PEM February School Vacation Week

PEM has a great lineup for kids and families during February Vacation!

Looking for stuff to do during February Vacation on the North Shore? Peabody Essex Museum has a fabulous line-up of fun activities, performances and films for kids and families celebrating the many different ways that people play around the world all week long! Make a marble, see the amazing things you can do with just a yo yo, play a game of giant Jenga, solve abstract magnetized puzzles and and explore the museum to find even more experiences that will keep minds engaged and hands busy during school break!

Daily Activities

Drop-in-Art Activities
- 10am - 4pm in the Atrium and east India Marine Hall
- Stack a Jenga tower as tall as you are
- Dance on giant piano keys
- Create some big words on our oversized Scrabble board

Games Around the World
- 10am - 4pm in Assorted Galleries
Abstract Magnetic Puzzles
- 10:30am - 1pm in the Atrium

Monday, February 18, 2013

Activity
- Indoor Hopscotch Design
  - 1-4pm in Bartlett Gallery
Performance
- Yoyo People [video below]
  - 11am & 1:30pm in Morse Auditorium
  - Who would have thought you could make an entire show out of yo-yos? This husband and wife duo bring back that nostalgic toy, reminding you of old favorite tricks such as Walk the Dog and Rock the Baby, then amazing you with new and bizarre tricks, such as Boingy-Boingy and Iron Whip.
  - For families with kids ages 5 and up
  - Reservations by February 15
    - Reserve tickets for the 11:00 Show
    - Reserve tickets for the 1:30 Show
Film
- Alice In Wonderland [Movie Trailer]
  - 2:30pm in Morse Auditorium
  - Reserve Tickets by Febraury 15
    - Reserve Tickets for the Film Now

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Activity
- Make Your Own Marble Machine
  - 1-4pm in the Bartlett Gallery
  - For Families with Children Ages 6 and up
Performance
- Yo Yo People [video below]
  - 11am & 1:30pm in Morse Auditorium
  - Who would have thought you could make an entire show out of yo-yos? This husband and wife duo bring back that nostalgic toy, reminding you of old favorite tricks such as Walk the Dog and Rock the Baby, then amazing you with new and bizarre tricks, such as Boingy-Boingy and Iron Whip.
  - For families with kids ages 5 and up
  - Reservations by February 15
    - Reserve tickets for the 11:00 Show
    - Reserve tickets for the 1:30 Show

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Activity
- Indoor Hopscotch Design
  - 1-4pm in Bartlett Gallery
Performance
- Sumo Mice and Power Rice with Motoko
  - 11am & 1pm in Morse Auditorium
  - Award-winning storyteller Motoko [video below] returns to PEM with Japanese game-focused, origami-filled storytelling.
  - Reservations by February 19
    - Reserve tickets for the 11:00 Show
    - Reserve tickets for the 1:00 Show
Film
- Jumanji () [Movie Trailer]
  - 2:15pm in Morse Auditorium
  - Reservations by February 19
    - Reserve Tickets for the Film Now

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Activity
- Indoor Hopscotch Design
  - 1-4pm in Bartlett Gallery
Performance
- Sumo Mice and Power Rice with Motoko
  - 11am & 1pm in Morse Auditorium
  - Award-winning storyteller Motoko [video below] returns to PEM with Japanese game-focused, origami-filled storytelling.
  - Reservations by February 19
    - Reserve tickets for the 11:00 Show
    - Reserve tickets for the 1:00 Show

Friday, February 22, 2013

Activity
- Indoor Hopscotch Design
  - 1-4pm in Bartlett Gallery
Performance
- High-Energy Juggling [video below]
  - 11am & 1pm in Morse Auditorium
  - Juggling "rock stars" Matthew and Jason Tardy [video below] deliver an energetic performance full of humor, music and flying objects.
  - Reservations by February 21
    - Reserve tickets for the 11:00 Show
    - Reserve tickets for the 1:00 Show