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Aqua Kids Day - Ongoing
www.neaq.org
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Boston
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Every Friday Morning. 10 am - 12 pm. New England Aquarium. Enjoy activities especially for families with young children throughout the morning. Hear stories, create art projects and see Live Animal Presentations in the Curious George Discovery Corner!
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Family Art Cart - Ongoing
www.mfa.org
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Boston
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Every Saturday and Sunday. Museum of Fine Arts. Discover the MFA with fun (and educational!) activities designed for children ages 4 and up to do with adults in the galleries. Piece together puzzles, learn mythical tales, and uncover ancient Egyptian mysteries. Choose from our ever-changing array of interactive activities, books and Art Cards. Borrow a tote bag equipped with a sketch-book and colored pencils, and the Cart's staff will point you on your way! Look for the Family Art Cart in the Shapiro Family Courtyard.
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare-Actors' Shakespeare Project
www.actorsshakespeareproject.org
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Medford
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October 3 - November 4, 2012. See website for Performance Times. Chevalier Theatre, Medford. Use the code MOMNDAD for $5 off ticket price!
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PJ Library Bagels and Books Drop-in Group - Ongoing
Email
south@jccgb.org
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Sharon
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Wednesdays, October 3 - April 2013, except vacation weeks. 9:30 - 11 am. Temple Sinai.
Treat yourself and your child to a fun weekly activity in a welcoming and relaxed environment. Grab a bagel, hear a story and meet other parents while your children socialize and have fun. Geared for children ages 0 - 5 years, with adult.
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The Mass Cruisers, Bass Pro Shops and Patriot Place - Multiple Dates
See website
www.patriotplace.com
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Foxboro
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Thursday, October 4 and Thursday October, 18, 2012. Bring the whole family. Kids can enjoy watching the Thursday night fish feeding at the Bass Pro Shops 34,000 gallon aquarium, walk
the Ocean Spray Nature Trail out back while mom shops and dad bench
races with fellow auto enthusiasts or looks over the latest in hunting,
fishing, boating, sporting and camping gear. Cruise on over!
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Celebrate Franklin Park Zoos 100th birthday!
www.franklinparkzoo.org
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Boston
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Saturday, October, 6, 2012. 10 am - 3 pm. Celebrate 100 years of fun and adventure with Franklin Park Zoo! Sign a giant birthday card for the zoo and take a self-guided historical walking tour. The animals will also join in on the fun as they receive birthday-themed enrichment items filled with treats. Festivities will include the burial of a time capsule.
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Patriot Place- Get ready for the Fall Harvest!
www.info@onepatriotplace.com
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Foxboro
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Saturday, October 13. 10 am- 4 pm. Join us for the Ocean Spray Cranberry Harvest as well as great family fun. Hayrides, cranberry crafts, pumpkin sculpting and more.
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Rock-A-Baby - Ongoing
bostonjcc.org/southrockababy
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Sharon
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Fridays, September 14 - November 2, 2012. 9:30 - 10:15 am. Sharon Community Center. Your child has a chance to be in the band with the Rock-A-Baby trio
of teachers from New York City. With zany puppets, dancing, instruments
and music ranging from classical to jazz to children's songs to rock and
roll, Rock-A-Baby will give your child a
stimulating and educational musical experience.
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Edaville's annual National Cranberry Festival
See website
www.edaville.com
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Carver
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Saturday - Sunday, October 20 - 21, 2012. 10 am - 5 pm. Edaville USA. Save the date for this two-day festival offering excitement, education and all things cranberry. Aspiring engineers of all ages will enjoy an authentic train ride through spectacular scenery, oftentimes traveling past actual cranberry harvesting. Stroll through the harvest marketplace of handcrafted goods and goodies, meet celebrity host The Cat In The Hat and cozy up for a photo opportunity or stay for story time with one of his favorite Seuss books. Live musical entertainment, exciting dog agility demonstrations by Thunder Under & Over, Irish Step dancing, pony rides and even helicopter rides for a bird's eye view of our 1,300 acre cranberry plantation in all its fall beauty!
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Halloween Romp
See website
www.childrensmuseumeaston.org
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Easton
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Saturday, October 20, 2012. Two times: 2 - 4 pm and . 6 - 8 pm. The Children's Museum in Easton. Hocus Pocus! Fall under our spell and into your costume at our wicked fun bash which promises to be a frightfully good time for all ages! This family-friendly party features chilling crafts, ghoulish games, spine-tingling science experiments, creepy crawly animals, and lots of mysterious extras! Rain or shine, we will be trick-or-treating in The Wild Place at 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm.
