Happy Friday everyone, I hope you're enjoying a wonderful April vacation! As you may have noticed, I'm posting light this week since Laurel is off from school (man, does she love the relaxed schedule this week!) but I wanted to be sure to hook you up with a great roundup of event options for the weekend. Here are 24 picks, lovingly curated for your consideration:

1. The science of FROZEN. (Acton)

2. Daffodil day and open house. (Beverly)

3. Party for the planet. (Boston)

4. You should always Listen to Your Mother. (Boston)

5. Find out what’s new at the zoo. (Boston)

6. Celebrate a week without home at The Homework Machine. (Boston)

7. A playdate with the arts. (Boston)

8. Art in Bloom family day at the MFA. (Boston)

9. It’s Junior Ranger Day. (Boston)

10. Magic shows and carousel rides. (Boston)

11. Put a message in the milk bottle and brighten the day of a child. (Boston)

12. Mass motion dance project. (Boston)

13. Earth day clean up of the Charles River. (Boston)

14. Story walk, fairy houses and spring fling scavenger hunts. (Boylston)

15. Celebrate the grand opening of Bright Horizons at Brookline. (Brookline)

16. Final weekend of the Cambridge Science Festival. (Cambridge)

17. It’s time to say happy anniversary with Curious George. (Cambridge)

18. Family time pottery painting. (Concord)

19. Get your groove on in the sculpture park. (Lincoln)

20. Family Quest Fest. (Manchester)

21. Celebrate the arrival of spring at the Daffodil Festival. (Nantucket)

22. Ten stories of reproduction in five minutes or less. (Somerville)

23. Statewide volunteer day for MA Audubon Society. (Various locations)

24. 27th year for the Gore Estate Sheep Shearing Festival (Waltham)

Image credit: Gore Place

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