I stopped by to see what this air was all about and it looks like it's a very beautiful trail walk…read morewe could see a lot of wildlife and I ended up seeing a lot of turtles. There is a membership in general admission. Since we were just being nosy, we took a brief walk on the boardwalk to see what it was all about. It is very family oriented and if you love the outdoors, you will love this place.

One of Mass Audubon's best for kids, in my humble opinion. (we are members)…read more The staff present in the building were very helpful, kind, and informed (in that kind of nature nerd, yet cool kind of way) There are clean bathrooms (they are porter potty toilets, yes. But still clean on the exterior). The pathways have a significant amount of boardwalk all across the sanctuary, which helps with keeping my hyper child away from poison ivy and ticks to some degree. There is a seated area for picnicking. (though no recycle bins. odd..) And best of all.. Lots of crawly, jumpy, flappy, slimy things to distract and de plug your pandemic technology-plugged child for a few hours. To enjoy fresh air. Take in nature's beauty. To learn to sit in the discomfort of possibly being bored when not overstimulated every second. My inattentive child's highlights were: - learning about the semi-toxic slime of a slug - listening to the bullfrogs in rhythm - chasing his buddy down the boardwalk in the last stretch - drinking sweet lemonade and picnicking as reward for all that walking

Apple Country Music Together teaches music and movement to children from birth to aged 6 (and…read morebeyond). Although many of the children are preschool aged, my whole family (including 10 year old daughter) absolutely loves this class. I have participated in Music Together classes for the past 5 years and I am so happy to have found Michelle Tate as a teacher. She makes music and movement a family affair. She is truly gifted with children. She has a wonderful attitude, philosophy and nurturing disposition that sets children and parents at ease in her class. Everyone is welcome.. Have a friend visiting from out of town? Bring her. Grandparents want to check it out? You bet! Need to make up a class? No problem. She is SO flexible and family friendly. Michelle is also a very talented musician as she plays the flute, piccolo, piano and the djembe (African drum) which my kids enjoy sitting on and drumming with her. Michelle makes the music come alive with an assortment of props like hula hoops, squishy balls, gathering drums, egg shakers, jingle bells and more. She is constantly looking for new ways to make this class special for every age and stage. As a parent, be prepared to fully participate in this class.. sing, dance and have some fun with your child(ren). Don't worry about whether you think you are the best singer or dancer - it does not matter. Just get up and give it a try. You and your children will not be disappointed with this experience. This class has served as "special time" with my kids where I am there to focus on THEM and not worry about all of the other responsibilities that I have to do all week long. When you register for class you receive a song booklet that has the sheet music for playing at home in addition to 2 CD's (one for the home and one for the car). At this point, I own the entire collection and my kids have memorized most of the songs! :))

From the owner: Virtual online ZOOM classes available during the COVID-19 crisis…read more SING, DANCE, PLAY, LEARN! Music Together®, birth to age 6 will keep your family jumping, twirling and singing! Includes: Professional recordings and downloads, a newly designed full color illustrated songbook, membership to our online Family Music Zone with games and activities for your family, access to the award-winning "Hello Everybody" App, our Parent Education booklet, and a dedicated teacher who trains regularly to give you the best experience possible. Rhythm Kids: Welcome to our newest early elementary music program designed for kids Kindergarten through Grade 2. Your child will drum, sing, move to new rhythms, work in ensembles, conduct, improvise, and play dynamic music games! We will explore rhythms inspired international music each semester, broadening your child's musical vocabulary. If your child (Kindergarten and older) has not tried this class, sign up for a demo. Your child will thank you! Includes: Professional recordings and downloads, online instructional drumming videos with Rhythm Kids creator Tom Foote, a Songbook with music and activities, membership to our online Family Music Zone with games and activities, and access to the award-winning "Hello Everybody" App, and our Parent Education booklet. Registration is OPEN!

Amazing performance for the Nutcracker ballet 2024. Executed very professionally, the dancers,…read morethe music, the costumes, the set. do not miss the next performance you will not be disappointed.. Donnelee T. Garofalo

The best dancing school around! Very professional and great with kids! I went to see their…read moreperformance of the nutcracker at Norwood theatre and it was amazing.

I have been going for 8 years on the xcel team and I love it it's like a second home and everyone…read morelike my second family both of my coaches Katya (been my coach for 2 years) and Lauren (who been my coach for7 years)are always there for me the gym is your forever the owner is also so nice and it's also great for little kids they have a mommy and me class for moms to go out with there small kids and a coach to have some fun and she has classes for every age group novice girls and boys, super kids. And they have tumbling class and open gym to get energy out for the little ones and for competitive kids as well. the gym is for kids ages 1-18 for everyone all the coaches are nice and helpful. This is my experience as me being on the xcell team and its awesome

Yay for babies bouncing around on trampolines!…read more I went to Shen's to watch my little niece and nephew get their gymnastics on and I was more than impressed with Shen's space. It's a huge area full of gear to make any kid a tumbler. When I spoke to the owner she was more than helpful with information on the program and though I don't need it for myself, I appreciated how happy she was to share. The little ones love it there and my brother recommends this place to anyone in the area looking for a place to let their kids release a bunch of energy in an hour.

