Nature & Outdoors

Spring Garden Buds (Ages 3-5), Boylston, $
Wed, April 3, 2024  -  Wed, April 24, 2024   
Geared for preschoolers, this program practices classroom readiness skills such as taking turns, raising hands, sharing, and expressing ideas. Each week explores a different seasonally appropriate themes.

Arnold Arboretum Self-Guided Walking Tours, Jamaica Plain, Free
Sat, April 13, 2024  -  Tue, November 26, 2024   
From flowers and fragrance to fruits and textures to the bare bones of winter’s deciduous plants, the Arnold Arboretum is a dynamic landscape throughout the year! Families can also take the self-guided tour with a plant treasure map.

School Vacation Week: Secret Life of Bugs, Boylston, $$
Sat, April 13, 2024  -  Fri, April 19, 2024   
Celebrate April school vacation at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill with a week packed with family classes and workshops, nature walks, scavenger hunts, and a themed drop-in activities.

Buzzing Beeswax Candles (Ages 6-12) at New England Botanic Garden, Boylston, $$
Today  -  Thu, April 18, 2024   
Learn to identify the parts of a bee, explore a beekeeper’s tools, and investigate the process of pollination. Explore some of the things that bees can make and build.

Earth Day: Beach Upcycle, Falmouth, Free
Fri, April 19, 2024  -  Fri, April 19, 2024   
Celebrate Earth Day by making art with found materials from South Cape Beach. We will see how creative we can be in turning it into art with a migration theme.

Easy Rose Care, Boylston, $$
Sat, April 20, 2024  -  Sat, April 20, 2024   
Learn about uncovering winter protected roses, pruning various types, planting, fertilizing and choosing hardy roses. Photos from Teresa’s locally revered Zone 5 garden in Methuen are presented.

Discovering Nature for Preschoolers, Worcester, $$$
Tue, April 23, 2024  -  Tue, May 21, 2024   
Join other children as we learn and play together, fostering a lifelong love of nature in a safe, caring environment. Designed for young children ages 4 - 5.

Nantucket Annual Daffodil Festival, Nantucket
Thu, April 25, 2024  -  Sun, April 28, 2024   
Millions of blooming daffodils will transform Nantucket during the Annual Daffodil Festival. Lots of fun activities amidst the beautiful spring landscape.

Seasonal Pruning Workshop: Early Spring, Boylston, $$
Sun, April 28, 2024  -  Sun, April 28, 2024   
The Pruning Workshops are performed in the garden and reflect the instructor’s five pruning windows during the year to accomplish specific tasks unique to the plants and time of year.

Spring Garden Buds (Ages 3-5), Boylston, $
Wed, May 1, 2024  -  Wed, May 29, 2024   
This program practices classroom readiness skills such as taking turns, raising hands, sharing, and expressing ideas. Each week explores a different seasonally appropriate theme through stories, songs, dramatic play, and guided outdoor exploration.

Family Gardening: Sow & Grow (Ages 6-10), Boylston, $$
Sat, May 4, 2024  -  Sat, May 4, 2024   
Explore our Climate Garden in this hands-on gardening workshop that will teach families essential gardening skills that can be used to start your own garden bed at home.

Nature Explorers: Trails and Maps (Registration required), Acton
Sun, May 5, 2024  -  Sun, May 5, 2024   
Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that blends science, nature, and play. Advance reservations are required to visit the museum. Visit discoveryacton.org to learn more.

Homeschool: Insect Safari (Ages 6-12), Boylston, $
Fri, May 17, 2024  -  Fri, May 17, 2024   
How many species of insects are there? What do insects need to survive? Where do insects live? What makes an insect an insect? Come bug out with us and uncover the answers.

Ferry Service to Spectacle Island, Boston, $$
Sat, May 18, 2024  -  Mon, October 7, 2024   
Looking to head out and explore the outdoors this weekend? You can take a ferry to Spectacle Island to spend some time on the beach, hike the North Drumlin, and enjoy panoramic views of Boston on your trip.

Drawing Closer to Nature, Boylston, $$
Sat, May 18, 2024  -  Sat, May 18, 2024   
Spend time in the beauty of the New England Botanic Garden savoring the wonder of spring flowers, meadows, woodlands, and gardens, and creating art from your experiences.

Massachusetts Chapter of The American Rhododendron Society Show & Sale, Boylston, $
Sat, May 18, 2024  -  Sun, May 19, 2024   
Enjoy the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society at New England Botanic Garden. The event includes fabulous rhododendron flower displays, educational lectures and workshops, and opportunities to purchase unusual rhododendrons, and azaleas

Little Seedlings (Ages 1-3), Boylston, $
Tue, May 28, 2024  -  Tue, May 28, 2024   
Little Seedlings introduces budding scientists to the wonderful world outside our windows. Featuring different activity stations focused on sorting, counting, colors, sounds, letters, and sensory activities.

Strawberry Picking at Tougas Farm, Northborough, $
Sun, June 2, 2024  -  Tue, June 25, 2024   
Pick-Your-Own strawberries, strawberries desserts at the farm kitchen, playground and petting zoo make for a great family day at Tougas Family Farm