Hilltown Families 
The Buzz About Bees Family FunFest Family Concert with Uncle Rock Bees, Cat in the Hat, Science and More! Springfield Musuems Friday, August 27th from 10am-4pm Hilltown Families and the Springfield...
Heat Wave When we moved an hour north, I thought it might be snowier in the winter, but I didn’t think it’d be hotter in the summers. Here in Northampton we...
Springfield Museums to Join Public Reading of Frederick Douglass Speech Wednesday, June 30th at Noon The Springfield Museums are participating in a communal reading of Frederick Douglass’s fiery 1852 speech, “The...
The Art of the Brick Through September 5th at the Springfield Museums If you build it, they will come. And New York artist Nathan Sawaya has built some amazing sculptures out...
Stars Over Springfield at the Springfield Science Museum The Springfield Science Museum’s large rooftop telescope will be open for public sky-gazing on Friday, May 7th, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. The program...
Underground Railroad Talk Museum of Springfield History April 11th @ 2pm Many families emailed to let me know how much they appreciated the Underground Railroad Episode of the Hilltown Family Variety...
Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body Springfield Science Museum through September 6th, 2009 Grossology is based on a popular series of books by science teacher Sylvia Branzei. The exhibit...
Lisa Downing of the Forbes Library in Northampton, MA writes: Free admission to area museums is as easy as a visit to the Forbes Library. Now in the fifth year, the...
Making a Family Museum Visit Fun … By Marilyn Anderson and Patricia Sullivan More Art, Please! Museums are places of wonderment, exploration, learning, and fun for the entire family. Just ask...
V-log: Dances with Robots by Tom Adams (Hilltown Families Contributing Writer) Come along as my family and I journey to Springfield MA’s Symphony Hall (after a little detour) to see “Dances...
One my favorite movies to watch during the holidays is The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, a 23 minute pencil-drawn animation. It's the purity of The Snowman that I enjoy the most....
Western Mass elementary schools honor national Read Across America Day with Dr. Seuss Gateway elementary schools held another successful “Seussabration”, to honor national Read Across America Day on March 7th. This...
The Springfield Museum is hosting a Medieval Faire during the winter school break. On Tuesday, Rosalita’s Puppets performed a marionette puppet show. Keeping in theme with the Medieval Faire, the performance...
The Springfield Museums’ Holiday Happenings this past Saturday was a great adventure. They had a list of activities to do with the kids in addition to visiting all four of their...