Saturday, September 1

LEGO Zone

Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.

Sunday, September 2

LEGO Zone

Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.

Monday, September 3

Labor Day – CLOSED

Tuesday, September 4 through Monday, September 10

Spruce Up!

We will be closed for deep, deep cleaning.

Tuesday, September 11 – School Year Hours begin

Thursday, September 13

PEEP Science Adventures: Playing With Wet Mud!

Come and study the properties of one of the Earth's most fascinating materials: mud! What happens when we squirt in more water? How about adding scoops of dirt? By mixing different amounts of dirt and water together we'll study the art of making perfect mud! (c) 2012 WGBH Educational Foundation. Presented by MEFA's U.Fund and Fidelity Investments, with additional support from Emerson Hospital.

Thursday’s Tales

Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!

Friday, September 14

Music and Movement with Miss Carolyn

Explore sound through singing and playing. Move, make music, listen, learn, and get a multi-sensory workout! Music improves your child’s memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. Plus, it’s fun! Miss Carolyn is a professional musician, serves as a faculty member at Indian Hill Music School, and has been a licensed Kindermusik Educator for 7 years.  

FETCH!™ Float My Boat

Even large ships weighing hundreds of thousands of tons stay afloat. But how? Investigate floating by building tinfoil boats and loading them with pennies until they sink. Discover how a boat’s size and shape make a difference in how much of a load it can carry. Time to roll up the shirtsleeves and dive in! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation. 

Saturday, September 15

FETCH!™ Crazy About Kites

Challenge yourself to build a kite that’s different from one that you’ve ever seen before. What changes can you make so that it flies even better? Up, up, and away! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation. 

Sunday, September 16

Magic Show with Rupayan Neogy

Join us as local young magician Rupayan Neogy shares his talents with us! Showcasing a variety of tricks, he will confound and amaze in an interactive performance geared toward family audiences. For more information about Rupayan’s magic, visit his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rneogymagic.

FETCH!™ Float My Boat

Even large ships weighing hundreds of thousands of tons stay afloat. But how? Investigate floating by building tinfoil boats and loading them with pennies until they sink. Discover how a boat’s size and shape make a difference in how much of a load it can carry. Time to roll up the shirtsleeves and dive in! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.

Tuesday, September 18

Reaction Station: Adventures for Young Chemists

Imagine yourself a chemist and use real laboratory tools to do experiments. Try your hand at doing wet chemistry in a model glove box and learn why some chemists use glove boxes and hoods. Reaction Station is funded by The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation.

Thursday, September 20

Messy Masterpiece: Self Portrait

What do you see when you look in the mirror? Follow in the footsteps of some the world’s greatest artists by painting your own self portrait.

Thursday’s Tales

Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!

Friday, September 21

Messy Masterpiece: Noodle Sculptures

Pasta isn't just for eating; it's for making great works of art, too! Use our colorful collection of pasta to make your own stunning sculpture.

Saturday, September 22

Music and Movement with Miss Carolyn

Explore sound through singing and playing. Move, make music, listen, learn, and get a multi-sensory workout! Music improves your child’s memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. Plus, it’s fun! Miss Carolyn is a professional musician, serves as a faculty member at Indian Hill Music School, and has been a licensed Kindermusik Educator for 7 years. 

FETCH!™ Canine House of Cards

Are you ready for a challenge? Ruff Ruffman begs you to build a two-story structure strong enough to hold his jumbo dog biscuit! Can you do it with just index cards? Sharpen your engineering and design skills with this fun FETCH! activity.

Especially for Me! Free Evening for Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Come join in all the fun and explore both museums during this special free evening for families with children on the autism spectrum. Pre-registration required. Visit http://tinyurl.com/EspeciallyForMe2012-6 to register. Funding provided by CVS, DCU for Kids, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School’s Youth in Philanthropy Club, and the Local Cultural Councils of Acton, Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Framingham, Harvard, Hudson, Lawrence, Leominster, Lexington, Littleton, Natick, Waltham, Wayland, Westford, and Weston, with in-kind support provided by Not Your Average Joe’s.

Sunday, September 23

The Ice Castle Launch Party

Join us for an after-hours Launch Party to celebrate the release of The Ice Castle: An Adventure in Music by Pendred E. Noyce.  Enjoy some icy and musical activities.

Wednesday, September 26

Johnny Appleseed Day

Come and celebrate local legend Johnny Appleseed’s birthday with a fun apple inspired craft!

FETCH!™ Crazy About Kites

Challenge yourself to build a kite that’s different from one that you’ve ever seen before. What changes can you make so that it flies even better? Up, up, and away! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.

Thursday, September 27

PEEP Science Adventures: Tracing Shadows!

Using our bodies, sidewalk chalk and the sun we'll see what our shadows do as the day goes on. What will your shadow look like after you are done playing in the museum? ***weather permitting**** (c) 2012 WGBH Educational Foundation. Presented by MEFA's U.Fund and Fidelity Investments, with additional support from Emerson Hospital.

Thursday’s Tales

Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!

LEGO™ Zone

Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.

Friday, September 28

Face Painting

Use your face or hand as a canvas for a colorful painting.

LEGO™ Zone

Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.

Saturday, September 29

Mixing in Math: Treasure Hunt

Practice your directional skills as you use movement shapes to guide your family to the location of the buried treasure: our giant sandbox filled with gold coins. © 2008 TERC

LEGO™ Zone

Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.

Sunday, September 30

GEODESIC DOMES 

Discover how math, geometry, structure, and engineering come together as you help construct a 6-foot dome! Learn about Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, and see pictures of geodesic structures from sports stadiums and houses, to buckyballs, carbon nanotubes, diatoms, and viruses! Find out how to use everyday materials to create your own small dome at home.