Family

Pearachute has good news for local parents and local businesses alike.

Some say cooking is outpacing youth sports in popularity. Fox’s MasterChef Junior premieres its fifth season this fall. FYI’s Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown is on its second season.

Free fun for the whole family! St. Andrew UMC puts on its annual Fall Festival. Enjoy carnival games, bounce houses, bobbing for donuts, face painting and sack races. Or, venture to the large slide and obstacle course.

Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and YMCA Plano are hosting the 3rd Annual Farm-O-Ree on Sunday September 11 on the historic grounds of Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano.

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The Dallas Area Train Show is making a stop for train enthusiasts of all ages! The train show will be rolling through Plano January 21-22 at the Plano Centre from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The Eisemann Center’s Methodist Richardson Family Theatre series opens October 9 with Doktor Kaboom! Live Wire! The Electricity Tour, an interactive one-man science variety show suitable for family audiences.

Calling all bookworms! This October, come to the Lone Star Storytelling Festival, a celebration of reading and writing.

Creekwood United Methodist Church is once again hosting a community-wide pumpkin patch and fall festival, events that have drawn thousands annually for a number of years.

The Plano Family YMCA will host an event on Saturday, August 20 to mark 50 years of impact serving the community. The celebration kicks off at 9 a.m. with a family fun run/walk at the Plano Family YMCA, located at 3300 McDermott Rd. in Plano.