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South Shore Boston MA Kid Events & Things to Do | July 7th Week 2025

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101 plus  Summer adventures South Shore Boston and Beyond 

 

 

South Shore Boston MA Kid Events & Things to Do | July 7th Week 2025

 

Are you looking for Summer Camp  

Some of our favorite summer camps 

All week ongoing 

Playground Guide -try a different one each week!

Splash Pad Fun the guide to all the splash pads on the South Shore and beyond

Buttonwood Zoo  New Bedford 

Capron Park Zoo 

Plymouth Pirate Cruise 

Nightly Ice cream cruise from Plymouth 

Lego Discovery Center Boston  discount admission 

View Boston Discount admission 

Monday  July 7th  little kids things to do South Shore Boston

Gabby Playhouse Live is Coming to Boston this November

MyGym Kingston Ongoing Classes Try it out 

Where to go Blueberry picking on the South shore 

Toddler Time Open Play at Starland Hanover 9-12pm

Starland Sports & Fun Park in Hanover, MA 9am-9pm

Adventure Park at Heritage Museum Sandwich 9am Discount Admission available

Happy Hearts Playspace Norwell  9-12pm 

Children’s World Canton open play 930-630pm

Museum of Ice cream Boston 10am book tickets in advance

Wicked Waves  Cape Cod Water Park we got discount tickets  10am

Cartland of Cape Cod in Wareham MA 10am

Kids Eat Free on Mondays 

 

Pembroke Library  Storytime 1030am
Toddlers (ages 2 to 5) and their caregivers can enjoy an interactive storytime with songs, dances, and a story that encourages language development and social skills. Each themed storytime is followed by a craft.  Repeats weekly except for Monday holidays

Top 10 LEGO sets for preschoolers 

Drop in Crafts @ Adams Shore  Quincy Library Ages 3-8 1-5pm   Stop by the Adams Shore Branch on Monday afternoons to do some crafting. Each week we’ll have a new craft.   Repeats all summer!
Circus Minimus  at Plymouth Library 1-3pm  The circus is coming to the library, all from one suitcase! Inside is a tent, band, lights, the boisterous ringmaster Steve Fitzpatrick, the officious Mervin Merkle, the incredible Bumbilini Family, the Magician to the Stars Clyde Zerbini, and Keefer–an innocent trying to runaway and join the circus. However, the most important performers emerge from the audience. Each performance becomes a dialogue between the characters and the audience–a light-hearted collaboration. This show has been performed over 500 times around the globe, for family theater audiences and school assemblies alike.

Quincy Library  Monday afternoon Games for ages 5+   2-4pm
A graphic of a board game, dice, and tokens with the text Games & Puzzles @Main Library over it
Come LEVEL UP this summer with our fun and inclusive game days!! Every Monday afternoon this summer we will have out plenty of board games, card games, puzzles & more!! Kids ages 5 & up, come join the fun!! repeats Mondays all summer

Find l kids things to do around the South Shore

Boys Swim trunks  board shorts on sale  (ad)

Tuesday July 8th   MA South Shore preschool  & Toddler events South Shore 

MyGym Kingston Ongoing Classes Try it out 

Where to go Blueberry picking on the South shore 

Canton Splash Pad 9-4pm

Toddler Time Open Play at Starland Hanover 9-12pm

Starland Sports & Fun Park in Hanover, MA 9am-9pm

 

Adventure Park at Heritage Museum Sandwich 9am Discount Admission available

Children’s World Canton open play 930-630pm

.Cartland of Cape Cod in Wareham MA 10am

Wicked Waves  Cape Cod Water Park we got discount tickets  10am

Salt Painting at Adams Shore Library in Qui ncy  10am Join us at the Adams Shore Library on 10:00 am to create a 3D painting with salt, glue and paint. This program is for children of all ages accompanied by an adult.  We will be using paint and glue so please dress to get messy.

meet Falco at the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth 10am every Tuesday in July 

 

 

Unleash creativity with our Triangle Jumbo Crayons for Toddlers! 🖍️🎨 Mess-free, unbreakable, and easy for little hands to hold. These 18 washable colors are perfect for safe, frustration-free fun.   (ad)

Plymouth Splash Pad 10am

Mamasteph, music for young children at Cohasset Library under the tent 1030am

Pembroke Library storytime 2-5 ages  1030am  Toddlers (ages 2 to 5) and their caregivers can enjoy an interactive storytime with songs, dances, and a story that encourage language development and social skills. Each themed storytime is followed by a craft.  Repeats weekly thru end of August

