Seacoast Science Center (Odiorne Point State Park at 570 Ocean Boulevard in Rye, NH) has a coastal science museum with exhibits, events, and programs.

Mass Audubon Joppa Flats Education Center (1 Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport) has guided tours, marine touch tanks, art exhibits, drop-in programs, and interpretive displays.

The Monarch Gardener (180 Ipswich Road in Topsfield, please check hours on website before visiting) has a kids craft and reading table in her farm store shop with children’s books about pollinators and some coloring pages. She even has snacks if you ask the staff nicely!

Tracker’s Trail (239 Main Street in Rowley) is a new educational nature trail located on municipal forested land behind Pine Grove School and adjacent to Bradstreet Farm. The family-friendly trail can be accessed from the Community Gardens located at 239 Main Street in Rowley (stay to the right when the driveway forks). The trail is a short 0.35 mile loop that takes visitors past interpretive ecology signs, raised beds with native flowers, and a Story Walk.

The Rowley Public Library (141 Main Street in Rowley) has a full calendar of children’s activities. Last year, the library celebrated the earth through the summer reading theme of “READ, RENEW, REPEAT” which echoes the importance of conservation, environmentalism, and recycling. Throughout the year, the library sponsors a number of sustainable crafts for children, teens, and adults.