Family Calendar

Today

Jamming Jenks - Millwood - Dynamic music and juggling act that is especially fun for kids and their parents. For more than six years, Jenks has been entertaining families with his unique blend of rock songs, family-friendly covers, dance contests and juggling. 10 a.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road, (509) 893-8260; 2 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave.; (509) 893-8390. Free

Lego Road Trip - Children ages 5 and older can participate in an interactive Lego board game. Youngsters, accompanied by an adult, are invited to “drive” a Lego car around a map of the United States made entirely of Lego bricks and make stops at various “cities” and “attractions” along the way. The first 100 participants who complete the game will receive a free Lego car to take home. 10 a.m. AAA, 1314 S. Grand Blvd. (509) 358-6900.

Summer Lego Club - Fairfield – Thursdays through Aug. 27, 1-3 p.m. All ages are welcome. Children age 6 and younger should be accompanied by an adult. Fairfield Library, 305 E. Main St., Fairfield. Free. (509) 893-8320.

Comic Crafts at Moran Prairie Library - Prepare to get messy as we cut, staple, fold and paste recycled comics into picture frames, bookmarks and wall art. For children in fourth grade and older. 2 p.m. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. Free. (509) 893-8340.

Escape the Ordinary: Hoot! - West Valley Outdoor Learning Center’s HOOT program will introduce audience members to these birds that call the Outdoor Learning Center home. This program includes an interactive presentation with live birds of prey, videos, hands-on materials and time for questions. 3 p.m. Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. Free. (509) 444-5380.

Supersized Games - Fairfield - What’s more fun than playing games with your friends? Supersizing them! Taking some of our favorite games – like Bananagrams and Yahtzee – and making them life-sized. Bring your friends and your gaming skills. For children in fourth grade and older. 4 p.m. Fairfield Library, 305 E. Main St., Fairfield. Free. (509) 893-8320.

Kids Off-Road Triathlon @ Camp Dart-Lo - A fun fitness event for kids in kindergarten through seventh grade. The course consists of a five-minute swim (or splash) in the pool, 1-mile bike ride on a gravel road and 0.6-mile run on a trail. Participants bring their own bike, helmet and swim gear. Organized by Camp Fire Inland Northwest and sponsored by Team Blaze Spokane Triathlon Club. 5:30 p.m. Camp Dart-Lo, 14000 N. Dartford Drive. $30. (509) 747-6191.

Ongoing

Riverfront Park Attractions - Looff Carrousel and SkyRide: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, open until 9 p.m. Friday; Tour Train: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday- Thursday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; Pavilion Rides: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. (509) 625-6600.

Summer Slam High School Basketball - The HUB Sports Center will host a series of summer basketball tournaments for high school teams. Teams will play a minimum of six games over the three-day tournament. The initial three to four games will be in a round robin format to determine seeding for the double elimination tournament. Today-Saturday: 24 boys teams, 16 girls teams. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave., Liberty Lake $400/team. (509) 927-0602.

Ultimate Sports Camp - Ages 6-9 and 10-12. Get ready for a week-long pass to fun playing a variety of sports. In addition to the traditional sports, go ultimate and learn the basics of BMX and skateboarding, and if your child can’t ride a bike yet, we will teach them how in five simple steps. Monday-July 17, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Dwight Merkel Sports Complex, 5701 N. Assembly St. $149/camper. (509) 625-6200.

All Adventures Camp - Ages 8-12. One of Spokane Parks and Recreation Summer Adventure Youth Day Camps. This camp is all about the excitement and variety of outdoor adventure. We will be hiking, biking, kayaking, surviving in the woods and participating in challenge course activities. Fee includes T-shirt. Get 10 percent off each week if you sign your child up for three or more weeks. Please call for discounted pricing. Monday-July 17, 8:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Riverside State Park, Bowl and Pitcher Picnic Shelter, 9711 W. Charles Road. $219/camper. (509) 625-6200.

Friday

Free Outdoor Movies - Airway Heights - All movies shown on Fridays and begin at dusk. Friday: “Annie.” Sunset Park, King at Ninth Street, Airway Heights. Free. (509) 244-4845.

Jamming Jenks - Moran Prairie - 10 a.m. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. Free. (509) 893-8340.

Jamming Jenks - Cheney - 2 p.m. Cheney Library, 610 First St., Cheney. Free. (509) 893-8280.

