Category: Activities for Kids

Activities for children in Newton, Massachusetts.

Newtonville Village Day: Sept 28th

Bullough’s Pond Fair

All are invited to the second annual Bullough’s Pond Fair located on picturesque Bullough’s Pond in Newtonville. Sponsored by the Bullough’s Pond Association, there are free activities for the whole family to enjoy. The Fair will feature family-oriented activities including guided bird watching at 8:30 am, a fly-fishing demonstration at 9:00 am, en plein air painting lesson at 9:30 am, model yacht regatta at 10:00 am, children’s activities and rubber duck race at 10:30, sponsored kayak race at 11:20, live music, snacks and more.

September 28th, 9 :00 am – Noon

Newtonville Village Day & Jazz Festival

Discover Newtonville, and all its merchants and businesses that will open their doors to welcome neighbors and visitors! Walnut Street in Newtonville will be closed to traffic and transformed into a lively street fair. With two sound stages, a Roaming Railroad for kiddie rides, 100 craft booths and informational stands, an Open House at the Norumbega Fraternity Lodge of Masons featuring a bounce house and carnival games and fun activities for kids, there is something for everyone in the family to enjoy.

The Senior Center Sound Stage features a talented line-up of jazz musicians, sponsored by New England Jazz Productions. The Austin Street Sound Stage will also delight the crowds with an afternoon of performances by local dance studios, martial arts demonstrations and local young musicians.

For more information, visit here or call 617-796-1540.

September 28th, Noon – 5:00 pm
Walnut Street, between Washington Street & Otis Street

September 24, 2014
Bolts Junior Academy for Kids Ages 5 to 10 in Newton

Bolts Junior Academy begins in September with sessions run by Bolts Executive Director of Coaching, Brian Ainscough, Boys Director, Chris Payne and Pre Academy Coach Andrew Greiner. This year, we offer multiple locations for Junior Academy from Newton, Revere and Central Mass. More information is being posted on our website this week. If you have any siblings or young soccer players interested please encourage them to sign up!
For Boys & Girls ages 5 to 10. Click HERE to register online

When: Mondays & Fridays- 4:45 to 6pm
Begins on Monday, Sept 5th, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29; October 3, 6.

Where: Mount Ida College (Grass field)
777 Dedham St. Newton

Price: $150 for twice per week sessions; $75 for once per week.

September 20, 2014
BC Women’s Soccer BIG GAME!

Big game for Boston College Women’s Soccer as they face #2 Florida State on Sunday, September 21st at 1:00pm. Let’s hope the weather gets colder as the Floridians are not used to bitter cold!

The games is at home with free parking and admission near the Boston College Law School.

Go BC!

September 19, 2014
Weekly Group Bike Rides for Kids and Adults

Weekly Group Ride with Bike Newton

BikeNewton leads group bike rides weekly through October 2014. They usually start and end at the Newton Main Library on Homer St., but there may be other starting points throughout Newton, so please check the Bike Newton website first.

Monday Rides!

Join us every Monday night in the summer at 5:45 for a 6:00pm family-friendly “no rider left behind” ride starting at Newton Free Library. Rides are 7-8 miles, and to a variety of Newton destinations.

September 13, 2014
Family Friendly Events at Harvard Book Store

Jason Segel on Friday, Sept. 12 (reading from his new book Nightmares!, for middle-grade readers)

B.J. Novak on Thursday, Oct. 2 (reading from The Book With No Pictures, for early readers)

For the Jason Segel event, there’s a raffle for families to win free tickets (raffle deadline is Sunday 9/7 at 11:59pm) here.

Harvard Book Store

1256 Massachusetts Ave

Cambridge, MA 02138

September 11, 2014
Little Bookworms Storytime at MSPCA

Little Bookworms

Wednesday, September 10

Join the MSPCA for a unique story time experience. Volunteers read animal themed stories to toddlers and preschool children, play games, and sing songs. After the stories, the volunteers bring out a few of the shelter’s animals to interact with the children. Kids can color with crayons, play with playdough, do puzzles, or read books while waiting their turn to see the animals.

