April Vacation Week at the Boston Nature Center
Boston Nature Center - 8:30 AM
Boston Nature Center - 8:30 AM
Spring Discoveries (Ages 7-10)
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - 9:00 AM
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - 9:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Self-Guided Spring Orchard Walk at Cider Hill Farm
Cider Hill Farm - 8:30 AM
Cider Hill Farm - 8:30 AM
Self-Guided Spring Orchard Walk at Cider Hill Farm
Cider Hill Farm - 8:30 AM
Cider Hill Farm - 8:30 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Future Readers Story Time - Grove Hall
Grove Hall Branch Boston Public Library - 10:30 AM
Grove Hall Branch Boston Public Library - 10:30 AM
Slime Time - Coolidge Corner
Coolidge Corner Branch Library - 3:00 PM
Coolidge Corner Branch Library - 3:00 PM
The Escape Game Dedham
The Escape Room Dedham - various times
The Escape Room Dedham - various times
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Little Seedlings at New England Botanic Garden
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - 10:30 AM
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - 10:30 AM
Family Storytime - Coolidge Corner
Coolidge Corner Branch Library - 10:30 AM
Coolidge Corner Branch Library - 10:30 AM
Building for Babies and Toddlers - Brookline Village
Brookline Village Library - 10:30 AM
Brookline Village Library - 10:30 AM
Family Storytime - Brookline Village
Brookline Village Library - 10:30 AM
Brookline Village Library - 10:30 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Little Explorers
Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary - 9:30 AM
Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary - 9:30 AM
Spring Garden Buds (Ages 3-5)
New England Botanic Garden - 10:30 AM
New England Botanic Garden - 10:30 AM
Toddler Time on Wednesdays - Big Bouncy Party
Big Bouncy Party - 10:00 AM
Big Bouncy Party - 10:00 AM
Family Storytime - Brookline Village
Brookline Village Library - 10:30 AM
Brookline Village Library - 10:30 AM
Pancake Breakfast Festival
Newman Elementary School - 7:00 AM
Newman Elementary School - 7:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
M is for Museum/P is for Playdate
Wenham Museum - 9:30 AM
Wenham Museum - 9:30 AM
Grúpa Súgartha - 'Children's Play Group' at the Irish Cultural Centre
Irish Cultural Centre - 10:00 AM
Irish Cultural Centre - 10:00 AM

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Caterpillars: Life on the Leaf Edge
Wed Sep 11, 2019 - Sun Oct 6, 2019
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through October 6, 2019.
9:00am ET
Age: 3 - 12
Price: Included with museum admission, $14.50
Come explore the incredible hidden world of New England caterpillars through hands-on, interactive activities that explore topics such as caterpillar anatomy, defensive adaptations, and shelter building.
Experience a huge variety of local caterpillars in all phases of their life cycles, curated and explained by naturalist Sam Jaffe and and other educators from The Caterpillar Lab.
Please note that the live caterpillar lab portion of the exhibit will be open to visitors Wednesdays through Sundays only. Discovery Museum is closed Mondays.
This new exhibit was created by museum staff in collaboration with naturalist Sam Jaffee, creator of The Caterpillar Lab.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.