Kids and families

Valleyfest 2014 City of Spokane Valley’s premier community event. The Hearts of Gold Parade kicks off Valleyfest tonight at 7:30 p.m. going east on Sprague Avenue from north Gillis Road to Pines Road. The festival continues Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Mirabeau Park with booths and vendors. Pancake breakfast, Balloons over Valleyfest, Fishing at the Falls, car show, a triathlon, 5K/10K run, Centennial Bike Ride and more. Visit www.valleyfest.org. Mirabeau Point Park, 13500 E. Mirabeau Parkway, Spokane Valley. Free admission. (509) 922-3299.

Come Feed the Buffalo Tours offered every Friday through Sunday on the hour from noon to 4 p.m., through September. Meet the herd and hand-feed the buffalo. Win-Tur Bison Farm, 4742 Highway 231, Springdale. $5/adults, $4/seniors and children, cash or check only. (509) 258-6717.

Silverwood Theme Park 2014 Open Saturdays and Sundays through the month, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Water park closed for season). Community Appreciation Discount Days Food Drive, $4 from general admission tickets and $1 from children’s tickets to benefit local food banks. Visit www.silverwoodthemepark.com for more information. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 N. U.S. Highway 95, Athol, Idaho. $27.99/ages 8-64, $16.99/seniors and children ages 3-7, free/age 2 and younger; $5/parking. (208) 683-3400.

Blazing Saddles Ride the spectacular highways and byways of the inland Pacific Northwest. Designed for riders of all skills, enjoy one of four routes: a family ride, 40-mile, a metric century, and a century. All riders receive entry to Blazing Spoons, the Northwest International Chili Cook-off. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Colville. Saturday, 7:30 a.m., Northeast Washington Fairgrounds, 317 W. Astor Ave., Colville. $70. (509) 690-7517.

Providence Holy Family Hospital Community Celebration Celebrate 50 years. Bring your family and enjoy snacks including Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, plus health screenings and fun activities. Saturday, 11 a.m., Providence Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Free. (509) 482-0111.

Fiesta Spokane Music, dancers, exhibits, demonstrations, arts and crafts, food and more. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Riverfront Park, Gondola Meadow, 507 N. Howard St. (509) 625-6601.

Super Saturday – Free Family Day at the MAC Sponsored by STCU. Try your hand at cartooning with professional illustration tools and learn screen printing basics with cartoonist Jesse Acosta. Visit with artist Jaymee Donelson about her digital pop culture artwork. Roxann Maier will create a balloon animal for you and you can create your own flip book and mono print. Karaoke with DJ Yasmine Cortier will round out the fun. Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. Free. (509) 363-5344.

“Nancy Jane and FeFe” Author Event Storytime Come hear an entertaining story about a little girl and her French worm by local author RubySue. It is a story that is sure to make you smile. Saturday, 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, Children’s Section, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206.

Beginner Kenpo Karate Boys and girls will learn and perform the basics, forms and self-defense techniques required for yellow belt in Kenpo Karate, a style of martial art characterized by the use of quick hand strikes in rapid succession. Classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays. Call to register. Monday, 5:30-6:15 p.m. for ages 8-12, and 6:15-7 p.m. for ages 13 and older. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave., Liberty Lake. $25/month. (509) 927-0602.

Mobius Children’s Museum Legomania! Class – Tallest Tower Who can make the tallest Lego tower without it falling over? We’ll test our stacking skills in this class. For ages 4-10. Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., Mobius Kids Children’s Museum, 808 W. Main Ave. $10. (509) 624-5437.

Fused Glass for kids at Dahmen Barn Resident artist Christie Zeoli will hold a fused glass workshop for kids 8-14. Students will learn the basics of working with fused glass, then they will create a pendant. Students should bring safety glasses. Please register by Saturday. Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 419 N. Park Way. $20. (509) 229-3414.

Mountain Harmony Show Choir Ages 12-20 are invited to join a show choir that will perform a Christmas program in December and Broadway numbers in the spring. Join any week until the end of October. Thursday, 4-6:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport, Wash. (509) 671-5569.

Make Personalized Locker Magnets Want to “bling” your locker? We’ll provide the supplies to make some locker magnets that express your personality. For ages 10-16. Thursday, 4 p.m., Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. Free. (509) 444-5380.