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Summer Fun and Learning Every Day Under the Tent!
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Get Messy, Get Wet, Learn to Fish, Dance, Drum and More!
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Come Make Something!
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Experience The Museum's New Tech Kitchen Program Most Saturdays...
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The Makers are Coming!
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Join Hundreds of Makers from New England to Celebrate Human Ingenuity Oct 6 & 7.
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Where Science Begins
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Every Child is a Scientist at the Museum
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Free Fun Friday!
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Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, July 6, 10:00am – 5:00pm
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Calling All Wizards!
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Practice your Potions, Magic and More July 28 & 29. Bring Your Wand (Or Make One at the Museum)!
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Growing Up Can Wait
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How Play Opens the Door to Learning and Healthy Development
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Explore•a•Saurus!
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Explore the Evidence and See Where it Leads!
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Meet Your Favorite Characters!
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Celebrate Children’s Literacy Through Stories, Music, Art, and Movement April 17 -21.
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Little Things Everywhere
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Add to Our Collective Artwork This Month in the Art Studio!
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Black History Month
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Celebrating Black Life in February
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Superhero Weekend!
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Meet Your Favorite Superhero, Bring Your Cape, Train on Our Superhero Training Course, June 16 &17.
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Calling All Jedi Warriors May 4-6!
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Special Event: Grammy-Winner Shawn Colvin Feb. 25
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Singer/Songwriter Kicks-Off New Album of Lullabies at Museum
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Special Event March 12 - Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Experience Music and Sound with Musicians from the BSO
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SEUSSICAL the Musical at the Museum!
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A Celebration of Friendship and Community, Dec. 15 - 30
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Meet the Makers! Get Inspired!
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See Who’ll Be Sharing Their Products and Ideas at the Boston Mini Maker Faire Sept. 17
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Join Our Team!
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Please Support Keeana, Tami, and Julian As They Run For The Museum
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Experience the Ballet Nov. 11 and 12
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A Special Weekend of Events with the Moscow Ballet and the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre
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May 5-7!
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Join Us in a Galaxy Not So Far Away!
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Summer Fun and Learning Every Day!
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Science, Music, Dance, Art, Games, Fishing, Wizards and More!
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MAKE SOMETHING!
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Explore, Learn, Make and Share! The 2nd Annual Boston Maker Faire is Coming Sept. 17.
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“A Year With Frog And Toad”
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Dec. 16 – 30.
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A Musical About Friendship, Caring, and Generosity Performed by Wheelock Family Theater
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April Vacation
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Celebrate Literacy with Puppets, Dance, Costumed Characters, Stories and More!
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April Vacation - Tell me a Story
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Meet Your Favorite Characters This Week at the Museum!
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A Snowmazing! Sale on Einstein’s Workshops!
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Half off January and February Workshops! Try a New Parent and Me One-hour Workshop.
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Museum Virtual Tour
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See What You Can Experience at the Museum, Then Plan Your Visit!
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Einstein’s Workshop Now at the Museum
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K-5 STEM Classes and Workshops Every Sunday
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The Power of Play
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The Role of play in Developing the Key Skills of Critical Thinking, Communication, Problem Solving, and Collaboration.
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Kyo no Machiya
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Explore the Museum's Authentic Silk Merchant's House from Kyoto Japan
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Celebrate Japanese New Year Jan.15
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TAIKO Drums, SHISHIMAI Lion Dance, MOCHI Rice Pounding, CHADO Tea Ceremony, and More!
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Science Saturday
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Join Us Every Saturday For Hands-On Activities Exploring the Physical and Natural World
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Power of Play Festival Aug. 20
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An All Ages Celebration of Play
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Tricks, Treats, and a Monster Mash
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Face Painting, Mask Making, Music and Dancing Oct.28 - 31
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Winter Wonder at the Museum
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Music, Dance, Winterpalooza, and The Polar Express
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Herencia Hispana / Hispanic Heritage
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Oct. 7-10, Live Music, Dance, Arts, Crafts, and Stories in Spanish & English
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Power of Play Festival Aug. 20
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An All Ages Celebration of Play!
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Snowmazing! Sock Skating!
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Skate With Your Socks Until January 28
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Boston Ballet Day - Nov. 11
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Celebrate the Nutcracker with Live Performances, Characters, and Music From the Boston Ballet
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Fall Festival October 16!
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Music, Pumpkins, Cider, Games
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Fantastic Fall
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Crafts, Live Performances, Fire Engines, and Special Events
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Power of Play Festival Aug. 20
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An All-Ages Celebration of Play!
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Boston Symphony Play Day at the Museum!
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Sunday, April 3 Experience Music and Sound with Musicians from the BSO
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April Vacation Celebrate the Earth
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Soil, Water, Seeds, Animals! April 18 - 22
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Museum's First Ever Craft Fair!
