Looking for some family fun for the day or a weekend? Here are some great ideas…
Order pizza or take-out and eat in the park
Take a Canoe Susquehanna kayak trip — www.paddlehappy.com.
Catch a Lewisburg Dragon or Bucknell Bison game and stop for ice cream at the Sweet Shop
Go birding on the nature trail at the Dale Engle Walker House
Check out museum exhibits as a family. The Dale Engle Walker House has a different exhibit every summer, and Heritage Days…Packwood House offers children’s activity series and several different exhibits every year…Slifer House has music on the lawn in the spring
Pizza and a movie
Check out downtown events, like the Ice Festival, the Arts Festival and the Sidewalk Chalk Festival—TONS of fun!!
Learn to make a bead bracelet together at Ellacinder’s Bead Shoppe
Paint your own pottery at In A Glaze
Give your family a taste of culture, right here in rural PA. Pick a Weis Center Performance that’s interesting to everyone, dress up and have dinner at a nice downtown restaurant.
Pack a picnic and eat under the trees at the Lewisburg Recreation Park on St. Mary’s Street, then play to your heart’s content. Rock climb, skate park, and tennis courts. The community pool is open in the summer and the skating rink in the winter.
Play volleyball or other sports, or run the Lewisburg Lights 5k. You’ll find a lot of options for fun recreation at www.golara.org.
Lewisburg is a close drive to Reptile Land, Knoebel’s Amusement Park, Ard’s Farm Market and Corn Maze, campgrounds and hotels. Go to www.visitcentralpa.com for more information on area attractions for families.
Family Friendly Dining and Hufnagle Park photos courtesy of Susquehanna River Valley Tourism Bureau
