Museum

Peabody Essex Museum celebrates the world of wool and the products that are created from this raw material in a weekend-long festival! There have been many uses for wool throughout history and across cultures dating back as far as 6000 B.C.E. Wool is made from the hair or fleece of certain animals such as sheep, goats, llamas - and even rabbits! Come explore where wool comes from as part of PEM's ongoing Art Materials and Creative Experience program.

Get a jump start on your weekend with the Second Friday Program at the MIT Museum!  Second Friday Programs are FREE and are oriented for open exploration with opportunities to attend performances, demonstrations, and lectures through out the museum galleries.

Looking for stuff to do during February Vacation on the North Shore? Peabody Essex Museum has a fabulous line-up of fun activities, performances and films for kids and families celebrating the many different ways that people play around the world all week long! Make a marble, see the amazing things you can do with just a yo yo, play a game of giant Jenga, solve abstract magnetized puzzles and and explore the museum to find even more experiences that will keep minds engaged and hands busy during school break!

Dive Into Art

Dive right into creative thinking! Discover some of the inventive ways artists use materials to make their work. Make your own masterpieces with tape, paint, paper, color, and lines.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s Cogan Family Foundation Vacation Week Adventures

See the schedule for special events and art-making activities.

LEGO® Fans bring your creative genius to this day of fun! Legos, yellow, red, white and blue these tiny bricks make dreams come true!  Build a tiny car to race or a flying saucer for outer space. Legos are a lot of fun; bring your kids to this brick-fest of fun! Come early and tour the galleries featuring a model train gallery, doll and toy collection, textiles and 17^th-century house.

The Museum of Science hosts a special planetarium presentation geared to engage kids ages 6 and under in the world of Astronomy! Elmo and Big Bird team up to introduce young children to the start in Big Bird's Adventure: One World, One Sky at the Hayden Planetarium in Boston! Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take you on a journey of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun, and the Moon.

Attention all LEGO-Trainiacs! The LEGO Train is coming back with a super-spectacular room-size model train layout sure to ignite the imagination of children of all ages! Train and toy fans will be amazed by this 100% LEGO model train layout.

Robotics, photography, a cardboard boat regatta, marine technology, holography, race cars and more are waiting for kids at MIT Museum during February Vacation week!  During the Massachusetts school vacation week, students and their families can enjoy hands-on engineering challenges and exciting demonstrations by MIT students, local companies and more. Drop in activities, workshops and demonstrations will be happening all week long and the will conclude with a special presentation on Saturday afternoon.

Hammond Castle will be open during most of February Vacation, so pack up the knights and maidens and voyage to this medieval castle for a vacation adventure that your kids are sure to remember! Weather permitting, visitors will enjoy exploring this eclectic collection of Roman, medieval, and Renaissance artifacts in a castle setting complete with a great hall, courtyard and secret passages! Guided tours are available daily, and a knighting ceremony will take place on Friday, February 22!

Celebrate the Lunar New Year (aka Chinese New Year) with the entire family at PEM as you welcome the Year of the Snake. Join the festive mood in the Atrium — watch dance performances, create your own festive door god or mini dragon, hear some stories, experience traditional dance and performances, and take a family tour!