This is a great opportunity for dads (uncles, grandfathers, cousins or other father figures) to spend tuime with their kids! Come to the Sawyer Free with the kids for a storytime filled with songs, stories,snacks and fun! Great for kids aged 2-6.
Green Meadows Farm invites families to meet their volunteer workers at the farm - the lambs! They don't get paid for what they do, but they do lots of work at GMF. They arrived a couple weeks ago and have been dutifully eating the winter rye in the front field. Converting plant material into manure just where we need it is an invaluable job. They also happen to be terribly cute, so that helps. Come and meet them officially during Meet the Lambs Day. There will be a craft in the Farmstand and Mrs. Green will be on hand to talk about the sheepies out in the field.
The Fast Chicks 5k is a community fundraiser race that celebrates active women and raises funds for a selected charity each year. There's also a FREE kids race - a 100 yard dash! Now in it's second year, the race begins and ends at Patton park and funds raise this year will go to the Community Giving Tree, a North Shore organization based in Boxford that provides gently used children’s clothes, equipment, and basic necessities for families in need.
President of the Plum Island Surfcasters, Julio Silva, lets you in on all the secrets of catching stripers in the local waters. Get ready for the season and land your biggest fish this year. Great for all ages, bring your kids, grandkids or a favorite niece or nephew.
The Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Art Club is for preschool aged children and older to experience different ways of artistic expression. The sessions are free-form and drop-in. Each date focuses on a different theme:
Are snakes actually slimy? Why do snapping turtles snap? What makes a reptile a reptile? Together we will answer these questions and many more while we become acquainted with some incredible animals from the Museum's Live Animal Center. This program has been cooperatively sponsored by the Museum of Science and the Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Library.
Drop in and create a masterpiece, share your ideas and designs, work individually or as a team. This is a non-competitive, non-robotics program, created to share the joy of Legos.
Dads & Donuts is a story time designed especially for dads and children ages 2 and up. You don't have to be a dad either. Moms, grandparents, or partners - everyone is welcome to attend and eat delicious sticky donuts. The event will be held in the children's room. Snacks will follow 30 minutes of stories based around the theme of Fractured Fairytales! Enjoy stories with donuts, juice and coloring to follow.
Green Meadows Farm invites families to an Easter Egg Hunt right on the farm. Celebrate Spring's arrival with your kids as they hunt for Easter Eggs outside, then head indoors for an egg dyeing session with Mrs. Green!
