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Falling in Love with Sports
2026-02-14 10:30:00 2026-02-14 11:30:00 America/New_York Falling in Love with Sports A Winter Olympics Valentine's Celebration. Ages: 4-8 Registration required. Amherstburg Branch -

Saturday, February 14
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2026-02-14 10:30:00 2026-02-14 11:30:00 America/New_York Falling in Love with Sports A Winter Olympics Valentine's Celebration. Ages: 4-8 Registration required. Amherstburg Branch -

A Winter Olympics Valentine's Celebration. Ages: 4-8 Registration required.

Join us for fun indoor games, crafts, and stories. You'll be sure to have a ball.

Please do not misrepresent your child's age. We are very thoughtful about the age limits for our programs and work hard to create age-appropriate content.  Please respect our age restrictions.

AGE GROUP: | Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | Craft |

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