Lowell Kids Week: Animals and Art
2024-02-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | lowell humane society, Lowell Humane Society, 951 Broadway St, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
Ages 6-12, Registration required
Interact with animals waiting for their forever homes and learn about their care, followed by an opportunity to create self portraits with animals or other art with artist Margarita Krylova. Please Register at https://lowelllearns.com.

Lowell Kids Week: Creating Poetry in Parks
2024-02-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
All Ages
Join rangers from three national park to explore the creation of poetry and the variety that can be found in poems through history. Follow a story walk and learn how to write a poem and then make your own little book to write your poems down in. Read and explore the poems that tell stories and were written at these national parks. Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Kids Week: Weaving Workshop
2024-02-22 14:30 - 15:15, 2024-02-22 15:30 - 16:15 | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
All Ages, Reservations Required
Learn how cloth is designed, patterned, and made in this unique hands-on workshop. Weave your own piece of cloth using hand looms. Learn the difference between warp and weft, and have fun in the process! Please register by calling 978 970-5000.

Lowell Kids Week: Break the Ice
2024-02-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Lowell Community Health Center, Lowell Community Health Center, 161 Jackson St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Ages 4-12 and 12-18, no registration required
Teen BLOCK will be running series of icebreaker/team builder games. Participants will engage in varies team-oriented games that will cultivate laughter, togetherness, leadership skills, and community bonding. Two sessions will run at the same time, one geared towards kids, the other towards teens.

Lowell Kids Week: Night at the Museum—Beginnings of Two Revolutions
2024-02-22 17:00 - 19:30 | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
All ages
Come experience the Boott Cotton Mills Museum after hours. The looms have quieted but there’s still so much to experience in the museum. Join rangers from Minute Man NHP and Lowell NHP who will be dressed in historical clothing and comparing the beginning of the American Revolution to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Come learn about the differences between farm oriented life versus factory life in the city. Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Lowell Kids Week: Try Fabric Printing
2024-02-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
All Ages
Join rangers from two national parks to design and print your own patterns on fabric. Use inspiration from 19th Century fabric swatch books and fabric made here in Lowell. Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Lowell Kids Week: English Classes for Kids
2024-02-23 10:00 - 12:00 | International Institute of New England, 101 Jackosn Street, Suite 2, Lowell, 01852, United States
Ages Toddler-5; Registration required
Clients of IINE can bring their toddler to five year old to learn English as a family including Music, Crafts, Healthy Snacks, and learn about Learning Apps. Please register by calling 978-459-9031.

Celebrate National Engineers Week: Dream City
2024-02-23 10:00 - 14:00, 2024-02-24 10:00 - 14:00, 2024-02-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Sunday, February 18 through Sunday, February 25, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Join us as we celebrate National Engineers Week and this year’s theme “Welcome to the Future”! Engage in some everyday engineering as we design a city where we can all thrive together while celebrating our uniqueness and supporting the planet we share. Help us collaboratively illustrate our future Dream City by adding your vison to our mural-sized paper illustration and prototype designs with simple building materials.

Lowell Kids Week: Owls of Lowell in the Winter
2024-02-23 11:00 - 12:00 | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Grades Pre-K-12; Registration required
Come to the Lowell National Historic Park Events Center to meet some owls that you might see in Lowell this winter. Learn how to spot different owls, recognize their calls and find out where to spot them. You might have an owl in your backyard or nearby park and not know it! Hear an owl story and ask questions about these wonderful, mysterious birds! Please register by calling 978-970-5000.

