7 kid-friendly things to do in and around Boston for Memorial Day weekend

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23-05-2025

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Ah, Memorial Day weekend: Three whole days without school, work, or (hopefully) extracurricular activities. What do you plan to do with your family? Here are seven quirky ideas in and around Boston, far from Boston Calling and the beach.
1.
If your child is an adventurous eater, consider
a ramen-making class
at
2.
Though it might be strange to contemplate wool in May,
wool days at
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3.
If you long to pry your children from screens in favor of some real, live culture, bear in mind that both the
free admission on Memorial Day
.
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4.
Elsewhere in the artistic orbit, the kid-friendly
'
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runs at Harvard Square's Comedy Studio on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. A humorous take on the treacherous world of Dungeons & Dragons, the show is just $7 for gamers under 18. Audience participation is a possibility.
5.
To take the sting out of any potential boredom, consider attending an
at the Somerville Community Growing Center
Saturday at 2 p.m. This kid-friendly STEM event combines opera with apiary activities: Learn about harvesting nectar and make bee-themed crafts, all while listening to Opera on Tap Boston croon tunes about the beauty of the natural world.
6.
If screens are more your speed, fear not: Just weave some nostalgia into the mix with
a 50th-anniversary screening of 'Jaws'
to kick off summer.
7.
Last but definitely not least:
It's finally patio season
. Family-friendly patios abound. In Newton,
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