things to do with kids in new england

WEEK OF MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2026

Name: Mother's Day Market
Start: 2026-05-11T10:00
Location: Springfield Family Center, Inc.

From Stamp Explorers! at Brooks Memorial Library to Beginning Sewing (Spring) at New England Youth Theatre (NEYT) and Adams Grist Mill Museum at Bellows Falls Historical Society.

MONDAY - 5/11

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

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

New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Brattleboro — Beginning Sewing (Spring) at 4:00pm - 6:00pm ♡ sewing workshop

Policies – Dover Free Library, Dover

- name: Egg Candling — TBA ♡ explore
- name: 🐥Chick Hatching Day! 🐥 — TBA ♡ join in

Stay near Brattleboro Museum of Art - The Putney Inn, Putney — Hike with Ashby! at 9:45am ♡ hike with ashby

TUESDAY - 5/12

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

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Art & Exploration at the Library – Creating Cyanotype Art at 1:30pm ♡ explore art

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Magic: The Gathering Play & Learn Club at 4:00pm ♡ magic club

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: Sample Aerial Class ♡ aerial class

Putney Public Library, Putney — Read with a Dog – It’s Virgil’s Birthday!! at 3:30pm ♡ read with dog

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro

10:30am — Rhyme Time ♡ rhyme time
3:15pm — Stamp Explorers! ♡ stamp explorers

Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Family Game Night: Play for Resilience at 4:30pm ♡ game night

THURSDAY - 5/14

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro

10:30am — Sing & Dance With Robin ♡ sing dance
3:00pm — LEGO-Palooza ♡ lego palooza

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro

- name: Flying Trapeze Recital — TBA ♡ trapeze recital
- name: ProTrack Year 1: Annual Recital — TBA ♡ annual recital
- name: ProTrack Year 2: Spring Fling — TBA ♡ spring fling
- name: Rope Meeting — TBA ♡ rope meeting

Stay near Brattleboro Museum of Art - The Putney Inn, Putney — Sadie in Campus Safety at 9:00am ♡ sadie campus safety

FRIDAY - 5/15

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

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Open Play Friday at 3:30pm ♡ open play

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Opening Weekend — TBA ♡ opening weekend
- name: June Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool programs
- name: May Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA ♡ preschool programs
- name: Summer Bioblitz — TBA ♡ summer bioblitz

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

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

Stay near Brattleboro Museum of Art - The Putney Inn, Putney — Smash Hour (Super Smash Bros.) at 6:00pm ♡ smash hour

SATURDAY - 5/16

Bellows Falls Historical Society, Bellows Falls

11:00am — Adams Grist Mill Museum Opening ♡ visit the mill
11:00am — Adams Grist Mill Museum ♡ visit the mill

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), Brattleboro

10:00am — Hike and Seek: Forest Flowers ♡ forest flowers
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Paddle Safari at the Retreat Meadows ♡ paddle safari
10:00am — Hike and Seek: Bedrock, Blooms & Berries at Little Black Mountain ♡ blooms berries

Experiences for Families & Kids at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore — Drop-in Art Making: Community Garden at 10:00am, 1:00pm ♡ drop in

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton

- name: Hand Printing Leaves — TBA ♡ leaf printing
- name: Summer Camp Meet & Greet — TBA ♡ meet and greet

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: Youth Program Recital ♡ program recital

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

Stay near Brattleboro Museum of Art - The Putney Inn, Putney — Spring Graduation at 10:00am ♡ spring graduation

SUNDAY - 5/17

New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: Beta Night: Show Me Something Good ♡ beta night

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

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