Events by Date
Use your face or hand as a canvas for a colorful painting. What design will you choose?
10:00 AM
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
How good are you at flinging things? Design and test catapults and discover how to leverage your power! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30 PM
A cup isn’t very tall. But what about a lot of cups? Your challenge is to build a tower just made out of cups. How high can you go? Remember, the sky’s the limit! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support...
10:00 AM
Join us with free admission and explore the museums at night on the first Friday of every month! We will gratefully accept donations for the Acton Food Pantry. Sponsored in part by Acorn Deck House Company and Emerson Hospital....
4:30 - 8:30 PM
Join dancers from Commonwealth Ballet as they share the secrets, techniques, and language of ballet. Get up close and personal with costumed ballerinas as you learn about the art that combines music and movement. For more...
11:00 AM
Let your silly side run wild as we sing some songs and share some stories that are sure to tickle your funny bone!
10:00 AM
Did you know that the average person produced 4.6 pounds of trash per day? And did you know that 27% of that trash is compostable? A team of eighth graders from R. J. Grey Junior High School is trying to make the Town of Acton a more green...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00 PM
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It’s hot! It’s cold! It’s bubbly! You won’t believe the wild chemical reactions you can create in a cup! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Ahoy, me hearties! Join us to learn how to speak like a pirate, create your own hat and eye patch, search for hidden treasure, and practice how to walk the plank.
10:00 AM
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
Touch a real dinosaur fossil and pretend to be a paleontologist digging for dinosaur bones in our mock excavation site!
10:00 AM
Celebrate the birth month of Piet Mondrian, an artist who used straight lines and simple colors to create paintings that expressed thoughts and feelings. Explore some of Mondrian’s masterpieces and then try your hand at creating your...
10:00 AM
Create a thaumatrope - an optical illusion toy that makes two pictures look like one. Learn about the persistence of vision as you make a fun toy that you can take home with you! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Use your face or hand as a canvas for a colorful painting. What design will you choose?
10:00 AM
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Time to drop everything. Really! Build some copters and race them. The winner hits the ground LAST. Look out below! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.
10:00 AM
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
Celebrate National Noodle Month and St. Patrick’s Day as you use a variety of green pasta to create a stupendous sculpture or creative collage.
10:00 AM
Celebrate Brain Awareness Week with Harvard University neuroscientists. Try activities that will fire your neurons and test your brain. Discover the inner workings of your mind and learn how researchers do brain science! SMART Gals (...
Drop-in 11:00 - 1:00
Meet Bessie, the dinosaur mascot of The Discovery Museums. She’s loves to give high-fives and hugs! *Bessie is a costumed museum staff member.
10:00 & 11:00
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...
12:00
It’s hot! It’s cold! It’s bubbly! You won’t believe the wild chemical reactions you can create in a cup! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00 PM
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Join with others and build a variety of roller coaster marble runs in our education room. Create tracks with tubes, cardboard, and wooden pieces to add to a community marble run inspired by Ruff Ruffman! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30 PM
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Touch a real dinosaur fossil and pretend to be a paleontologist digging for dinosaur bones in our mock excavation site!
10:00 AM
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
What’s the Buzz? Make your own kazoo and try it out in our SoundLab exhibit! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30 PM
You have built amazing structures using DUPLOS, but have you ever used them to make a painting? Join us as we use DUPLOS to make colorful works of art.
10:00 AM
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...
1:00 PM
Did you know that vernal pools reach their peak depth in the spring and are home to all kinds of amphibians? Join us to learn all about vernal pools: where you can find them, what they look like, and the kinds of animals that...
1:30 PM
Come join in all the fun during this special free evening for families with children on the autism spectrum. Pre-registration required. Visit http://tinyurl.com/EspeciallyforMe2012-2 to register. Funding provided by the Boston Bruins...
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Celebrate National Noodle Month as you use colorful pasta to create a beautiful necklace or bracelet!
10:00 AM
The Discovery Museums are partners in NanoDays™, a nationwide festival of hands-on educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. See nano gold, make a DNA necklace, change the color of a butterfly’s wings, play...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00 PM
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The Discovery Museums are partners in NanoDays™, a nationwide festival of hands-on educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. See nano gold, make a DNA necklace, change the color of a butterfly’s wings, play...
Drop-in 2:00 - 4:30
Are you curious about what’s inside telephones and computers? Discover resistors and capacitors as you uncover the inner workings of everyday objects. Sponsored by Analog Devices, Inc.
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30 PM
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
The Discovery Museums are partners in NanoDays™, a nationwide festival of hands-on educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. See nano gold, make a DNA necklace, change the color of a butterfly’s wings, play...
Drop-in 2:00 - 4:30
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...
10:00 AM
The Discovery Museums are partners in NanoDays™, a nationwide festival of hands-on educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. See nano gold, make a DNA necklace, change the color of a butterfly’s wings...
Drop-in 2:00 - 4:30
Use your face or hand as a canvas for a colorful painting. What design will you choose?
10:00 AM
Meet members of the Brandeis University’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and learn about their exciting interdisciplinary research that explores the interface of biology and nanoscale materials...
Drop-in 11:00 - 3:00
