Live Animals

Join Russell Orchards for their annual strawberry fest as they celebrate the "first fruit". Favorite outdoor activities include: strawberry picking, hayrides, face painting, and balloon entertainment, music and more.

Lynn Museum and Historical Society invites you to a free live animal demonstration by Curious Creatures! Curious Creatures staff of professional exhibitors teach respect and appreciation for exotic and unusual animals. Their presentation is hands-on, interactive and will  include interesting facts and stories about their live animals and other creatures in an educational and entertaining presentation. Come see the unique variety of animals that will teach your child through experience!

Got milk? We do! On this special program designed especially for our toddler friends, we'll enjoy calf close encounters, a cow story and costume, milking in the dairy barn and more! For ages 2-5 with an accompanying adult. Please pre-register. For older kids, check out Meet the Cows at Appleton Farms.

Come to Joppa Flats Education Center where adults and children can learn about the transitional habitat of the mud flats at Joppa and spend quality family time in the great outdoors finding, observing, and admiring local wildlife. Excursions include a group game to burn off some steam, an on-the-water scavenger hunt, or a guided tour. We'll observe, investigate, and compare coastal environments and their inhabitants, both on- and offshore.

Green Meadows Farm invites families to meet their volunteer workers at the farm - the lambs! They don't get paid for what they do, but they do lots of work at GMF. They arrived a couple weeks ago and have been dutifully eating the winter rye in the front field. Converting plant material into manure just where we need it is an invaluable job. They also happen to be terribly cute, so that helps. Come and meet them officially during Meet the Lambs Day. There will be a craft in the Farmstand and Mrs. Green will be on hand to talk about the sheepies out in the field.

Ipswich Public Library is hosting a Manga Workshop with Andy & Veronica Fish. Manga is a form of Japanese story telling created in the late 18th century, that has transformed into a style of comic art. Learn about Comics, draw characters, learn about story-telling or how to make your own! Event is free and open to teens ages 12 and up. Reservation required. For more information contact Paula Grillo, Young Adult Librarian, at 978.356.6648.

Greyhounds at the library! Rescue organization Greyhound Friends will be coming to the Newburyport Public Library, and they are bringing four greyhounds for us to meet! Learn about the greyhound breed, the history of greyhound racing, and what it's like to adopt a former racing greyhound. Of course, everyone will get to pet and interact with the greyhounds, so bring your cameras! All ages are welcome: kids, teens and adults.

Pathways for Children invites families to their Cape Ann Family Fun Fair!  Come for a morning of fun activities, catch a live demonstration by Curious Creatures, and a puppet show by Adventures with Amy and Open Mic!

Come to a Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team presentation of 'Snakes of New England' at the The Open Door meeting space on Emerson Avenue! At this Pathways for Children hosted event, kids will learn all about the habitat and lives of snakes from New England from Rick Roth, Executive Director of the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team . Live local and exotic animals will be presented, and those who attend will have the opportunity to see these creatures close up! This is a great chance to see and learn more of the fascinating reptiles. Please RSVP to Haily Granger [info below] at Pathways for Children if you plan to attend!