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NAMI School Break Guides
https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/school-resources/school-break-resources-for-parents/
https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/school-resources/parents-of-teens-during-school-breaks/
https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/school-resources/teens-13-18-during-school-breaks/
https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/school-resources/back-to-school-resources/young-adults-in-college-during-school-breaks/
Parents' Guide to Spring Break Activities
Find ways to:
1. Get Outside
2. Make Something
3. Learn New Skills
4. Grow Together
5. Do a Good Deed
Find ways to:
1. Explore Local Museums and Exhibits
2. Learn a New Skill
3. Dive Into Reading
4. Participate in a STEM Challenge
5. Volunteer in the Community
Learn about activities educators use to help students take a break like:
1. Would You Rather
2. Rest and Reflect
3. Snowball Toss
4. Fold and Fly
5. Jigsaw Jumble
Bath
Youth Center
- Find youth programs, community events, housing and food resources, and resources for the whole family.
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
- The largest indoor skatepark in Maine, our skatepark offers over 6,000 square feet for skateboarding, inline skates, scooters & BMX. Our park is operated, in part, by local youth & riders and supports programs in the adjoining teen center.
- Skaters 5-18 years of age, your PARENT OR GUARDIAN must sign the waiver; not a neighbor or friend or friend’s parent. No riders under the age of 5 are permitted.
HOURS:
MONDAY – THURSDAY • 2 pm – 7 pm
FRIDAY • 2 pm – 9 pm
SATURDAY • 10 am – 9 pm
SUNDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
*Free Skate:
MONDAY-FRIDAY • 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Recreation Center
- Find summer camps, sport teams, and free events from Bath Recreation!
- Visit the gym, pool, playground, and fitness rooms or sign up for summer camps, youth programs, and community events!
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 5 am – 9 pm
SATURDAY • 7 am – 5 pm
SUNDAY • 9 am – 3 pm
Library
- Unusual Things To Borrow: American Girl Doll Kits, Chess Sets, Language Kits, Lawn Games, Music Kits, Outdoor Adventure Kits, Astronomy Binoculars, Bath Forestry Committee Backpack, Binoculars Stargazing Kit, My Own Backyard (MOBY) backpacks, Orion StarBlast Telescope
- Check out Museum Passes:
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- Children’s Museum & Theater of Maine: The Children’s Room issues passes to Library patrons for a specific date; one pass per day. Passes are good for regular admission price for up to 6 people.
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Passes are good for the regular season (May-October) only. One pass is issued for each day the Museum is open (May-October). Reservations can be made for two adults and any number of children under the age of 18.
- Farnsworth Museum: Pass provides free admission for up to four adults on a reserved date. Museum is currently open from Wednesday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The historic sites (Olson House and Farnsworth Homestead are currently closed to the public). Admission is also free for anyone 16 years old and under.
- Maine Maritime Museum: One pass issued for each day the Museum is open. Pass is good for free admission for up to 8 people.
- Maine State Parks: The pass admits the holder and the occupants of the pass holder’s vehicle to all Maine State Parks and Historic Sites day-use facilities. Pass checks out for five days.
- Portland Museum of Art: One pass issued for each day the Museum is open. Pass is good for free admission for up to 2 adults and 6 children.
- Railway Village Museum: The Museum is open from June 18-Indigenous People’s Day. This pass entitles two Adults or Seniors, and all accompanying children and/or grandchildren under 18 to free admission.
HOURS:
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY • 10 am – 7 pm
THURSDAY-FRIDAY • 10 am – 5 pm
SATURDAY • 10 am – 4 pm
Museum
- Two-Day Admission, Off Season (until May 15, 2025)
- Members: FREE, Adult: $14, Senior: $12, Child (17 & under): FREE*
HOURS:
DAILY • 9:30 am – 5 pm
Transportation
- REGULAR FARE: $1
- PURCHASE PASS: 12 rides for $10.
HOURS:
MONDAY-FRIDAY • 8 am – 5:30 pm
Bowdoinham
Youth Center
- Find youth programs, community events, housing and food resources, and resources for the whole family
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
- The largest indoor skatepark in Maine, our skatepark offers over 6,000 square feet for skateboarding, inline skates, scooters & BMX. Our park is operated, in part, by local youth & riders and supports programs in the adjoining teen center.
- Skaters 5-18 years of age, your PARENT OR GUARDIAN must sign the waiver; not a neighbor or friend or friend’s parent. No riders under the age of 5 are permitted.
