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Ongoing: Santa’s Brickmas Adventure at LEGO® Discovery Center Boston Thu, Jan 29: Noli Timere at Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Tue, Feb 17: February Vacation Adventure Days at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Sat, Feb 21: Lunar New Year Concert with the Boston Pops
Sat, Feb 28: Maple Magic at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Sat, Feb 28: Maple Sugaring at Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Sat, Mar 8: International Women's Day Hike at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Sat, Mar 8: Discover the Beauty of Classical Chinese Dance at Ming Hui Academy Boston
Sun, Mar 9: Little Leprechauns’ Bash at Time Out Market
Tue, Mar 11: Coyote's Trip from the Earth to the Moon and the Sun at Blake Planetarium
Thu, Mar 13: Under the Crimson Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse at The Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center
Fri, Mar 14: 2025 Annual Jewish Cambridge Purim Carnival at Warehouse XI
Sat, Mar 15: Saturday St. Patrick's Family Breakfast at Irish Cultural Centre
Sun, Mar 16: The 122nd South Boston Evacuation Day/St. Patrick’s Day Parade |
Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers:
I'm in Phoenix this week for a meeting of the American Astronomical Society, where I'm giving a talk about my new book, The Eclipse Effect. One of the best parts of being here is getting to attend the other presentations, too, which is how I found myself Monday night inside under the Dorrance Planetarium Dome at the Arizona Science Center, gazing up at a sky unlike any I’ve ever seen. Thanks to cutting-edge LED projection technology and the first imagery from the nearly-complete Rubin Observatory in Chile, the dome became a portal into the depths of our galaxy and beyond, rendered in light so vivid and
detailed it felt like we could fall in. The room was full of astronomers, researchers, educators—professionals who have dedicated their careers to explaining the universe. These were the very people who helped build the tools, who'd worked the math, who’d waited decades to see the science take shape... and even they were astonished: Their faces were lit up with the kind of awe you usually only see in children. It was a reminder that at its heart, science is about
connection. Connecting those points of light above my head, yes; connecting the dots, sure... but also connecting people—to each other, to wonder, and to what’s possible. If you want your kids to connect deeply with science—or history, or nature, or culture, or space—you don’t need a telescope on a mountain, you just need a person. So go to the museum, walk the trail, step into the planetarium. But don’t stop at the exhibit signs: Find the people! Ask them
questions. They want to talk to you! These docents, tour guides, librarians, explainers, and educators are the ones who turn information into illumination. They are the lens your kids can look through to see what their future might be. So seek the sky painters. Then stand next to your kids, look up, and be amazed together.
—Debra Ross, publisher
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KidsOutAndAbout.com: Discover more. Do more. Connect more. If you like my publisher's column, you can easily scroll through past columns in the "Notes
from Deb" section of our site. |
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Encounters in the Milky Way & Our Evolving Sky Thursday, January 8, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Get ready for a weekly double-feature to kick off the new year! Every Thursday in January, relax with a snack and a fully immersive movie in the EcoTarium’s 4K planetarium, then dive deeper with an interactive experience with one of our resident experts.
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Night in the Museum is an overnight experience designed for scouts, schools and other youth groups of up to 80 participants. With only a map and a tattered journal at their side, young historians will travel back in time and take part in a mysterious, candlelit adventure through the 1830s. The quest will exercise their detective skills as they hunt for clues, conduct experiments, and investigate the past. Back at our hands-on learning laboratory, we will experiment with historic crafts to learn more about 19th-century life.
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Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that blends science, nature, and play. The fully accessible campus provides indoor STEM-based exhibits and a nature playscape and giant treehouse for open-ended learning explorations.
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We all know that girls rule! Here at the library, we aim to help them show it. The Girls’ Chess Club, official known as the Lower Mills Rookies, is an extra session of the chess program, just for queens-in-training. No registration is necessary to attend. Can't make it to the library? Join us virtually via Zoom! For more information, contact the Children's Librarian, Mr. Ritse, at: [email protected] |
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The Museum of Science is a proud partner of Mayor Wu’s Boston Family Days program, a public-private partnership to help Boston school-aged expand their learning and experience the world around them. All students who live in Boston and up to two guests will gain free admission to the Museum of Science on the first two Sundays of each month by showing their Program Pass at the box office or by calling 617-723-2500. Projected on the Museum’s five-story-high IMAX® dome screen, the film gives audiences a close-up view of underwater imagery and surrounds them with a breathtaking sense of immersion—making them feel as if they are swimming alongside animals just off our coast.
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- Drop-In Gaming Time (All Ages) - At Boston Public Library - Chinatown Branch - Boston Public Library, 2 Boylston Street, Boston, Friday, 01/09/2026, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Revolution! 250 Years of Art & Activism in Boston - At Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square - Boston Public Library, Boylston Street, Boston, Friday, 01/09/2026 to Sunday, 01/11/2026, Times Vary
- Girls' Chess Club - At Boston Public Library - Lower Mills - Boston Public Library, 27 Richmond Street, Boston, Friday, 01/10/2026,
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Special Free Admission at the Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Sunday, 01/11/2026, Sunday morning from 9 am to 12 pm and on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 pm
- Boston Family Days At Museum of Science - Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, Sunday, 01/11/2026, 9 am - 5 pm
- Mayor Michelle Wu's Boston Family Days- At Old State House
(Boston) - 310 Washington Street, Boston, Sunday, 01/11/2026, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Shore Country Day School Open
House - Shore Country Day School, 545 Cabot Street, Beverly, Sunday, 01/11/2026, 10:00am -12:00pm
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Winter is here and fun options for families just keep getting better! Whether you stick with what you love or decide to try something new, KidsOutAndAbout has plenty of ideas. From Ice skating, kid-friendly museums, indoor play centers, and outdoor
activities to thinking ahead to next year's school…
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EXPERIENCES create memories much more than stuff does. As you're considering gifts for family and friends, consider giving the gift of a family membership to one of our local attractions in and around the Boston area. Here are local organizations that offer
memberships.
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Click here to discover Birthday party locations in the Boston area. From Arcades to Ziplines our Big List will help you think outside the box and plan the party of your kids' dreams. KidsOutAndAbout has dozens (and dozens) of ideas!
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2025's best places to take kids in Boston as voted by Massachusetts parents! Parents vote, we do the math, and the result is the Top 20 Places to Take Kids! But there is LOTS more to do in Boston than even just this wonderful list: visit KidsOutAndAbout.com
to see our events calendar, find seasonal activities, get ideas for the perfect day trip and MORE !
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Have a great weekend!
Debra Ross
Publisher, KidsOutAndAbout.com
Mom of Madison and Ella |
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