North Shore Kid Stories, Events, Activities, Camps and Recipes

Essex Bay Bay Sailing Club offers a wonderful value for kids to learn sailing!

The Essex Bay Sailing Club a Non-profit club founded in 2000 reaches out to teach sailing to youngsters in the area surrounding Essex Bay. The goal of the club is to develop sailors who enjoy a strong knowlege of sailing while also learning to appreciate, and protect the beautiful resources of the Essex River.

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Location: Essex Bay Sailing Club

 
Kids will enjoy 'Brave' at the Manchester Athletic Club this Friday!

This week's movie FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE NIGHT at Manchester Athletic Club will feature Brave (). Drop off the kids (ages 3 - 13 years old) for a night at the movies with pizza and juice served for dinner. Go enjoy some free time while the kids have a blast together, and pick them up tired and ready for a good night's sleep!

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Location: Manchester Athletic Club

 
Kids 10 & up are invited to learn about Lady's Slipper Orchids in Gloucester

Explore and discover as we look for and learn all about Lady's Slippers - unique, delicate orchids, found among our rocky and woody Ravenswood landscape. Recommended for ages 10 and older. Meet at Ravenswood parking area.

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Location: Ravenswood Park

 
Hamilton-Wenham Mothers Club 100 Year Anniversary Community Celebration

June 8 will mark the Hamilton-Wenham Mothers' Club 100th Anniversary celebration which will also include the annual teddy bear picnic. This is the longest-standing tradition in the Hamilton-Wenham Mothers Club. It is a public event held every summer and this year we have invited more than 500 past and current members as well as the general public to recognize and honor the club. We hope you can come celebrate with us.

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Location: Patton Park

 
Rockport Music Hosts a FREE performance and discussion at Shalin Liu Center

Rockport Music will host a FREE concert followed by a discussion of the creative process for young composers at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Hear the music and words of four prolific, prize-winning, teenaged composers -- Nicholas Davies, Lev Mamuya, Christopher Staknys, and Matthew Woodard. Each will perform their own composition and will discuss their work and the creative process with composer Howard Frazin. Rockport Music Executive Director Tony Beadle moderates. Open to the public, no reservations required.

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Location: Shalin Liu Performance Center

 
Baltimore Orioles by Barbara Brenner is today's Nature Tale at IRWS

Come to the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary to join in the reading of a children's nature story followed by an exploration in the woods, fields and wetlands of the sanctuary.

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Location: Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

 
Start Your Memorial day with a run/walk to honor a local veteran

Start your Memorial Day weekend with a 5k or 10k run or walk to honor the memory of a local Saugus veteran. Scott J. Procopio was on his second deployment as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, having previously served in Fallujah in 2005. He was killed in action as a result of a roadside bomb on the morning of April 2, 2006 in Ramadi Iraq. The Race will start in Saugus Center.

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Curiosity companions explore Bungalow Hill, Clarke's Pond, and Ocean Lawn discovering the wonders of nature-with all senses. This program is for young children accompanied by their favorite adult, who are guided around the Coolidge Estate by a trained 'Curiosity Companion'.

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Location: Coolidge Point Reservation

 
Wolf Hollow Ipswich MA Memorial Day Weekend Free Family Fun Fest Day

Make your Memorial Day weekend truly memorable. Bring the whole family to howl with the wolves for FREE! Wolf Hollow offers a unique opportunity to view gray wolves in as natural a setting as possible. Come see how they interact with their pack members and live in a social unit very similar to human families.

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Location: Wolf Hollow

 
Great Entertainment for Families at Prince Pizzeria in Saugus MA, Johnny Pizzi

Every Wednesday night at Prince Pizzeria, one of New England’s funniest and most astonishing performers Johnny Pizzi entertains families from 5:30 - 7 p.m. with Tableside Magic. It's a great way to have family dinner while enjoying some good old fashion family fun.

Johnny’s humor is wild and exciting and everybody loves Johnny young and old alike. Even the toughest of customers can’t help but burst out laughing while watching Johnny work his magic on the audience.

Plan to get to Prince Pizzeria on Wednesday nights and enjoy some of the best food and family entertainment north of Boston.

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Location: Prince Pizzeria

 
Come build a LEGO masterpiece at the Hamilton Wenham Public Library!

Drop in and create a masterpiece, share your ideas and designs, work individually or as a team. This is a non-competitive, non-robotics program, created to share the joy of Legos.

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Location: Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

 
Shore country Day School Beverly MA

Spring is a great time to look at Shore! Hallways are full of art and culminating curricular projects. Our fields are filled by recess games and athletic contests, and Shore's Center for Creativity is quickly nearing completion.

Particularly in grades Pre-K -2, enrollment is flexible, and we welcome interest from new candidates. Come for a tour and a conversation about exploring the admissions process.

For students looking for more challenge, stretch, creativity, and engagement, Shore has the faculty and peer groups to match. For families seeking a community where education and character are priorities, we welcome you into a strong partnership with the school.

Explore Shore's website. Call for a conversation - 978-927-1700, ext. 204. Schedule a visit. Discover Shore!

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Location: Shore Country Day School

 
Kayaking basics are taught along with this family kayak exploration at Joppa

Late spring is a great time to experience on-the-water ecology, and kayaking is the perfect way to capture every moment. From wading birds to waterfowl, the salt marshes provide the backdrop to sights and sounds that are uniquely available from the water. Kayaking quietly on the calm waters of the Plum Island Sound, we'll visit secluded areas where we can witness wildlife without disturbing their activities. We may even see horseshoe crabs mating!

