Kids Create is a day of workshops, music, activities, and refreshments just for kids from infant to age 10 and their parents and guardians. It’s free and open to the public, and is a great way to engage children through reading, writing, play, and dance. 

The Fall 2026 Kids Create will be held on Saturday, September 19, from 10 am until 12 pm.

This Kids Create will feature a performance from Blue Skies Trio! 

Schedule:

• Sign in from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m.
• Writing workshops from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
• Breakfast concert from 11:00 a.m to 12:00 noon.
• Self-guided activities in the children's area from 10:00 a.m. until we close at 3:00 p.m.

Workshop Descriptions:

• Sing-a-Long (for children ages 0 to 3): Local musician and educator Gabrielle Pietrangelo teams up with a Kids Create facilitator to lead this fun and heartwarming sing-a-long story time.
• Ready to Read Poetry (for children ages 4 to 6): Participants in this workshop write collaborative poems and stories while practicing letter recognition, rhyming, and a variety of literary elements like onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, and others. Visual art making is often a component!
• Creative Writing Workshop (ages 7 to 10): Participants in this workshop write both independently and collaboratively, and sometimes read poems and stories as a means to inspire their own writing process. Workshop facilitators guide participants through a series of playful, fun, and interesting explorations of language. Participants leave with an original story or poem.

More about Blue Skies Trio:
Evoking the romance and charm of another era, Blue Skies Trio breathes new life into beloved songs and hidden standards from the 1930s and ’40s American Songbook. Featuring Gabrielle Pietrangelo on vocals and baritone ukulele, Ben DeGain on shimmering vibraphone, and Thøger Lund on upright bass, the trio’s unusual instrumentation creates an endearing sound all its own. With sweet melodies of old, swinging rhythms, and timeless lyrics, Blue Skies Trio invites listeners of all ages into a musical world that's both playful and nostalgic.

Listen to their music here: We'll Meet Again