Lowell kids Week: Maritime Connections
2024-02-23 12:30 - 14:30 | Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
All ages
Join rangers from three national parks to experiment with crafts that relate to our maritime neighbors. Learn to twist rope and how it would be made in centuries past. Create your own house flag so you can help others identify your home or ship as yours and try different methods to fold your own paper boats. Visit our website
for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

ARTfull February Vacation
2024-02-23 13:00 - 15:00 | deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Create inspired by the question, What is the Nature of the Museum? Construct a sculptures and structures by cutting and folding cardstock. Draw a detailed floorplan in a blueprint of your own Museum. Arrange blocks and more to create an imaginative interpretation of deCordova’s campus. How much can we add to the space over the course of 3 days!
Find your own approach and/or collaborate to construct creative sculptures. Join us for a short time or the entire drop-in window.
For any age and an accompanying adult – all are welcome.
We’ll hold the program inside the Museum in the Dewey Family Gallery near the exhibition. In the event of a cancellation, those registered will receive an email.
Family programs are designed to welcome a wide range of ages and abilities. Please contact us to discuss reasonable adaptations to benefit anyone in your group.
Email Sarah Brockway, sbrockway@thetrustees.org if the price of the ticket is cost-prohibitive for your family.
Pre-ticketing is required in order to anticipate capacity. Your ticket includes admission to deCordova’s campus, so please feel free to explore the grounds before or after the program. You’re welcome to picnic in the Park. Bring your own picnic or pick up a bite to eat at the Twisted Tree Café and stop by The Store for a gift or souvenir.

Lowell Kids Week: Water Room Workshop
2024-02-23 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-02-23 15:00 - 15:45 | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
All ages, registration required
Desing, build, and operate a canal system just as the Proprietors of Locks and Canals did in Lowell in the early 1800s. All participants will get hands-on canal building experience (no experience required.) Be ready to have a great time and maybe, get a little wet! Please register by calling 978 970-5000.

Lowell Kids Week: Buildwave: A Hands-On Building Game!
2024-02-23 14:30 - 15:30 | Pollard Memorial Library, Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Grades K-6; Registration required
Buildwave is a creative building program that feels like a video game! During the workshop children create with over a dozen building materials including Lego®, PlusPlus®, and custom-made Buildwave materials. The workshop is structured like a video game, with an audiovisual setup featuring animations and music that guide
students through the different building waves. Space is limited and sign up is required. Please register at https://lowelllibrary.org/events/, or by calling 978-674-1529

Lowell Kids Week: Family Movie & Game Night!
2024-02-23 16:00 - 20:00 | Mercier Center, 21 Salem Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
All ages; Reservations required
The Lowell Housing Authority, Lowell Police Dept., and Lowell Fire Dept. welcome families to a fun movie & game night! Games will be from 4-6pm & the movie will begin at 6pm. Giveaways and snacks will be provided. Please RSVP at https://fb.me/e/2UXr0rh3N

Lowell Kids Week: Birding Walk
2024-02-24 11:00 - 12:00 | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
All ages
Join a ranger for a birding walk through Lowell’s urban landscape! Over the course of an hour we will work together to spot and identify common birds, and learn some of the basics of birding. We will have some birding supplies on hand (such as binoculars and field guides) to lend out for the duration of the walk. Please feel free to bring your own tools if you have them! Let’s find some birds. Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Lowell Kids Week: Bookmobile Visits
2024-02-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Visit the librarians of the Pollard Memorial Library bookmobile as they join the “Building Community,” “Poetry in Parks,” and “Games Around the World” events at Lowell National Historical Park. Discover a new book that you can check out that day and even sign up for your own free library card! The Bookmobile event on the 22nd will happen at the Lowell National Park Visitor Center. Find out more at https://lowelllibrary.org/services/bookmobile/.

Lowell Kids Week: Games Around the World
2024-02-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
All ages
Traditional schoolyard games are an important part of childhood—no matter the culture! Join rangers to learn a game from around the world or teach us your favorite game! Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Lowell Kids Week: Swa Pol (Monkey Dance) Workshop
2024-02-25 11:00 - 12:30 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Ages 9-15; Registration required
Learn about the dance and history of the Angkor Dance Troupe. Enjoy watching a Swa Pol (Monkey Dance) performance and then practice the movements with our dancers and instructors, accompanied by music.

