7 kid-friendly things to do in and around Boston for Memorial Day weekend
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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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Crowded field:
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Nor'easter:
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Online threats:
After a loss, Red Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks said he received social media 'threats against my wife' and comments
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Karen Read:
A judge
Home rule:
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Senate passed yesterday. House leaders are resisting the change.
'It is over':
Everett's mayor has refused to return $180,000 in city funds he gave to himself as inflated bonuses. The city council plans to
Wicked problem:
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Regional representation:
Three of the four teams competing in this weekend's Division 3 women's lacrosse championship — Tufts, Middlebury, and Colby —
Trump administration
Trump's agenda:
The massive tax bill the House passed yesterday would shift billions in spending
Mixed review:
The Supreme Court's conservative majority said Trump likely has the power to fire Democratic appointees to independent federal agencies but suggested he couldn't remove the Federal Reserve chair. (
RFK Jr.:
100 days into his tenure, Trump's health secretary's promises to disrupt the drug and food industries have also
Legal fights:
A judge temporarily blocked the administration from arresting, moving, or terminating the legal statuses of international students nationwide. (
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Religious schools case:
The Supreme Court deadlocked over whether Oklahoma can give public money to a religious public charter school, blocking the effort for now. (
Diddy trial:
The rapper Kid Cudi, who dated Diddy's former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, accused Diddy of breaking into his home and testified that someone threw a Molotov cocktail into his car after Diddy allegedly threatened to blow it up. (
Plane crash:
A private plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing at least 3 people and injuring 8 others. (
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The firing of two city employees who
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You're going to need a bigger island:
The 50th anniversary of the release of the blockbuster movie 'Jaws' is next month, and Martha's Vineyard, where it was filmed, has
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Streaming this weekend:
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Wax on:
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It's the dreaded month, Kara Baskin writes, in which parents
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Look into my teeth:
Eyes may be the window to your soul, but your mouth gives dental hygienists a peek into your health, such as how you sleep, if you smoke, and even what you eat. (
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The discovery in Australia of the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like creature suggests that the first animals to slither out of the ocean were able to walk and live on land a lot sooner than anyone thought. (
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