Kids

Adventure Day: Winged Wonders

Kids will learn about the winged creatures that inhabit the sanctuary at this vacation week program. Spring is in full swing and all our flying friends are in a frenzy. If it has wings, we'll find it, and learn about the different ways creatures use their wings. Using binoculars, nets, and bug boxes, we'll take an up-close look at birds, dragonflies, butterflies, and other insects that make their homes at the sanctuary.

When:

Tuesday, April 17, 2019 8:30am-3pm

Location:

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

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Peter Rabbit at NTL

Come to the Newbury Public Library for a free showing of Peter Rabbit!

The Newbury Town Library will be showing Peter Rabbit (Rated PG). Popcorn and water provided. No registration required.

When:

Thursday, April 18, 2019 1-3pm

Location:

Newburyport Public Library

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Wildwood Camp

Mass Audubon's Camp Wildwood in Rindge NH offers a wide variety of overnight programs for kids, teens and families!

Wildwood is a multidimensional summer program for young people ages 9 to 17 focusing on active exploration of the natural world. Wildwood also offers a special 3-day mini-camp for ages 7-8, and a family camp offering safe, quiet and natural settings for a unique family experience. Owned and operated by Mass Audubon, Wildwood is a place where friendships are formed and respect for the environment is forged. Campers arrive curious about nature and leave committed to the preservation of our natural resources.

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Music Asylum Summer Songwriting Sessions

The Music Asylum offers an annual Summer Songwriting Session. Learn the art of lyric writing, prosody, chord structures, harmony, song form, rhythm and groove. Students will leave having written at least one song for themselves, will collaborate with other students on song production, and will leave with a great sense of the complexities and joys of creating music.

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Science Squad: Spaghetti

Kids will learn about the science of spaghetti at the Beverly Public Library!

You do not have access to view this node invites families and children to learn about science through hands-on activities! Can spaghetti hold weight? Can it hold the weight of a book? What if it is laid vertically like a bridge? Can you build a tower on it? Do you know the answers? Join us at Science Squad to test your hypothesis!

When:

Thursday, April 25, 2019 3:30pm

Beverly

Science

Library

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Springtime Cookie Party at Williams-Sonoma

Kids will make their own sugar cookies using bee stamps at this Williams Sonoma Workshop

Do you have a mini iron chef in your house? Here's a perfect opportunity to nurture their interest in the culinary arts at Williams-Sonoma's Market Street Lynnfield location! Buzz on down to our store for a super fun class featuring our new Bee Cookie Stamps! We’ll share one of our favorite from-scratch sugar cookie recipes and then roll out the dough into some fun shapes that are perfect for Easter Dessert. Call store to register.

When:

Sunday, April 14, 2019 11am

Location:

MarketStreet Lynnfield

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Neighbor Property Hike: Coolidge Reservation (with picnic)

Enjoy a hike and a picnic with your family and the Trustees at Coolidge-Point Reservation in Manchester Massachusetts!

The Trustees of Reservations invites families to come to Halibut Point State Park for a hike and a picnic! Did you know there is more to the Trustees in the Northeast than just Crane Estate and Appleton Farms? Let us show you around properties you might not have heard of to expand your hiking repertoire and learn more about the natural history of the area.

When:

Saturday, May 11, 2019 3-6pm

Location:

Coolidge Point Reservation

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Spring Egg Hunt

Woodman's of Essex Massachusetts hosts an egg hunt at Centennial Grove.

Support the Essex Youth Commission & bring the kids to the annual Spring Egg Hunt. This year the event will be held at Centennial Grove beginning at 1 pm. There will be three age categories - 0-5; 6-11 and 12+. There is no charge for the event as it is covered by generous candy donations by the people of Essex and the Essex Youth Commission. After the egg hunt, stop by Woodman's for a bite to eat!

When:

Saturday, April 6, 2019 1-3pm

Location:

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Adventure Day: Soil Scientist

Kids will explore the IRWS and find out what lives in the soil there!

Kids will get their hands dirty and dig into the science of soil at this April vacation session. Meet the critters of the sanctuary that call dirt home. Worms, millipedes, sow bugs, weasels, and voles are a few soil creatures that we will hope to see. Find out what it takes to make a garden grow, before preparing and planting your own take-home garden.

When:

Friday, April 19, 2019 8:30am-3pm

Location:

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

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Adventure Day: Amazing Mammals

Kids will learn about plant-eating mammals that make their home at the IRWS sanctuary.

Kids explore the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary during April Vacation Week! Spring is a time when many baby animals are born. Join IRWS to learn about the plant-eating mammals that make their home at the sanctuary. We hope to catch glimpses of them, and certainly we'll see signs that they are living here. Participate in a mammal obstacle course. Build a beaver and muskrat lodge as a group, and track deer and other mammals in the fields and forests of the sanctuary.

When:

Tuesday April 16, 2019 8:30am-3pm

Location:

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary