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Thu, Feb 19: February Vacation Adventure Days at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Thu, Feb 19: Lunar New Year at Museum of Fine Arts
Thu, Feb 19: February School Vacation Week: Ocean Voyages at Peabody Essex Museum
Fri, Feb 20: Boston Lyric Opera - At Boston Public
Library - East Boston Branch
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 Sun, Mar 1: Maple Magic at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Wed, Mar 4: 6th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Irish Cultural Centre
Thu, Mar 5: Celtic Woman at Orpheum Theatre Boston
Sun, Mar 9: Little Leprechauns’ Bash at Time Out Market
Sun, Mar 16: The 122nd South Boston Evacuation Day/St. Patrick’s Day Parade |
Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers:
For much of the country, it's been the hardest winter in recent memory: cold, monochrome, relentless. The kind of season that reminds us how little control we really have. We do our best to manage routines and moods and expectations, but parents feel it most. February stretches long and flat after the excitement of the holidays, before the lift of spring. You're still packing
lunches, wrangling homework, managing emotions (your kids’ and your own)... all while the cold keeps the family cooped up. This is the season of endurance. Of course, endurance isn’t about being stoic or silent or superhuman; it’s about continuing, even when things are hard. It’s about showing up for your people, your plans, and yourself, day after chilly day. And it’s about knowing that if you’re feeling the drag right now, you’re not alone. Many of us are moving through it
together. Even for those who don't live in Nature's Refrigerator,* February can still bring its own version of stuckness: that long stretch between holidays, where kids are restless and routines feel stale. Sometimes, by February, our gray matter feels just as gray as the weather. When that happens, help is allowed! Check out our article and outsource the brainstorming to KidsOutAndAbout: Stuck Inside This Winter? 20 Creative Indoor Activities for Kids is packed with creative, practical, low-effort ways to keep your family engaged (and sane) when outside play isn’t an option. And it shows you how to tap your favorite AI to be your thought partner to personalize it for your
family. February Gray doesn’t need to be conquered; it just needs to be lightened a bit. So whether you're "out and about" or "in and not at all about," we're here to brighten the rest of your winter!
—Debra Ross, publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com, co-author of The Eclipse Effect: How to Seize Extraordinary Moments to Build
Strong Communities
*Rochester, NY ☺️ |
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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
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Children ages 10 to 16 are invited to explore a world of mystery, fantasy, and adventure at LARP Adventure Program. Through martial arts, theater-based storytelling, and social-emotional learning, we foster a supportive community where participants build
confidence, creativity, and teamwork while discovering the hero within themselves. We offer afterschool classes, day camps, weekend live-action role-playing (LARP) events, and a residential camp. Similar to Dungeons & Dragons, LARP brings storytelling to life through costumes, physical activity, and immersive outdoor play, guided by experienced educators in a structured and supervised environment.
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Teens, join us in the afternoons all year at the Hyde Park Branch to watch and talk about anime! Make new friends, build community, and even get help with your homework!
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Get in the Valentines Day spirit with some warm and woolly activities. Visit our sheep in the barn, feed them their hay, and make sure they're tucked in for the night. Then, head inside to get warm and make sheep-themed woolly valentines to share with
someone special.
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Let’s have a Spa Day! Join us for a little pampering and relaxation with our Witch Apprentices. Children will create their own love potion and receive a sparkly nails, fancy hair accessories, a touch of glitter with pink lips and rosy cheeks.
This workshop is limited to 12 children, pre-registration is required. Under age 4 may attend with the help of a supervising adult.
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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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Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026 with a festive market featuring AAPI artists + vendors, family-friendly activities, and cultural performances!
Lucky Knot Arts presents our 2026 Lunar New Year Festival + Market, created for us by us! Join us at Lynn Museum in Lynn, MA to celebrate the new year on Saturday, February 14 from 11 am - 4 pm. Support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) artists and vendors, partake in family-friendly activities and cultural performances, and more! Free and open to the public.
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Enjoy a tropical staycation during February Break at Franklin Park Zoo! Connect with amazing wildlife and spend a memorable day with family and friends exploring all the Zoo has to offer. And don’t miss Orchid Adventure, featuring an exquisite display of
tropical blooms in the balmy Tropical Forest pavilion.
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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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- Drop-In Gaming Time (All Ages) - At Boston Public Library - Chinatown Branch - Boston Public Library, 2 Boylston Street, Boston, Friday, 02/13/2026, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Game Time! (All Ages) - At
Boston Public Library - Lower Mills - Boston Public Library, 27 Richmond Street, Boston, Friday, 02/13/2026, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Junk Journaling - At Boston Public Library - Egleston Square Branch - Boston Public Library, 2044 Columbus Ave, Roxbury, Saturday, 02/14/2026, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Lunar New Year 2026 Festival + Market - At Lynn Museum - Lynn Museum, 590 Washington Street, Lynn, Saturday, 02/14/2026, 11:00
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- Braintree 4th Annual Lunar New Year Festival - Chinese American Association of Braintree, Braintree, Braintree, Sunday, 02/15/2026, 12:00 pm - 4:00 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, 02/13/2026 to Sunday, 02/15/2026, Times Vary
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Parents have an abundance of choices when it comes to PreK and day care options in the Boston area! Use our Big List to help find the best one for your kiddos and check our events calendar to find Open Houses where you can meet teachers and tour the
schools.
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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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Looking for a thrilling family-friendly adventure in the Boston area? Escape rooms are interactive, puzzle-packed experiences where you and your team work together to solve clues and complete your mission-all before time runs out! Whether you're escaping a
spooky cabin, cracking a high-stakes heist,…
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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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