 

Regal Cinemas Kingston $1 movies 11am

Magoo Mini Golf Rockland 11am Mini golf and ice cream for 2 for $30

Jack for a storytime of a nature book at the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth 11:45am every Tuesday in July 

 

Kids eat Free on Tuesday at local south shore restaurants

Mr Vinny at Cohasset Library 4pm  Come to the library for bubble-mania with Mr. Vinny! Chase huge bubbles created by Mr. Vinny’s special bubble wands. Silly fun for all under the tent

 

Canton Library  Story Time  4:00—4:30 PM
Story time includes books, flannel boards, and dancing!   Geared for ages 3 to 5 but all are welcome  repeats weekly thru the end of August

Food Truck Tuesdays at Cardinal Cushing Hanover 2025 430pm

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West Bridgewater free summer concerts  runs thru August 5th  6pm

Sunset Lake Free movies Braintree on the waterfront 6pm run thru August 5th 

Taylor Swift Nights at Paragon Carousel in hull ma 6pm

Scituate Knights of Columbus Summer Carnival 7pm

 

Wednesday July 9th  Best activities for preschoolers in South Shore, MA

MyGym Kingston Ongoing Classes Try it out 

Where to go Blueberry picking on the South shore 

Canton Splash Pad 9-4pm

Toddler Time Open Play at Starland Hanover 9-12pm

Adventure Park at Heritage Museum Sandwich 9am Discount Admission available

Starland Sports & Fun Park in Hanover, MA 9am-9pm

Boys compressions swim bathing suit on sale 

Children’s World Canton open play 930-630pm

Museum of Ice cream Boston 10am book tickets in advance

Plymouth Splash Pad 10am

Wicked Waves  Cape Cod Water Park we got discount tickets  10am

Cartland of Cape Cod in Wareham MA 10am

Chalk the Walk & Big Bubbles at East Bridgewater Library 10am
Join us for a fun morning of beautifying the library’s sidewalk using chalk and stencils. Also, create some big bubbles on the side lawn. Ages 3-8 please. Drop in.

Hanover  Mall  Crossing Gather on the Green  1030-1230 repeats weekly thru august 20th. No event on July 30th

Regal Cinemas Kingston $1 movies 11am

Free movies at Patriots Cinemas at the Hingham Shipyard 11am

Magoo Mini Golf Rockland 11am Mini golf and ice cream for 2 for $30

Kids eat Free on Wednesdays

Braintree movie theatre $3 movies 12pm

LEGO Building @ Wollaston  Library in Quincy  Ages 5+ 2-4pm 
Stop by the Wollaston Branch on Wednesday afternoons this summer for free-play LEGO building. Grab some LEGO bricks and build a boat, a spaceship, a double-decker couch – anything you want, then toss them back and try to make something else. LEGOs must be returned by the end of the program, sorry!  Repeats all summer long

Ed the Wizard: Pirate Party at East Bridgewater Library 3pm
This event is for ages 7-11. We play Pirate themed games such as: “Swab the Deck,” “Peg Leg Pete,” “Hot Cannon Ball,” “Walk the Plank,” and more. Attendees’ knowledge of famous pirates and events are tested, i.e.: “Why did Pirates wear an eye patches?” (It is not what you think!) Participants receive their own treasure chest, eye patch, pirate hat, and balloon sword as we finish with a Pirate Treasure Hunt where patrons search for hidden Treasure to collect and take home.

Ed has an 8’ long, 9’ tall Pirate Ship facade that he sets up and is available for photo ops and around which we play our games. Weather permitting to hold the program outside!

Quincy Library Playful Engineers Ages 5+  230-4pm
Wednesday, July 92:30—4:00 PM  Join Playful Engineers on Wednesday, July 9th at 2:30 to design, build, test, and play with chain reactions and creative contraptions, like Rube Goldberg Machines, paper constructions, domino towers, exploding popsicle-stick snakes, and other awesome engineering explorations.  This program is for children ages 5 and older accompanied by an adult

Dinoman! at Cohasset Library 4pm Dinosaur tracks will lead Dinoman right to the PPML! Have no fear, Dinoman is here! With magic, merry mayhem, and magnificent props, the audience is taken on a trip throughout the mesozoic era. How do we know dinosaurs were here? What is a fossil? How are they made? This program is fun and informative for all ages.   bring a chair to sit on

 

Canton Library  6pm  Story time includes books, flannel boards, and dancing! Family friendly, all are welcome repeats thru July

Wolly Beach Wednesdays Free Evening Concerts Quincy repeats thru end of August  6pm

Free Milton Summer Concerts  6pm repeats Wednesday thru August 13th

Free Summer concerts Wednesday Nights in Plymouth Waterfront 630pm

Quincy Library PJ Storytime — Ages 1-5   630pm
Join us for a monthly family pajama storytime for the whole family on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm. This program is especially for children ages 1-5 accompanied by an adult.

