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| 1094.1 | play June Cleaver for a day | STOWOA::SPERA | | Thu Feb 08 1996 16:52 | 6 |
| You may want to call Childrens' museum in Boston to see what they have
planned. I know it will be crowded but may be worth it.
On the other hand, you may just want to stay at home and bake cookies,
make a snowman, walk to the library, or just pretend you're June
Cleaver for a day.
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| 1094.2 | | WRKSYS::MACKAY_E | | Thu Feb 08 1996 21:45 | 13 |
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Ask your kids if they have special wishes. My daughter loves
arcades but we don't do that on a regular basis, so we would
treat her to a day of Fun World or Bonkers. She also loves bowling,
which we the adults have no interest in, but we would take her
and her friends there. We also bring her to the movies, most of
the time they'll have a PG/G movie playing during the vacation week.
In short, we try to let her have fun, just ole plain fun, during
Feb school vacation, since summer is so far away (or it seems).
We don't even bother with anything educational during that week.
This year, we are all taking off to ski slopes.
Eva
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| 1094.3 | Train-riding in and around Boston | DELNI::CHALMERS | | Fri Feb 09 1996 12:08 | 15 |
| One of the things my boys *love* to do is ride on trains, so on at
least one of the days, we'll head to a commuter rail or T stop and take
the train into Boston, and will spend a couple of hours just riding
around. They especially like the section of Red Line which crosses the
Charles River and the Orange Line southbound as it passes by the B&M
and commuter rail depots.
We'll probably get off at Harvard Square for lunch, or maybe take the
Blue line over to the airport and check out things from the observation
tower. Maybe get off the Green Line at Arlington and check out FAO
Schwartz (sp?). Once we get started, we sort of just play it by ear,
depending on their moods and energy level. We head back home by 3PM in
order to beat the after-work commute.
All-in-all, it's an off-beat (and cheap!) way to have some fun.
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| 1094.4 | options | NETCAD::CREEGAN | | Fri Feb 09 1996 17:32 | 20 |
| Check with your library for museum passes.
You will need to reserve them for the day
you are interested, so you really have to plan.
I like to take my kids into Boston and walk around.
I make sure when we finally sit to eat that it is
interesting, such as the Hard Rock Cafe, in the
tourist-filled food court at Faniel Hall, or a
hot-dog cart near the swan boats.
This vacation I'm thinking of heading out to
Worcester. I'd really like to take them to the
Higgens (Wing) Museum with that largest collection of
armour in the United States (even some for dogs!).
If not, maybe we'll head for the coast-line, Newburyport,
Glouster, Rockport or something that has different scenery.
I just love bumping into a local and chatting. The only
down-side is that it seems to re-enforce with my children
that it's OK to talk with strangers.
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| 1094.5 | Try this sometime. | ROCCER::MORRISON | | Fri Feb 09 1996 17:33 | 12 |
| You might consider Good Times roller skating rink in Merrimack N.H. if
you live in N.H.. They are usually open during school vacations during
the day and my kids usually have a good time when they go. They rent
you the skates for about 3.00 and admission is about the same. The
facilities are reasonably clean and the environment is very safe. They
have some people on the floor supervising to make sure noone gets run
down. We haven't gone in a year, but I think we'll be going there
soon, since they mentioned it the other day. They have a good sound
system and usually play pop40 songs. They also have a snack bar,
pizza, etc..
Bruce
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| 1094.6 | | USCTR1::HSCOTT | Lynn Hanley-Scott | Mon Feb 12 1996 17:27 | 6 |
| re .4 Higgins Armory
Depending on the ages of your children, you might want to reconsider. I
took my 3 and 7 yr olds sons there recently for Founders Day and was
disappointed for their age levels. The armor is strictly NO TOUCHING
and they enforce it fully, so it was a challenging visit.
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| 1094.7 | CALENDAR SECTION - Feb 14th- Boston Globe ?? | EVER::LALIBERTE | PSG/IAE - OGO | Mon Mar 11 1996 12:37 | 11 |
| Does anyone still have a copy of the BOSTON GLOBE's CALENDAR section
dated February 14th ? (the week before vacation...)
It listed several places to take kids for factory tours, etc. in
anticipation of school vacation....
I have misplaced my copy and would like to hear from anyone who hasn't
thrown out their newspapers yet !!!
thanks,
joanne laliberte - stow - 276-9445....
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