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Twelfth Annual Fairy House Tour

The Friends of the South End Portsmouth Fairy House Tour--the world's largest fairy house tour--takes place each fall in the historic South End Neighborhood of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built by creative professionals, community members, and students, these works of imagination and creativity more than 150 fairy houses will be on display on the grounds of Strawbery Banke, the Governor John Langdon House, and in Prescott Park.

When:

Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11am-3pm

Sunday, September 25, 2016, 11am-3pm

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Family Cemetery Scavenger Hunt

Complete this family scavenger hunt and be entered to win museum admission!

Spend time learning at the cemetery by doing a family friendly scavenger hunt. Grab the Scavenger Hunt Clues and directions at the Wenham Museum's front desk, or download materials from the Wenham Museum's website. Return your completed form and be entered in the raffle to win passes to the Museum! This event is FREE as part of Trails & Sails

When:

Friday, September 23, 2013 11am-3pm

Saturday, September 24, 2016 11am-3pm

Sunday, September 25, 2016 11am-3pm

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Wenham Museum 20% Off Visits

Families always enjoy one of the many programs and activities available at the Wenham Museum.

Summer Programs for Children ages 5-12.
Featured Exhibit: A Magical Journey Through Fairytales now – July 2016

Programs and Activities Bring Exhibits and Collections to Life
Museum exhibits and collections are brought to life through a full schedule of activities and programs. All ages are engaged, entertained, and enlightened by special family programs, such as craft making, art, colonial life activities, musical performances, and more.
A special interactive space for young museum visitors with changing hands-on activities for creative learning. A period playhouse, general store, variety of blocks, doll house, musical instruments and more help history come to life for children of all ages. Hands on exploration is a fundamental concept at Wenham Museum. This gallery has been designed to introduce our youngest visitors to museum concepts in a fun interactive setting. See what’s on exhibit in the gallery now.

When:

Tuesday - Sunday

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Wenham Museum

Wenham

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Family Terrarium Workshop at PEM

Peabody Essex Museum hosts a free terrarium workshop for Trails and Sails 2016!

Get your hands dirty while learning about plants and mini habitats in this terrarium workshop. A member of the Niche Urban Garden Supply team will be on hand to guide you through the process as you design a one-of-a-kind terrarium to take home. Come early or stay late to enjoy the exhibition Sizing it Up: Scale in Nature and Art, where you can also check out Vaughn Bell’s mega-terrarium -- Metropolis before the exhibition closes on September 19th.

When:

Saturday, September 17, 2016 2-3pm

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Spend the Night at the Museum of Science - Registration OPEN

Don't miss the Museum of Science members-only overnight! You and your family will enjoy after-hours access to the nearly empty Museum, and a chance to sleep beside your favorite exhibit. There’ll be fun-filled hands-on activities, a late-night Lightning! show, and in the morning you’ll wake up to a light breakfast and a giant-screen IMAX® film.

When:

Saturday, October 29 – Sunday, October 30

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Museum of Science

Boston

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Whipple House Wednesdays

Wednesday Mornings July and August, Whipple Wednesdays: from 10am until noon each

Wednesday during July and August Ipswich Museum hosts a drop-in program at the Whipple House suitable for all ages.

Themes will change each week, but each Whipple Wednesday will include a hands-on activity and Colonial games.

Suggested donation: $5. Please check back soon for details or email educator@ipswichmuseum.org.

When:

Wednesdays in July and August, 2016 10am-Noon

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Whipple House

Ipswich

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American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals

PEM Captures island allure through the eyes of America's leading impressionist painter. American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals. On view July 16 through November 6, 2016. The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals, the first exhibition in more than 25 years to focus on Hassam's paintings of Appledore, the celebrated Maine island.

When:

On view July 16 through November 6, 2016

Location:

Peabody Essex Museum

Salem

Museum

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Father's Day at Children's Museum of NH

Fathers get FREE admission on Father's Day at the Children's Museum of NH

In honor of Father’s Day, the Children's Museum of New Hampshire is offering free admission for all fathers and grandfathers on Sunday. There will also be a special gift-making activity for children who visit on Father’s Day to make a present for the special guy in their lives. This activity is included with paid admission (and free for Children’s Museum members.

When:

Sunday, June 19, 2016 Noon-5pm

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Children's Museum of New Hampshire

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Manchester Public Library: StoryWalk

Manchester Public Library or the Manchester Historical Museum

Children of all ages will enjoy reading, walking, moving, and having fun to two great outdoor books: Stella, Star of the Sea and Storm Whale. These great coastal stories will engage children as they walk along reading each upright sign outdoors.

When:

Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 10AM to 2PM

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Manchester Public Library

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Wenham Museum Hosts Free Fun Friday

Wenham Museum and Highland Street Foundation Wenham MA

Wenham Museum is proud to be part of the Free Fun Fridays Program created by the Highland Street Foundation to further the goal of increasing access to culture, the arts, an education for people of all ages.

Come to the museum on Friday, July 1, 2016 and enjoy the museum's galleries featuring Wheels: Getting from Here to There, antique toys, dolls, dollhouses, 10 operating model train layouts, historic photographs and textiles. Tours of the museum's 17th-century Claflin-Gerrish-Richard's House will also be available at designated times. Experience the history of childhood with old-fashioned games on the lawn.

When:

Friday, July 1, 2016 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Wenham Museum

Wenham

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Bruins Pajama Drive

From February 1 through March 15, Cradles to Crayons®, the Boston Bruins, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and Wonderfund are coming together with organizations in your community to collect new pajamas for local children living in low-income and homeless situations. Together, we are...

7:00 am to 9:00 pm

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