kids and families

Winter Break Cool Camps Hosted by Spokane Valley Parks & Rec. and open to ages 6-11. CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. $32/day; $65/two days; $104/week. (509) 688-0300.

Acting & Improv Fridays, today-Feb. 6. Kids ages 9 and older. Learn audition skills, breathing technique, warm-up exercises, vocal exercises, script reading, improv exercises and games, and scene work. 6 p.m., Cedar Street Bridge, 334 N. First Ave., Sandpoint. $90. (208) 597-2457.

Let There be Legos Bring the family as our traveling Lego Build Day stops at each Spokane County Library throughout 2015. All ages welcome, but children 6 and younger should be accompanied by an adult. Saturday, 10 a.m., Cheney Library, 610 First St., Cheney. Free. (509) 893-8280.

Winter Softball Camps Sundays, Sunday-Jan. 25. Girls in grades 1-6: 2-4 p.m., grades 7-12: 4-6 p.m. This camp will provide instruction on the fundamentals of hitting and fielding. Bring a bat with your name on it. Spokane Falls Community College, Gymnasium, Building 7, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $60/player.

Frost Fest Volleyball scrimmage with other teams in a round-robin format event. Teams guaranteed four matches each. Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave., Liberty Lake. $100/team. (509) 927-0602.

Youth Climbing Club For youth ages 10-16 interested in advancing their climbing technique. Must be belay certified and ready to learn the intricate body movements and techniques to take climbing to the next level. First class is free! Sunday or Thursday, 6-8 p.m., Wild Walls, 202 W. Second Ave. $12/single visit; $100/10-visit punch card; $65/monthly pass. (509) 455-9596.

Lego Club All ages welcome. Ages 6 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Free. Monday, 4 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road, (509) 893-8350. Thursday, 4 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards, (509) 893-8390.

Spider Monkeys Climbing Club Mondays and Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. Working with professional staff, kids ages 4-10 will learn the essentials of climbing. Call to register; maximum 10 kids per class. First class is free. Wild Walls, 202 W. Second Ave. $12/single visit; $74/pass for eight visits. (509) 455-9596.

Shark Month Create a cardboard shark and use it to test the science of how sharks float in the water. Make shark jaws from paper plates and learn fierce facts. For grades K-5. Free. Tuesday, 3:30 p.m., Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom St., Airway Heights, (509) 893-8250. Wednesday, 4 p.m., Cheney Library, 610 First St., Cheney, (509) 893-8280. Thursday, 4 p.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road, Millwood, (509) 893-8260.

Pixel Playground A four-week course encouraging kids to explore possibilities in digital art. Ages 8-18. Tuesday, 4-6 p.m., Spokane Public Library - Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 444-5336.

“Baby Beluga” We’ll have a whale of a good time while making a baby beluga hat. Parents stay and play in this class for ages 2-4. Wednesday, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Mobius Kids Children’s Museum, 808 W. Main Ave. $10/members, $12/nonmembers. (509) 624-5437.

Spokane Chiefs Hockey See the Chiefs play at home vs. Portland (TicketsWest Chiefs Player Magnet, first 1,000 fans). Wednesday, 7:05 p.m., Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. $10-$22 (discounts for kids/ students/seniors/military). (509) 535-7825.

Candy Sushi Let your culinary creativity take over during this Tween Craft Club event while making candy sushi out of Rice Krispies treats, fruit roll-ups and other candy. For fifth- to eighth-graders. Thursday, 4 p.m., Indian Trail Library, 4909 W. Barnes Rd. (509) 444-5395.