After School Crafts
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Jamaica Plain, Boston hosts After School Crafts on Wednesday, Oct 7. Family-friendly.
Families
Family life in Boston, by age
What's on in Boston for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Boston, by age
Family life in Boston, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Boston's feed carries 993 family listings in total, 788 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are Central Library in Copley Square (104) and Hyde Park (53). Pages with their own age sections: baby, toddler, preschool, kids, teens.
Start with the age pages if one fits — they're filtered hard, only real dated listings — or scan everything coming up below. If a band doesn't have a page yet, it's because the feed doesn't have enough dated listings for that age to fill one honestly, and we'd rather say that than pad it.
By age — pick your stage
Baby (0–1) — 94 dated listings in the next 60 days, including All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-5).
Toddler (1–3) — 151 dated listings in the next 60 days, including All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-5).
Preschool (3–5) — 172 dated listings in the next 60 days, including All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-5).
Kids (5–12) — 267 dated listings in the next 60 days, including After School Crafts.
Teens (13–18) — 52 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Paint a Monster Mini for Teens.
Coming up for families in Boston
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-5)
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Wednesday, Oct 7: All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-5) at Central Library in Copley Square, Boston. Good one for the kids.
All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-7)
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Central Library in Copley Square, Boston hosts All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-7) on Wednesday, Oct 7. Good one for the kids.
All-Ages Bilingual Story Time (Ages 0-5)
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On the calendar for Wednesday, Oct 7: All-Ages Bilingual Story Time (Ages 0-5) at Charlestown, Boston. Good one for the kids.
All-Ages Story Time
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Wednesday, Oct 7: All-Ages Story Time at Uphams Corner, Boston. Bring the kids along.
All-Ages Story Time
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Lower Mills, Boston hosts All-Ages Story Time on Wednesday, Oct 7. Bring the kids along.
Baby & Toddler Story Time
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Baby & Toddler Story Time is on Wednesday, Oct 7 at Chinatown, Boston. Worth bringing the whole family.
Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
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Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help at North End, Boston on Wednesday, Oct 7. Good one for the kids.
Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
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Mark Wednesday, Oct 7: Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help at Egleston Square, Boston. Good one for the kids.
Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
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On the calendar for Wednesday, Oct 7: Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help at Honan-Allston, Boston. Good one for the kids.
The regular rhythm
The standing weekly fixtures behind the dated list — the rhythm family life in Boston actually runs on.
Wednesdays — All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-5) at Central Library in Copley Square · 14 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 8.
Wednesdays — All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-7) at Central Library in Copley Square · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 10.
Thursdays — Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help at Central Library in Copley Square · 23 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 8.
Thursdays — Chess and Checkers with Charlie at Hyde Park · 20 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 10.
Thursdays — Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help at South Boston · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 12.
Thursdays — Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help at Mattapan · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 13.
Thursdays — Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help at Lower Mills · 12 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 15.
Thursdays — SAT Test Prep Classes for Teens at Virtual / Online · 10 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 13.
Good to know
Free, as marked in the feed: Head of the Charles Regatta 2026, Author Talk: Sandy Bailey, EdVestors' 2026 School on the Move Prize Ceremony. Those listings carry a free tag in Boston's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.
Drop-in or sign up? The listings that call themselves drop-in: Drop in Zine Making, Drop-In Knitting, Library Drop-In Hours at Chill on Park, Audio Production Drop-In Day.
Keep exploring
Never miss a registration in Boston
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Common questions
What's on for families in Boston?
The feed lists 788 dated family listings in the next 60 days across all ages — the Coming up section shows the soonest, and the age pages filter them down.
Why doesn't Boston have a page for my child's age?
An age page only ships when the feed has at least 5 dated listings (or 3 regular programs) for that age in the next 60 days. Below that we'd be padding — so the band rides on this hub, with its real count shown, until the listings catch up.
How do I hear about registration dates in Boston?
The signup above: tell us the ages in your house and the programs you care about, and we flag registration windows for this town before they open — swim lessons and camp sign-ups especially.