Lowell National Historical Park

All ages, no registration required The Mill Girls used bandboxes to store their hats, clothing, and accessories. These decorative boxes were covered in wallpaper or specially designed patterned paper on the outside. The inside was covered in newspaper showing headlines, articles, and advertisements of the day. Choose among a selection of colorful paper or create […]

All ages, no registration required, During World War II women all over America did industrial jobs to help win the war. Explore a few skills women used to build ships in Boston Navy Yard. Try you hand at building a circuit board. Pose for a “We Can Do It!” selfie. Visit our website for more […]

All ages, no registration required What do you think is important in a community? Join in with others to create a vibrant and exciting city! Choose a block and decorate it to be your perfect addition to our growing city. Then add it to the map to make your mark! Visit our website for more […]

Ages 0-8 Join rangers to they share multi-lingual in French, Spanish and English. Hear universal stories that connect us all to Lowell. Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

All ages Bring a stuffed animal friend and drop them off with a park ranger so your stuffed animal can spend a night at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum for a fun sleepover. The next day, collect your stuffed animal at the Visitor Center after their sleepover with other stuffed animal friends. Visit our website […]

Grades 1-5 Do you know how a paper plane works? Join us for this hands-on STEM activity as we create and design our own paper planes. Together we'll learn about how the structure of a paper plane determines how it will fly. Also discover a new book with the Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile Team that […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]