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Best free events for kids


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Take your budding car expert to check out the classics at Lake Worth's Evening on the Avenues.

If your kid is interested in making things explode, the free science museum at Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton is a good bet.

Good (free) times can also be had at:

Today: Summer Games exhibit at Miami Children's Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway. If you don't make it today, save the date for the third Friday in July when its free admission.

Musical performances from 7 - 9 p.m. at Hollywood's Young Circle Park at U.S. 1 and Hollywood Blvd. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

Saturday: Asian Pacific Festival at the Alvin Sherman Library in Fort Lauderdale. Learn about traditional Chinese music and dance, Thai traditional dance and see a Korean Hapkido martial arts demo. Plus there will be food and craft projects. From 1 - 4 p.m.

Storytime for kids ages 3 - 6 at 10:30 a.m. Barnes and Noble, Broward Mall, 591 S. University Dr., Plantation.

And if you have a few dollars to spare this weekend, take the kids to:

An arts and crafts workshop 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday at Michael's Arts and Crafts, 11300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines. Ages 5-12. The cost: $2

The Playmobil Fun Park in Palm Beach Gardens is divided into themed areas with toys geared to toddlers, an area with a doll house, castle, trucks, planes and construction equipment, and another spot that resembles Noah's Ark. The cost: $1.

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