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Grab & Go Kids Planner: Soar Above The Clouds

Soar above the clouds in a hot air balloon over Westford or take stroll through the Harvard Natural History Museum in Cambridge this weekend.

Heather Kempskie, Neighbor
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  • Not only is Frog Pond at Boston Common a great summer destination for a free way to cool down, this Saturday, August 6, they are offering free arts & crafts from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The workshops are designed to teach arts and crafts to children. For more information, call (617) 244-3171.
  • Soar up to 300 feet high on a balloon ride this Saturday, August 6 at Kimball Farm (400 Littleton Road, Westford). You can even see Boston on a clear day! The balloon is tethered to the ground at all times but rises up to 300 feet with up to 19 passengers. Find out more about the AeroBalloon at (www.aeroballoon.com). $28 per person. For ages 3 and up, the ride lasts about 10 minutes.
  • Massachusetts Horticultural Society presents Massachusetts Marketplace Festival (Elm Bank Horticultural Center, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley) featuring foods, plants and crafts representing products from the region's fields, farms, gardens, workshops and kitchens on Saturday, August 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Try out some foods and tour the gardens. Admission for members is $4/adults, $2/children. Nonmember are $6.
  • Children 6 and under are invited to join Harvard Museum of Natural History staff for Nature Storytime (26 Oxford Street, Cambridge) every Saturday & Sunday at 11 a.m.  & 2 p.m. Enjoy stories and poems designed to engage the next generation of explorers with themes related to the museum's galleries. Free with museum admission.
  • The Lowell Spinners Minor League baseball team are home (Lelacheur Park, 450 Aiekn Street, Lowell) this Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6. All games are family-friendly with lots of activities, food and entertainment between innings (dance contests, chicken dance, Frisbee Dog, race around the bases...). The music is fun and interactive and the seats are even comfortable (some seats are benches)- more room than Fenway. It is definitely worth the trip- an easy ride off of the Lowell Connector.
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