The Trustees of Reservations invite you to bring the whole family to Ravenswood Park for an introduction to Vernal Pools featuring live animals and a presentation by the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team. Meet salamanders and frogs that live on the North Shore and get a rare close-up view of these animals. Learn their natural history and behaviors then journey with a guide into the park for a night-time walk.
Dads bring their kids to the library for story time, music & movement, crafts and of course donuts and light refreshments too! Free for children and their dad, stepdad, grandpa, uncle, mentor and so on! This program is a collaboration with CFCE of the North Shore and the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers
The Garden City Church invites you to a morning of fun, games, and ten thousand candy-filled eggs! Arrive early to register and be ready to go at 11:00 am. With over two hundred kids, the eggs will go fast! Registration starts at 10:00 a.m. DON'T BE LATE!
Have you ever wondered why we name full moons and how stars became constellations? Join us for fun nocturnal activities, storytelling in the backyard of Joppa Flats Education Center, and a starry walkabout to a nearby open field. We’ll start off indoors with pizza to fuel us up for a family-friendly walk under the Crow Moon!
Join Margot Fox and friends for some family-friendly folk-rock! Come dance, wiggle, and sing to her tunes (old and new) as we shake off the cold and look towards spring! Drummer, Pat Tambor, will jam onstage with Margot who will perform “Planet Clementine,” “Alphabet City,” “Moose Crossing,” as well as “Polly’s Purple Pontiac,” “The Basement,” and other new tunes.
The Middle School Night Program, sponsored by The Community House, purpose is to provide an outlet for middle school aged youth to enjoy safe and supervised social activities. Each event has a theme along with interactive dances and games featuring a local DJ. Concessions are available at every event.
Sparky's puppets is entertaining for preschool on up! In this adventure, a scientist builds a time machine and sets the dial for the past... and then the future! What will he discover? All told with handmade puppets and involving three tales this will be a hit with the whole familiy! Made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
The Trustees of Reservations invite you to Ravenswood Park to meet Elsa at their Pre-K Winter Story Time by the Woodstove! Free if you become a member at the program. Wear your prince or princess outfits! Space is limited, register in advance at by contacting Ramona at rlatham@thetrustees.org or 978.281.8400.
Danvers Rec invites kids to a full day of LEGO fun! In the morning there will be a LEGO engineering workshop, followed by a MineCraft LEGO workshop in the afternoon. These worskshops are geared toward kids in grades 1-6. Sign up for one or both!
Celebrate Valentines Day the natural way... outdoors! Escape the hearts and join us for an afternoon of skiing or snowshoeing (or hiking if no snow) through Ravenswood's carriage paths of rolling hills and dales. Warm up afterwards around the woodstove with a tasting of Appleton Farms cheeses, local chocolate, and wine. Pre-registration required. Bring your own skis or snowshoes (or rent snowshoes from us).
