Holiday Traditions: Things to Do with Kids in Boston - Concord Museum's...
How fitting that one of the Boston area’s most acclaimed literary towns - home to the Alcotts, Thoreau, Emerson, and Hawthorne - is also home to an annual holiday event that is inspired by classic and...
View ArticleThings To Do in Boston with Kids on Christmas Day - Walking through History
With the shopping done, gifts wrapped, and house ready for guests, Christmas Day is a welcome break from the last-minute rush and chaos of the season. While most stores, museums, and other attractions...
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Holiday Events and Activity Guide: Things to Do in Boston with Kids for...
Christmas or Xmas, Hanukkah or Chanukah, there are plenty of ways for families to enjoy the season in and around Boston. We've gathered our holiday coverage in one easy-to-find guide, and be sure to...
View ArticleCelebrating Children's Literature at Concord Museum: A Boston Family Holiday...
My family has found a new holiday tradition. For a few years now, our Christmas celebrations have begun to feel empty and stale. It seems to get worse every year, as the kids grow up a little more and...
View ArticleSanta Sightings: Where to See Santa with Kids in and Around Boston
This time of year, kids can find Santa ho-ho-ho-ing it up at most holiday events in the area - tree lightings, holiday walks, craft fairs, even at the Boston Pops performances. We've rounded up some of...
View ArticleActivities for Boston Kids and Families on Christmas Day
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, you may find yourself looking for something to do on Christmas day. Really, who can sit around the house with an energetic kid (or a whole group of kinder kin)...
View ArticleHanukkah Celebrations and Fun in and Around Boston
No matter how you spell it - Hanukka, Hanukkah, Hannukah, Chanukah, or Chanuka - the Jewish Festival of Lights 2013 begins on the evening of Wednesday, November 27, and continues for eight days,...
View ArticleHoliday Volunteering With Kids in Boston
I want my children to think about what they are grateful for this Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season, so we’re going to try one of these Fun Projects That Help Kids Give Thanks. But I also...
View ArticleHoliday Giving: 12 Ways for Boston Children and Families to Give This Holiday...
This time of year can be wonderful and magical for kids and adults alike, but I often worry about my kids turning into little “gimme” trolls when the holidays come around. In fact, they already have a...
View ArticleWhere to See Holiday Light Displays in and Around Boston
Magical winter wonderlands, full of lighted displays, twinkling lights and sparkling scenes. Each year, it seems like holiday light displays get more and more elaborate. Some can be viewed by car, some...
View ArticleTips for An Earth Friendly Christmas: Ways for Boston Families to Reduce...
With Christmas quickly approaching, it’s easy to get lured in by the mega-sales, sparkling lights, and shiny wrapping paper. Even for those of us who try our best to be good to the Earth during the...
View ArticleOutdoor Gift Picks to “Gear Up” the Kids for Winter
Local mom and “Outdoors with Kids Boston” guidebook author, Kim Foley MacKinnon, shares her best family outing tips and picks with you as part of our guest blog series with the Appalachian Mountain...
View ArticleDecember Go List: 20 Things to Do with Kids in Boston for the Holidays
Our December Go list is packed with holiday events and activities. Looking for a Nutcracker performance or the best places to see holiday lights? Figuring out what to do during school vacation or on...
View ArticleThe Polar Express: Holiday Trains, Story Times, and Movie Rides In and Around...
Ah, The Polar Express. It has become as much of a holiday tradition for our kids as The Nutcracker. The talented Chris Van Allsburg created a classic with the story about believing in the magic of...
View ArticleChristmas Lights Around Mommy Poppins Cities: Holiday Eye Candy!
One of my favorite holiday activities when I was a kid was going for an evening ride to look at the Christmas lights - and it remains one of my Christmastime pleasures to this day. If a drive in search...
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