things to do with kids in new england

WEEK OF MARCH 23 - MARCH 29, 2026

From ART CREW TUESDAY (Class full) at Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT to Read With A Dog at Putney Public Library and Youth Book Club at Archives: Events - Discover Guilford.

MONDAY - 3/23

Bangor Parks & Recreation, Weathersfield — Pre-School Playtime at 9:30am - 11:30am ♡ playtime

Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT, Chester — ART play! ages 2+ at 10:00am ♡ art play

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Sensory Play at 10:30am ♡ explore

Marlboro Community Center (Events), Marlboro — Strong Bones at 10:00am ♡ strong bones

New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Brattleboro — Heartsong: A Weeklong Musical Intensive at 10:00am ♡ musical intensive

Policies – Dover Free Library, Dover — Safe@Home at 3:00pm ♡ learn more

Putney Public Library, Putney — Read With A Dog at 3:30pm ♡ read with dog

TUESDAY - 3/24

Archives: Events - Discover Guilford, Guilford

2:00pm — Storytime at the Library ♡ story time
4:00pm — Youth Book Club ♡ book club

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro

- name: ARTravel Peru: Ancient Cultures, Natural Wonders — TBA ♡ artravel peru
10:00am — Sand Mandala: Lama Tenzin ♡ sand mandala

Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT, Chester

10:00am — ART CREW TUESDAY (Class full) ♡ art crew
3:00pm — Afterschool Art / Open Studio -- 2nd & 3rd Tuesdays of the Month ♡ afterschool art

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Magic the Gathering at 4:00pm ♡ play

WEDNESDAY - 3/25

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Rhyme Time at 10:30am ♡ rhyme time

THURSDAY - 3/26

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro

10:30am — Sing & Dance With Robin ♡ sing dance
1:00pm — LEGO-Palooza Special Session! ♡ lego palooza

Experiences for Families & Kids at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore — Teen Lab: Sketching Portals at 4:00pm, 6:00pm ♡ sketching portals

Moore Free Library, Newfane — Children’s Art Reception at 3:00pm ♡ art reception

FRIDAY - 3/27

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), Brattleboro — Little Explorers Nature Playgroup at 10:00am ♡ explore nature

Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT, Chester

10:00am — Little Herbalists (ages 4-8) ♡ little herbalists
4:00pm — Wildflower Atelier - ages 11-18 ♡ wildflower atelier
9:30am — Forest Garden (ages 4-7) ♡ forest garden

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: April Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool programs
- name: April Session: Bird Beak Buffet — TBA ♡ bird beak buffet
- name: Earth Day Open House — TBA ♡ earth day open house
- name: May Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool programs
- name: May Session: Wiggling Worms — TBA ♡ wiggling worms

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro

- name: Friday Night Flight in March — TBA ♡ register here
- name: Friday Night Flights in April — TBA ♡ register here
- name: Friday Night Flights in May — TBA ♡ register here

Policies – Dover Free Library, Dover — Library Explorers Club at 10:00am ♡ explore

Springfield Family Center, Inc., Springfield

5:00pm — Modern Art Show at The Great Hall ♡ art show
5:00pm — Fourth Fridays! ♡ fourth fridays

SATURDAY - 3/28

Archives: Events - Discover Guilford, Guilford — Cribbage at the Library at 3:00pm ♡ cribbage

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), Brattleboro

10:00am — Hike and Seek: Bursting Buds ♡ family adventures
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Spring Wings ♡ family adventures
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Vernal Pool Party ♡ family adventures
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Forest Flowers ♡ family adventures

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro

10:30am — Sand Mandala: Closing Ceremony ♡ closing ceremony
2:00pm — Workshop: Repurposing Fragments in Collage and Appliqué ♡ collage workshop

Crab Apple Whitewater, West Dover

- name: Dead River High Water Rafting — TBA ♡ go rafting
- name: Deerfield River Fife Brook Section Rafting — TBA ♡ go rafting
- name: Deerfield River Funyaking — TBA ♡ go rafting
- name: Deerfield River Monroe Bridge Section Rafting — TBA ♡ go rafting
- name: West River Rafting — TBA ♡ go rafting

Experiences for Families & Kids at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

10:00am, 1:00pm — Drop-in Art Making: Build a Neighborhood ♡ build a neighborhood
10:00am, 1:00pm — Drop-in Art Making: Thoughtful Threads ♡ thoughtful threads

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston

10:00am — Building Block Saturday ♡ build
1:00pm — LTP Book Club ♡ read

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: Kids Night Out ♡ register here

Policies – Dover Free Library, Dover — Safesitter Class at 10:00am ♡ sign up

Putney Public Library, Putney

11:00am — I Draw You, You Draw Me ♡ draw together
9:30am — Music & Movement ♡ music movement

Springfield Family Center, Inc., Springfield

10:00am — Mother's Day Market ♡ celebrate moms
11:00am, 11:30am — Springfield Easter Egg Hunt ♡ egg hunt

SUNDAY - 3/29

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro — TAPE ART MEGA CORP Closing Party at 4:00pm ♡ closing party

Crab Apple Whitewater, West Dover

- name: Kennebec River Rafting — TBA ♡ go rafting
- name: Lower Deerfield Family Rafting — TBA ♡ go rafting

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton — TBA at - name: Herrick's Cove Wildlife Festival ♡ wildlife festival

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