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Lowell Kids Week with Mill City Grows

ROOT Community Space at Mill City Grows 19 Hall Street, Lowell, United States

Join Mill City Grows for a FREE indoor event during February School Vacation week in Lowell! We’ll enjoy a special story time with the staff of the Pollard Library Bookmobile, garden-themed activities with Mass Audubon Metro West, PLUS we’ll make a yummy snack with a fun twist! Activities are for all ages and abilities. We […]

Free

Crip Camp

Town of Acton Health and Human Services Building 30 Sudbury Road - Rear, Acton, United States

A free showing of an award winning film free documentary film at the Health and Human Services bldg, 30 Sudbury Road- rear, Acton, MA. Please register in advance via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crib-camp-a-special-free-screening-of-an-award-winning-documentary-film-tickets-1219928070699?aff=oddtdtcreator This special free screening of the Award Winning Documentary Film "Crip Camp" A disability revolution. The film takes a look back in time at […]

Free

“Measure of Work” Sound Playground

Lowell National Historical Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 2nd Floor 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Come play with the sounds of work from the early days of Lowell! See if you can recreate some of the sounds farmers and factory workers would have heard in the past, and tinker around to make your own Lowell soundscape. This activity is part of the Measure of Work: Sounds of Labor in Lowell […]

Paper Creation: Books and Planes

Lowell National Historical Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 4th Floor 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Join rangers, the Bookmobile team, and artist Judith Bessette for an afternoon of paper craft fun. Learn about how the structure of a paper plane determines how it will fly—Test out different designs to see which will go the farthest, or get creative with a fun design. You can also learn to make a paper […]

Kids in Tech Presents: Midwinter Makers

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell 657 Middlesex St, Lowell, United States

Kids in Tech is hosting a Little Bits STEAM Adventure. This will be a hands-on workshop designed to spark creativity and curiosity during February vacation. Kids will work together to explore circuits and innovation using Little Bits, creating their own winter-inspired inventions. Participants will learn basic engineering and technology concepts while building projects like glowing […]

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Historic Crafts at the Boarding House

Mogan Cultural Center 40 French Street, Lowell, United States

How did people spend their free time in the cold winter months during the Industrial Revolution? What about 100 years earlier during the American Revolution? Join rangers from Lowell NHP and Minute Man NHP to try your hand at some cozy historic crafts. Make a candle, create a tin can lantern, and decorate your own […]

Let’s Trade

Mogan Cultural Center 40 French Street, Lowell, United States

One of the ways that Roger Williams, the founder of the English settlement of Providence, and the Indigenous peoples of Rhode Island and Massachusetts learned about each other was through trade. Join a ranger from Roger Williams National Memorial to learn about items that were important to people in this area in the 1600s. You […]

Be a Data Scientist at Discovery Museum

Be a Data Scientist at Discovery Museum

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

Sunday, February 16 through Wednesday, February 19 | 10:00am to 2:00pm How tall are Discovery Museum visitors? What kind of pets do they have? Learn the answers to these questions and more as we play with data. We’ll use a variety of ways of collecting and displaying data while exploring some fun and silly science.

Free with admission

Chef Kelcy at Mill City Grows: “How to Lead a Cooking Demo”

ROOT Community Space at Mill City Grows 19 Hall Street, Lowell, United States

Register TODAY at MillCityGrows.org/events! Join Chef Kelcy and Mill City Grows for a FREE interactive cooking class focused on teaching you how to lead YOUR OWN cooking class! In this 90-minute program, Chef Kelcy will walk you through the essential steps of planning a successful cooking program, from knowing what to prep ahead of time […]

Free

Water Workshop Fun!

Lowell National Historical Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 3rd Floor 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Design, 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. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Engineer It! Workshop

Lowell National Historical Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 3rd Floor 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Can you design a vehicle to go down a ramp without losing its cargo? Join National Park Rangers to see if you can complete the mission, while being creative and having fun! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Wool to Woven

Lowell National Historical Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 2nd Floor 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Join rangers from Lowell National Historical Park to learn about each step in the process of weaving. Try your hand at spinning on a drop spindle and learn about spinning wheels. Use the material you spin while you weave your own creation! You will also be able to continue learning about how this process changed […]