Kids stuff Nov. 3

Day camp

Pitt County 4-H and the Cooperative Extension Service will have a day camp for 7-12-year-olds from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Pitt County Agricultural Center, 403 Government Circle.

Public schools will closed for the Veterans Day holiday. Camp cost is $5, including lunch, snacks and supplies. Registration deadline is Friday. Call 902-1710.

Family Fare

East Carolina University's Family Fare series will present “All Aboard South America: Mighty Mysteries, Wonder and Mayhem!” at 7 p.m. Nov. 13. The play is an original musical written by professor Patricia Clark and performed by ECU Storybook Theatre. In the play, Professor Pontificator and friends travel to South America in search of great stories, including the Legend of the Dragonfly, the Lost City of the Incas, El Dorado, the Three Shovels and the Magical Lake. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for children. All tickets at the door are $9. Call 328-4788.

Christmas play

Smiles and Frowns Playhouse will present “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 and 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Community Center, 4354 Lee Street, Ayden. Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Twice Is Nice and Artisans in Greenville, My Favorite Place in Winterville and Edward's Pharmacy in Ayden. Visit www.smilesandfrowns.net or call 756-4959.

Teen Zone

Pitt County Community Schools and Recreation is sponsoring Teen Zone from 6-9 p.m. the first and third Fridays of the month through Dec. 11 at the Zone, 4801 Reedy Branch Road, Winterville. The program is open to grades six-nine. Entry fee is $5, and no re-entry is allowed. Call 902-1975.

Children's stories

The following children's story hours are held locally:

10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, preschool story hour, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3040 S. Evans St. Call 321-8119.

10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, story hour, East Branch Library, 2000 Cedar Lane. Call 329-4582.

10:30 a.m. on first and third Tuesdays, toddler story hour, Sheppard Memorial Library, 530 Evans St. Call 329-4581.

11 a.m. Wednesdays, preschool story hour, Sheppard Memorial Library, 530 Evans St. There will be no story hour on Nov. 25. Call 329-4581.

10 a.m. Thursdays, preschool story hour, Carver Branch Library, 618 W. 14th Ave. Call 329-4583.

6-7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at ViQuest Center, 2610 Stantonsburg Road. Children participate in fitness activities and nutrition lessons built around the theme of the feature story. The program is $2.50 to ViQuest members and is $5 for others. Participants must preregister. Call 847-6501.

7 p.m. Fridays, children's story hour, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3040 S. Evans St. Call 321-8119.

Emerge

Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, 404 S. Evans St., will sponsor the following programs for youth:

Kids' Art Night Out, ages 4-13, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday. Activities will include painting and potter's wheel. Participants will have pizza, do art activities and watch a movie. Cost is $25 for members and $45 for others, with a discount for siblings.

Kids' Dinner and a Workshop, ages 4-13, 6-8 p.m. Nov. 13. Participants will make ceramic holiday cookie jars and have a pizza dinner. Cost is $15 for members and $35 for others, with a discount for siblings.

For information or to register, call Heather White at 551-6947 or e-mail heather@emergegallery.com.

Goose Creek

Goose Creek State Park, 2190 Camp Leach Road, Washington, N.C., has scheduled the following programs:

Skunks, 10 a.m. Saturday, for ages 6-12. Learn facts about this stinky woodland creature.

Skulls, 3 p.m. Sunday. Discover the skull characteristics that distinguish one animal species from another.

Call 923-2191.

Fundraisers

The nonprofit M.A.D.E. After School Program is conducting a fruit sale through Nov. 30. Small and large boxes of grapefruit and oranges are available for $23-$43 per box. Call 258-0122 or e-mail tangi.williams@wintervillenc.com.

Pitt County 4-H is selling handmade wreaths from boughs of Fraser fir Christmas trees grown on the Brookgreen family farm in Ashe County. The 26-inch wreaths are $20 each. Call 902-1710 to order.

Estuarium

The North Carolina Estuarium, 223 E. Water St., Washington, N.C., will sponsor the following programs in October.

“Mammals of the Pamlico- Making tracks,” 11 a.m.-noon Nov. 11. Children will learn about different mammals of the Pamlico area. Program is suitable for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

“Sounds of the Sound: Listening to Fish on the Pamlico,” 1-2 p.m. Nov. 11.

The Estuarium is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students. Call 948-0000.