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Category: Activities for Kids

Activities for children in Newton, Massachusetts.

  • Fun Free Fridays 2016

    Fun Free Fridays 2016

    The Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Fridays program.

    For the 8th year in a row, Highland Street Foundation has partnered with 80 different cultural institutions across Massachusetts to offer free admission to varying museums, zoos, and gardens every Friday starting June 24, 2016 and ending August 26, 2016.

    Fun Free Fridays 2016

    June 24

    Tanglewood

    Lyric Stage Company of Boston

    Clark Art Institute

    MASS MoCA

    Worcester Art Museum

    Children’s Museum at Holyoke

    International Volleyball Hall of Fame

    The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home

    July 1

    Boston Children’s Museum

    The Sports Museum

    Heritage Museums & Gardens

    Falmouth Museums on the Green

    Cape Cod Maritime Museum

    Amelia Park Children’s Museum

    Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

    Wenham Museum

    July 8

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

    Plimoth Plantation

    Peabody Essex Museum

    Cape Ann Museum

    Buttonwood Park Zoo

    Children’s Museum in Easton

    The Hall at Patriot Place

    Provincetown Art Association and Museum

    July 15

    Edward M. Kennedy Institute

    Boston Athenӕum

    Larz Anderson Museum

    Cape Cod Children’s Museum

    Edward Gorey House

    Danforth Art Museum\School

    Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

    Fitchburg Art Museum

    July 22

    Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park

    Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

    New Bedford Whaling Museum

    Cape Cod Museum of Art

    Pilgrim Hall Museum

    The Eric Carle Museum

    Fruitlands Museum

    Museum of Russian Icons

    July 29

    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

    Commonwealth Museum

    Battleship Cove

    Marine Museum at Fall River

    Sandwich Glass Museum

    Nantucket Whaling Museum

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden

    Commonwealth Shakespeare Company

    August 5

    Harvard Museum of Natural History

    The Old State House

    The Greenway Carousel

    Springfield Museums

    Historic Deerfield

    Hancock Shaker Village

    The Old Manse, The Trustees

    Worcester Historical Museum

    August 12

    MIT Museum

    The Museum of the NCAAA

    Concord Museum

    Garden in the Woods

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

    Naumkeag, The Trustees

    Emily Dickinson Museum

    Waterworks Museum

    August 19

    The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

    USS Constitution Museum

    The Discovery Museums

    EcoTarium

    The Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River

    New England Historic Genealogical Society

    Fuller Craft Museum

    Griffin Photography Museum

    August 26

    Franklin Park Zoo

    Old Sturbridge Village

    Freedom Trail Foundation

    Museum of African American History

    Norman Rockwell Museum

    Berkshire Museum

    Ventfort Hall

    Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

  • STEM for Kids at Newton Free Library

    STEM for Kids at Newton Free Library

    Minecraft Club: Come play Minecraft with your friends on the library’s server. We’ll have different challenges each session. Don’t have an account? No problem, use one of the library’s. The club meets the first Thursday of every month. Minecraft Club is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Grades 6-12. Register online. Thursday, June 2, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center.

    Classical Guitar Performance at Newton Free Library

    Teen Tinker Club: Learn how to code LEGO WeDos using Scratch! Tinker Club is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Grades 6-12. Space is limited, please register online (registration begins April 28) . Thursday, May 19, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center.
  • Shimmer & Shine Movie Event $5

    Shimmer & Shine Movie Event $5

    Showcase Cinemas Presents Shimmer & Shine: A Movie Event Divine

    Shimmer & Shine Movie Event $5

    WHAT:      On May 21 and 22, select Showcase Cinemas are proud to present Shimmer & Shine: A Movie Event Divine, an hour-long animated movie for kids. The showing is part of Kidtoons, a series of family matinees that was reintroduced to Showcase theatres in February.

    WHEN:      Saturday, May 21 & Sunday, May 22

                               10:30am

    WHERE:    Showcase Cinema de Lux Revere

    Showcase Cinema de Lux Legacy Place, Dedham, MA

    Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place, Foxboro, MA

    Showcase Cinema de Lux Randolph

    Showcase Cinema de Lux Lowell

    Showcase Cinemas Woburn

     

    TICKETS: $5; visit http://www.showcasecinemas.com/kidtoons to purchase or for more information. Information on future showings will be available soon.

               

                Special offer: Receive a 123 Go Box for only $5 with the purchase of a Kidtoons movie ticket (visit http://www.showcasecinemas.com/kidtoons for more information on this promotion).

  • Children’s Art Scavenger Hunt

    Children’s Art Scavenger Hunt

    Arsenal Project – Watertown Art Association

    Arsenal Project - Watertown Art Association

  • FREE Soccer Clinic for Kids Ages 5-8

    FREE Soccer Clinic for Kids Ages 5-8

    Soccer clinic for kids in Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade hosted by Soccer Without Borders Ambassadors, Sidnie and Maia (7th graders). Sidnie and Maia are both on NEFC’s first team, which is ranked #1 in the state. Sidnie’s mom, Alison Foley, is Boston College’s Head Coach for women’s soccer. She will be the assistant at this event.

    Boston College Soccer Field in Newton Location

    Saturday, May 21

    11am to Noon

    Great FREE soccer training for young boys and girls at Boston College Newton Campus (where the Boston College Women’s Soccer Team competes near the Boston College Law School).

