1 - Local robotics team uses robotics to help kids with special needs
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/team-of-local-students-top-4-world-robotics-championship/
2 - Friday, Aug. 11: Jeremiah’s Place 5th Annual Block Party, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. - place for emergency child care
At this free community event hosted at the Kingsley Association, you’ll find carnival-themed food, games, music, raffles and more. You’ll also be able to meet and learn about all kinds of exciting resources from a range of community agencies (and when you visit their tables, you can pick up tickets to play the games outside).
3 -Get ready for back-to school with 2 events!
Saturday, Aug. 12: Kindergarten… Here I Come! 9 a.m.
At the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, rising kindergarteners can practice boarding a bus, meet a school crossing guard, ask questions about starting school, and bring home school supplies. This event is free for each kindergartener and one adult. Extra family members may attend for $8 each. Please register here before attending.
Aug. 13: CLP’s Summer Reading Extravaganza
From 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the main CLP location (4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland), families will find programs and activities celebrate the theme of this year’s CLP summer reading program, “Find Your Voice.” Enjoy live music, hands-on craft projects including a science workshop and balloon art, and also games, storytelling and a contest to guess the total number of books that Pittsburghers read this summer. Families will have many opportunities to win prizes throughout the day, with the final Pittsburgh reading number revealed and a grand prize awarded at the end of the event. If you get hungry, food trucks will also be on hand. Get all the details here. Kidsburgh.org for all the information too!
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