things to do with kids in new england
WEEK OF JULY 06 - JULY 12, 2026
From Unearth Your Creativity! Workshop I: Observational Drawing: Bones & Feathers at Brooks Memorial Library to Bal Folk with Eloise&Co. at Scott Farm Orchard and Summer Reading Program – Annual Sidewalk Chalk Party at Putney Public Library.
MONDAY - 7/6
Brooks Memorial Library,
Brattleboro
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Monday Movie Matinees- Lilo & Stitch at 4:00pm
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movie matinees
Grafton Nature Museum,
Grafton
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TBA at - name: Underwater Animals-- Week Three of Summer Unplugged
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explore nature
Putney Public Library,
Putney
- 3:30pm — Summer Reading Program – Dino Man ♡ summer reading
- 4:00pm — Summer Reading Program – Erupting Volcanoes & Hatching Dinosaur Eggs ♡ summer reading
- 4:00pm — Summer Reading Program – Let’s talk about treasure buried at the dump! ♡ summer reading
- 4:00pm — Summer Reading Program – Junior Fossil Hunters ♡ summer reading
Rockingham Free Public Library,
Bellows Falls
- 10:00am — “Spark! Places of Innovation” Exhibition ♡ view detail
- 6:00pm — DinoMan ♡ view detail
The Vershire Riding School,
Vernon
- - name: Stone Stories: Create Your Own Petroglyphs — TBA ♡ create petroglyphs
- - name: Unearth A Story: Summer Library Program — TBA ♡ explore stories
TUESDAY - 7/7
Archives: Events - Discover Guilford,
Guilford
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Storytime at the Library at 2:00pm
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storytime library
Brooks Memorial Library,
Brattleboro
- 10:30am — RETREAT FARM- Stories in the Sun ♡ stories in sun
- 1:30pm — Art & Exploration with the Library – at Bradley House ♡ art explore
Lydia Taft Pratt Library,
Dummerston
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Magic: The Gathering Learn & Play Club! at 4:00pm
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play club
WEDNESDAY - 7/8
Brooks Memorial Library,
Brattleboro
- 10:30am — Rhyme Time ♡ rhyme time
- 6:30pm — Teen Movie Night – KNIVES OUT! ♡ teen movie
Putney Public Library,
Putney
- 3:00pm — Putney Amblers Walking Group ♡ walking group
- 4:00pm — Summer Reading Program – Among Dinosaurs ♡ summer reading
- 4:00pm — Summer Reading Program – Annual Sidewalk Chalk Party ♡ summer reading
- 4:00pm — Summer Reading Program – Dirt Cups with the Brattleboro Food Coop ♡ summer reading
- 4:00pm — Summer Reading Program – Author Visit, Book giveaway & Ice Cream Social ♡ summer reading
Scott Farm Orchard,
Dummerston
- 5:30pm, 7:30pm — Crêpe Night - Putney Foodshelf ♡ crepe night
- 5:30pm, 7:30pm — Crêpe Night - Downtown Brattleboro Alliance ♡ crepe night
- 5:30pm, 7:30pm — Crêpe Night - Vermont Independent Media ♡ crepe night
Wildwood Berry Farm,
Dummerston
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm — Crêpe Night - Putney Foodshelf ♡ view event
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm — Crêpe Night - Downtown Brattleboro Alliance ♡ view event
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm — Crêpe Night - Vermont Independent Media ♡ view event
THURSDAY - 7/9
Brooks Memorial Library,
Brattleboro
- 10:30am — ON THE COMMONS-Sing & Dance with Robin ♡ sing dance
- 1:00pm — LEGO-Palooza Summer Session ♡ lego palooza
FRIDAY - 7/10
SATURDAY - 7/11
Brooks Memorial Library,
Brattleboro
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Unearth Your Creativity! Workshop I: Observational Drawing: Bones & Feathers at 10:30am
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unearth creativity
Grafton Nature Museum,
Grafton
- - name: Fairy House Building Meet-Up & Makerspace — TBA ♡ build magic
- - name: Summer Bioblitz — TBA ♡ join discovery
Historical Society of Windham County (Museum),
Newfane
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Windham County History Fair at 10:00am - 4:00pm
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celebrate history
Lydia Taft Pratt Library,
Dummerston
- 10:00am — Building Saturday ♡ building saturday
- 11:00am — “Little Monk Writes Rain” Storytime and Calligraphy with translator Rachel Wang Yung-Hsin ♡ storytime calligraphy
The Vershire Riding School,
Vernon
- - name: Pet Rocks — TBA ♡ make pet rocks
- - name: Write Like an Egyptian with Hieroglyphics — TBA ♡ write hieroglyphics
- 9:00am — Dig In! Cookie Excavators ♡ cookie excavators
SUNDAY - 7/12
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA),
Brattleboro
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TBA at - name: Vermont Circus Festival
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vermont circus festival