Track 4 Families: Here are 45 Things You Can Do During Your Track-out Break!

Track 4 are you ready for this? You've got 45 different activities taking place for kids across the Triangle to choose from during your track-out break. Here's our list of fun track-out activities through April 19. We'll add more as we come across them.

1. There are 11 different Easter egg hunts in the Triangle starting this weekend and extending through April 11. Click here to see the list.
2. There are 20 different museum events taking place between March 28 and April 19, from pirate craft-making to musical performances. Click here for the list.
3. Raleigh Little Theatre Presents "Wiley and the Hairy Man"
Through March 29
4. Town of Cary Annual Kite Festival
March 28, 2009
5. Triangle Mothers of Twins and Triplets Spring/Summer Clothing & Equipment Sale
March 28, 2009
6. The Sandbox Kids and Family Fun Band Performance
March 28, 2009
7. Chatham Kids Consignment Spring/Summer Sale
April 3, 2009
8. Home Depot Kids Workshops: Window Birdhouse
April 4, 2009
9. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
March 31, 2009 at 8pm to April 5, 2009
10. Spring Break Cooking Camp at C'est si Bon!
April 6, 2009 at 9am to April 8, 2009
11. Trail Tails on the American Tobacco Trail: "Jump, Frog Jump!"
April 9, 2009
12. Scrap Exchange One Bag Workshop at University Mall in Chapel Hill
April 11, 2009
13. "Happy Days" Musical
April 14, 2009 at 8pm to April 19, 2009
14. North Carolina Symphony Announces Auditions for the 2009 North Carolina Symphony Youth Concerto Competition
April 18, 2009
15. Wake County PAGE Super Saturday
April 18, 2009
16. Family Fun and Fitness Walk
April 18, 2009

Track 4: Just 3 Days Left of Track-Out ... Here are 3 Activities!

Visit the Triangle TRACKS calendar for details on all of these events.

1. Check out Monday's Carolina Hurricanes team practice at 2 p.m. at the RecZone. It's free! View the practice schedule here.
2. Marbles Museum and IMAX are open for the Teacher Work Day Jan. 26.
3. Go to a movie! “Hotel for Dogs” opened Jan. 16, and "The Tale of Despereaux" and "Marley and Me" are currently in theaters. (Please see reader comments on "Marley and Me" at this link before you take the kids to this movie.) IMAX is currently showing a great selection of movies, and Blue Ridge Cinemas is showing "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" and "The Dark Knight."

14 Things TRACK 4 Families Can Do Before Tracking Back In Oct. 20

Get your calendars out and visit the October Calendar TRACKS to get the details on all of these events.

1. NEW HOPE VALLEY RAILWAY TRAIN RIDES
New Hope Valley Railway and N.C. Railroad Museum, New Hill
Train rides take place the first Sunday of each month through November.

2. NEW MOVIES RELEASES
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua." Oct. 3. Click here to learn more.
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year." Oct. 24. Click here to learn more.

3. LETTERBOXING. See blog post about this fun anytime-outdoor activity.

4. 2008 NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR
Oct. 16-26, N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

5. FALL PUMPKIN AND HARVEST FESTIVAL AT HILL RIDGE FARMS
Sept. 13-Nov. 9 in Youngsville.

6. OPENING OF WORLDTREK
Marbles Kids Museum
Exhibit opens Oct. 8. Guests are transported to several exciting locales around the world to engage in hands-on exploration of commerce, culture, arts, music and more.

7. SOUNDSPACE: HEAR MOTION
Museum of Life and Science
Through October 2008.

8. WAM! MAGIC TRICKS
Marbles Kids Museum
Oct. 15
Session: 1 10–10:50 a.m. (ages 5-7)
Session 2: 11–11:50 a.m. (ages 8-11)
Just in time for Halloween, join Marbles Kids Museum for a spook-tacular workshop to learn fantastic magic tricks.

9. WAM! HOLIDAY COOKING
Marbles Kids Museum
Oct. 15, 10-11:50 a.m.
Bring the family and create holiday goodies.

10. 2008 TOUR OF GYMNASTICS SUPERSTARS
Oct. 19, 4 p.m. RBC Center

11. DEAD SEA SCROLLS ON VIEW AT N.C. MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Through Dec. 28.

12. Attend a free open Carolina Hurricanes Practice. Click here for this week's schedule.

13. Celebrate "No Child Left Inside" with the Museum of Life and Science During Earth Science Week, Oct. 12-18

14. Check out "Kung Fu Panda," "Wall-E" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" for $1.50 at Blue Ridge Theater in Raleigh.