things to do with kids in new england

WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2026

From Grandfriends' Day at The Greenwood School - Vermont Boarding & Day School for ... to Mother's Day Market at Springfield Family Center, Inc. and Youth Book Club at Archives: Events - Discover Guilford.

MONDAY - 4/13

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

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

New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Brattleboro

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

Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls — TBA at - name: Peeps Literary Diorama Contest! ♡ enter contest

TUESDAY - 4/14

Archives: Events - Discover Guilford, Guilford

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

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

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

Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls — Falls Garment Lab at 5:00pm ♡ sew something

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

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 ♡ storytime

Policies – Dover Free Library, Dover — My First Book Club at 4:45pm ♡ join in

THURSDAY - 4/16

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

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: NECCA Rope Meeting ♡ join in

Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls — Pokewalk at 3:30pm ♡ go on pokewalk

FRIDAY - 4/17

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

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Teen Movie Night! – SUPERMAN at 6:30pm ♡ teen movie night

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Opening Weekend — TBA ♡ fish ladder opening
- name: June Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool programs
- name: May Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool programs

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

The Greenwood School - Vermont Boarding & Day School for ..., Putney

3:30pm — Fourth Friday Fire: Topic TBD ♡ save the date
8:30am — Grandfriends' Day ♡ join us

SATURDAY - 4/18

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 Safari at the Retreat Meadows ♡ family adventure
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Bedrock, Blooms & Berries at Little Black Mountain ♡ family adventure

Crab Apple Whitewater, West Dover

- name: Deerfield River Fife Brook Section Rafting — TBA ♡ youth group trip
- name: Deerfield River Funyaking — TBA ♡ half day kayak
- name: Deerfield River Monroe Bridge Section Rafting — TBA ♡ scout discount
- name: West River Rafting — TBA ♡ scout troops

Experiences for Families & Kids at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore — Drop-in Art Making: Thoughtful Threads at 10:00am ♡ create art

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Earth Day Open House — TBA ♡ celebrate biodiversity
- name: Hand Printing Leaves — TBA ♡ leaf art making
- name: Native Pollinator Garden Volunteer Planting Day — TBA ♡ volunteer planting
- name: Soil Science & Health with Giant Journey Farm — TBA ♡ soil science workshop
- name: Summer Camp Meet & Greet — TBA ♡ summer camp meet

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Geranium Festival and Book Sale at 10:00am ♡ festival

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: CircusNEXT: Hit the Road, Troupe! ♡ join in

Putney Public Library, Putney — TBA at - name: Puzzle Race and Swap ♡ puzzle race swap

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

SUNDAY - 4/19

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Creative Connections — TBA ♡ creative connections
- name: Herrick's Cove Wildlife Festival — TBA ♡ wildlife festival

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

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

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