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Here is a list of Community activities and resources that you may find
helpful. If you have a place you or your kids love to visit, or if you
have updates to add to this page, please submit it to the
web matron!
In order to keep this page low-maintenance, I've only included links figuring
the websites of each resource will have current hours, address, costs, etc.
Please let me know if you encounter a broken link!
An asterisk (*) indicates that a coupon is available in your Entertainment
Book, which our chapter sells in the fall as a fundraiser
Information
compiled with our members' input and a little help from the Assabet Valley
Family Network's Family Fun Guide. Thanks to all who have helped create
this resource!
Local Libraries
Besides lending books, many libraries have story time, indoor
play areas, and they carry passes to museums and other attractions
Shrewsbury Public
Library
Southborough Public Library
Westborough Public Library
Worcester
Public Library
Local Museums
of interest to Families
This is just a sampling of the many museums that culturally rich New England has
to offer
Boston Children's Museum,
Boston Boston
Museum of Science, Boston
Cape Cod Children's Museum*,
Mashpee
Children's Discovery
Museum &
Science Discovery Museum*,
Acton
Concord Museum*, Concord MA
Dr. Seuss National Memorial,
Springfield
Ecotarium*, Worcester Hands-On
Art Museum, Shirley Higgins
Armory Museum*, Worcester John
F. Kennedy Library and Museum*, Boston
New England Aquarium*,
Boston Old
Sturbridge Village*, Sturbridge The Butterfly Place,
Westford
The Eric Carle Museum, Amherst
Willard
House & Clock Museum*, N. Grafton
Worcester Art Museum*, Worcester
Outdoor fun for Families
Also, call your town's recreation department for other free or
low-cost offerings
Berlin Orchards Berlin, MA
Breezy Picnic Grounds and Waterslides,
Douglas, MA
Broadmeadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary, Worcester
Davis' Farmland*,
Sterling, MA
Drumlin Farm, Lincoln, MA
Garden in the Woods,
Framingham
Great
Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Sudbury
Overlook Farm,
Rutland Roger Williams Park Zoo,
Providence, RI
Southwick's Zoo*,
Mendon, MA Tougas Family Farm
, Northborough, MA
Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Stow,
MA
Tower Hill Botanical Gardens*,
Boylston (many libraries have passes)
Upton State
Forest (take Upton Road south from Westboro)
Wachusett Mountain
State Reservation, Princeton
Walk 'N Mass Volkssport Club,
group that organizes local walks for fun and fitness
Ward Ski Area*,
Shrewsbury
Indoor Play
We have more than our fair share of cold and rainy days, so these
places can be a lifesaver
Assabet Valley Family Network,
Marlborough
Candlepin
Bowling,, Locations in Mass
Fastlanes Candlepin Bowling,
Stow
Funworld*, Nashua NH Gymboree, Westboro
Lazer Zone*,
Marlborough Movie
Information* Enter your zip code and get all local movie listings.
Noodle Noggin N' Bean,
Northborough
One Stop Fun,
Westford
Roller Kingdom,
Hudson
Teamworks, Northborough
Town &
Country Bowling*, Shrewsbury Trombetta's
Indoor Mini Golf,
Marlborough
Performance Art
local theater, music and dance productions that often have
children's offerings
Calliope Productions,
Boylston
Foothills Theatre, Worcester
Hudson area Arts Alliance ,
Hudson
Puppet Showplace Theatre,
Brookline
Southborough Players,
Southborough
The Hanover Theatre,
Worcester
Web Sites
Other online resources
Furniture and Toys:
BeCreativeKids, Activity Library:
CreativeKidsatHome,
Boston Area Resource Site:
BostonParentsWiki (login info: password: hairspray22), MetroWest
Resource: MetroWestKids,
Parenting Resource: MothersClick.com,
Newcomers & Moms Club
Directory:
http://newcomersclub.com/ma.html, Special
Needs:
www.SpecialNeedsMA.com,
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