The Water Resources Education Center is hosting a volunteer garden clean-up from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 27. Tasks include weeding, mulching, trimming and raking pathways. Tools will be provided. Bring garden gloves. Register at cityofvancouver.us/events/water-center-garden-cleanup-3/. For more details, contact water center staff at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111.

Columbia Play Project offers weekly indoor exploratory play from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays and Fridays at Fourth Plain Community Commons, 3101 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Activities include Science Touch and Explore, Construction, Art, Music and a Little Learners area. All ages are welcome.

The Camas Public Library will host another edition of its popular Reading Dragons Cards program, titled Little Dragons. The program runs from Sept. 1 to April 30. Little Dragons is a reading program for infants and preschoolers. By reading to their children, parents can earn a free book. Further details can be found at CamasPL.org/littledragons.