Fun Stuff To Do For Kids in Newton This Summer
Stuff to Do With Kids in Newton and Boston Need ideas for Camp Mom or for a fun weekend Staycation? Try these fun summer activities! Can you suggest more fun things to do around Newton? 1. Explore the Charles River by canoe, kayak or paddle board. Charles River Canoe and Kayak can outfit you in […]
Boston Celebrity Chef Cooking Class for Kids with Charlene Smith
Kids & Parents Cook with Celebrity Chef & Sweet Genuis Charlene Smith at the Boston Center for Adult Education with Popular Kids Program “Bean City Kids” WHAT: The Boston Center for Adult Education’s (BCAE) Bean City Kids program is continuing the popular monthly series of interactive kids’ celebrity chef classes! On Monday, July 23rd, 2012 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM, kids will have the opportunity to tap into their creative side, working […]
Great Newton Sports Camps With Space Available Next Week
Be Ahead of the Game still has space in our soccer & swim camp, tennis camp, and flag football camp, in Newton or Weston. My son did the tennis camp with Coach Mike last summer and LOVED it! Garden City Soccer Camp 2012 at Newton North High School Youth soccer camp, now in its 13th […]
NewTV features Local Artists – The Small Stage: Still Life, Part II
Who even knew that NewTV had a art gallery? I certainly didn’t. But they do – just outside the offices -and showcase many talented local artists (previously featured artists include Marian Dioguardi and Coleman Rogers) and save the date for the Gallery Reception of The Small Stage: Still Life, Part II on July 18th, 7-9 […]
FREE and Fun for Kids: The Commonwealth Museum
The Commonwealth Museum is most appreciated by students who are studying (or who have already studied) early Massachusetts history or government. However, a visit to the museum can be an ideal introduction for children who are going to study the history. School groups visit us during the school year (we are booked almost every day,) […]
Top 10: Reasons to Start Playing Volleyball Especially for Kids
Volleyball for Kids by Caroline Beck 1. You don’t have to be really young to start. You can start as late as freshman year in high school and still become a great volleyball player with a little persistence and hard work. 2. It’s a growing sport in New England. Although we aren’t as strong as […]
Newton South Student Wins Operation Sail 2012 Essay Contest
As part of Operation Sail 2012, high school essay contests were held in all the participating cities. This is the winning essay from Boston, written by Newton South High School junior Josh Sander. It was chosen by the chief judge of the OpSail Essay contest, William H. White, author, historian, and board member of both […]
Ways to Help Kids Retain Knowledge Over the Summer
Math and Summer Learning for Kids More than 100 years of research show that kids do more poorly on standardized tests given in the fall than on those same tests before summer vacation, and on average, kids lose two months of math skills over the summer. Prevent summer slide by doing some of these ideas […]
Music with Philip: Free Concerts and Classes for Kids
When my kids were smaller, we used to drive to Brookline to take parent/child music classes with Philip who is like the Pied Piper. My kids adored his music classes and it was completely worth the drive! He also has some free events coming up on the North Shore. I know … very far away, but just […]
Garden City Soccer Camp at NNHS Still Has Spots
Garden City Soccer Camp 2012: Youth soccer camp, now in its 13th year, to be held at the fields at Newton North High School Camp runs from 9 am to 4 pm during the week of July 2nd-6th (no camp on Wednesday, July 4th) and 9 am to 3 pm during the week of July 9th-13th Designed for boys and […]