HOURS:
MONDAY – THURSDAY • 2 pm – 7 pm
FRIDAY • 2 pm – 9 pm
SATURDAY • 10 am – 9 pm
SUNDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
*Free Skate:
MONDAY-FRIDAY • 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Recreation Center
- Find sports teams and age-friendly activities at Bowdoinham Recreation!
Library
- Find local events, book clubs, and check out books!
HOURS:
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY • 10 am – 2 pm
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
- Check out Museum & Park Passes for:
- Maine State Parks
- This pass allows all the occupants of up to a 17-passenger vehicle to free day-use at most of Maine’s State Parks and historic sites. Call the library to reserve the pass
- Boothbay Railway Village Museum
- Nowhere else in New England can you ride the rails behind an authentic steam locomotive. Surrounded by historic Maine buildings and view a collection of 60 antique autos.
- Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay
- Explore more than 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces, from the Native Butterfly and Moth House to the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden or Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden, and the Giant Trolls, the Guardians of the Seeds. Call the library to reserve the free pass.
- Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine
- This newly constructed facility welcomes our library pass holders to free admission for two adults and up to six children. Located at 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland, ME.
- Maine Maritime Museum in Bath
- One family group (up to eight) adult passes each day for entry to the Maine Maritime Museum (kids are always free).
- Maine State Parks
Brunswick
Youth Center
- The Brunswick Area Teen Center (BATC) provides a free and safe space for teens to engage in creative outlets, share their talents, hang out with friends, and participate in an abundance of activities put on by staff.
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Find youth programs, community events, housing and food resources, and resources for the whole family.
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
- The largest indoor skatepark in Maine, our skatepark offers over 6,000 square feet for skateboarding, inline skates, scooters & BMX. Our park is operated, in part, by local youth & riders and supports programs in the adjoining teen center
- Skaters 5-18 years of age, your PARENT OR GUARDIAN must sign the waiver; not a neighbor or friend or friend’s parent. No riders under the age of 5 are permitted.
HOURS:
MONDAY – THURSDAY • 2 pm – 7 pm
FRIDAY • 2 pm – 9 pm
SATURDAY • 10 am – 9 pm
SUNDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
*Free Skate:
MONDAY-FRIDAY • 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Recreation Center
- Brunswick Rec Center amenities: indoor track, basketball courts, pickleball courts, fitness center, surrounding area trails, and free wifi.
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 6 am – 8 pm
SATURDAY • 7 am – 6 pm
SUNDAY • 8 am – 4 pm
- Visit the gym, pool, playground, and fitness rooms or sign up for summer camps, youth programs, and community events!
HOURS:
MONDAY – THURSDAY • 5:30 am – 8 pm
FRIDAY • 5:30 am – 5 pm
SATURDAY • 8 am – 3 pm
- Our trips and programs are designed for Maine teenagers to connect with their peers, discover new things about themselves and the natural world, and grow together. Our goal is to support the well-being of our teens, so that they can enjoy healthy lives outside. Find a program near you!
Library
- Try 3-D printing, borrow materials, access Portland Public Library, sign up for teen, child, and adult programs, and check out the Library of Things to access kitchen and gardening tools, literary tools, games, and music.
HOURS:
MONDAY – THURSDAY • 9:30 am – 8 pm
FRIDAY • 9:30 am – 6 pm
SATURDAY • 9:30 am – 5 pm
SUNDAY • 12 pm – 4 pm
- Museum Passes
- Check out free museum passes:
- Boothbay Railway Village
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
- Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine Please follow the instructions given when reserving your pass.
- Farnsworth Art Museum
- Maine Discovery Museum
- Maine Maritime Museum
- Maine State Parks Pass
- Maine Wildlife Park
- Pejepscot History Center – Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum and the Skolfield-Whittier House
- Portland Museum of Art
- Check out free museum passes:
Museum
- Browse a variety of exhibitions and view the BCMA’s collection for FREE.
HOURS:
TUESDAY-SATURDAY • 10 am – 5 pm
THURSDAY • 10 am – 8:30 pm
SUNDAY • 1 pm – 5 pm
- Bowdoin’s Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum is dedicated entirely to all things Arctic. The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum is home to a diverse collection of over 41,000 objects, photographs, and motion picture films. Always FREE and open to the public.
HOURS:
TUESDAY-SATURDAY • 10 am – 5 pm
SUNDAY • 1 pm – 5 pm
Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum
- Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, carved a unique place in US and Naval history and played a critical role in maritime patrol aviation world-wide. The museum collects, consolidates and conserves thousands of facts, artifacts, stories and historical incidents that tell the complete story of U.S. maritime patrol aviation.