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PJ Library Havdalah Potluck Dinner
bostonjcc.org/southfamilyhavdalah
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Sharon
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Saturday, October 20, 5:30 pm -7 pm. Temple Kol Tikvah, Sharon. Experience the beautiful ceremony of Havdalah. Enjoy singing, stories, and spending time with friends new and old. Bring a nut-free dairy dish to share – main dish, salad, side dish, or desert. Challah and grape juice provided. Geared for families with children ages 0 - 6 years.
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Trick or Treating at the Stone Zoo!
www.stonezoo.org
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Stoneham
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Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October, 21. 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Stone Zoo, Stoneham. Children throughout New England are invited to trick-or-treat among the animals. Thrills, chills, and animals lurk around every corner on the Trick-or-Treat Trail. Other haunted happenings offered throughout the day include: creepy crafts, ghoulish games, howling and costume contests, and a haunted maze!
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Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular
See website
www.rwpzoo.org
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Providence, RI
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Through Saturday, November 3, 2012.: 6 - 11 pm. Roger Williams Park Zoo. Join your family and friends in this amazing experience: a night time display of 5,000 illuminated jack-o-lanterns all along our beautiful wetland trail. Pumpkins of every size and the distinctive "laughing" music.
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Boo at the Zoo
See website
www.bpzoo.org
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New Bedford
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October 19 - 21 and 26 - 28, 2012.: 6 - 9 pm. Buttonwood Park Zoo. Join us at Boo at the Zoo for an evening of Halloween fun! Rides are now included in the price. Climb aboard for a spoooooky train ride or take a bewitching carousel ride! Activities and slightly scary fun for all ages! Walk through our Friendly Enchanted Forest or go through our hay maze. Looking for something a little less merry and a bit more scary? Dare to walk our Haunted Trail (Best for ages 12 ).
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Halloween at Patriot Place
See website
www.patriot-place.com
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Foxboro
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Saturday, October 27, 2012. 2 pm. Patriot Place Mall. Kickoff your Halloween celebration with us for Trick or Treating and Characters on Parade! Check out some of your favorite Storytime characters at select Patriot Place store locations including Spongebob, Elmo, Cat in the Hat, Dora and Diego! All trick or treaters will receive a FREE Patriot Place Trick-or-Treat bag.
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Halloween Spook-Tacular
See website
www.carouselskate.com/october.html
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Whitman*
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Saturday, October 27, 2012. 2 - 4 pm. Carousel Family Fun Center, located in Whitman and Fairhaven. Costume contests, games and special guests!
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Massachusetts Reptile Expo
See website
www.massreptileexpo.com/
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Braintree
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Saturday, October 27, 2012. 9 am - 4 pm. National Guard Armory. Does your child love reptiles? Bring them to the Reptile Expo with its 100 tables of dealers, breeders and hobbyists that will be exhibiting and selling a wide variety of colorful and unusual reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Tanks, cages, terrarium supplies, books, and food animals at special show prices.
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Trick or Treating at the Franklin Park Zoo!
www.franklinparkzoo.org
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Boston
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Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October, 28. 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Children throughout New England are invited to trick-or-treat among the animals. Thrills, chills, and animals lurk around every corner on the Trick-or-Treat Trail! Other haunted happenings offered throughout the day include: creepy crafts, ghoulish games, howling and costume contests and a haunted maze!
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UnScary Halloween Party
See website
www.soulehomestead.org
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Middleboro
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Saturday, October 27, 2012. 3- 5 pm. Soule Homestead Education Center. Games, crafts, refreshments, story time. Hay ride weather permitting. Pre-registration by Wednesday, October 24th. $5 member, $7 non-member, children under 2 free, family rate (members only): 5 people for $20. Space is limited, call early. Rain or shine event.
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Boo Bash!
See website
www.childrenmuseum.org
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Providence, RI
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Sunday, October 28, 2012. 11 am - 2 pm. Providence Children's Museum. Play bewitching games galore, have hands-on fun with imaginative arts and "witch crafts," explore an eerie environment, mix it up in the mad scientist's laboratory and much more. Come in costume and have a blast at the biggest Halloween bash around!
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