As the school year ends and summer begins, families looking for fun, free ways to beat the heat should look no further than their local Lowe’s store.

Lowe's Build and Grow clinics will be offered on select Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer - free of charge. (Photo: Business Wire)

DreamWorks Animation and Lowe’s have teamed to offer families a summer of hands-on fun. Beginning June 9, Lowe’s stores nationwide will hold free movie-themed Build and Grow clinics, featuring projects from DreamWorks Animation’s hit animated films “Madagascar 3,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Shrek.”

The special hour-long clinics, recommended for children in grades two through five, will take place on select Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. throughout the summer. Participating children will receive a kid’s apron, goggles and a take-home, customizable wooden project.

The featured projects are the Madagascar 3 Monkey Powered Plane and Luxury Assault Vehicle; Kung Fu Panda Spinning Attack and Stacking Friends; and Shrek Dragon Ride and Onion Carriage. To register for the limited space events and for a list of dates and corresponding clinics, visit Lowes.com/BuildandGrow.

ABOUT LOWE’S

With fiscal year 2011 sales of $50.2 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 100 company that serves approximately 15 million customers a week at more than 1,745 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

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