Weekend Fun For Boston Kids: June 21-22 - Summer Solstice, Strawberries, and Skateboarding
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This Saturday is the longest day of 2014, and there are plenty of ways you can celebrate the Summer Solstice in the Boston area. Go stargazing in Cambridge, enjoy a bonfire in Topsfield, and eat ice cream in Walpole. Strawberry lovers have lots of opportunities to celebrate with strawberry festivals this weekend and enjoy the peak of strawberry picking season at Boston area farms. Sports fans can check out the free skateboarding demonstration outside the Children's Museum or watch the Red Sox on the big screen at Franklin Park. And this weekend in theater, we have The Wind in the Willows at the Wellesley Summer Theater Company, and closing weekend for South Pacific and Harlequin Mother Goose: A Higgledly Piggledy Panto. The Juneteenth celebrations also continue through the weekend.
Also on Mommy Poppins this week:
- For summer fun on a budget, Tara updates 50 Free Things to Do in Boston with Kids This Summer for 2014 and brings us the latest on free summer concerts in the Boston area.
- Karyn teaches us 50 simple science experiments to do with kids (and yes, you can try them at home!)
- Our Wee Work series gives instructions for Corn Husk Paper and Two Ingredient Ice Cream Muffins.
Enjoy the first official weekend of summer and be sure to check out our calendar for fun events happening all summer long.