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Outside on Fort Point Channel, Sept.18, 2-8pm
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February Vacation: Fort Building
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Create, Design, Build, and Play
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Movies at the Milk Bottle
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The LEGO Movie, Friday, September 18, 7:30 PM
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The Power of KEVA Planks
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New Exhibit Captivates Children and Adults
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Movies at the Milk Bottle
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Back to the Future - Friday August 28 at Sunset
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Junk Fest & Tinker Tent August 23!
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Movies at the Milk Bottle
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Big Hero 6 - Friday August 7 at Sunset
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Super Summer Outside!
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Fishing, Art, Science, Mud, Junk, Movies, and Much More
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Please Come to My Party!
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May 24, 2015
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School Readiness Starts at Home
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Encouraging Creative Development
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Why Play is So Important to Your Child's Development
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Child Development Milestones
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What to Know About Sleep, Nutrition, Behavior, and More.
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Make the Next Birthday Special
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Plan Your Party Here at the Museum
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The Art of Letting Go
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Helping Children Handle Risk
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Nurturing Imagination and
Expression with Costumes
Expression with Costumes
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“From the Top”
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Young Classical Musicians Share and Inspire
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Monster Mash
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Get Down Like Dracula at the Kids Jam Dance Party
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Urbanity Dance Under the Tent!
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Join Urbanity Dance, the official dance school of Boston Children's Museum, for movement, inspiration, and fun all summer.
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In the Gallery
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"Wish You Were Here: Greetings from the Galapagos," created by Allison Maria Rodriguez, invites visitors to immerse themselves in the magic of the natural world.
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Become a Museum Member
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Membership at the Boston Children’s Museum gives families an opportunity to save money and fully enjoy the many innovative exhibits and programs that have made the Museum a leader among Children’s Museums worldwide.
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Morningstar Access - Monday August 13. Register Today!
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Boston Children's Museum offers children with special needs the opportunity to enjoy the Museum in an uncrowded environment with few other visitors. Please join us for a exploration and fun. Pre-registration is required.
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Search for the Fairy Doors
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Search for tiny, magical fairy doors throughout the Museum during the month of June. Visit the Art Studio and make a tiny home using recycled materials.
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Fresh program ideas for afterschools
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Beyond the Chalkboard Website brings together activities in science, language, math, and art to teach school-aged children in afterschool and other out-of-school settings.
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See The Movie July 28 & 29!
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J.K. Rowling ventures behind the scenes of the British Library, revealing the real-life counterparts to her fantastical world. From shrieking mandrakes and Elizabethan invisibility spells to the mystery of ancient Chinese oracle bones and the real life search for the Philosopher's Stone.
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June 22 and 23 Northeastern Lab Comes to Tech Kitchen
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Test out toys and tools designed by the Rehabilitation Games & Virtual Reality Lab and give feedback so the lab can refine and improve them before bringing them to clinics and hospitals!
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Come Back to Summer Camp June 21st!
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Boston Grown-Ups Museum is bringing you back to summer camp for one evening. See how fast you can set-up a tent and make a Paracord Bracelet with our friends from L.L.Bean. Quench your thirst under the tent in our Beer Garden. Enjoy savory food from the famous Wahlburgers Food Truck.
And make s'more memories while writing postcards home.
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Make the Next Birthday Special!
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Imagine the excitement of having a birthday at the Museum and being able to enjoy all the exhibits and fun things to do. Consider a party at the Museum.
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Junot Díaz May 17th!
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The Museum welcomes writer Junot Díaz to read his first children’s book, Islandborn, about the infinite power of imagination.
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Mother’s Day!
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Celebrate Mothers with creative fun all day, including a special appearance by Mary Poppins, and showings of the movie!
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Supporting Sibling Relationships With TLC
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Please join our Lunch & Learn Forum April 30 with clinical psychologist Jennifer T. Gillette.
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Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Meghan Duggan
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Join USA Gold Medal hockey player Meghan Duggan April 19 for a read-a-loud about teamwork. Following the reading try your own shot on goal or take a photo with Meghan.
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Social Media and Our Children - We Can Say No
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Boston Children's Museum CEO, Carole Charnow, talks about the increasing efforts to engage young children with social media
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Martin’s Park Live Webcam
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Follow the progress of construction at Martin’s Park next to Boston Children’s Museum. The Park, honoring the youngest victim
of the Boston Marathon bombings, Martin W. Richard, is scheduled to be completed in summer 2018.
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Build-A-Bot with Amazon Robotics!
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Join for a robotic immersion with the Amazon Robotics team April 8,9,14, and 15.
