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Backyard and Beyond: International Rock Flipping Day

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Did you know that the second Sunday of September is International Rock Flipping Day? We’re celebrating a few days early with a walk through the conservation land to flip some […]

Included with Museum admission

Backyard and Beyond: International Rock Flipping Day

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Did you know that the second Sunday of September is International Rock Flipping Day? We’re celebrating a few days early with a walk through the conservation land to flip some […]

Included with Museum admission

Take a Child Outside Week

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

We're celebrating with a week full of fun outdoor activities. Times differ each day. Sept 24, 10am - 11am Nature Textures: Explore Discovery Woods in search of natural items with […]

Included with Museum admission

Take a Child Outside Week

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

We're celebrating with a week full of fun outdoor activities. Times differ each day. Sept 24, 10am - 11am Nature Textures: Explore Discovery Woods in search of natural items with […]

Included with Museum admission

Monsterbash 2019 at NARA Park

NARA Park Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, United States

  Monsterbash is an annual event geared for elementary school aged children. Admission if $5 – cash only -  at the door, all ages.  Fun includes Black Light DJ Dance […]

$5

Monsterbash 2019 at NARA Park

NARA Park Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, United States

  Monsterbash is an annual event geared for elementary school aged children. Admission if $5 – cash only -  at the door, all ages.  Fun includes Black Light DJ Dance […]

$5

Backyard and Beyond: Knife Skills with PrimiTim

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Knives have proven themselves to be the most useful tools in the woods. They are used to carve, slice, and cut our way through any task that is thrown at […]

Included with Museum admission

Celebrate National Take a Hike Day: Walking Sticks

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Hop out onto the Great Hill conservation land adjacent to Discovery Woods to find the perfect walking stick, then bring it back to Discovery Woods and decorate it. We’ll provide […]

Included with Museum admission

Backyard and Beyond: Winter Tracking with PrimiTim

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Signs of animals are all around us, if we know where to look! Join primitive-skills expert, Tim “PrimiTim” Swanson, to learn and practice the ancient skill of tracking. He’ll take […]

$14.50

Backyard and Beyond: Winter Survival Workshop with PrimiTim

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

This class offers tools and techniques you can use if you ever find yourself cold, hungry, and alone in the wilderness. Our expert survivalist, Tim “PrimiTim” Swanson, will cover basic […]

$15.50

Backyard and Beyond: Winter Scavenger Hunt

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Discovery Woods is full of natural materials to excite your sense of sight and touch. Look closely and experiment with some of the most interesting textures found in Discovery Woods. […]

$15.50

Make a Mess: Paint Like Seurat

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Georges Seurat invented a special style of painting using lots of little dots, called pointillism. Explore some of Seurat’s masterpieces and then try your hand at creating you own work […]