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Location: Joppa Flats Education Center

 
Essex National Heritage Area Photo Safari featuring Olympus in Essex MA

Don't miss the last Photo Safari of the season! Join Essex Heritage and Hunt's Photo & Video on Saturday, June 1st for a Photo Safari featuring Tamron at the Cox Reservation!

Equipped with the latest camera lenses and gear from Tamron, provided by Hunt's Photo & Video, and coached by professional photographers and technical experts, photographers of all levels can join this safari to expand their skills while capturing magnificent views of the Great Marsh, the Essex River and beyond, from the Cox Reservation!

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Location: Cox Reservation

 
Manchester Athletic Club Sports Performance Training for kids

FUNStart Sports Performance Training is designed for kids, ages 4-5 years old. This is a key time to develop speed, coordination, flexibility, balance and mobility. On top of that, kids can gain strength and learn basic movement patterns needed in most every sport. This type of activity is the basis for future athletic development.

This class meets one time per week for 45 min. Each class focuses on fun, but key, athletic movement patterns and sports which will support the development of coordination, strength, speed and flexibility. Most importantly, these kids will build confidence to take along their journey in lots of other ways!

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Location: Manchester Athletic Club

 
Tennis Programs for kids and adults at Manchester Athletic Club in Manchester MA

Manchester Athletic Club Tennis Camp makes tennis fun for kids that want to get started playing tennis or want to take their game to the next level. MAC Tennis Camp uses USTA’s nationally recognized Ten and Under Tennis format for developing junior tennis players. The USTA format program gets kids playing tennis on age appropriate sized courts so that every participant can experience success.

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Location: Manchester Athletic Club

 
Waring Summer Sports Clinics

These separate 4-day-long camps are aimed at creating well-rounded lacrosse and soccer players. In each camp we will focus on improving fundamental skills, tactical vision, strength, speed, endurance and agility. Campers will get the opportunity to work with a diverse, fun and talented staff who graduated from Waring and have played at Div. I and III NCAA levels.

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Location: Waring School

 

In Manchester, legion members and parade participants will assemble Monday at 8:30 a.m. at the Amaral-Bailey Post 113 for a brief seaside service. Wreaths and flowers will be dropped into the harbor in remembrance of those lost at sea. The parade then will move on to the Pleasant Grove Cemetery to salute fallen armed-forces personnel.

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Manchester Festival by the Sea celebrates art on Cape Ann

This annual festival will feature local artists' booths, live music, and locally grown and prepared foods, culminating in a free family concert in harborside Masconomo Park. This all-day event will highlight not only the idyllic beauty of Cape Ann, but also the incredible talent for which the area has become synonymous.

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Location:
Masconomo Park
Downtown Manchester-by-the-Sea

 

Memorial Day ceremonies in Beverly Farms are hosted  by the Michael J. Cadigan American Legion Post. Veterans march a 1-mile route from Private Anthony Rezza Road to West Beach, with stops at seven locations to lay wreaths at memorials honoring veterans, where ancestors of veterans are active participants. The parade leaves Rezza Road at 9:30 a.m. and ends at West Beach where a howitzer and rifle salutes, and the tossing of wreaths into the water to honor those who died at sea.

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Location: West Beach

 

In lieu of a Memorial Day Parade, Beverly has decided to hold a ceremony at Odell Park to facilitate the needs of older veterans who would like to participate, but are unable to complete the parade route due to physical limitations. All of the elements that usually make up the parade, including veterans groups, police and fire color guards, Scouts, ROTC students and the high school band, will take part in the ceremony at the park.

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Location: Odell Park

 
The Relay For Life of Amesbury is hosting a "Disco Dance Night" fundraiser dance

The Relay For Life of Amesbury is hosting a "Disco Dance Night" to benefit the American Cancer Society. Admission includes an ice cream soda, featuring soda courtesy of Vermettes Supermarket & home made ice cream, courtesy of Just the Wright Place for Ice Cream in Stratham.

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Location: Cashman Elementary School

 
Do you know CPR? You can learn the techniques at Sawyer Free Library!

In this course by Family & Friends CPR, you will learn how to properly identify and care for breathing, choking, and cardiac emergencies with infants, children and adults. Infant and child CPR is indispensable for parents, babysitters, teachers, program staff, and anyone else who is in frequent contact with infants and small children. This is a non-certified course and is intended for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a completion card or other certification.

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Location: Sawyer Free Library

 
Glen Urquhard School in Beverly MA

Glen Urquhart School invites you to Walk-In Wednesdays, an opportunity to tour campus, visit classrooms, meet faculty and sign up for summer camp, while your child enjoys a free Spanish class.

Please contact Leslie Marchesseault, Director of Admission with questions.

978-927-1064 ext. 115 lmarchesseault@gus.org

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Location: Glen Urquhart School

 
Kids can help plant flowers and vegetables at Long Hill in Beverly MA.

The Trustees of Reservations invites kids and their families to opening day of the Children's Garden at Long Hill and Sedgwick Gardens in Beverly! Kids will help plant colorful, annual flowers and organic vegetables in our magical Children's Garden. Plant one or as many as you can! You will be beautifying the garden for the season while learning how to plant. Great for families. Limited spaces available. Please pre-register.

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Location: Long Hill and Sedgwick Gardens