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April Play-cation 2014

Create your artistic masterpiece, explore the outdoors, and get out and play at April Play-Cation 2014! Lowell Play-Cation brings free family fun to local families during Massachusetts school vacation week, April 19-26, 2014. Following the success of this year’s Lowell Kids Week in February, several of the partner organizations will again be offering activities during April Vacation. The complete schedule of events is available at http://lowellkidsweek.org/april-vacation/. All programs are free, but some require pre-registration, so please plan ahead.

 April Play-Cation offers over thirty free programs. There’s something for everyone, from toddlers to teenagers!

  • Ready to get outdoors? Take a nature walk with the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust and trolley rides at Lowell National Historical Park. Finish off the week with all sorts of healthy outdoor fun at the LoWellness Festival on April 26!
  • Want to get crafty? Get creative with fiber art at the American Textile History Museum, and join our historical hat party at Lowell National Historical Park!
  • Musically inclined? Learn to DJ and enjoy performances by special guestmusicians from UMass Lowell!
  • Enthusiastic about engineering? Challenge yourself with Legos at the Pollard Library and waterpower at Tsongas Industrial History Center.
Find details for these and many other exciting programs atwww.lowellkidsweek.org/april-vacation/!
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