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What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? Playing with blocks, dolls, or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum this April and during April Vacation Week, April 15 – 21, 2024! Painting with Pencils, Mystery Bags making projects, Marble Maze Workshops and Building with PVC pipes will be happening during the month as well as a special Cardboard Play! experience.
Create, dress up, dance, sing, laugh, and have a pretend tea party in a monthlong celebration of all things play. Join the fun during April and enjoy creative, hands-on, open-ended play! Come and experiment with familiar and unfamiliar materials, create with cardboard and enjoy special performances in our KidStage theater.
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Highlights
Note: Please check the calendar for final dates and times of all activities.
Cardboard Play!
Offered daily during April Vacation, April 15 – 21
Create with cardboard! More than just boxes, cardboard is a building material that fuels imaginations. Make a jetpack! An Ice cream truck! A cave! A fort! A bridge! A drum set! Or even a puppet theater!
Studio Playground: Clowning & Improv Workshop
Friday, April 5
Join Studio Playground at the Boston Children’s Museum! Studio Playground teaches classes for all ages based in clown and physical acting. Clowning invites students to explore the health benefits of laughter through movement, games, and playful improvisation. This class includes a vocal and physical warm up, interactive storytelling, and performance projects. Let’s laugh, sing, and make a beautiful ruckus!
CreatedBytes: Northeastern Fun Labs
Sunday, April 7
1:30–3:30pm
Students from the Northeastern University Engineering department have created games for visitors to play at this Northeastern Fun Labs event!
Boston Music Project: Music & Movement
Thursday, April 11
10:00am
Studio Playground: Clowning & Improv Workshop
Friday, April 12
Join Studio Playground at the Boston Children’s Museum! Studio Playground teaches classes for all ages based in clown and physical acting. Clowning invites students to explore the health benefits of laughter through movement, games, and playful improvisation. This class includes a vocal and physical warm up, interactive storytelling, and performance projects. Let’s laugh, sing, and make a beautiful ruckus!
Celebrate Kyoto – Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14
Join in the fun as we celebrate Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary!
Playful Movement Workshop with Urbanity Dance
Tuesday, April 16
In this workshop visitors will explore Urbanity’s signature style of creative movement, blending a wide range of dance techniques with music, imagination, and exploration. Children will focus on flexibility, balance, and coordination while learning how to follow directions, work together, and express themselves!
Boston Lyric Opera Stories: Cinderella
Wednesday, April 17
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring the story of an opera to life through music, acting, and movement. In this dynamic, 35-minute presentation, two professional singers, a pianist, and a teaching artist engage audiences in this interactive introduction to opera.
Pigs in Space
Wednesday, April 17
9:30–11:30am
Sometimes fun and surprising things happen during Spring into Play week! Have you been to our Dinos in Space exhibit? Well, today, pigs are taking over. Come get to know some friendly pigs in space who will be taking up residence in the exhibit for one morning only.
Workshop with Urbanity Dance Playful Movement
Thursday, April 18
In this workshop visitors will explore Urbanity’s signature style of creative movement, blending a wide range of dance techniques with music, imagination, and exploration. Children will focus on flexibility, balance, and coordination while learning how to follow directions, work together, and express themselves!
Studio Playground: Clowning & Improv Workshop
Friday, April 19
Join Studio Playground at the Boston Children’s Museum! Studio Playground teaches classes for all ages based in clown and physical acting. Clowning invites students to explore the health benefits of laughter through movement, games, and playful improvisation. This class includes a vocal and physical warm up, interactive storytelling, and performance projects. Let’s laugh, sing, and make a beautiful ruckus!
Boston Lyric Opera Stories: Cinderella
Friday, April 19
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring the story of an opera to life through music, acting, and movement. In this dynamic, 35-minute presentation, two professional singers, a pianist, and a teaching artist engage audiences in this interactive introduction to opera.
CreatedBytes: American Chemical Society of Northeastern
Friday, April 26
1:30–3:30pm
Try out some Earth Day themed chemistry experiments with Northeastern American Chemical Society! Learn more about our Creator at: https://www.nesacs.org
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