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Photo courtesy of Florence Griswold Museum.
Photo courtesy of Florence Griswold Museum.
12/17/17 - By Mary Beth Lawlor

If you don't have children home from school yet, you will soon, and you'll be happy to have the intel on a few activities and events to look forward to. Here's a list of things to do with the kids this week. Also, you can make sure to save the budget with our recent round up of holiday break FREE events for your family to enjoy. If you still need more local CT inspiration check out our day trip guide, our indoor fun guide, our daily event calendar, or our Mommy Poppins kid-friendly restaurant guide. This busy time of year, make sure that you subscribe to our weekly newsletters and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram so that you won't miss any of the fun. Happy Holidays!

Photo courtesy of Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum.
Photo courtesy of Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum.

10 Fun Things to Do in Connecticut This Week

Museum Children Free Week

Free admission to the White Memorial Conservation Center for children ages 12 and under when accompanied by an adult, courtesy of Joan and Jack Benham in honor of Brianna R. Parcell. The White Memorial Conservation Center located in Litchfield, houses one of New England's finest state-of-the-art Nature museums. See a life-sized beaver lodge, learn about alternative energy, touch real animal fur, test your bird identification skills, visit a fluorescent rock cave, and view nature through a digital macro-scope! Explore the Children’s Corner: books, puzzles, stuffed animals, and more! The... READ MORE

Winterfest at Bushnell Park in Hartford

Free skating 7-days a week at Winterfest on the east side of Bushnell Park over by the Pump House. Don’t have your own skates? Winterfest has free skate rentals too. READ MORE

Three Centuries of Christmas and Candlelight Tours

Each year, the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum’s “Three Centuries of Christmas” tours show in fascinating detail how the American holiday season has evolved over the past 300 years. READ MORE

Holiday Magic at Florence Griswold Museum

Museum campus lights up for the holidays! You won’t want to miss this beautiful tradition. Over 250 creative palettes designed by artists from across the country will be on display on magnificent trees, including several brand new creations for 2025. READ MORE

Holiday Family Sing-Along

Everyone will be laughing all the way as we sing old and new holiday songs with our jolly librarians! READ MORE

Gingerbread Lane

GingerBread Lane is made from only “real” edible ingredients: Gingerbread, royal icing and candy. The candy comes from 14 countries. This exhibit is only on display for a limited time, so don't miss it. READ MORE

Lantern Light Village at Mystic Seaport

Take a journey through time this holiday season at Mystic Seaport Museum! What connects the festive seasons of bygone days to the present? The spirit of love that enchants us all. Love for each other, for seasonal traditions of every kind, for twinkling lights and carolers. READ MORE

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Mary Beth Lawlor

Mary Beth Lawlor

After fulfilling a childhood dream of one day living in a high-rise building in a big city (eight years in LA and 10 in Manhattan), Mary Beth is now partially fulfilling another childhood dream. As a kid, she envisioned her four gorgeous children running through the idyllic countryside while she created pottery in her studio. Well, fast forward 30 years and there is no pottery studio and only two kids but she has the idyllic countryside part down. After studying business and art, and then working in corporate marketing, graphic design as well as event planning and development, Mary Beth is now happily blogging.

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