerts in Boynton Beach
- Free day at national parks on select holidays in 2023
- Gold Coast Railroad Museum free admission day
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