Gloucester

Maritime Gloucester invites kids to a vacation week session about amazing creatures lived in the ocean millions of years ago - part of a week full of educational sessions during February vacation!. Children will learn about mega-sized sharks, sea scorpions bigger than people, dinosaur-like sea lizards and other prehistoric animals that once lived in Earth’s ancient seas.  They will construct and color their own paper prehistoric sea creature to take home.  A story will be read about horseshoe crabs, a “living fossil” older than any dinosaur, and we’ll examine horseshoe crab exoskeletons.

The Children's Library at invites kids to our "Valentine's Craft Afternoon".  Children are invited to come make something special for a loved one including cards, love bugs, tiaras, and more! Refreshments available.  

The Children's Library at invites kids to Friendship Yoga with Miss Betsy.  This program is for kids ages 6-10, combining yoga poses, music and stories to promote friendship, harmony, acceptance, relaxation and fun! Betsy Reid is a library assistant at Peabody Institute Library anb a certified children'syoga instructor.  Come enjoy a peaceful morning at the Sawyer Free Library!

Understanding Wildlife will present a live animal show  at the Gloucester High School Auditorium, giving people a chance to see live creatures of the rainforest up close. Animal trainer Mike Kohlrieser will offer the audience a chance to see exotic birds, kinkajous, jungle cats, monkeys and snakes.  Come to this fun and entertaining show, and learn about the importance of the rainforest ecosystem through the creatures that live there!

Sawyer Free Library hosts a puppet show that tells the story of Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the beautiful. The story is an old russian folk tale of a young woman named Vasilisa who uses a magic doll to weather the trials posed upon her by a witch named Baba Yasa who lives deep in the woods.  Your kids will love this wonderful fairy tale, told by 'Round the World Puppets that's full of fantasy and fun!

The award winning documentary Chasing Ice will be showing on at Cape Ann Community Cinema, as a benefit to support the marine science and environmental programs at Maritime Gloucester.  Come see this award winning film, learn about the realities of climate change and help benefit a great local educational resource on Cape Ann!

Have you seen the barred owls, foxes, or red squirrels of Ravenswood Park? Come to the Cape Ann Center for Learning & Discovery when these live animals visit, and get a close-up view of these creatures to learn about their habits and behaviors. Tonight we'll learn all about owls, then go on a guided night-time owl prowl in the park.  Please Register

Maritime Gloucester invites kids in pre-k through first grade to a vacation week session about the Marine Food Chain - part of a week full of educational sessions during February vacation! How do living things get their energy?  What do different types of sea animals like to eat?

Maritime Gloucester invites kids in pre-k through first grade to a vacation week session about How Fishermen Catch Fish - part of a week full of educational sessions during February vacation! How do fisherman catch fish?  How do you target a certain a type of fish when fishing? Using different types of gear fishermen can target unique species and different marine habitats.

Maritime Gloucester invites kids in pre-k through first grade to a vacation week session about Octopii - part of a week full of educational sessions during February vacation! The octopus is known for changing its shape, color, and texture in order to camouflage itself.