The April school vacation break is coming soon. Whether you're looking for a single day activity, a week-long program, or something in-between, here are some great ideas for your kids.
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary - Mon. 4/16 to Fri. 4/20
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
MassAudubon Broad Meadow Brook
414 Massasoit Road
Worcester, MA
For children age 6 to 11 years. Children will explore the sanctuary to see what is waking up at Broad Meadow Brook. Every day will feature a new theme, and the week promises to be filled with new discoveries and new friends as well!
Instructions and Directions: Parents will be sent additional information upon registration. Children will need to have a medical form on file, and they will need to bring a snack and lunch. Registration is required. Click HERE for more information about each day's program, including how to register. (508) 753-6087
Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary - Mon. 4/16 to Fri. 4/20
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary
Route 20
Charlton, MA
Springtime is a great time to explore in the woods and meadows, learn about the sanctuary wildlife, and examine life in the pool and under the microscope. Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary is a beautiful 86-acre wildlife refuge tucked into the heart of Charlton, MA. Some of the activities during the week will include pond life, bird watching, arts and crafts, science experiments, learning about fossils, caring and learning about the sanctuary resident animals and much more. Campers should bring a snack and a lunch and dress appropriately for hiking and cool weather. Members: $115 Non-members: $130 Additional Siblings: $100. Registration is required. Please call (508) 248-5516 or email capenhill@charter.net for more details and registration information. Space is limited.
Collins Artworks - Mon. 4/16 to Fri. 4/20 "Star Wars" themed week
Collins Artworks
18 High St.
Clinton, MA
Travel through space with artist Jedi Sheryll and explore art from Tatooine, Naboo and Alderaan. Learn and create art from the movies. Create space art like the pros. Learn, discover and paint a real life planet with 2 suns like Tatooine, Kepler 16b. Creative play acting is part of this fun learning experience. Come become a Jedi warrior! This fun week is for all young padawans, girls and boys. Come and learn my young apprentice! May the force be with you!
Each vacation week art camp runs for 5 weekdays in 2 sessions. The morning session is 9 AM to noon, and full day session is 1 PM to 3 PM. The cost for a week of 1 session (morning or afternoon) is $90. A week for full day is $160. Tuition discounts apply and are prorated for number of children (2 or more) if paid early and for full day program. There is no discount for the half day program. Extended day is available in the morning or afternoon for an additional fee. The children will use several methods and media to produce their works of art. To sign up, click here and fill out the form, or call (978) 368-3300.
Discovery Museums - Tues. 4/17 to Fri. 4/20
Discovery Museums
177 Main St. (Rte. 27)
Acton, MA
At the Children's Discovery Museum, younger children (toddlers through early grades) learn while they play. At the Science Discovery Museum, children and adults of all ages explore scientific concepts and hands-on creativity. Two great museums, lots of choices during vacation week:
Childrens Discovery Museum: Mixing in Math: Treasure Hunt (4/17); Messy Masterpiece: Nature's Paintbrush (4/18); Suncatchers (4/19); Capillary-Action Butterflies (4/20).
Science Discovery Museum: Spring Tree Walk (4/17); SMART Gals, Lost in Lexicon: An Adventure in Words and Numbers (4/18); FETCH!™ Rescue Mission (4/19).
To see details on these programs, visit http://discoverymuseums.org/programs-events/april-programs
EcoTarium - Tues. 4/17 to Fri. 4/20 - School Vacation Week: Earth Week: On the Move!
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way
Worcester, MA
Float, fly and roll your way to a fun vacation week, as you explore how things move across air, land and water. Learn how nature inspires movement technology, harness the wind to make a vessel move, and much more! Interactive activities and demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the day. Free with EcoTarium admission.
April Vacation Week culminates on Friday, April 20 with Worcester's Annual Earth Day Festival. Enjoy half price admission and a day of family and earth-friendly activities and entertainment. The Earth Day Festival is hosted in conjunction with the Central Massachusetts Regional Environmental Council. www.ecotarium.org
Fitchburg Art Museum - Tues. 4/17 and Weds. 4/18 April Vacation Week Workshops
(Times Vary)
Fitchburg Art Museum
25 Merriam Parkway
Fitchburg, MA
Sign up for individual, 2-hour workshops for any number of days. Workshops are $15m, $18nm for each child except for Faerie Houses workshop, which is $30m, $35nm. A supervised lunch hour between morning and afternoon is an additional $3 per child per day (students bring their own lunch). Sign up one child for both days, morning and afternoon (4 workshops) and get a $5 discount! All materials are supplied. Instructors to be announced. Classes separated by age group (6 to 8 years old and 9 to 12 years old). Stretch A Sculpture (6-8 and 9-12), Inspired by Nature (6-8 and 9-12); Faerie Houses (11-13); Color and Light Collage (6-8); Clay Characters (6-8 and 9-12). Click HERE to see the schedule and class descriptions, as well as instructions for registering.