Scituate Knights of Columbus Summer Carnival 7pm

Thursday  July 10th  Indoor and outdoor activities for toddlers  preschoolers South Shore Boston MA

 

MyGym Kingston Ongoing Classes Try it out 

Where to go Blueberry picking on the South shore 

Canton Splash Pad 9-4pm

Toddler Time Open Play at Starland Hanover 9-12pm

Happy Hearts Playspace Norwell  9-12pm 

Starland Sports & Fun Park in Hanover, MA 9am-9pm

Adventure Park at Heritage Museum Sandwich 9am Discount Admission available

Children’s World Canton open play 930-630pm

Cartland of Cape Cod in Wareham MA 10am

Museum of Ice cream Boston 10am book tickets in advance

Plymouth Splash Pad 10am

Wicked Waves  Cape Cod Water Park we got discount tickets  10am

Bridgewater Library STREAM with Easton Children’s Museum:  10am  Join Easton Children’s Museum’s program, STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Mathematics). They’ve added the “R” for reading! By incorporating literacy into the programming, we are promoting critical thinking and creativity with your little one!  Join us for story time with a related activity to follow every Thursday morning this summer. repeats weekly thru August 14th

Flying High Dogs: Dog Show at Hull librARY 1030AM outside 

Cohasset Library  Puppet show under the tent 1030am

We will be publishing our weekend calendars today as well!

Magoo Mini Golf Rockland 11am Mini golf and ice cream for 2 for $30

Kids eat Free on Thursdays

Wollaston Library quincy  Puppet Tales with Leigh 2pm   Join us at the Wollaston Library where Through Me To You Puppetry invites you to join Newton and his puppet friends for some storytime fun! Newton and his friends take turns reading stories and singing songs with the kids. At the end of the show, the kids are invited to say “hi” to Newton. Our half-hour show is geared to ages 3-7, but all are welco

Derby Street Shops Summer Thursdays Kids Events 2025 3pm

Farmer’s Market Storytime Milton 4pm 
Join us for a fun-filled pop-up storytime at the Milton Farmer’s Market! One of the MPL Children’s Librarians will be on hand to read stories and sing songs with families.  This is a drop-in program; no registration is required.

Food Trucks Thursdays Kingston MA 430pm

Plymouth Farmers Market Storytime
Join us at Plymouth G Pub Entertainment Complex at 101 Carver Rd for the storytime at the Plymouth Farmers Market! Storytime begins at 4:30PM! Songs, stories and more!

Bridgewater Music Alley Free Summer Concerts 530pm  brewery and food trucks available runs thru end of August  530pm

Scituate Knights of Columbus Summer Carnival 7pm

Friday July 11th    things to do South Shore Boston MA

 

MyGym Kingston Ongoing Classes Try it out 

Where to go Blueberry picking on the South shore 

Canton Splash Pad 9-4pm

Starland Sports & Fun Park in Hanover, MA 9am-9pm

Happy Hearts Playspace Norwell  9-12pm 

Adventure Park at Heritage Museum Sandwich 9am Discount Admission available

Children’s World Canton open play 930-630pm

Museum of Ice cream Boston 10am book tickets in advance

 

Wicked Waves  Cape Cod Water Park we got discount tickets  10am

Quincy Library  Bubble Play for Ages 3 and older  10am  Join us on the Olmsted Lawn at the main library and grab a tub of bubble solution and a spot on the lawn to blow some bubbles! We will have plenty of bubble makers to experiment with. Can you make giant bubbles? Little tiny bubbles? Can you make bubbles with your hands or do you need a bubble wand? Find out if a square bubble wand makes square bubbles.

Parents, this is sure to be loads of soapy, soaking fun so make sure your children are dressed to get messy!  This program is recommended for children ages 3 and older. For children under 3 we will have some special tubs of bubbles made with no tears baby shampoo.

Hingham shipyard concert 7pm

Scituate Knights of Columbus Summer Carnival 7pm