things to do with kids in new england
MYSTIC
WEEK OF APRIL 13 – 19, 2026
MONDAY - 4/13
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
- Vacation Day: Reptiles at 9:00am ♡ vacation day
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
- Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times ♡ learn more
TUESDAY - 4/14
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
- Vacation Day: Awesome Amphibians at 9:00am ♡ vacation day
WEDNESDAY - 4/15
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
- Vacation Day: Pond Dipping at 9:00am ♡ vacation day
- Woodcock Walk at Haley Farm at 7:15pm ♡ woodcock walk
THURSDAY - 4/16
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
- Vacation Day: Owls at 9:00am ♡ vacation day
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
- Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I ♡ learn more
FRIDAY - 4/17
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
- Vacation Day: Nest Builders at 9:00am ♡ vacation day
- Birds (Homeschool Anatomy Series) at 1:00pm ♡ homeschool anatomy
Bank Square Books
- Jean Baur (What Does Your Nose Do) Storytime and Signing ♡ view event
SATURDAY - 4/18
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
- Companion Planting and Planning your Garden at 9:00am ♡ garden planning
- Discovery Station at 10:00am ♡ discovery station
- Family Pond Dipping at 11:00am ♡ family pond dipping
- Raptor Encounter at 12:30pm ♡ raptor encounter
- Avalonia’s Orange Trail Hike @ DPNC at 2:00pm ♡ orange trail hike
- Paint and Sip at 4:00pm ♡ paint and sip
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
- Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant ♡ learn more
SUNDAY - 4/19
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
- Hike DPNC & Coogan at 10:00am ♡ hike dpnc
- Reptile and Amphibian Encounter at 12:00pm ♡ reptile encounter
- Family Insect Catching at 1:30pm ♡ insect catching
ALL VENUES
Bank Square Books
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Family-Friendly Church in Mystic CT
Kindermusik with Miss Molly, Mystic
Month Calendar - Mystic & Noank Library
Mystic & Noank Library
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Museum of Art
Mystic Seaport Museum
Treworgy Planetarium