Plan for Some Family Fun This Weekend

There's no excuse not to get moving this weekend - from rock climbing at the YMCA in Framingham to adventures in Natick, here's our picks for family fun!

• It’s a combo deal that kids will love: Healthy Kids Day & Earth Day celebration at theMetrowest YMCA (Old Connecticut Path, Framingham) in Framingham on Saturday, April 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. Featuring local organizations, healthy snacks, earth day planting activity, and many exercise demonstrations including a family fun walk, family zumba, family yoga, family bootcamp, obstacle course, and rock climbing wall.  The first 200 children receive a door prize!
• Ever seen a woodcock? Here’s your chance. They look like shorebirds, but are native to the woods at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary(280 Eliot St, Natick). Every spring, woodcocks fill the last hours of daylight with spectacular aerial displays. Watch and listen as they rocket up 300 feet, then call loudly as they zigzag during their dive back towards earth on Saturday, April 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. Members: $12, Non-members: $15. 
• Moms and dads, need a night out? Town of Natick Recreation & Park Department is giving you a chance. Drop off the kids (ages 5 to 4th grade) at 179 Boden Ln, Natick, on Saturday, April 16 at from 5 to 9 p.m. for an evening of games, activities, crafts and movies and to your child's delight, a concession table of goodies! $16 1st child, $10 2nd child, $5 each additional child in your immediate family. Pizza and drink available for $2
• It may be too cold to swim outdoors but that shouldn’t stop you for enjoying a favorite summertime activity. Every Sunday, the Joseph P Keefe Technical School (750 Winter Street, Framingham) offers public swim from 2 to 3:30 p.m. $4 per adult/$2 per child.
• Count ourselves lucky - The New England Folk Festival (Mansfield High School, 250 East Street, Mansfield) is a fabulous blend of dance, music, crafts, and food from many lands and its right in our backyard! Doors open at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 15 and festivities run all the way through Sunday, April 17. Adults $20, children 8 and under are free. Participatory dance, dance performances, crafts, food, bazaar, storytelling and more.