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Lunch & Learn November 3
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Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek will present “Becoming Brilliant: Re-Imagining Education for Our Time."
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SEUSSICAL The Musical at the Museum!
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Don't miss Wheelock Family Theatre's live performances of this whimsical musical, Dec.-15 -30
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New Gallery Exhibit Emphasizes Importance of Nature and Creativity
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Boston artist Cyrille Conan presents two site-specific murals that have been influenced by parenthood and stress the importance of a connection with nature.
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free felt, foam, fabric, folders, fire hats, frames...
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Along with the 100 Boston Mini Maker Faire booths where you can MAKE something on Sunday, September 17th, attendees can visit the TAKE something booth. We have bins filled with surplus craft supplies, gadgets, & books for you to take home and create. We have big paper bags to collect items. If you want, bring your own canvas bags, back pack, or even a cart to carry your treasures. It's first-come first-served and it's all FREE with admission!
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Boston Mini Maker Faire Tickets on Sale Now
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Sunday September 17. Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects. Buy your tickets today.
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Exciting New Partnership with Urbanity Dance
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Offering Museum visitors and members new opportunities to engage in movement and dance, empowering generations of creative individuals.
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Fresh Fridays, Evenings on July 7, 14, 21, & 28
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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation will sponsor Fresh Fridays at Boston Children’s Museum. The free Friday evening events, a collaboration between the Foundation, Boston Children’s Museum and Boston Public Market, are designed to encourage families to make healthy food choices and dine together.
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Free Fun For Everyone!
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Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Fridays will visit the Museum June 30th. Enjoy all the Museum has to offer!
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Star Wars Weekend is Coming!
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Join us in a galaxy not so far away as we celebrate the art, science, and design of Star Wars! May 5-7.
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Cheer on Our 2017 Boston Marathon Team!
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For the first time ever, the Museum is launching a t-shirt campaign in support of its Boston Marathon Team. All of the proceeds will support Museum programs. All of our runners are training hard, and each has committed to raise at least $7,500 for the Museum. Please consider supporting these dedicated runners!
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Give An Experience, Create a Memory
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A Boston Children’s Museum Gift Pass is the perfect gift for the family or children in your life.
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Fancy Fun For Kids and Their Grown-Ups
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Boston Children’s Museum Silly Soirée is a unique and special evening full of dining, dancing, and discovering the Museum while raising funding so that the Museum can remain accessible to all groups.
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New “Parent and Me” STEM Workshops!
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A great opportunity to engage in unique hands-on learning with your child at a Snowmazing! price. Choose from one hour Lego Robotics or Scratch Jr. Programming workshops. For grades K-1.
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The Power of Your Gift
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You can see your generosity at work everyday as it helps families with special needs or economic hardships to experience the Museum. Please consider a gift this year to our Annual Fund.
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“A Year with Frog and Toad” This December!"
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A special presentation performed exclusively for the Museum by Wheelock Family Theater. The musical tells the story of two amphibians, whose deep friendship carries them through the seasons.
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Walk, Talk, and Play Like the Animals.
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All Things Animal is a two-month group show all about animals! The exhibition features the work of 40 artists from around the world, including many local artists from Boston’s Fort Point community.
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Snowmazing! Holiday Fun is Coming!
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This holiday season don’t miss the chance to visit Boston Children’s Museum’s Snowmazing! sponsored by Smugglers' Notch Resort. Sock Skating and “A Year with Frog and Toad” Will Make Your Holiday Snowmazing!
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So Every Child Can Feel the Wonder
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Join us at the Wonder Ball November 12, 2016. Enjoy a great evening at the Museum and support
our effort to provide all children with the opportunity to experience the wonder of the Museum.
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“The Land”
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At The Land, with guidance from trained playworkers, children climb trees, light fires, and use hammers and nails in a play-space rooted in the belief that kids are empowered when they learn to manage risks on their own.
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Thank You
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On Veterans Day United States Armed Forces active duty personnel and all veterans will receive complimentary admission in recognition of their service and sacrifice. We will also admit up to three additional family members for ½ price admission.
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Security Mom: Building Resiliency One Home at a Time
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Join us October 18, 2016 to hear Author Juliette Kayyem speak on the issue of security and our families.
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Google Geek Street Oct. 1st
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In partnership with HUBweek and Boston Children’s Museum, Google is hosting a free, fun-filled day of interactive demos, robotics and electronic tinkering. Music, giveaways and tasty treats will be available! Exhibit partners including Microsoft, MIT, LEGO Education, GE, the Museum of Science and many more.
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The Case For Play
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This article in the Chronicle of Higher Education examines the role of play in development.
