Young Children & Parent Activities

The Center for Families shares our most up to date information for Cambridge families with children birth-age 8 years on programming, resources, and supports in our monthly newsletter!

Join the Center for Families and the Agenda for Children for our Fall 2020 Playgroups at Home Series!

Pregnancy Support
- Doula Services
- Birth Plan - Prenatal Visits
- Labor & Delivery
- Postpartum
- Baby Massage Sessions
- Virtual Baby Massage Sessions
- Virtual Doula Support
- Wellness

Online parkour classes for kids that are designed to take place in the living room, backyard, anywhere that there is a bit of space to move! No special equipment needed.

Henry Street Farms will provide one vegetable or herb seedling to each Cambridge, MA student willing to commit to caring for a plant, until we run out of seedlings. Pre-schoolers are also eligible.

Virtual group for Cambridge parents with babies birth through 15 months old.

Toddlers and preschoolers explore creative arts, dramatic play, literacy, movement, science and mathematics.

The Center for Families can help connect you to resources and supports for families in Cambridge!

Learn to Skate introduces children 4 to 9 years old to ice skating.

CFF wants to support you in providing the best start for your child. The ASQ online tool helps you to better understand all your child's different stages of development from one month up to 5 years.

Science Club for Girls has moved our operations online for the remainder of the spring semester. Everyone is welcome to join the fun and do fun science experiments at home and LIVE Wednesdays at 3pm!

Games that build orienteering skills at home: finding objects with clues; making maps; and creating indoor courses.

Have fun Growing from Groceries with City Sprouts! Prepare your seeds, plant them, then observe and record the changes you notice as your seeds develop into plants.

Find a window in your home to look outside, or sit outside in your backyard or at a park. Find a comfortable seat and an area to write on. What kinds of living things do you see? What are they doing?

We're hosting a STEAM Bingo game. Complete any four STEAM activities, post your scorecard and WIN a Cuebot!

We've develop scavenger hunts that kids can do outdoors safely with a parent, with social distancing

We have several support groups, meetings, and events happening virtually for parents and their children.

We've collected a list of resources and activities for children and adults with special needs that parents can use while they're at home.

To help with your cabin fever, we've created orienteering courses throughout the city of Cambridge to get you and your family outside and moving around. Check out our map courses on our website!

CitySprouts is offering an at-home learning module for students during the covid-19 quarantine.

A virtual session that you (plus your family, housemates, pets, children, etc) are welcome to join us for! All ages and abilities welcome!

Learn how to make arrangements to have your child safety seats checked for proper installation.

Do you have questions or need more information about your child’s development?