Higgins Armory Museum - Mon. 4/16 to Fri. 4/20 Vacation Week Fun
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Higgins Armory Museum
100 Barber Avenue
Worcester, MA
Wield a sword! Joust a knight! Attack a castle! An adventure awaits around every corner at the Higgins Armory Museum during school vacation week. From hands-on shield design workshops to exciting swordplay classes, your noble knight or valiant princess will return to school with their own tale to tell! Most programs Free with Museum Admission. See the calendar at www.higgins.org for details.
Old Sturbridge Village - Sat. 4/14 to Sun. 4/22 April School Vacation Adventures
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge, MA
Old Sturbridge Village's April school vacation week, April 14 to 22, gives kids and families a chance to experience vintage New England spring activities – welcoming newborn lambs to the farm, prepping for the planting season, and celebrating the colonial bid for freedom in 1775 on Patriots Day, April 16.
Highlighting April Vacation Week is the two-day "Farm Fervor" Discovery Adventure program on April 17-18. Children can choose the costumed Discovery Adventures or non-costumed Exploration Adventures.
Two-day "Farm Fervor" Discovery Adventure - an in-costume experience where children will take on the role of a real Sturbridge resident in the 1830s. Children will experience the farm in spring and explore the traditional activities that prepared the 19th century farm for the summer and fall seasons. Activities will include: making a trellis to start young peas for planting, cooking over the open hearth, creating a 19th-century craft, interacting with costumed historians and grafting an heirloom apple tree to take home, plant and watch grow over the years! Children will also learn about bee-keeping and preparing the soil and seedlings for planting. This Adventure is packed with fun and is certain to keep the children busy and engaged in the 1830s.
One-day Exploration Adventures - these one-day non-costumed programs will lead your children down the path of adventure with a new theme for every day. Children of all ages will learn about how we lived in the past and how the past connects to the present. Register for as many days as you choose - each day has a different focus.
From Cushions to Cocoa and Farms to Forest, there is sure to be an exciting adventure awaiting during April vacation week.
Click HERE to register for these programs.
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary - Tues. 4/17 to Fri. 4/20
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
MassAudubon Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
113 Goodnow Road
Princeton, MA
For children ages 6 to 11 years. Children will explore what is happening in spring at Wachusett Meadow. How does spring affect the fields and forests? Who is up and about or back from the south? There will be games to play, hiking, craft activities, and lots of time outdoors. Each day will have a different theme. Instructions and Directions: Bring 2 snacks and lunch, and dress appropriately for the weather. You'll be outside most of the day. Click HERE for more details on the programs offered for each day, including how to register.
Worcester Art Museum - Tues. 4/17 to Fri. 4/20
8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA
A variety of creative hands-on workshops for youth ages 3-17 (too many to list here). Both 2- and 4-hour workshops are available.
Some examples are: Insightful Inventions
Using simple everyday items like paper clips, straws and cardboard, invent a new toy using the contemporary galleries for inspiration; Stop-Motion Animation: Use your imagination to create a stop-motion animation movie by making an object move across the screen; Vibrant Origami: After exploring the Asian collection, use traditional Japanese paper-folding techniques to create an original origami animal or paper box; Chair Flair: Chairs have been important furnishings in homes since ancient times, and there are many images of them in the galleries. In the studio, design a chair in your own style.
For a full listing of the interesting workshops being offered, as well as a link to the registration form, click HERE.
Providence Children's Museum - Mon. 4/16 to Fri. 4/20 - Imagination Playground Opens
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street
Providence, RI
Join a week-long block party to celebrate Imagination Playground, an exciting new playspace that encourages child-directed, unstructured play – the kind of free play that experts say is critical to children's healthy development. With a focus on loose parts, Imagination Playground inspires children to invent their own ways to play – to move props around, shape their environment, make their own rules, and work together to create imaginative structures. Using big blue foam blocks, wheels, spools and tubes, kids construct castles, forts and vehicles that move – the possibilities are endless! Imagination Playground is free with $8.50 Museum admission; always free for Museum members.
Worcester Jewish Community Center - Tues. 4/17 to Fri. 4/20 - Spring Vacation at Worcester JCC
(Times vary; see below)
Worcester JCC
633 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA
Preschool: 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Grades K - 2: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sports Sessions: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Extended day available. Marathon Monday; Give a Cat a Cupcake; Bubble Blast; Flower Power; Muddy Buddies; Journey Around the World; Spring Camp; Gaga is Back; Amazing Art and more. Financial assistance available; open to all. For more information email: dlachapelle@worcesterjcc.org
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