This week we are doing our first giveaway! Click the button below for your unique referral link. Once you successfully refer someone and they sign up, you’ll be entered to win a membership to either the Museum of Science, Mass Audobon, the Zoo, or the Aquarium - you get to choose. Share this with your friends and get a chance to win free fun for your kids!

Last week we dashed over to Suffolk Downs to the Daffodil Dash. It was a great event with bunches of littles running in the sand on the track! We left with some free shirts, beautiful yellow Daffodils, and a little more curiousity of races and the marathon!

Gore Place, Waltham  ·  Saturday, April 25 at 10:00 AM  ·  $25 (kids under 12 free)  ·  Drop-in  ·  All ages

See over 100 vendors and handmade crafts, Watch sheep being sheared, see fiber demonstrations, and try hands-on wool activities at this historic estate. $25 tickets with kids under 12 free. Learn More

Boston Common  ·  Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 AM  ·  Free  ·  Drop-in  ·  All ages

Experience Japanese culture through food, performances, martial arts demonstrations, and kids' activities on Boston Common. Free festival. Learn More

Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover Street, Boston  ·  Thursday, April 23  ·  ~$9  ·  Registration required  ·  All Ages

Kids meet and interact with over 8 species of exotic animals in hands-on learning sessions at Boston Public Market. Part of the market’s April vacation week schedule of events. Learn More

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge  ·  Friday, April 24 at 1:00 PM  ·  Free with entry  ·  Drop-in  ·  All ages

Kids meet working scientists and learn about their research through interactive presentations. Paid admission, held at Harvard Museum of Natural History. Learn More

Children's Program Room, Tufts Library, Weymouth  ·  Friday, April 24  ·  Free  ·  Registration required  ·  Ages 1-5

Join us at the Tufts Library for a Spanish Story Time and Craft presented by SELA.  Today, we will be reading The Very Impatient Caterpillar in Spanish! Learn More

Computer Lab, Newton  ·  Saturday, April 25 at 2:30 PM  ·  Free  ·  Drop-in  ·  Grades 5-12

Design your own creature using TinkerCAD. TinkerCAD is a beginner, user-friendly 3D modeling program you can access for free from any browser. After the class, we'll print your creature at the library for free! Learn More

West Branch Children's Room (2nd floor), West Branch, Somerville  ·  Saturday, April 25  ·  Free  ·  Drop-in  ·  Ages 0-12

Kids hunt for spring pictures hidden around the West Branch children's room. Find them all to get a small prize. Learn More

Children's Activity Room, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington  ·  Tuesday, April 28  ·  Free  ·  Drop-in  ·  Ages 2-5

Kids explore different art materials each week in open-ended creative play. It's messy and process-focused, not product-focused. Learn More

Morrissey Hall - 119, Belmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave  ·  Thursday, April 23  ·  Free  ·  Registration required  ·  All Ages

Kids make dragon crafts, hear dragon stories, and participate in dragon-themed activities. Free, registration required. Learn More

Toddler Time — Youth Services Programming Room, Medford Public Library · Free · Ages 2-3

Kids Peeps Dioramas (ages 8-12) — Bonsignore Hall, Medford Public Library · Free · Ages 8-12

Afternoon Movie at West: Zootopia 2!! — West Branch Community Room, West Branch, Somerville · Free · Ages 0-18

Stop Motion Animation (ages 8-12) — MakerSpace, Medford Public Library · Free · Ages 8-12

Tween Doodle Weaving (grades 5-8) — Youth Services Programming Room, Medford Public Library · Free · Grades 5-8

General Safety Badge Class — MakerSpace, Medford Public Library · Free · Teens 16+

Miracle Princess Party - Session One (11:00 AM) — Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village · Free · Ages 2-7

Raising Awareness About Social Bullying (1:00 PM) — Conference Room - Brookline Village, Brookline Village · Free

Storytelling In Music (1:30 PM) — Children's Program Room, Newton · Free · Ages 4+

The Boston--Dedham Sports Card & Autograph Show — Holiday Inn · Free

Run the Runway 5K and Kids Fun Run (7:30 AM) — Minute Man Air Field, Other · Free

Concert for Littles - Music at the Blissful — Morrissey Hall - 119, Belmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave · Free · Toddlers

Family Cardboard Fort Building (ages 5+) — Bonsignore Hall, Medford Public Library · Free · Ages 5+

Designing Your Somerville: a Youth Transportation Workshop — Auditorium, Central Library, Somerville · Free · Youth

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club (7:00 PM) — Teen Area, Newton · Free · Grades 5-7

Playful Penguins Storytime for Toddlers — Children's Program Room - 132, Belmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave · Free · Toddlers

Family Story Time — Youth Services Programming Room, Medford Public Library · Free · Ages 3-7

See all 327 events this week → [LINK TO FULL CALENDAR]

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