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Fun Stuff to Do With Kids
A List of Regional Activities Suggested by Parents on the CT
FEAT Listserv
(Thanks to the parent volunteer who compiled this for us!)
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INSIDE
ACTIVITIES |
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Bruce Museum |
Greenwich |
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Barnum Museum |
Bridgeport |
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Buckland Hills Mall/Carousel/Play
Area |
Manchester |
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Bush-Holley
Historic Site |
Cos Cob |
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CT
Children's Museum |
New Haven |
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Children's Museum |
Holyoke, MA |
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Children's Museum of S.E. CT |
Niantic |
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Claypen-paint
your own pottery |
West Hartford |
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The Connecticut Historical Society
Museum |
Hartford |
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Fire Museum
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Manchester |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center |
Hartford |
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Imagine Nation Museum |
Bristol |
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Kidcity
Museum |
Middletown |
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Lutz
Children's Museum |
Manchester |
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Magic Wings
Butterfly Conservatory |
Deerfield, MA |
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Mark
Twain House |
Hartford |
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Mashantucket Pequot Museum |
Mashantucket |
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Mother Earth Gallery & Mining Co. |
Brookfield |
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New Britain Youth Museum |
New Britain |
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New England Air
Museum |
Windsor Locks |
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New
England Carousel Museum |
Bristol |
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Ron-A--Roll |
Vernon |
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Science
Center of CT |
West Hartford |
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Shoreline Trolley
Museum |
East Haven |
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Springfield Science Museum |
Springfield, MA |
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Stamford Museum & Nature Center |
Stamford |
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Wadsworth atheneum |
Hartford |
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Stepping Stones Museum for Children |
Norwalk |
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Yale
Peabody Museum |
New Haven |
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Tours of the state capitol & Legislative Office Building |
Hartford |
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Old Newgate Prison |
East Granby |
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Museum
of Picture Book Art |
Amherst, MA |
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PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS |
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Bigelow Hollow |
Union |
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Dinosaur State Park |
Rocky Hill |
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Forest Park |
Springfield, MA |
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Hammonasset and Rocky Neck Beach |
Madison |
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Jonathan's Dream
Playground |
West Hartford |
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Wolcott Park/Spray
Pool |
West Hartford |
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Mansfield Hollow State Park |
Mansfield |
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Ocean
Beach Park |
New London |
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Harkness Memorial State Park * special needs |
Waterford |
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Camp Harkness |
Waterford |
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Salmon River State Forest |
Colchester |
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Gillette Castle State Park |
East Haddam |
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Westmoor Park |
West Hartford |
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Connecticut Audubon Society |
Glastonbury |
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Peoples Forest |
in
Barkhamsted, |
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OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES |
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Bushnell Park Carousel
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Hartford |
2 playgrounds older/younger , Koi fish, |
CT Trolley
Museum |
East Windsor |
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Dr. Suess
Sculpture Garden |
Springfield, MA |
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Essex
Steam Train/Riverboa |
Essex |
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Fish family farm: off
rt. 85 |
Bolton |
bring ice cream scoop , spoons, bowls, napkins |
Lake Compounce - Family Theme Park |
Bristol |
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Mystic Aquarium |
Mystic |
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Mystic Seaport |
Mystic |
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Nature's Art and Dinosaur Crossing |
Oakdale |
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Old Sturbridge
Village |
Sturbridge, MA |
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Quassy Amusement Park |
Middlebury |
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The Railroad
Museum of New England |
Thomaston |
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Six Flags Theme Park |
Agawam, MA |
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Stafford Motor Speedway |
Stafford Springs |
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Stew Leonard's |
Danbury/Norwalk/Newington |
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Gay City State Park |
Hebron |
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Oak Grove Nature Center |
Manchester |
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CT
Eastern Railroad Museum |
Willimantic |
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Northwest
Park & Nature Center |
Windsor |
