There are many ways to get your child involved in STEM-related activities this April.
April 1, 8, 15: STEM programs at the Wayland Free Public Library. (Ages 3-5)
April 1, 15: Math and science story time at the Beverly Public Library. (Ages 4-6)
April 1, 15, 22: Perform science experiments at the Faneuil branch of the Boston Public Library. (Ages 6-12)
April 2: Explore and work with Scratch at the Newton Free Library. (Grades 3-6)
April 2, 9, 16: Science and astronomy club at the Beverly Public Library. (Grades 1-5)
April 2, 9: Learn to code at the Central branch of the Boston Public Library. (Ages 13-18)
April 3: Weekly Girls Who Code Club at the Newton Free Library. For teens.
April 4: Exposure to advanced and abstract math at the Burlington Public Library. All ages.
April 4: Hands-on STEM program at the Bellingham Public Library. (Ages 6-8)
April 4-12: Robotics Week at Spark!Lab at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield. (Admission price varies)
April 4, 11, 18, 25: Introduction to 3D Modeling at HATCH in the Arsenal Project in Watertown. Free. (Ages 10-12)
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Hands-on engineering and design at the MIT Museum in Cambridge. Free with Museum admission. (Ages 12+)
April 6, 13: Learn to use the MakerBot 3D printer at the Central branch of the Boston Public Library. (Ages 13-18)
April 7: New! Girls Who Code Club at the Peabody Institute Library. For teens.
April 7: Intro to 3D printing at the Beverly Public Library. (Ages 10+)
April 7, 14: 3D printing with Tinkercad at the Swampscott Library. For teens.
April 7, 21: Create, share ideas, and explore technology in a Teen MakerLAB at the Morse Institute Library in Natick. (Ages 11-18)
April 8: Robotic demos at the NERVE Center Open House at UMass Lowell. Free
April 9, 23: Makerspace projects at the Watertown Free Public Library. (Grades 2-5)
April 9-11: FIRST Robotics New England Championship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
April 11: Meet FIRST Robotics teams and learn how you can get involved at the MIT Museum in Cambridge. Free with Museum admission.
April 12: First annual 5K + Robot Race in Cambridge. Entry fee varies. (All ages)
April 13: Learn how 3D printing works at the Newton Free Library. (Grades 6-12)
April 13: Intro to 3D printing at the Seekonk Public Library. (All ages)
April 13, 27: Have fun creating science experiments in the Science Club at the Swampscott Library. (Grades 1-3)
April 14, 21: Intro to 3D printing at the Peabody Institute Library. (Ages 9+)
April 15: Learn to code with Robot Turtles at the Seekonk Public Library. (Ages 8+)
April 16: Hands-on robotics program at the Seekonk Public Library. (Ages 10+)
April 17-26: There are 160 STEM-related events at this year’s Cambridge Science Festival. (All ages)
April 18: Stop by the science carnival and robot zoo at the Cambridge Public Library. (Kids)
April 18: Cambridge Science Festival activities at the Central branch of the Boston Public Library. (Teens)
April 18: Mad Science programs about polymers and science and art at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy. (Ages 3-5 and 6-10)
April 20-24 (School vacation week): Tech camp at Empow Studios in Lexington, Newton and Belmont. Price varies. (Grades 1-8)
April 20-24 (School vacation week): Tech camp at Einstein’s Workshop in Burlington. Prices varies. (Grades 1-5)
April 20-24 (School vacation week): Smart Game Coding camp at the Microsoft Store in Boston. Free (Ages 8-10)
April 21: Learn how 3D printing works at the Newton Free Library. (Grades 2-5)
April 22: Fun with MaKey MaKey at the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington. (All ages)
April 23: Science Magic! with the Museum of Science at the Wellesley Free Library. (School-age children)
April 24: Participate in a MaKey MaKey Inventor’s Workshop at the Wellesley Free Library. (Grades 6-8)
April 30: Participate in a STEAM project at the Bellingham Public Library. (Grades 3-6)
Image Source: Cambridge Science Festival
