5 Things to do on Winter Vacation in Medfield

With Christmas now over, the attention, for students in Medfield at least, turns to the week ahead – a week with no school. 

But for parents in town who are still looking for ideas on how to keep their kids occupied during the winter break, we've put together a list of suggestions to keep in mind.  

Be sure to help out fellow parents and add more ideas to the comments section below, too!

• Enjoy the many features and programs offered by the this week.
• Go for a hike at or Noon Hill Reservation.
• Cheer on  varsity boys' and girls' hockey and boys' basketball teams this week during winter tournaments. Boys' basketball will travel to Oliver Ames for a tournament beginning Dec. 27. Boys' hockey travels to Bourne for a weekend tournament, beginning Dec. 28. Girls' hockey faces off against Dover-Sherborn at Boch Arena, Dec. 29 at 1:30 p.m.
• Take a short drive to Patriot Place at Foxborough for ice skating. Patriot Place's Winter Skate is open Monday through Thursday, 4 to 9 p.m.; Friday, 4 to 11 p.m.; Saturday and school holidays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Check out the latest exhibit at the , "A Second Look." This exhibit features 14 artists selected from this year's 17th Annual Juried Exhibition, working in a wide range of styles and mediums, focusing on a variety of subjects. The show features photography, watercolor, oil, collage, pastels, woodcuts and graphite.
  Artists include:
  
  1. Laurie Greenbaum Beitch, Schenectady, NY: pastels
  2. Inga Dankers, Medfield, MA: monoprints
  3. Robyn Day, Ashland, MA: photography
  4. Amy Dolan, Medfield, MA: graphite, lithograph, woodcuts
  5. Shelly Eager, Franklin, MA: pastels
  6. Jeannie Ensor, Medfield, MA: oil
  7. Carolyn Latanision, Winchester, MA: watercolors
  8. Susan Luca, Newburyport, MA: oil
  9. Martha Marson, Needham, MA: pastels
  10. Stephen C. Pope, Burlington, VT: photography
  11. Stan Radler, Southborough, MA: oil, collage
  12. Rebecca Skinner, Franklin, MA: photography
  13. Jodi Traub, Needham, MA: pastels
  14. Catherine Ciccolo Tucker, Dedham, MA: woodcuts