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!

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

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" 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.

For Cambridge parents with babies birth - 15 months.

This program serves families looking for help with food, rent, utilities, clothing, infant supplies, holiday assistance, refugees and immigration services, substance abuse support, and more!

Cambridge Dads was created to increase fatherhood engagement in programming. The program strives to ensure dads are engaged, informed, and feel supported in their role as parents.

Do you love helping those in your community? If so, we offer various volunteering opportunities that will help enrich the lives of those we serve.

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?

Grab a partner and join MIT Edgerton Center to make some music! Gather some objects from your home – anything from kitchen tools to office supplies – and explore the sounds they can make.

What can bubbles do?
Are there things bubbles cannot do?
Observe, experiment, and explore!

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

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.

Henry Street Farms will provide one vegetable or herb seedling to each Cambridge student for free! We could really use help from volunteers and those interested in giving in-kind goods.

Sign up with us to be a pen pal and ABC will match you with a child or family, or another adult.

We have virtual tours, resources, and activities about the natural world, science, and human cultures to foster a spirit of discovery in visitors of all ages!

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.

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

What are some things that sink?
What are some things that float?
Experiment, observe, and explore!
Find a spot where you can make a wet mess. Gather your materials. Go!

Onsite & Online Programming: Dance, Theater, Music, Martial Arts, Fitness, & More