things to do with kids in new england

WEEK OF APRIL 06 - APRIL 12, 2026

From Fourth Fridays! at Springfield Family Center, Inc. to ART play! at Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT and Hike and Seek: Paddle Out at Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC).

MONDAY - 4/6

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — BookMarked: A Book Party for Children and Tweens! at 4:00pm ♡ book party

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

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Sensory Playtime at 10:30am ♡ playtime

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

New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Brattleboro

10:00am, 4:00pm — Heartsong: A Weeklong Musical Intensive ♡ musical intensive
4:00pm, 6:00pm — First Day of Beginning Sewing (Spring) ♡ beginning sewing

Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls — Peeps Literary Diorama Contest! at All Day ♡ enter contest

TUESDAY - 4/7

Archives: Events - Discover Guilford, Guilford — Storytime at the Library at 2:00pm ♡ view detail

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Read to a Dog at 3:30pm ♡ read to dog

Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT, Chester

10:00am — ART CREW TUESDAY ♡ art crew
3:00pm — Afterschool Art / Open Studio ♡ open studio

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

Putney Public Library, Putney — Earth Day Beaver Believer Day! at 4:00pm ♡ earth day

WEDNESDAY - 4/8

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

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Pajama Storytime for National Library Week at 5:30pm ♡ pajama storytime

THURSDAY - 4/9

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Sing & Dance With Robin at 10:30am ♡ sing dance

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: April Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool programs
- name: April Session: Bird Beak Buffet — TBA ♡ bird beak buffet

FRIDAY - 4/10

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 ♡ little herbalists
4:00pm — Wildflower Atelier ♡ wildflower atelier

Crab Apple Whitewater, West Dover — TBA at - name: Deerfield River Fife Brook Section Rafting ♡ explore

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Opening Weekend — TBA ♡ opening weekend
- 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: Circus Springboard: Broken Open — TBA ♡ see show
- name: Flying Trapeze Recital — TBA ♡ watch recital
- name: Friday Night Flights — TBA ♡ join in
- name: ProTrack Year 1: Annual Recital — TBA ♡ watch recital
- name: ProTrack Year 2: Spring Fling — TBA ♡ watch performance

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, 8:00pm — Fourth Fridays! ♡ fourth fridays

SATURDAY - 4/11

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), Brattleboro

10:00am — Hike and Seek: Spring Wings ♡ family adventure
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Vernal Pool Party ♡ family adventure
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Forest Flowers ♡ family adventure
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Paddle Out ♡ family adventure

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — SilverCircus – by NECCA at 11:00am ♡ circus show

Crab Apple Whitewater, West Dover

- name: Deerfield River Funyaking — TBA ♡ kayak adventure
- name: Deerfield River Monroe Bridge Section Rafting — TBA ♡ explore
- name: West River Rafting — TBA ♡ explore

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Earth Day Open House — TBA ♡ earth day open house
- name: Native Pollinator Garden Volunteer Planting Day — TBA ♡ volunteer planting day
- name: Soil Science & Health with Giant Journey Farm — TBA ♡ soil science workshop

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Building Saturday at 10:00am ♡ building saturday

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro

- name: CircusNEXT: Hit the Road, Troupe! — TBA ♡ see show
- name: One Man’s Trash: A Repurposed Circus — TBA ♡ see show

Putney Public Library, Putney — Music & Movement at 9:30am ♡ music movement

Springfield Family Center, Inc., Springfield — Mother's Day Market at 10:00am, 4:00pm ♡ mothers day

SUNDAY - 4/12

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

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: Youth Program Recital ♡ watch recital

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