Bring your young naturalist to the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary this summer and experience the joy of books and the wonders of nature. Participate in hands-on nature-related activities inspired by the stories. Sign up for one or more of these adventurous programs.
Come to Peabody Essex Museum and learn how you build a bronze horse three times larger than life! Find out as we read Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz and then create your own wireframe sculpture to display at home.
Bring your young naturalist to the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary this summer and experience the joy of books and the wonders of nature. Participate in hands-on nature-related activities inspired by the stories. Sign up for one or more of these adventurous programs.
Come to Peabody Essex Museum for PEM Family Movie screening of [amazon B00APJLY0Q inline]. Dracula opens a remote five-star hotel for monsters and their families to escape the human world. Find out what happens when a human finds his way to the hotel and isn't scared off by the regular guests. Rated PG. For families with children ages 5 and up
Bring your young naturalist to the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary this summer and experience the joy of books and the wonders of nature. Participate in hands-on nature-related activities inspired by the stories. Sign up for one or more of these adventurous programs.
Come to Peabody Essex Museum and swing by In Conversation: Modern African American Art to meet a museum educator and look more closely at the painting Our City by Herbert Gentry. Gentry uses layers of colored lines and symbols that flow together into a narrative. Learn more about the painting and try some engaging and educational activities.
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Join us as we share a children's nature story before we explore the woods, fields, and wetlands of the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Today: We'll read [amazon 0688175198 inline] by William T. George & Lindsay Barrett George, and then take a walk to Rockery Pond to see a beaver lodge, dam, beaver chews, and scent mounds. As a group, we will build our own lodge.
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Join us in a casual, family-friendly atmosphere as we escape the heat and journey to a farm in England to meet Shaun the Sheep. From the creators of Wallace and Gromit, this series of short clips will delight the whole family. We'll also explore wool and make a sheep craft to take home!