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Play and Healthy Risk Taking
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“The Land” is a documentary film that shares its name with a playground in Wales, U.K. and explores the nature of play, risk and the possibilities of unstructured play. Join us for the film and discussion.
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Pop-Up Recycle Shop
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For a short time this summer, we are reviving the recycle shop, a Boston Children's Museum tradition. Children and adults can collect materials and bring their idea to life at home. A $2-5 donation is suggested to help offset our costs of acquiring the reusable materials. Open Tuesday August 16 - Monday September 5. Check the daily on line calendar for hours.
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Play = Creativity, Design Wearable Art
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Come make some wearable art using some of the recycled materials from the Pop-Up Recycle shop and other awesome goodies with visiting artists Samantha Fields and Sue Murad. You are then invited to walk our red carpet, put on a skit, or take some portraits in our photoshoot area!
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Meet the Makers: New England R2 Builders
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Meet R2D2 and BB8 at the Boston Mini Maker Faire! The New England R2 Builders engineer and build real life R2-D2's, BB-8's and other robotic characters from the Star Wars galaxy. A division of the global R2 Builders Club, these obsessive Star Wars fans are intent on building droids that bring smiles to young and old.
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What Will You Make?
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Learn and do some real woodworking at the Boston Mini Maker Faire, Saturday July 23, alongside master crafters from The Eliot School.
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Meet the Makers: Miranda Aisling's Big Art; Tiny House
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Come to the Maker Faire on Saturday July 23 and explore a real tiny house - an 8’ by 20’ Cypress Tiny House, designed by Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. The growing Tiny House Movement emphasizes conscious, simple living and coincides with the environmental movement, the buy local movement, and the maker movement.
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Imagination Playground Learn & Play Date
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Imagination Playground is hosting “Learn & Play” Dates at the Museum June 10 and 11. Build with large blocks and learn while having fun!
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Japanese House Gallery
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Explore the "Carp and Waterfall" exhibit that tells the story of how
persistent effort enabled the carp to swim up a waterfall.
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Neuroscientist Adele Diamond to Speak at February 9 Lunch & Learn Forum
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Adele Diamond, a pioneer in the field of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, and at the forefront of research on executive functions, will speak at the Museum on the topic of "Self-Regulation, Creativity, and Problem-Solving Through Play."
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Gifts That Engage and Challenge
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Find the gift that will build skills and confidence in the Museum store.
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Boston Ballet’s "The Nutcracker"
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Let Boston Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker capture your imagination and transport you to a magical world of brave toy soldiers and dancing candy canes. Friends of the Museum can receive a $5 discount using the code BCMNUT when ordering tickets.
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Saturday November 14 at Boston Children’s Museum
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Join us for a night of joy, inspiration and giving.
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Japan: Teaching Peace, Connecting People, Nov. 7
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K-12 educators, cultural specialists, and those involved in informal education, please join us for this seminar on peace in the context of Japan
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Unleashing the Power of Sport with Kirk Friedrich
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Former professional soccer player Kirk Friedrich will speak at the Museum November 6 on the link between sports and children’s development.
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Give the Gift of Wonder
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Give the gift of a special experience that will never be forgotten with a Museum gift pass or family membership.
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Museum Delivers School Readiness Programming
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Boston Children's Museum has delivered tools and training on 250 STEM kits and 150 Pop-up Kindergartens to 52 Museums and 49 Libraries in Massachusetts.
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The Big Apple Circus
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Boston Children’s Museum is proud to partner with the Big Apple Circus. Soar on wings of illusion at the enchanting new Big Apple Circus METAMORPHOSIS show. Be transported to a realm of enchantment with astonishing acts and startling transformations. METAMORPHOSIS is at City Hall Plaza in Boston, MA through May 10. Special 20% discount offer – “Apple”.
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Just In Time For Valentine's Day
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Boston Grown-Ups Museum is back to warm your winter with fun and friends, February 12, 2015.
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Museum Launches "League of Extraordinary Bloggers" Game App
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New App searches for criminal mastermind known as FOX who has been stealing cultural landmarks in Asia.
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OSHOGATSU 2015
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Welcome the Japanese New Year 2015, the year of the sheep. Drums, dancing, kite making and more.
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Video: Raising Resilient Children & Adolescents
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Clinical psychologist, author, and speaker, Dr. Robert Brooks, was the guest speaker at the Museum’s recent Lunch & Learn forum. View his compelling presentation here.
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Thank You Mr. Mayor
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Boston Children’s Museum is deeply saddened by the passing of Mayor Tom Menino. In his twenty years as Mayor he was a warm, familiar, personal presence in the lives of children and families across the city.
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“Painting With Paper” Hands-on Workshop Nov. 12
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Visiting artist Jamaal Eversley will explore the art of paper cut outs using construction paper and stencils.
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