Here's a list of just a few things you can do during April …
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April Vacation: Tuesday, April 20
Things to do on April Vacation
Bubble Bonanza.
Children’s Discovery Museum, 177 Main St., Acton. All day.
Admission to both museums $10.50 PP, under 12 months, free. 978-264-4200, discoverymuseums.org
Engineers' Exchange.
Science Discovery Museum, 177 Main St., Acton. Drop-in 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Meet a FIRST Tech Challenge robot and its designers from the Acton-Boxborough Robotics Team. Watch the robot maneuver and learn about the design process and competition. Try a simple engineering challenge to experience the design process. Admission to both museums $10.50 PP, under 12 months, free. 978-264-4200, discoverymuseums.org
Dance Week.
Boston Children’s Museum. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Through April 23). Come learn different styles of dance from all over the world. A $12, C $9, under 1 free. 617-426-6500, bostonchildrensmuseum.org
Museum of Fine Arts School Vacation Fun.
Museum of Fine Arts,
465 Huntington Ave., Boston. Daily from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. through April 23. Explore the ancient world and its mysteries this school vacation week with a wide range of fun, hands-on activities. Take a guided tour through a tomb, participate in an interactive performance, listen to stories, and create your own art inspired by ancient objects throughout the Museum. Vacation week activities are FREE with Museum admission. No registration required. All ages and abilities welcome. Children should always be accompanied by an adult. ASL Interpretation provided Wednesday, April 21. General admission $20, Children free. 617-267-9300, mfa.org .
Earth Day Crafts.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Dr., Boylston. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day while making a fun craft out of re-usable and natural materials. Your imagination is the limit – piggy banks, nature journals, vases, gift boxes and more! No reservations necessary, program & materials are included with regular admission. A $10, C $5, under 6, free. 508-869-6111, towerhillbg.org
Recycle Mania
(For ages 6-8). Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg.10 a.m. – Noon.
Make totems, toys, and more from recycled materials. $18 pp. Discount for multiple bookings. 978-345-4207, fitchburgartmuseum.org. Also Painting Without a Brush (for ages 6 – 8 and 9 – 11) and Recycled Reinventions (ages 9-11). Call for times.
FREE Family Hike.
Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain. 1 - 2:30 p.m (Also April 23). Ages 6 – 12 w/A.
Bring water and a snack (and binoculars, if you have them); wear sneakers or hiking boots, and a hat. Meet at the Hunnewell Visitor Center. In case of inclement weather, call 617-384-5209, arboretum.harvard.edu
April Vacation Art Camp.
ArtSpan at the Munroe Center for the Arts, 1403 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington.
8:45 a.m.- 3:15 p.m., extended day available. (Through April 23).
Spend school vacation creating art with ArtSpan! April's theme is "Street Art", with an interdisciplinary and integrated arts curriculum for ages 5-11. Focus on graphic art and/or murals, improvisation, Hip Hop, and ceramics. Youth attend four art classes a day, have snack, lunch, recess, and a great time! Call for fees. 781-862-6040, munroecenter.org
April Vacation Outdoor Adventures.
Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries, 2000 Main St., Marshfield. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Also April 21, 22, and 23).
Explore nature through programs such as Creatures of the Garden, Arcaehological Adventures, and more. Kids, plan to dress for the weather! $50 PP whole day or $30 for half day.
781-837-9400, massaudubon.org/southshore
April School Vacation Program.
Longfellow Sports Club, 203 Oak St., Natick. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. with extended day available. (Through April 23).
Swimming, gym-time, arts and crafts, tennis, team games and more!
$75 per day. 508 653 4633, longfellowclubs.com
Plimoth Plantation for School Vacation.
137 Warren Ave. All Day. (Through April 23).
During the week: enjoy Native singing; Colonial singing and dancing; take classes to learn how to better care for Mother Earth; celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday; learn traditional Native and Colonial games; get hands on across the museum sites or participate in a historic-inspired family overnight program. Family memories worth revisiting again and again begin at Plimoth Plantation and Mayflower II! A $24. C $18. 508-746-1622, plimoth.org
State Ballet of Rhode Island.
Providence Children's Museum, 100 South St. 1 & 2 p.m.
Enjoy a series of short ballet pieces where classic storybook characters come to life. Dancers will invite children to join them onstage for parts of the performance. Ages 3 – 11. Program free with Museum admission of $7.50 PP.
401-273-5437, childrenmuseum.org
School Vacation Week at the Museum of Science.
Science Park, Boston.
Make the most of your visit during school vacation week with extended exhibit hall hours. 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 617-723-2500, http://www.mos.org/
Free Vacation Guide.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Check out spring vacation deals, beach vacations, family amusements and attractions! Order your free Myrtle
Beach Vacation Guide at 1-800-356-3016 or visit http://www.visitmyrtlebeach.com/packages/spring_deals.html?cid=disp_myfoxatl_0410
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM East India Square | Salem, MA 01970
978.745.9500 x3228 | www.pem.org
Artist Demonstration: Recycled Makeup Portraits | 10:30 am – 3 pm
Mixed-media artist Heidi Aishman’s latest work includes a series of remarkable animal portraits created with discarded makeup, currently on view in Trash Menagerie. Watch her create new portraits inspired by live animal models and objects from PEM’s collections.
Live Animal Presentation: Creature Feature | 11 – 11:30 am
Dean Kosch of Curious Creatures introduces unusual wild animals that might be considered unattractive, even ugly. Kosch explores why people consider some animals beautiful and others less so, while artist Heidi Aishman creates an animal portrait using discarded makeup.
Drop-in Art Activities: Creature Portraits | 11:30 am – 1pm
Use discarded makeup to create an animal portrait inspired by live models from Curious Creatures. Artist Heidi Aishman provides advice and encouragement.
THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS AT APPLETON FARM
FARMHANDS | AGES 12—14
April 20—April 23 | 9AM – Noon
Join our team! Appleton Farms invites interested youth to join our crew. Farmhands will work along side our staff and gain first hand experience with our milking jersey herd, our calving season and our seeding and planting season. FREE.
Please pre-register with the farm at 978.356.5728 x15, hhannaway@ttor.org . For more information on Appleton Farms, please visit: www.thetrustees.org .
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House April 20-23, 2010, 9:00 a.m. (Concord, MA)
http://www.louisamayalcott.org/
Join us for a week of fun during April school vacation! Try your hand at activities popular with Louisa May Alcott and her sisters. Our trained staff will help you act, write, make a craft, and draw just like the Alcott girls -- the real-life models for “Meg,” “Jo,” “Beth,” and “Amy”! Cost: $100 for the week or $30 per day. Space is limited; reservations & pre-payment strongly suggested.
CRANE ESTATE CONSERVATION CREWHANDS | AGES 12—16
April 20—April 23 | 9AM – Noon
Learn stewardship skills caring for our shared conserved lands. Join the Crane Estate horticultural, and ecology team out on the property, caring for the fields and forests, beach and marsh of the Estate. Crewhands will work alongside field educators and experienced staff. Other duties include: coastal clean-ups, paint and/or mend fencing; clear trails and/or build boardwalks, benches, picnic tables, or bird/bee/bat nest boxes. FREE. Please pre-register, 978.921.1944 x4005, sbursky@ttor.org . For more information on Appleton Farms, please visit: www.thetrustees.org .
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