Escape the Ordinary: Hoot! - 2 p.m. Spokane Public Library - Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 444-5336.

Healthy Kids Day - The YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day features fun, active play and educational activities such as “Frozen” wonderland and pictures with Elsa; Spokane Shock players and Shox the Fox; fire truck and ladder with Spokane Valley Fire Department; kids classes including Zumba, tumbling and yoga; face painting; open skate in the skate park; open climb on the indoor climbing wall; aquatic games; outdoor obstacle course; bounce house fun and free outdoor movie for the whole family. 5:30-8:30 p.m. YMCA - Spokane Valley, 2421 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 777-9622.

Saturday

Launch It Day at Mobius Children’s Museum - Explore the ins and outs of flinging, flying, throwing and launching with our newest interactive exhibit. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mobius Kids Children’s Museum, 808 W. Main Ave. (509) 624-5437.

Escape the Ordinary: Hula Dance Party - Bring your keikis (kids) to our Hula Dance Party. Come see and learn some simple hula dance moves with hula instructors Lorilee Kia’i, Julie Wahikapu and Rick of the Kuhai Halau O’ Kawailani Ho’olapua Pa Olapa Kahiko hula dance school. For all ages. Drop by our library sometime during the week before to make a paper lei and a paper flower to wear at the party. 10:30 a.m. East Side Library, 524 S. Stone St. Free. (509) 444-5375.

Spokane Humane Society 118th Birthday Celebration - Come join us for a birthday bash as we celebrate 118 years of caring for companion animals by providing shelter, food, medical care and love for unwanted and abandoned animals. Enjoy cake and ice cream, watch some dog demos and learn more about SHS. All alumni (adopted animals) are invited as special guests. 11 a.m. Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana St. Free. (509) 467-5235.

Seattle Children’s Film Festival - Enjoy 17 of the festival’s 2015 short films including singing octopi, a magical kitchen and a young girl’s creative uses for balloons. 11 a.m. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $5. (800) 325-SEAT.

Supersized Games - Spokane Valley - 2 p.m. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 893-8400.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” - Join us for a plot refresher of “To Kill a Mockingbird” prior to the release of the new Harper Lee book, “Go Set a Watchman,” in print Tuesday. 2 p.m. Spokane Public Library - Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 444-5336.

Swim and a Movie: “Paddington” - Two-hour swim followed by this family-friendly screening at dusk. A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven. Rated PG. Presale tickets will be given collectors tickets and speed lane entrance into the facility. 6 p.m. Southside Aquatics Center, 3724 E. 61st Ave., (509) 448-5090, or Northside Aquatics Center, 18120 N. Hatch Road, (509) 468-5107. $5/general, $4/seniors, $2.50/ages 3-5, free/age 2 and younger.

Sunday

YMCA Kids Xtreme Fun Run - Run, crawl, slip, slide, hurdle and dash your way to victory on our 500-yard course filled with a mud pit, tires, obstacles and more. Finish with a few trips down a giant slip-n-slide to help wash off the mud. Ages 4-14. 9:30 a.m. YMCA - Spokane Valley, 10727 N. Newport Hwy. $15-$20. (509) 777-9622.

Festival of FantaSea Princess Ball - Join our Little Mermaid, her Sailor Prince and other princes and princesses for an Under the Sea Ball and Carnival with games, face painting, pixie dust princess hair, princess mail station, professional photographer and more. 1 p.m. 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. $20. (509) 475-6292.

Monday

Summer Lego Club - Spokane Valley – Mondays through Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 893-8400.

Heroic Birds of Prey - North Spokane - West Valley Outdoor Learning Center’s HOOT program will introduce audience members to the bird heroes that call the learning center home. This program includes an interactive presentation with live birds of prey, videos and hands-on materials. Learn the stories of these feathery ambassadors of the bird world. Two presentations, 2 and 7 p.m. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Free. (509) 893-8350.

INK: Origin Stories - Ever wanted to create your own superhero? Authors and artists (superheroes in disguise) will help kids ages 9-14 create their own superheroes, complete with an origin story. This is a multiday workshop; please plan on attending all five sessions. 1:30 p.m. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. Free. (509) 444-5385.

Supersized Games - Medical Lake - 2 p.m. Medical Lake Library, 321 E. Herb St., Medical Lake. Free. (509) 893-8330.