This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.

Dates & Times:
October 22 – 31, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., except on Sundays (October 24 and 31) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Description:
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 a.m.
Online reservations are required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.

Dates & Times:
October 22 – 31, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., except on Sundays (October 24 and 31) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Description:
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 a.m.
Online reservations are required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Want to learn to shoot a pistol? Don’t have a pistol? Learn about handguns in this class. I teach grip, stance, sight alignment, follow through, and more. Learn what to look for when you purchase a firearm if you don’t have one. Bring eye/ear protection (I have extra if you don’t have them), baseball cap, your firearm and if you don’t have one bring 9 mm Luger/parabellum ammo or .22LR ammo to use in the firearms I have. Preregistration is required as space is limited to 6. There is a $25 non-refundable fee required at registration and balance due at the door. Call Dolly at 360-978-4338 to register or have your questions answered.
Pay just $1 to play on the first Friday night of the month! Free for members.
Activities include:
*Patchwork Potholders & Woven Wonders Gift Making
*Fungus Among Us
*Letters to Veterans
*Turkey Building Challenge
*Tree of Thankful Thoughts
*Art Cards
*Drawing & Coloring
*3D Sculptures with Recycled Materials
Military families get 1/2 price admission on Veterans Day.
Activities include:
*PlayWise: Outside Inside: Natural Materials Collage
*Letters to Veterans
*Silkscreen Gift Making
*Frogs & Bogs
*Crazy Cranberry Construction
*Turkey Building Challenge
*Art Cards
*Drawing & Coloring
*Tree of Thankful Thoughts
*3D Sculptures with Recycled Materials
*Hula Hoops

Santa’s coming! But who wants to spend an hour waiting in line at the mall to see Santa only to get one polaroid photo of your tired, cranky kids with him? ???? Not when you can get your family’s own PRIVATE session with him instead!
Use this time for your kids to tell Santa what they want for Christmas, read a book, eat cookies and even see Mrs. Clause, all while getting professional photos taken to treasure forever? kids can come dressed in pajamas or holiday outfits!
These Studio Santa minis will take place on Nov. 26 & 27 inside my studio in Winlock, WA! Each 10-minute session will receive 8-10 professionally edited images for $150. Turnaround time is one week from your session date, so still plenty of time to order your Christmas cards! Spots are filling quickly; save yours before they run out!?
Now what to do since Thanksgiving cooking is done. Come take a class on how to use a handgun. Learn the safety rules, how to hold the firearm, how to line up the sights, how to press the trigger and more. Don’t own a firearm, no problem. Learn how to choose the right one for you. Bring eye/ear protection (I have extra if you don’t have those), baseball cap, paper to take notes, 9 mm Luger/Parabellum and/or .22LR ammo to try the firearms we have available. Pre-registration required with a non-refundable deposit of $25, balance due at start of class. Space is limited so register early.