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."

7 Things Track 1 Families Can Do This Week Before Heading Back to School

If you're on a year-round school schedule like we are, you'll find that our community offers a great variety of children's activities during year-round track-out breaks. In addition to track-out camps, there are plenty of activities to keep your track 1 kids busy and entertained over the next couple of weeks. Here's a list:

1. Fall Pumpkin and Harvest Festival at Hill Ridge Farms in Youngsville: through Nov. 9. Learn more here.

2. Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm at Marbles Kids Museum: through Jan. 25. Learn more here.

3. Summerwings Butterfly Pavillion at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham: through Sept. Learn more here.

4. Family Science Day at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. Learn more here.

5. View the Dead Sea Scrolls at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, through Dec. 28. Learn more here.

6. "IGOR" released at movie theaters: Sept. 19. Learn more here.

7. Track 1 Magic Tree House Camp. Register and get details here.