Board games, big trucks & live animal: 5 things to do with your kids this weekend The kids are out of school! How will you entertain them?! How about getting up close and personal with some live animals or a big, awesome truck? There's also a board game afternoon. For the weekend of June 25-28, 2015 Jacksonville Children's Chorus 11 a.m. Thursday. Children's Museum and Theater of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, free with $9 admission, under 18 months free. kitetails.org With a mission of providing high-quality choral music education for children of diverse backgrounds, fostering teamwork, self-discipline, accomplishment and pride through artistically excellent performances, the Jacksonville Children's Chorus is sure to delight young listeners. Big Ideas, Little Hands 11 a.m. Thursdays. Children's Discovery Museum, 171 Capitol St., Augusta, $6 admission. childrensdiscoverymuseum.org Aimed at kids 5 and under, Big Ideas, Little Hands is a guided open art exploration that allows little one to unleash their inner Picasso, Rothko, O'Keefe and most importantly, their own creative expression. The program is centered around different themes, techniques and sets of materials.

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Board games, big trucks & live animal: 5 things to do withyour kids this weekend

The kids are out of school! How will you entertain them?! How about getting up close and personalwith some live animals or a big, awesome truck? There's also a board game afternoon.

For the weekend of June 25-28, 2015

Jacksonville Children's Chorus

11 a.m. Thursday. Children's Museum and Theater of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, free with $9admission, under 18 months free. kitetails.org

With a mission of providing high-quality choral music education for children of diverse backgrounds,fostering teamwork, self-discipline, accomplishment and pride through artistically excellentperformances, the Jacksonville Children's Chorus is sure to delight young listeners.

Big Ideas, Little Hands

11 a.m. Thursdays. Children's Discovery Museum, 171 Capitol St., Augusta, $6 admission.childrensdiscoverymuseum.org

Aimed at kids 5 and under, Big Ideas, Little Hands is a guided open art exploration that allows littleone to unleash their inner Picasso, Rothko, O'Keefe and most importantly, their own creativeexpression. The program is centered around different themes, techniques and sets of materials.

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Family Board Game Afternoon

1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Sam L. Cohen Children's Library, 5 Monument Square, free.portlandlibrary.com

Leave the electronic gadgets at home and enjoy some low tech fun playing classic and new boardgames, puzzles and card games for all ages. Bring your friends or meet new ones while you try toavoid going "Directly To Jail" and hope to land on "Free Parking."

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Touch-a-Truck

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Wiscasset Speedway, 218 West Alna Road, $5, $20 maximum per family.207-289-2080

Kids will be able to freely explore construction vehicles, emergency vehicles, antique vehicles andother unique ones. There will also be a bounce house, crafts, touch tank, karate demonstrations,food, music and more. All proceeds benefit the Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes.

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Fur, Feathers, and Feet

10 a.m. Wednesday. Orr's IslandLibrary, 1699 Harpswell Road (Route24), free. 207-833-7811

The Chewonki Foundation invites kidsto a program with live animals andcostumes to try on during a fun-filledhour. Young folks will learn about howwebbed feet, camouflaged fur andspines are just some of the waysanimals adapt to survive.

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