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Home Depot Kids’ Workshop Kits available to order, complete at home!

While in-person kids’ workshops are on hold for now, you can still get building with your little ones at home! Home Depot offers their monthly Kids’ Workshop kits online! Each kit pack includes a certificate of completion, an apron pin and a Kids Workshop apron. Easy enough for a 5-year...

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WCKC Weekly Boredom Busters May 17-23!

WCKC weekly highlights of where to go and what to do with the kids: we have compiled a list of some of our favorite & current boredom busters for you. Stay tuned, we will have new ideas for you each week! Get out of the house! Have you hiked Purgatory...

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Home Depot’s “How to Make a Box Playhouse” with cardboard boxes!

Remember that time that your toddler stepped over the plethora of well thought out toys you’ve provided for his educational stimulation and played with that empty furniture box for days and days like nothing else existed? Take it to the next level and make this cool playhouse with instructions from...

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Toddler Activity: You’ve got mail!

Ages 2-5 What kid doesn’t love pretending he’s delivering or receiving mail, putting letters into a “mailbox” and then finding interesting colored pieces for consumption? This is a super easy-at home activity which is really a two-for-one. What You’ll Need: Shoebox with lid Pencil Scotch tape Decorations (i.e. stickers, crayons,...

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Happy 6th Birthday to WCKC! Please help us continue to grow!

This month marks the 6th Birthday of worcestercentralkidscalendar.com! We’ve had so much fun and are looking for the upcoming year to be another big year for growth, but we can’t do it without the help of you—our best fans! If you think our calendar is great, if you think our...

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Awesome Tip: Goodbye Gifts make goodbyes good!

Here’s a tip that I stole from my good friend Kelly (she’s full of them and I’m always taking them). Thanks Kelly! Ever experienced the nightmare of dragging your kids out of someone’s house after an intensely fun visit? Of course you have. The trick for turning a tearful goodbye...

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Kids Craft: iSpy Treasure in a Bottle

Here’s another idea which will occupy your little ones for quite a while (love that!). The fun starts with hunting around the house for fun objects that will fit inside the bottle. Look for small toys, legos, plastic insects, beads…anything that can fit through the opening is fair game. Once...

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DIY Teacher Gift, so cute!

Whether it be Teacher Appreciation Week or end-of-school gifts, teachers deserve to know we care! Here’s a great, useful and delicious gift any teacher would love! My sister is a craft phenom. She makes amazing gifts, holiday decor and her kids birthday parties are off the chain. I wrote the...

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Random vacuum cleaner attachments? 50 things to chuck when Spring Cleaning.

It’s still Spring Cleaning time and you’ve definitely got some stuff that should get sprung! When you’re finished, you won’t believe how much lighter you (and your home) will seem. See our list below and consider donating those items that may be useful to others. Spare contact lens cases Broken...

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Kids bored? Egg hunts are not just for Easter!

Holidays are ripe with exciting and fun traditions, but we don’t need to wait for an entire year to enjoy them! Remember that bag of plastic Easter eggs you stuffed away in the back of your closet? Drag ‘em out and get those kids on an egg hunt! What should...

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WCKC Weekly Boredom Busters May 10-16!

WCKC weekly highlights of where to go and what to do with the kids: we have compiled a list of some of our favorite & current boredom busters for you. Stay tuned, we will have new ideas for you each week! Get out of the house! See the Big Tanks...

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WCKC Weekly Boredom Busters May 3-9!

WCKC weekly highlights of where to go and what to do with the kids: we have compiled a list of some of our favorite & current boredom busters for you. Stay tuned, we will have new ideas for you each week! Get out of the house! Main Street Pastries in...

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Hey Family: Win Mother’s Day this year with these no-fail gift ideas!

I love Mother’s Day. I also love Father’s Day. And birthdays, and anniversaries and Valentine’s Day. I love these events because they are celebrating someone you care about and it gives us an opportunity to show that person how much they mean to us. Who wouldn’t want to make that...

