Great Falls Discovery Center

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2 Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA Get Directions

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  • National Public Lands Day

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Join Standing Trees, Sierra Club MA, Save Mass Forests, RESTORE: the Northwoods, and other groups from across New England to celebrate National Public Lands Day. Expect fun, food, music, art, and an opportunity to deepen your knowledge about New England…

  • Earth Week Investigation Station and Indoor StoryWalk

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    EARTH WEEK INVESTIGATION STATION AND INDOOR STORYWALK® - ONE EARTH Join Great Falls Discovery Center at the welcome desk during school vacation week for activities to inspire taking care of where we live. Enjoy indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts, crafts,…

  • Outdoor StoryWalk: Spring is Here by Heidi Pross Gay

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Enjoy a story, fresh air and exercise! Come to the Discovery Center’s grounds for a free self-guided StoryWalk® featuring a children’s picture book. Follow the path to book pages posted along the route. Spring is Here! by Heidi Pross Gay is for…

  • Haiku Postcards

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    HAIKU POSTCARDS In this hands-on workshop for families, Denise Fontaine-Pincince teaches children accompanied by an adult (age 8 and up), and adult participants how to create a haiga (art with haiku) postcard. Poems and all materials are provided. Sample ‘haiga…

  • Bird Zines: First Friday at Great Falls Discovery Center

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    FIRST FRIDAY: BIRD ZINES Make a small booklet, all about birds, from a single piece of paper, then fill it with your bird observations for this drop-in program. You can make your own personal field guide or start your life…

  • Indoor Storywalk: One Earth by Eileen Spinelli

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    INDOOR STORYWALK® — ONE EARTH Enjoy the indoor StoryWalk, One Earth by Eileen Spinelli, which is an open invitation to both celebrate our planet and honor it through stewardship. Count the reasons to love the planet and ways to protect…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour at Great Falls Discovery Center

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour Fridays, 3/14: Spring; 3/21: Salamanders; 3/28: Frogs, 10:30—11:30 a.m. Learn more about wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome.…

  • Reptile Nook

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    For ages 3-16, accompanied by an adult. Join to meet four animals up close and dive into learning about a variety of reptile, amphibian, and invertebrate species. Free. Sponsored by the Montague Public Libraries. DATE: Saturday, March 22 TIME: 1:00…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour at Great Falls Discovery Center

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour Fridays, 3/14: Spring; 3/21: Salamanders; 3/28: Frogs, 10:30—11:30 a.m. Learn more about wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome.…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour at Great Falls Discovery Center

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour Fridays, 3/14: Spring; 3/21: Salamanders; 3/28: Frogs, 10:30—11:30 a.m. Learn more about wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome.…

  • Big Night for Beginners: First Friday at Great Falls Discovery Center

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Every First Friday of the Month, Turners Falls businesses and organizations stay open late for activities. On a mild, rainy night in early Spring, thousands of frogs, toads, and salamanders move across Massachusetts to reach their vernal pools and start…