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Roaring Brook Nature Center |
Canton |
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Hublein Tower- waterall |
Avon/Simsbury |
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Southford Falls-
waterfall |
Southbury, Oxford CT |
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Kent Falls-waterfall |
In Kent, CT |
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LIBRARIES AND STORYTIME |
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Barnes and Noble |
Manchester
or find location |
0-4 Years Wed. 11:00 /
4-6 Years Sat. 11:00 |
Borders Books |
Manchester
or find location |
Toddler time Tues. 10:30 / All ages Sat. 10:00 |
Mary Cheney Library -
586 Main Street |
Manchester |
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Whiton Memorial Library- 100 N. Main |
Manchester |
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Local Libraries |
search for a location |
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SEASONAL EVENTS/ORCHARDS |
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4-H Farm (860) 242-7948 |
Bloomfield |
120 acres, PYO fruits/veg, educational farm experience |
Bright
Nights |
Springfield, MA |
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Brown's Harvest (860) 683-0266 |
Windsor |
Route 75 & Rainbow Road |
Dzen's
Tree Farm |
South Windsor |
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Easy Pickin's
Orchard (860) 763-3276 |
Enfield |
Scarecrow making,
gourd hunt, wagon rides,
PYO fruits/veg |
Foster Family Farm |
South Windsor |
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Johnny Appleseed's Farm
(860) 875-1000 |
Ellington |
PYO |
Karabin Farms (860) 621-6363 |
Southington |
Animals, wagon rides, PYO |
Lyman Orchards |
Middlefield |
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Minor's Farm (860) 589-0861 |
Bristol |
Haunted barn, hayrides, family activities,
PYO seasonal |
Pickin Patch (860) 677-9552 |
Avon |
Hayrides,
PYO
seasonal fruits & veg |
Roses Berry Farm |
Glastonbury |
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FAIRS For a listing of all fairs |
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FARMS/ZOOS/PETTING ZOOS |
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Beardsley
Zoo |
Bridgeport |
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Flamig Farm |
Simsbury |
educational resource farm. |
Forest Park Zoo |
Springfield, MA |
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Creamery Brook Bison |
Brooklyn, CT |
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Hurst Farm |
Andover |
860-646-6536 |
Fish Family Farm |
Manchester |
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Uconn Dairy Bar/Barn
Tours |
Storrs |
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Edmundson's Farm |
Coventry |
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Ray of Light Farm |
East Haddam |
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Trevor Zoo at Millbrook
School |
Millbrook, NY, |
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PERFORMANCE ARTS |
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Alliance Children's
Theater |
West Haven |
(203) 932-7085 |
Oakdale Theater |
Wallingford |
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Ridgefield Playhouse |
Ridgefield |
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Westport Country
Playhouse |
Westport |
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Jorgensen Auditorium has
kids programs |
UCONN/ Storrs |
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WEEKEND GET AWAYS/DAY
TRIPS |
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Bronx Zoo |
New York, NY |
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Catskill Game Farm |
Catskill, NY |
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New England
Aquarium |
Boston, MA |
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Rodger Williams Park
Zoo |
Providence, RI |
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Santa's Land |
Putney, VT |
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Santa's Village |
Jefferson, NH |
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Sesame Place |
Langhorne, PA |
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Six Gun City |
Jefferson, NH |
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Story Land |
Heritage, NH |
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Six Flags Great Escape
Lodge |
10 min Lake George |
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Smuggler's Notch |
Vermont |
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CAMPING |
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Karen Hiney can tell you more (on
list) |
Tent Otis |
in Massachusetts
(right over the border)Very nice for
Tents privacy woods, |
Half Moon Tent/ RV
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in Vermont..... |
Nature programs and booklet for
kids |
BIKE PATHS |
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East Granby that starts
on Copper Hill Road |
It's paved & flat. |
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One w/3 parking lots in
Collinsville/Unionville |
Paved and flat |
Picnic tables overlooking the river & ice cream shop |
Bike trail |
Collinsville
paved |
but caution, due to high riverbanks. |
SPORTS/PLAY/MUSIC
CLASSES |
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Gymboree Play & Music |
find location |
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MY GYM - Children's Fitness Center |
West Hartford |
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Music Together |
Manchester |
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Yoga
for special needs |
In Fairfield |
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New Soccer Program for
kids with special needs 7/08 |
Milan Keser field
Rte. 156 East Lyme |
Mark.plummer@pfizer.com |
The Little Gym
gymnastics for kids on the Spectrum |
Avon |
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Creative Interventions
in Granby has social skills groups on Saturdays |
Granby |
contact Christine Levine. |
Talcott Center |
Farmington |
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Marguerite Widdoes Has a
social play group |
Manchester |
MargueriteWiddoes@hotmail.com, |
TOYS AND ACTIVITIES FOR
HOME |
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watching caterpillars
turn into butterflies |
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"roller
coaster" for the driveway |
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an inflatable waterslide
for the yard |
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use butterfly nets to
catch bubbles |
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