    Please help these 7th graders out as they give back to their community!

    To register, email Sidniekulik8888@gmail.com

    soccer without borders soccer clinic

  • Valeo FC IRONMAN 2016 – Registration NOW OPEN!

    Valeo FC IRONMAN 2016 – Registration NOW OPEN!

    Valeo FC IRONMAN 2016 – Registration NOW OPEN!

    SPOTS FILL UP QUICKLY! SIGN UP NOW!! Registration Link: https://valeofc.sportngin.com/register/form/640798787

    Valeo FC IRONMAN 2016 - Registration NOW OPEN!

     

  • Valeo FC Elite Residential OVERNIGHT Camp

    Valeo FC Elite Residential OVERNIGHT Camp

    Valeo FC Elite Residential OVERNIGHT Camp

    Valeo FC Elite Residential OVERNIGHT Camp

  • WatertownMA: Free Earth Day event for kids tomorrow at Arsenal Center for the Arts

    WatertownMA: Free Earth Day event for kids tomorrow at Arsenal Center for the Arts

    WatertownMA: Free Earth Day event for kids tomorrow at Arsenal Center for the Arts 1-3pm.WatertownMA: Free Earth Day event for kids tomorrow at Arsenal Center for the Arts 1-3pm.

     

  • Open Arts Day 2016 at Arsenal Center for the Arts

    Open Arts Day 2016 at Arsenal Center for the Arts

    Arsenal Center for the Arts Hosts

    Open Arts Day 2016

    Open Arts Day 2016 at Arsenal Center for the Arts 

    The Arsenal Center for the Arts hosts its annual Open Arts Day, a Watertown favorite, this year as part of ArtWeek Boston!

    This family-friendly, free event takes place on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA. The drop-in open house features visual and performing arts workshops taught by the skilled arsenalARTS & Watertown Children’s Theatre staff.

    Participants can experiment with Clay (handbuilding and pottery wheel), Printmaking, Mixed-media and other art activities for the whole family. This year’s event will again feature a very special outdoor Steamroller Printing Project where artists will carve printmaking plates, ink them up, and then roll over them with an industrial steamroller to create Relief print masterpieces!

    Watertown Children’s Theatre will present workshops and performances highlighting music, movement and more. Watertown Children’s Theatre and resident Theatre Company New Repertory Theatre will also reveal their 2016-2017 seasons.

    The day will also feature a special check presentation from Whole Foods Market for the funds raised on the Arsenal Center’s 5% Community Giving Day (happening May 4, 2016 at the Newton and Newtonville Whole Foods Market locations.

    For more information, visit www.arsenalarts.org or call 617-923-0100. Open Arts Day is made possible in part by the Belmont Savings Bank, the Belmont Cultural Council, and the Waltham Cultural Council – supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

    Spring ArtWeek Boston (April 29 – May 8) is a tri-annual 10-day collection of events throughout the city that features unexpected and creative experiences that are interactive or offer behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process. ArtWeek Boston’s mission is to be a champion for nonprofit innovation in Boston and provide arts and entertainment to the greater community.

     

  • Nationwide T-Shirt Art Contest for Kids

    Nationwide T-Shirt Art Contest for Kids

    Life is Good® Inspires Optimism in Kids Through Nationwide T-Shirt Art Contest 

    Kids are invited to draw what makes their life good for a chance to win a college scholarship and have their design join the new Kid’s Tee Collection all to support kids in need.

    Nationwide T-Shirt Art Contest for Kids

    Positive lifestyle brand Life is Good® announced today the launch of its first t-shirt art contest for kids, encouraging them to focus on the good and spread the power of optimism. Every time kids draw and share “why life is good” they’ll help make life better for kids in need.

    “The world today can be an intense, complex and challenging place – but as humans we have a choice to focus on what’s right in our lives rather than what’s wrong,” said John Jacobs Chief Creative Optimist & Life is Good co-founder. “The amazing thing about young kids is this comes naturally to them. Our goal with this contest is to celebrate and inspire that raw sense of optimism, to remind people of the simple things that make life good, while also raising money to help kids overcome poverty, violence and illness.”

    Beloved for over 20 years for its fun, positive message apparel, Life is Good is dedicated to inspiring people to choose optimism to positively impact their life and the lives of others.

    Now through April 29th, 2016, kids from the ages of 3 through 12 are encouraged to hand draw what makes life good for them, then have their parent (or legal guardian) scan or snap a photo, share on Instagram using #LifeisGoodbecause or submit through www.lifeisgood.com/artcontest. For every entry received, Life is Good will donate $1 to help kids in need. Three grand prize winners will have their drawing featured on Life is Good t-shirts (with net profits donated to support kids in need) and be awarded a $2,000 scholarship as part of the prize package.

    All original art submitted will be reviewed by the official Life is Good team, including Bert Jacobs (Chief Executive Optimist & Life is Good co-founder) and John Jacobs (Chief Creative Optimist & Life is Good co-founder). Entrants’ art will be shared in an ever-growing gallery of inspiration at www.lifeisgood.com/artcontest.

    The campaign comes on the heels of the release of Life is Good’s new 2016 Kids Collection. Featuring 24 unique styles in sizes ranging from toddler to Kids XL, the line includes original art and messages of empowerment and positivity to help build confidence in kids and spread optimism to all. The tees are made with 100% USA grown cotton, are garment washed for softness and feature double-needle stitching.