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Our Favorite Mommy IG Accounts will Make You Smile

In honor of Mother’s Day, we thought we’d share some of our favorite Mommy Instagram accounts with you. We’ve included the IG name/link along with a recent favorite post: Scary Mommy Neighbor, getting their mail: Hello! My Kid: Sometimes we turn off all the lights so you don’t know we...

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10th Annual “Walk for Birthdays” to Benefit Kids in Homeless Shelters

10TH ANNUAL “WALK FOR BIRTHDAYS” TO RAISE FUNDS TO BRING BIRTHDAY PARTIES/GIFTS TO HOMELESS CHILDREN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THIS YEAR’S WALK WILL BE VIRTUAL WHO: Birthday Wishes, a Massachusetts and New York based non-profit organization, that brings the magic of birthday parties to thousands of homeless children and their...

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WCKC Weekly Boredom Busters April 26 – May 2

WCKC weekly highlights of where to go and what to do with the kids: we have compiled a list of some of our favorite & current boredom busters for you. Stay tuned, we will have new ideas for you each week! Get out of the house! Drawbridge Puppet Theater is...

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Earth Day Handprint Craft for Kids

Here’s a cute Earth Day craft for your kids to make! It’s their hand prints holding the Earth in a heart shape. Teach them that they hold the power to keep Earth clean and healthy! Materials Needed: White, tan, or brown paper Scissors Blue and green paint Glue Pencil How...

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Go Green! Family-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in Central MA!

Earth Day is Thursday April 22! There are so many wonderful ways to celebrate Mother Earth right here in Central MA! Celebrate Mother Earth Hello Spring! at Tower Hill Botanic Garden Free Admission to National Parks (week of 4/17) Village Earth Week at Old Sturbridge Village Fruitlands Fairy Forest at...

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Bemis Farms Grab & Go Kits for Kids

The Grab & Go kits for kids are back! Kits are $15 and include everything you need to make your project at home. All orders to be picked up at Bemis Farms Nursery after 10am on date below. Here’s what you can order/reserve: Saturday Pick Up Dates: April 24: Cat...

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Lowe’s DIY Kids’ Mother’s Day Workshop

Mother’s Day is right around the corner! Sign up your child today and they can make this cool Basket Planter! Add a flower and soil and they’ll have the perfect Mother’s Day gift! DIY Kids’ Workshops at Lowe’s are free, monthly, in-store (now take home) events designed to inspire the...

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Red Sox Win = Kids Eat Free at the Ninety Nine Restaurants!

When the Red Sox win, Kids Eat Free the following day at all New England Ninety Nine Restaurants!* Come anytime and get a free kids’ meal with the purchase of one adult meal. Good on take-out, too! Score! Did the Sox win? Check their schedule of upcoming games and win/loss...

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Planning a road trip? Keep the peace with these travel tips.

Traveling for the school break? Time to pack up the family for one helluva ride! Because boredom sets in half as quickly in a car as it would at home, you need to be organized and ready to keep those kids busy. Check out these sanity-saving tips for keeping peace...

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Create a Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin

We’ve all seen the sensory bin ideas on Pinterest. But are they are easy to make? And the good news is, Yes, they are a snap. Sensory bins are great for fine motor skills but also for focus, and engaging and calming a child. Let’s do this! SUPPLIES FOR DYEING...

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Wallet need a break? See the WCKC Guide to Kids’ Meal Deals in Central MA!

Dining out can get pricey, but these restaurants welcome families to their restaurants with these great deals! We found deals seven days a week on kids’ meals. Most restaurants specify ages 12 and under. Check out our list! Updated March 2021, we recommend always calling ahead as promotions may change....

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Time to purge that old Car Seat! Target’s Trade-In event is 4/5 – 4/17!

Target’s Trade-In event in back! Customers can trade in old car seats in exchange for a 20% off Target coupon, which can be put towards a new car seat, car seat base, travel system, stroller or select baby home gear [like] playards, high chairs, swings, rockers and bouncers. All types...

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