Special Winter Break KidsOutAndAbout newsletter for Families in Fairfield County

Dear KOA readers:

We have a link-filled newsletter for you in the special Winter Break edition of KidsOutAndAbout.com's newsletter.

1) Here is the main Winter Break link:   Winter Break Events

2) What's coming up that's FREE? 78 free events are on our calendar. Check them out. Thought I'd give you those right up front as promised.

3) At the Museums
The weather isn't cooperating for outdoor snowy fun. So find out what's happening at these local museums!
Bellarmine Museum of Art
Bruce Museum
Connecticut Air and Space Center in Stratford, CT
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Inc
Connecticut Children's Museum
Connecticut Science Center
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Eli Whitney Museum
Essex Steam Train and Riverboat
Fairfield Museum and History Center - featuring puppet shows on Wednesday
Imagine Nation Museum
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Seaport
New Britain Youth Museum
Shore Line Trolley Museum
Silvermine Arts Center
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum - workshops and tours all week
The Danbury Railroad Museum - open Wed-Sat
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Westport Historical Society
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

4) Looking for events for a particular day? Check out our day by day calendars:

Monday, February 20 
Tuesday, February 21 
Wednesday, February 22 
Thursday, February 23 
Friday, February 24 
Saturday, February 25 
Sunday, February 26

5) Indoor Play Centers in southwest Connecticut:

• BounceU - Stratford
• Fun Factor - Brookfield
• Fun Factor - Middlebury
• Smiles Family Entertainment Center - Milford
• Fun For Kids - Stamford
• Laser Planet - Waterbury
• YMCA of Greenwich - Greenwich
• Norwalk YMCA - Norwalk
• Westport-Weston Family Y - Westport
• Central Connecticut Coast YMCA - New Haven
• Pump It Up of Norwalk - Norwalk
• The Little Gym of Westport - Westport
• The Little Gym of Darien - Darien
• The Little Gym of Stamford - Stamford
• The Little Gym of Fairfield - Fairfield
• The Little Gym of Ridgefield - Ridgefield
• Sportsplex at Fairfield - Fairfield
• Sono Field House - Norwalk
• The Sports Zone - Trumbull
• My Gym Children's Fitness Center - Orange

5) The Top 20 Places to Take Kids in Southwest Connecticut also is a very useful place to get ideas for Winter Break fun and activities.

6) And don't forget, the slopes are open! Snow-making galore! Here is our guide to great family skiing nearby.

I bet you know other families who are interested in receiving this newsletter... especially for Winter Break! Please forward it on to them. They can then use this link to sign up for the newsletter themselves!

Enjoy the week!

Debra Ross
Publisher, KidsOutAndAbout.com