The La Vida Rock Gym is offering an extra Open Gym hours for families during February Vacation. The two-hour timeslot will include games and activities for all ages.
Kick off the new year with Winter Happenings at the Cape Ann Discovery Center at Ravenswood Park--Nordic skiing, snowshoe rentals, outdoor children's activities. Warm up afterwards with hot cocoa by the woodstove. [Fee for snowshoe rentals--Members $10, Nonmembers $20.]
Joppa Flats Education Center school vacation programs offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities while we keep minds active and hands busy during school break with free-flow learning for the whole family. Each session offers a different theme, with scheduled family presentations and something to engage hearts and minds for all ages and interests. For ages 7 and up, there are STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) activity stations featuring experiments, challenges, data sheets, maps, and charts. For ages 2 to 6, there are stories, crafts, table top games, coloring pages, and science activities. Family presentations will be offered at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Science Club with at Sawyer Free Library where kids will investigate, explore and discovery through science! For kids in grades 2 - 5. Register in the Children's Library.
Joppa Flats Education Center invites preschoolers to a fun session where they will learn about artcic animals! This parent/child program is designed for the creative, curious, and active preschooler who loves animals. Each 90-minute session offers a structured series of activities including original songs, movement, dramatic play, hands-on science, and a thematic snack. You'll receive coloring pages, song lyrics, vocabulary, a fun fact sheet, and a suggested reading list in an electronic goody bag!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… Peep? Tweens and teens in grades 6-12 show off your engineering skills as we construct catapults with common household items, then test them by launching Peeps! Will yours fly the farthest? Please contact Emely, Teen Services Librarian, with questions.
Celebrate the irrational and infinite number of pi and Einstein’s birthday with a special Pi(e) party. Bring your friends. For kids in Grades 6-12. Please contact Emely, Teen Services Librarian, with questions.
Can you keep the artwork safe? Venture behind closed doors with the CAM Education team and Museum Guard Nick Tarrantino. Contact Kirsten Vega with questions.
Joppa Flats Education Center invites kids 3-6 for a fun-filled morning program that is perfect for you and your active preschooler! Our structured activities include hands-on science, music and movement, a thematic snack, and an outdoor adventure if the weather complies. Keep learning with coloring pages and follow-up activities to continue the fun at home. This particular program will focus on the dragonflies and hummingbirds.
Saturday Morning Science at Joppa | Joppa Flats Education Center invites kids 7-11 for a series of fun-filled science programs with others who are interested in science and wildlife. Participants will get in touch with their "inner scientist"! Twice a month we'll offer a chance to meet live creatures, design something "green", or explore a new field in science. This particular program will focus on amphibians and reptiles.
