things to do with kids in new england

WEEK OF APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2026

From Trivia Night at the MFL at Moore Free Library to Fourth Friday Fire: Topic TBD at The Greenwood School - Vermont Boarding & Day School for ... and Art & Exploration at the Library – Creating Cyanotype Art at Brooks Memorial Library.

MONDAY - 4/20

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Transom Story Lab Workshop – for Young People, Ages 8 – 18 at 10:00am ♡ story lab

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston

4:00pm — Magic the Gathering ♡ magic
4:00pm — Magic: The Gathering Play & Learn Club ♡ magic

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

Moore Free Library, Newfane

10:00am — Family Yoga in the Crowell Art Gallery ♡ family yoga
10:30am — MFL Book Club ♡ book club

New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Brattleboro

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

Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls — Veggie Forward Potluck at 5:00pm ♡ eat together

TUESDAY - 4/21

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

10:30am — Felting Fun! ♡ felting fun
1:30pm — Art & Exploration at the Library – Creating Cyanotype Art ♡ art explore
3:30pm — Read to a Dog ♡ read to dog
6:30pm — Pajama Storytime ♡ pajama storytime

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

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

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro

10:30am — Rhyme Time ♡ rhyme time
3:15pm — Fun with Stamps! ♡ fun stamps

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

THURSDAY - 4/23

Moore Free Library, Newfane — Technology Help at the MFL at 5:00pm ♡ tech help

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

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

FRIDAY - 4/24

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

Bellows Falls Fish Ladder & Visitor Center, Bellows Falls — Bellows Falls Farmers Market at 4:00pm ♡ explore market

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

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Opening Weekend — TBA ♡ discover river
- name: June Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool fun
- name: May Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool fun
- name: Native Pollinator Garden Volunteer Planting Day — TBA ♡ plant together

Moore Free Library, Newfane

10:30am — Wool Crafters ♡ wool crafters
5:30pm — Trivia Night at the MFL ♡ trivia night

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro

- name: Circus Springboard: Broken Open — TBA ♡ join in
- name: Flying Trapeze Recital — TBA ♡ watch show
- name: Friday Night Flights — TBA ♡ join in
- name: ProTrack Year 1: Annual Recital — TBA ♡ watch show
- name: ProTrack Year 2: Spring Fling — TBA ♡ watch show

Springfield Family Center, Inc., Springfield — Fourth Fridays! at 5:00pm ♡ join in

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

3:30pm — Fourth Friday Fire: Topic TBD ♡ fourth friday fire
8:30am — Grandfriends' Day ♡ grandfriends day

SATURDAY - 4/25

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), Brattleboro

10:00am — Hike and Seek: Vernal Pool Party ♡ hike and seek
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Forest Flowers ♡ hike and seek
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Paddle Out ♡ hike and seek
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Bedrock, Blooms & Berries ♡ hike and seek

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

10:00am, 1:00pm — Drop-in Art Making: Thoughtful Threads ♡ make art
10:00am, 1:00pm — Drop-in Art Making: Community Garden ♡ create together

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Hand Printing Leaves — TBA ♡ create art
- name: Herrick's Cove Wildlife Festival — TBA ♡ explore nature
- name: Soil Science & Health with Giant Journey Farm — TBA ♡ dig in
- name: Summer Camp Meet & Greet — TBA ♡ meet camp staff

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston

10:00am — Building Saturday ♡ building
10:00am — Geranium Festival and Book Sale ♡ festival

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro

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

Parenting Classes - Springfield Area Parent Child Center, Springfield — Garden Party Fundraiser at 5:00pm ♡ party on

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

SUNDAY - 4/26

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton — TBA at - name: Creative Connections ♡ create art

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

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro

- name: Beta Night: Show Me Something Good — TBA ♡ watch show
- name: Youth Program Recital — TBA ♡ watch show

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