We hosted my daughter's 8th birthday party at Sweet Meadow Farm after reading about how amazing…read moretheir birthday parties were and we were absolutely blown away by our experience. From the ease of the booking process to the day-of execution, the entire process was 10 stars. Hannah and her team went above and beyond (which I now understand is their standard MO.) They effortlessly managed all of our decor, seemlessly and joyfully wrangled 12+ children (and twice as many extremely excited adults.) The experience was educational and extremely interactive (We decorated mini horses! We held/pet so many incredible animals! The kids rode unicorns!) Even the coloring pages had our daughter's name printed on them. There was not one aspect of the day that felt like an after thought. The attention to detail and the care they show is so amazing. I really can't thank Hannah and her crew enough for hosting (far and away) the best birthday party my daughter has ever had. Core memories were made by all of us.

Beautiful barn, highly recommended. amazing service, very nice people there. love it.read more

I've gone to "the bubble" for years for soccer games with my kids (winter league) and also for two…read moreyears with one in their club soccer program. Regarding the latter, personal experiences with John Smith himself always fun, positive and entertaining - however rest of club experience was very disappointing, your mileage may vary, but I'm certainly not a fan based on my experience. This is a review of the facility being a venue for (winter) soccer league games, and this comes from many years of going there with two children for just that reason. If you have not been, the place is basically a large bubble\dome (think tennis bubble but much larger) that holds two walled turf fields built like hockey rinks with walls on all sides, and then PlexiGlass shields and nets in others designed to keep balls in play and away from spectators. Each field has metal grandstands on one side of the field for spectators. Amenities-wise, there is a small bathroom area, a tiny shop up front where you can buy basic soccer stuff, and\or uniforms if you are in the club program. They also have an inflatable play area suitable for young (under 10?) kids. At times they have also set up an inflatable laser tag game but I haven't seen it recently. Most of the time I'm there I see kids playing soccer or training for lacrosse in the two turf fields. There is also often a large contingent of local Ecuadorians playing volleyball on a side field. Lots of activity. The facility wasn't really 'nice' when I first started going years ago and if anything has gone downhill a bit since. It's always seemed kind of beat up and dirty inside. Their parking lot is dangerously unlit, and feels unsafe at night, especially in winter. You can't see the ground well, nor easily catch sight of the kids darting from the parking area to the front entrance. There isn't even an illuminated sign at the entrance that makes it apparent where to turn in for parking. The have changed food options several times over the years. For a couple years they had a snack bar that had a good selection of food and seemed to be staffed by really nice people. But it was often not open for night games. Then this winter I went in and was dismayed to find it was closed down, replaced by a row of (mostly I think) drink machines. One last thing - on one field spectators and players are on same side and can see the scoreboard clearly. But on the back field players and spectators are on opposite sides, and they hung the scoreboard so that the players can see it but spectators cannot without getting down from the stands and waking a few feet away to turn and loop up at it. It's really annoying that I pay for and drive my kids to the games for years, and I can't even see the score half the time. I've asked JSS staff about this, they don't care, and generally my impression of them is that they are really not very customer oriented. This is a shame because the location is perfect for serving the surrounding towns, and the kids really like playing indoor sports, but the facility is in desperate need of an overhaul and maybe a change in management.

Really disappointed with their customer service. The…read moreplayzone itself is very simple but was loads of fun for the kids, and I think it is a great feature in the facility for kids to play while their siblings are in sports practice. We live 30mins away, had a Groupon for their playzone that we were saving for a special rainy day treat. Brought 5 kids to the play zone and they had a blast. Their website said they were open until 8pm, but after being there for an hour from 2-3pm they announced they were closing. I politely showed the website hours & was told they didn't have time to update the website yet, so I asked for a voucher because we were disappointed and I felt it was unfair & poor customer service. We were told no, and that she told me they were closing at 3 upon check-in (which nobody remembered hearing). I have never written a yelp review before but felt this was such poor customer service, really disappointed. It's not the money, it's the customer service. Would have made a big difference to show compassion & understanding in this situation.

Good facility with lots of options in a decent location. The membership pricing is too high for…read morewhat is offered though (depending on what your goal or purpose of joining is).

Stay away from their summer kids camp. Check out Pilgrim day camp in framingham, they blow this…read moreplace out of the water. My kid was in both this summer, trust me. Complete negligence here cause no oversight by adults, all I see is teenagers who need supervision themselves.

my son is enrolled for over a year and he simply loves it…read more It is hard to leave your child in care of another person for a whole day, but Ms Miranda and all the teachers are very lovely, patient and playful, and it makes all the difference. The Facility is modern and clean and the topics and content taught to the children are awesome and useful. Can't recommend it more