Where:

MSPCA Boston Adoption Center
350 S. Huntington Ave
Jamaica Plain

When: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM every Wednesday

Education and Training Room at MSPCA

The Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center Education Room has its own entrance at the back of the MSPCA building. To get to the entrance drive past the first parking lot on your right when you enter the driveway. Follow the driveway until it ends and bear left. Continue past the first set of double doors to the Angell Animal Medical Center and past the second set of double doors which is the main adoption center entrance. Take a left at the end of the parking lot and you will see a set of gray stairs and railing leading up to the Education Room entrance.

For directions visit here.

Who: Toddlers and preschoolers (Ages 1-5)

How: Just come!

Cost:$5 suggested donation; more or less is fine

For more info, go here.

What We Read

The stories we read include fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Many have been awarded the Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award, which honors books that promote the humane ethic of compassion and respect for all living things. If you have a great book in mind for the “Little Bookworms” story time, please share it with us!

Bringing a Group

If you are interested in arranging an alternative story time session to accommodate a large group, such as a preschool or kindergarten class, please register by calling 617-522-5055 and ask for Cindy. If leaving a voicemail message, please leave a phone number and email where you can be reached.

September 8, 2014
Free Badminton for Kids in Grades 7-11

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Tuesdays in September

Hyde Community Gym, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands

Free badminton for kids in grades 7-11 on September 2, 16, 23, and 30, 2014 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Bring friends and join the fun!

Program sponsored by the Newton Partnership and the Hyde Community Gym. For more information call: 617.999.4617

September 1, 2014

John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club Events

John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton is accepting member applications for after school programs.

Also, there are some amazing things our kids do in the community and a number of great fundraising events coming up.

2014-2015 Special Events

Mr. Sid NFL Kickoff Party with 98.5FM Sport Hub	Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:00pm – 10:00pm Mr. Sid, 1211 Centre Street, Newton Centre
Annual Meeting	Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:00pm Dinner; 7:00pm Meeting Boys & Girls Club Gym, 675 Watertown Street, Newton
Alumni Golf	Friday, October 17, 2014 10:00am Shotgun Highfields Golf & Country Club, 42 Magill Drive, Grafton
Comedy Night	Friday, November 14, 2014 6:00pm – 10:00pm American Legion Post 440, 295 California Street, Newton
Holiday Hustle! 5k Road Race	Sunday, December 7, 2014 8:00am Registration; 9:00am Start Boys & Girls Club, 675 Watertown Street, Newton
Biltmore Bar & Grille Holiday Party	Monday, December 15, 2014 6:00pm – 9:00pm Biltmore Bar & Grille, 1205 Chestnut Street, Newton Upper Falls
Fight Night	Saturday, February 28, 2015 5:30pm Doors Open \| 6:00pm VIP Dinner \| 7:00pm General Admission Boys & Girls Club Gym, 675 Watertown Street, Newton
19^th Annual Auction	Saturday, April 11, 2014 \| 6:00pm – 10:00pm Boys & Girls Club, 675 Watertown Street, Newton
32^nd Annual Golf Tournament	Monday, May 18, 2015 \| 1:00pm Shotgun Charles River Country Club, 483 Dedham Street, Newton

For more details, please visit here.

August 30, 2014

Friday Fun Day at Stone Zoo!

Visit Stone Zoo on Friday, August 22 for some Friday Fun!

The first 50 children will receive a voucher for a FREE ride on the monkey barrel ride or the children’s train ride. Please note that ride availability is weather permitting.

Vouchers will be distributed at the admissions booth upon arrival and are valid until August 31, 2014.

For more info, visit here.

August 22, 2014
JCC Arts and Fitness Fall Classes

Arts and Fitness Classes this Fall at JCC

Registration is underway for fall classes at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton.

Classes begin during the week of September 14 and are open to the entire community. Classes for children include swim lessons, basketball, soccer, Taekwondo, dance, gymnastics, handwriting, LEGO League and musical theatre.

Classes for adults include Pilates, dance, Tai Chi, tennis, painting, drawing and Mah Jongg.

View entire listing of classes and register online here or call 617-558-6419.

August 18, 2014

Category: Activities for Kids

Weekly Group Ride with Bike Newton

Monday Rides!

What We Read

Bringing a Group