Early Childhood Summer Activities Guide (Ages 3 - 6)
Cambridge Office of Early Childhood (OEC)
This guide gives caregivers a quick and easy format to find lots of fun activities for young children that will happen this summer.
Fastathon - Breaking Fast Together
Turkicstan Center and Peace Islands Institute Boston
Saturday, April 6 6pm – 8:30pm
Our event is an Interfaith Fast-a-Thon where people can gather, break fast, discuss, celebrate and collaborate as a community on social action causes related to the theme of food access and hunger.
Home-Based Early Childhood Education Program
Cambridge Public Schools
We can provide a home visitor who can visit your home for one-hour every week to explore books, educational materials, and play-based learning with your child.
Mass Audubon Programs and Activities
Mass Audubon
CambridgeportWe offer nature-based games and activities, art, live music, food, and lots of other programs and activities for all ages, year-round.
MIT Recreation Center Programming
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Area 2 and Cambridgeport Area 2Our exciting community programming focuses on health, wellness, and active living in Cambridge! Our multiple facilities are open to community members interested in sports, activities, and lessons.
Story Time for All Ages
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, April 6 10:30am – 11am
Come by LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time to listen to a half-hour of stories, read by a youth librarian from the Cambridge Public Library.
Fall & Spring MicroSoccer
Cambridge Family MicroSoccer
Neighborhood 9 and West CambridgeMicroSoccer is a soccer program for 4-6 year-olds, who play every Saturday during our Fall and Spring seasons.
Free Food Seedlings for Kids: Henry Street Farms
Henry Street Farms
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.
Our Animal Neighbors in Cambridge
Green Cambridge
"Our Animal Neighbors in Cambridge" is a video series. It introduces children to the wild animals that live here. Kids can watch with an adult to get inspired about science and learn about Cambridge.
Youth & Teen Parkour Classes
Parkour Generations Boston
Outside Cambridge Mid CambridgeWe run parkour classes in various parks throughout Cambridge and Somerville during the school year. No special equipment or prior experience needed.
2024 CPL Eclipse Celebration: Blackout Poetry (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
እሮብ, April 3 3pm – 4pm
Celebrate National Poetry Month and the upcoming Solar Eclipse with us by creating your own blackout poetry at the O'Connell Branch Library.
2024 CPL Eclipse Celebration: Blackout Poetry Workshop (Collins)
Cambridge Public Library
ማክሰኞ, April 2 5pm – 6pm
Blackout poetry lets us choose words to hide on the page which creates new poems based on the words that shine through.
2024 CPL Eclipse Celebration: Make an Eclipse Viewer (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, March 30 2pm – 4pm
Use recycled materials to create an eclipse viewer at the Library.
3D Printing 101: Game Piece Design
Cambridge Public Library
ማክሰኞ, April 2 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: ሃሙስ, April 11 7pm – 8:30pm; እሮብ, April 17 1pm – 2:30pm; and ማክሰኞ, April 30 1pm – 2:30pm
Learn how to create your favorite game piece in digital space and print it out using our Prusa 3D printers.
Activities & Resources for Children at Home with Special Needs Guide: Exceptional Lives
Exceptional Lives, Inc.
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.
Afternoon Sing-Along (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
ሃሙስ, April 4 4pm – 4:25pm
Also: ሃሙስ, April 11 4pm – 4:25pm; ሃሙስ, April 18 4pm – 4:25pm; and ሃሙስ, April 25 4pm – 4:25pm
It's a Library dance party!
Baby Lapsit (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 1 10am – 10:20am
Also: Monday, April 8 10am – 10:20am; Monday, April 22 10am – 10:20am; and Monday, April 29 10am – 10:20am
Just for you and the baby!
BBBS Community-Based Mentoring Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts
This is our traditional program where adult mentors are paired with children ages 7-12, and agree to see each other for 3 hours, a couple of times a month in the Little's community.
Become an Academic Mentor (1 Hour / Week)
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge
Academic Mentors work 1-on-1 with youth in grades 4-12 to provide tutoring and mentoring supports.
Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
ዓርብ, March 29 10:30am – 12pm
Also: እሮብ, April 3 10:30am – 12pm; ዓርብ, April 5 10:30am – 12pm; and እሮብ, April 10 10:30am – 12pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
ዓርብ, March 29 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Monday, April 1 1pm – 2:30pm; ዓርብ, April 5 1pm – 2:30pm; and Monday, April 8 1pm – 2:30pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Beyond the Census: Other Resources in ancestry.com
Cambridge Public Library
እሮብ, April 17 2pm – 3pm
An in-depth look at the many types of records available at ancestry.com, from marriage and death records to military and immigration records.
Birches School Summer Explorations
Birches School
We offer a nature-inspired summer camp with lots of outdoor fun including arts, crafts, hiking, outdoor games, and more!
Bridging Divides: Empowering Generations with Generative AI
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, April 6 2pm – 4:30pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Budgeting & Smart Spending
Cambridge Public Library
ማክሰኞ, April 16 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Need to get better at managing your money?