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Grab and Go Kids Planner: Food, Art and More
This week's activities include free art classes, delicious breakfasts and more.
We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children. Each week, we'll give you the info on the five best family activities or events for the week.
You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.
Look for the kids’ planner each Wednesday, and help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips — just add them to the comment box. Even if you disagree with our picks, let us know. We want to hear from you.
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Family fun this week includes a free art class, free story time and a yummy breakfast experience.
FAMILY BEST BETS OF THE WEEK
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Where/When: Location: Giorgio's Health and Fitness, Chiswick Park , 31 Union Ave, Sudbury, Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. to noon
Why Go: Have your kids dig for dinos, paint them fun colors, make fossil prints, and learn more about the book “Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She was Extinct”. See how art, creativity and the magic of books come together.
Pricing: Free
Website: http://www.ckids.net
Where/When: Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road, Concord, Saturday, March 5 9 a.m. to noon.
Why Go: Verrill Farm’s famous annual Pancake Breakfast takes place in the sunny greenhouse attached to the farm stand. Breakfast includes made from scratch pancakes, Massachusetts-made maple syrup, bacon, and juice, milk or coffee.
Pricing: $7.50 for adults, $4.50 for kids under 10
Website: http://www.verrillfarm.com
Where/When: Congregational Church of Weston, UCC, 130 Newton St., Weston, Saturday, March 5, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Why Go: All are welcome to attend a fun-filled Mardi Gras celebration. There will be an intergenerational game and hobby night followed by a pancake supper. Proceeds to benefit the Senior High youth fundraiser for their service learning trip.
Pricing: $5 per person, $20 maximum per family.
Website: http://congwestonucc.net
Where/When: Drumlin Farm, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Why Go: Join the teacher-naturalists at Drumlin Farm on tours to explore the nature and agriculture of the farm, at the above times.
Pricing: Free with admission or Mass Audubon membership.
Website: http://www.massaudubon.org
Where/When: The Harvard Museum of Natural History. 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, Saturday, March 5, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Why Go: Bugs are strange and fascinating. Activities about insects and relatives like spiders and crustaceans. See live creatures, listen to their ways of communication and see robots that mimic them.
Pricing: Free with museum admission. Adults: $9. Seniors (65+): $7. Children ages 3–18: $6
Website: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/
