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Family photos will take place near the gazebo at Fay Park in Littleton.

Help us celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up Flerra Park for all to enjoy this spring! All ages welcome. Bring gloves and dress for the weather! We will have donuts and coffee available.

Family photos will take place near the gazebo at Fay Park in Littleton.

Join us on Tuesday, April 30th from 7-9pm at Not Your Average Joe‘s (Acton).
Let‘s create a mini bento cake together! In this class, you‘ll get to decorate your own mini 4" bento cake (Cake flavor-funfetti). Each participant will receive a 4" bento cake already frosted, piping bags / tip, buttercream, sprinkles and other decorations to fully decorate your little cake. ABFN will cover appetizers!
Lizzie is happy to accommodate gluten free options, so feel free to reach out to me regarding that.

Join us for a board meeting open house to get a behind-the-scenes feel for how ABFN operates, meet the parent volunteers who help coordinate events and keep our organization running throughout the year, and learn about opportunities to join the board and volunteer with ABFN!

8-9pm: "Structured" hybrid meeting with an agenda
9-10pm: In person socializing with snacks and beverages

Join us for a tour of the Harvard Alpaca Ranch! Meet alpacas up close and learn all about them. And visit the lovely farm store and gift shop!

Join as for a fun morning at the Boxborough Fire Station!

Meet our local firefighters, paramedics, and other emergency responders, do a fire station scavenger hunt, and get up close and personal with the vehicles, including:
- 3 fire engine/pumper trucks carrying 1,000 gallons of water
- Tender/Tanker carrying 3,000 gallons of water
- Ambulance
- Brush truck
- Pickup truck
- Command vehicle
- Police cruiser (pending emergency calls, of course!)

We are thrilled to be welcomed back by the Boxborough Fire Department.

Join for a night out at SquashWest to meet other ABFN members, learn the basics of squash, and then relax with some drinks, some snacks and the Celtics playoff game. Feel free to bring a non-member friend along!

During the first hour, get on court and play with a friend or join an instructor who will teach the basics of grip, swing, footwork and strategy. All equipment is provided.

Afterwards, the group can hang out in the lounge to catch the Celtics playoff game and enjoy a beverage and snacks, provided by SquashWest.

$15/person (ABFN will pitch in another $5/person)

Danny’s Place will be hosting a special story and activity time for ABFN families. Join the Danny‘s Place Youth Leadership Council 7th and 8th graders during their after school program. The Danny’s Place Youth Leaders have planned a special afternoon and can spend time reading to the ABFN kids, playing and doing activities that will be sure to entertain and make all the kids feel very special.

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

Come join your friends in the woods and participate in a TimberNook Spring ‘Camping’ session! Your children will have the opportunity to use their imagination while pretend camping in the woods. They can pretend to fish, interact with woodland wildlife and cook over a camp fire all while being in the woods in a backyard in Acton!

TimberNook encourages ‘Play with a Purpose.’ Children will explore their likes and dislikes, express their feelings, and challenge higher thinking skills. They will work on fine motor skills while making their tents, gross motor skills while negotiating the uneven terrain of the woods, and cognitive skills as they give life to a camping play scheme. Your children will grow their social skills as they listen to each other’s ideas, request materials and assistance from peers, and negotiate and learn to regulate their emotions. All while simply having fun in the great outdoors!

This program is for ages 18M - 6Y and will be run by Timbernook staff.

Caregivers should bring a camping chair and/or blanket to sit back and relax in while watching the kids play in the woods. Coffee and snacks will be provided!

ABFN is subsidizing $12 towards the $50 fee, so you pay $38 :)

Gather with fellow parents and make some art! This art event will feature a Photo Embroidery craft which is suitable for all skill levels. Combine a photo of your choice with basic embroidery stitches to create a unique fiber artwork that is a guaranteed conversation starter when displayed. Running stitch, back stitch and french knot will all be covered in this workshop and a finishing kit will be provided should you not finish by class end. Upon sign up you will be given directions on how to send the image that you want to work with in your embroidery. Come join us for a memorable and artistic journey in photo embroidery!

Is there a new little one in your family? Join me and other parents of little ones for snacks and (hopefully) sunshine in the Acton Arboretum. Get to know other parents in the area, learn about ABFN and our events, or just drop by to see the cute babies!

Have you ever wanted to try flying trapeze?! Come join for a class with other first-time fliers and learn how to climb to the platform (also known as the pedestal board), how to hang by your knees on the trapeze bar, and even how to do a backflip dismount into the net! Students will be fitted with a safety belt and fly with the safety lines attached to their safety belt and the net below them at all times. Students fly one at a time so they have the full attention of their safety lines coach while they are in the air.