North Shore Kid Stories, Events, Activities, Camps and Recipes

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 27, through Labor Day, September 2, 2013. 

The Saugus Veterans Council Memorial Day Parade will start on Jackson Street at 9:00 am to Cliftondale Square along Lincoln Avenue to Central Street then onto Winter Street to the Veterans’ lot at Riverside Cemetery for graveside services including an invocation and a '21 Gun Salute'. The parade will re-form and march to Saugus Town Hall for the memorial ceremony with Grand Marshall, Norm Hansen and Keynote Speaker, LCDR Stephen Harris.

In  “Crowning Glory” Wenham Museum celebrates the ultimate accessory—the hat.  As the seasons change, the exhibit will follow suit with the hats on display, moving from delicate spring florals and pale felt fedoras to big bright flowers and hats to keep the summer rays away. 

Wenham Museum collections span a century of fashion from modest bonnets to the iconic 1920's cloche to glamorous profile hats from Wenham Museum’s costume collection. 

Children will enjoy looking at themselves dressed in costumes in the gallery fun-mirror!

North Shore Community College is proud to offer kids entering grades 3–8 a summer of fun, interesting, mind bending classes that focus on making cool science experiments like flowing volcanoes and foaming potions. And it wouldn't be summer if you didn't get to have some fun fitness time playing games inside and out. And surprise everyone when you make your own delicious and healthy recipes - fruit smoothies, homemade granola, fruit kabobs, and more. Then get onboard for hobby shop time. Build a bird house, learn to stitch a puppet, or make your own room sign or treasure box. Come one week, four weeks, half days or all days, you will never do the same thing twice on your journey.

The Gloucester Schooner Festival is a  wonderful celebration of Gloucester's fishing and maritime history during labor day weekend. This year's festival, hosted by Maritime Gloucester,  is Gloucester’s major marine event, with participating vessels coming from ports along the Eastern seaboard and beyond. There will be both large and small vessels—ranging from 19 feet to over 100 feet in length. You will see new boats and old boats, from newly built (Ardelle - launched 2011) to over 100 years old!

Bring the family to Rockport for a full day of activities on Motif No. 1 Day! Hosted by Rockport Festivals, this festival celebrates Rockport across the arts through the symbol of Rockport’s famous fishing shack, Motif No. 1, the subject of countless paintings and photographs throughout the last century.

The Trustees of Reservations invites you to Long Hill and Sedgwick Gardens for the annual Long Hill Plant Sale. Now in its 22nd year, this local tradition offers a great variety of traditional favorites and unique, unusual plants that have proved their zone hardiness in the gardens of the estate!

Family Martial Arts and More brings kids ages 7-10 a summer filled with safe, fun activities!

Kids will enjoy a variety of activities designed to develop their athletic skills and will learn the fundamentals of sports and competition. Indoor games will be provided during rainy days and bottled water, and morning and afternoon snacks are provided.
For more information, visit a Family Martial Arts and More Open House:

• Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Kid's Night Out (KNO) is back at the YWCA Greater Newburyport.  Parents, relax and enjoy a well deserved night out (or in) while our highly qualified YWCA staff watch over your little munchkins (children in grades 1-3).  Their evewning at the YWCA Greater Newburyport starts with pizza, music, and activities.  Then it is on to the pool for an open swim and the evening ends with a short video.

MAC Blue Sky Adventure Camp invites all campers to pursue and achieve personal growth through group challenges and individual success. B.S.A.C is a uniquely designed program that uses outdoors as part of the adventure, whether hiking up to JD’s Peak or exploring areas around a bubbling stream there are always surprises around the bend. Every hike includes unique discoveries providing challenging and fun team building activities using Project Adventure elements hidden along the forest paths.

Every kid loves pizza and Prince Pizzeria has the perfect recipe for fun. That's why Prince Pizza has created their 'Make It Yourself' pizza party package! Children can assemble their own cheesy creations with a choice of 5 toppings on a "make your own" mini pizza.

This summer, the Pan-Mass Challenge Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) Greater Newburyport Kids Ride will be one of 38 PMC Kids Rides throughout New England and beyond. The PMC Kids Rides program in 2012 attracted nearly 4,500 cyclists between the ages of 2 and 15, who rode between one and 26 miles in mini-bike-a-thons to raise money for cancer care and research.