Lowell Kids Week: Making Musical Instruments
2024-02-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
All ages
Come learn about musical instruments from around the world and try your hand at creating one of your own to take home. Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Lowell Kids Week: Instrument Petting Zoo
2024-02-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
All ages; Registration required
Many instruments large and small will be waiting to be played! Come by to try a drum or a ukulele, an “otto” or a thumb harp…or go on an instrument scavenger hunt! A time to explore and engage, with musicians available for instruction or just plain fun. Please Register at https://lowelllearns.com.

Meet the Artist: Jenn Sherr
2024-03-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Meet local artist Jenn Sherr who is known for transforming everything from furniture to shoes using decoupage, the art of decorating objects with paper cutouts. Come use your creativity to decoupage a picture frame with a variety of materials.

Hands on History
2024-03-03 13:00 - 16:00 | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Looking for a fun activity to do with the whole family? Join a Ranger in a weaving workshop! Learn how cloth is designed, patterned, and made in this unique hands-on workshop. Experiment with different patterns and colors to weave your own piece of cloth using hand looms. Learn the difference between a warp and weft thread and have fun in the process!
This is a free event, and all are welcome. This event is a drop-by any time program for the whole family. Due to space and capacity limits, weaving time may be limited to 30 minutes at the program facilitator’s discretion and there may be a wait time to be able to weave on the looms.
In addition to the Hands-On History program, we encourage all visitors to visit the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Check out the operating weave room and explore the stories of the workers, engineers, inventors, and investors who made Lowell the first successful planned industrial city in the United States. Learn more about the city’s role as a cutting-edge developer of technology and hub of social and economic change in the American Industrial Revolution. Admission fees apply.
(Free parking at 350 Dutton Street in the Hamilton Parking Garage. Pick up a chaser ticket at the Visitor Center front desk to use when exiting the garage).

Songs & Secrets of Open Door Theater's Wizard of Oz!
2024-03-09 15:00 - 15:30 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Look behind the curtain of Open Door Theater’s (www.opendoortheater.org) newest show, The Wizard of Oz. In this timeless well known classic, where, Dorothy travels to a magical land over the rainbow, makes friends, has adventure and realizes that she has the power to create her own future. Join the cast and crew for a sneak peek of songs, from the iconic musical score from the MGM film, as sung by Open Door Theater in their unique and inclusive way.

Easter Egg-Stravaganza 2nd Annual Craft & Vendor Fair
2024-03-10 10:00 - 14:00 | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Hop on over to our
Easter Egg-Stravaganza
Craft & Vendor Fair
March 10th
10a-2p
Chelmsford Lowell Elks
300 Littleton Rd.
Chelmsford MA
30 plus vendors
Visit from the Easter Bunny
Raffle Table
Cash Bar
Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/709973631102654

Black Women in Science: Civil Engineering with Jamila H. Lindo
2024-03-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us for an exciting program series that honors the contributions of Black women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. In this program, we will host a virtual meet and greet with Jamila H. Lindo and learn more about her work as an engineer and author. From 1:00pm to 1:30pm, hear Jamila share her personal journey as a young Black woman in STEM, and ask her questions about why she finds civil engineering cool and exciting. Then, try some hands-on activities inspired by different areas of Jamila’s work, to include building simple structures and bridges, then testing their strength Jamila H. Lindo is a civil engineer who currently lives and works in London. Jamila will be joining us virtually for the speaking portion of this program.

Punk Rock Aerobics with Hilken Mancini and Friends
2024-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us to welcome Hilken Mancini and Friends as they present their popular Punk Rock Aerobics program at the Museum. It incorporates exercise routines set to a soundtrack of ‘G-rated’ classic punk rock tunes, performed by youth. The program also includes a Zine/activity booklet, offering lessons on the history and ethos of this music and subculture. It concludes with self-esteem games aimed at fostering body positivity and self-acceptance.
