Above: Quick links to ways to make most of the summer includes stories I never got around to this summer and ones from the start of the season (scroll to bottom for photo credits)
As I posted this morning, school kids only have two more weeks of summer vacation. For those looking to make the most of this time, I’ve compiled links to help. But you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy all the summer fun in our area.
Most of these are stories from this summer that you may have missed. A few are topics I planned to cover, but never managed to this year.
Sign up for your last chance for camp
Next week is the last full week for kids to enjoy camp. Many area programs (including Southborough Rec’s) will have finished. But St. Mark’s Episcopal Church volunteers will hold their annual Vacation Bible School camp from August 20-24. It’s not too late to sign kids up for it. The program is for age 4 to grade 5.
Check out upcoming/ongoing events
- Events this week: Flea Circus, Scratch Coding, Playground Grand Opening and more
- Welcome to Kindergarten party – August 22
- 15th Annual Summer Nights on August 25
- Summer reading program activities in the Library’s Children’s Room
Make use of some of the Town’s recreational facilities
- Re-opened Fayville Playground
- Don’t forget – the Grand Opening Celebration is this weekend!
- Beach Volleyball court
- Town tennis/pickle courts
Enjoying cool fun on hot days
- Local watering holes: Splash pads and local beaches open for play
- Where to cool off (or play) indoors
Explore other Area outdoor fun
- Art on the Trails at Beals Preserve
- Other hiking trails in town – I’ll soon be posting an update from the Trails Committee. In the meantime, you can check out Town hiking maps here.
- Where to pick your own summer fruit
- I never got around to posting updated these posts this year – but you can check out last year’s tips:
Head to a museum, park, or movies
- Southborough Library discount pass program
- new Springfield Museum passes added
- new Zoo New England passes added
- Free Fun Fridays
- Discount tickets to amusement parks and movies – I never got around to writing an updated post with this year’s costs vs savings. But the passes offered by Rec last year are available again this year.
- $1 Movies at Solomon Pond Mall on Tues & Wed mornings
(images clockwise: Art on Trails from album posted to SOLF Facebook; biking and Farmer’s Market by Beth Melo; Cellucci Park cropped from Hudson Rec’s Facebook page; Memorial Beach cropped from flickr by Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism; and pics from amusement parks’ Facebook pages)