HOURS:
WEDNESDAY • 10 am – 4 pm
SUNDAY • 12 pm – 4 pm
Community Programs
- Midcoast Youth Theater provides youth with meaningful, safe theatrical opportunities regardless of experience or financial means. Go see the next production or join the troupe!
Transportation
- The Brunswick Link providespublic transit service in Brunswick for FREE!
- Learn how to ride and where you can go!
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • VISIT GOOGLE MAPS FOR SCHEDULED TIMES
Harpswell
Youth Center
- Find youth programs, community events, housing and food resources, and resources for the whole family.
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
- The largest indoor skatepark in Maine, our skatepark offers over 6,000 square feet for skateboarding, inline skates, scooters & BMX. Our park is operated, in part, by local youth & riders and supports programs in the adjoining teen center
- Skaters 5-18 years of age, your PARENT OR GUARDIAN must sign the waiver; not a neighbor or friend or friend’s parent. No riders under the age of 5 are permitted.
HOURS:
MONDAY – THURSDAY • 2 pm – 7 pm
FRIDAY • 2 pm – 9 pm
SATURDAY • 10 am – 9 pm
SUNDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
*Free Skate:
MONDAY-FRIDAY • 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Recreation Center
- Check out and sign up for Harpswell Recreation programs and amenities: swimming, yoga, pickleball, tax prep, community garden, & sports teams!
Library
- Check out Cundy Harbor Library for story walks, career training programs, FEMA help, contests, author visits and more community events!
HOURS:
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY • 10 am – 3 pm
- Amenities: computer access, printers, WiFi, & sign up for summer community programs!
HOURS:
TUESDAY, SATURDAY • 10 am – 3 pm
FRIDAY • 10 am – 4 pm
Museum
- Check out free museum passes at the library!
Topsham
Youth Center
- The Brunswick Area Teen Center (BATC) provides a free and safe space for teens to engage in creative outlets, share their talents, hang out with friends, and participate in an abundance of activities put on by staff.
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Find youth programs, community events, housing and food resources, and resources for the whole family.
HOURS:
MONDAY – FRIDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
- The largest indoor skatepark in Maine, our skatepark offers over 6,000 square feet for skateboarding, inline skates, scooters & BMX. Our park is operated, in part, by local youth & riders and supports programs in the adjoining teen center
- Skaters 5-18 years of age, your PARENT OR GUARDIAN must sign the waiver; not a neighbor or friend or friend’s parent. No riders under the age of 5 are permitted.
HOURS:
MONDAY – THURSDAY • 2 pm – 7 pm
FRIDAY • 2 pm – 9 pm
SATURDAY • 10 am – 9 pm
SUNDAY • 2 pm – 6 pm
*Free Skate:
MONDAY-FRIDAY • 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Recreation Center
- Join local sports teams and find community events at Topsham Recreation!
- Access sports facilities for group and team activities.
Library
- Find teen, child, and adult programming, gardens, Historical Society, and more at the Topsham Public Library!
HOURS:
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY • 9 am – 6 pm
TUESDAY, THURSDAY • 9 am – 8 pm
SATURDAY • 9 am – 4 pm
- Museum Passes for Topsham Library:
- Children’s Museum of Maine
- Portland Museum of Art
- Maine Wildlife Park
- Maine Maritime Museum
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
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CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (12pm-4pm) Art Rubbings (all day) Magna-Tiles & More (all day) Bath YMCA (9am-3pm) BATH SKATE PARK (2pm-6pm) |
CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (9:30am-8pm) Art Rubbings (all day) Magna-Tiles & More (all day) Craft Meetup (4pm-6pm) TOPSHAM LIBRARY (9am-6pm) Monday Matinee: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1pm-3pm) Earth Day Cookie Decorating (4pm-5pm) PATTEN FREE LIBRARY (10am-5pm) Babytime (10:15am-11:15am) Minecraft Mondays (3:30pm-4pm) MIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER (2pm-6pm) BATH YMCA (5am-9pm) BATH SKATE PARK (2pm-7pm): Free Skate (2pm-3:30pm) BRUNSWICK TEEN CENTER (2:30pm-5:30pm) Poetry Week at H-L Library (12pm-12:15pm) Middle Eastern Ensemble (7:30pm-9pm) |
CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (9:30am-8pm) Art Rubbings (all day) Magna-Tiles & More (all day) The Sharing Table: Food For All (12pm-1:30pm) Art Supply Swap (4pm-7pm) Hardware Swap (5pm-7pm) Nature as My Muse (6pm-8pm) TOPSHAM LIBRARY (9am-8pm) Movie: Moana 2 (2:30pm-4:10pm) PATTEN FREE LIBRARY (10am-7pm) Sharing Table (12pm-2:30pm) Cooking Workshop (1pm-2pm) Knitting Table (3pm-5pm) Family Game Night (4pm-6pm) PFL Writers Group (5:30pm-7pm) French Conversation (6pm-7pm) Movie Discussion: The Immigrant Experience in the U.S. (6:30pm-7:30pm) BOWDOINHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (10am-2pm) ORR’S ISLAND LIBRARY (10am-3pm) MIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER (2pm-6pm) BATH YMCA (5am-9pm) BATH SKATE PARK (2pm-7pm): Free Skate (2pm-3:30pm) BRUNSWICK TEEN CENTER (2:30pm-5:30pm) Poetry Week at H-L Library (12 pm-12:15 pm) Bowdoin vs. Colby Softball (5pm-9pm) BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART: (10am-5pm) |
CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (9:30am-8pm) Art Rubbings (all day) Magna-Tiles & More (all day) Family Art Studio (10:30am-12pm) Special Teen Dungeons & Dragons (1pm-4pm) TOPSHAM LIBRARY (9am-6pm) Preschool Storytime (10:30am-11:15am) Topsham Sharing Table (12:30pm-2:30pm) Drop-In Activities (1pm-3:30pm) Justice League Crafters (4pm-5:30pm) Lego Club (4pm-5pm) PATTEN FREE LIBRARY (10am-7pm) Cooking Workshop (1pm-2pm) Tween Minecraft Club (3pm-5pm) Lego Club (4pm-5pm) BOWDOINHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (2pm-6pm) MIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER (2pm-6pm) BATH YMCA (5am-9pm) BATH SKATE PARK (2pm-7pm) Free Skate (2pm-3:30pm) BRUNSWICK TEEN CENTER (2:30pm-5:30pm) Poetry Week at H-L Library (12 pm-12:15 pm) BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART (10am-5pm) |
CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (9:30am-8pm) Art Rubbings (all day) Magna-Tiles & More (all day) Giant Games (10am-11:30am) Nature as My Muse (1pm-2pm) Science Fiction Book Club (5pm-6pm) Interacting w/ Wabanaki-Maine History (6pm-8pm) TOPSHAM LIBRARY (9am-8pm): Baby & Me (10am-10:20am) Music & Rhyme Time (10:30am-11am) Drop-In Activities (1pm-3:30pm) Poetry Reading: Katherine Hagopian Berry (2pm-3:15pm) Poetry Reading: Mike Bove & Samaa Abdurraqib (4pm-5:15pm) PATTEN FREE LIBRARY (10am-5pm) Seed Starting (3pm-4pm) Read to Leila the Dog (3:30pm-4:30pm) BOWDOINHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (2pm-6pm) MIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER (2pm-6pm) BATH YMCA (5am-9pm) BATH SKATE PARK (2pm-7pm) Free Skate (2pm-3:30pm) BRUNSWICK TEEN CENTER (2:30pm-5:30pm) Red Cross Blood Drive (11am-7pm) Poetry Week at H-L Library (12pm-12:15pm) “Decolonizing Land Relations in the Dawnland” with Darren Ranco (4:30pm-6pm) “Why are we not keeping the peace in Africa?” (5pm-6:30pm) Bowdoin vs University of New England Softball (5pm-9pm) Community Quinner at SWAG (6:30pm-8pm) Beyond Borders Percussion Ensemble (7:30pm-9pm) BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART (10am-8:30pm) “Scratching the Surface” with Barbara Putnam (4:15pm-5:15pm) Poetry in the Pavilion (5:30pm-7pm) “Ecology-Informed Art” with Barbara Putnam (7:15pm-8:15pm) |
CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (9:30am-6pm) Art Rubbings (all day) Magna-Tiles & More (all day) Music Fun w/ Miss Teresa (11am-12pm) TOPSHAM LIBRARY (9am-6pm) BIG TRUCK DAY (10am-12pm) Model Train Event (10am-2pm) PATTEN FREE LIBRARY (10am-5pm) All Ages Storytime (10:15am-11:15am) Spanish Conversation (10:30am-11:30am) BOWDOINHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (2pm-6pm) ORR’S ISLAND LIBRARY (10am-4pm) MIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER (2pm-6pm) BATH YMCA (5am-9pm) BATH SKATE PARK (2pm-9pm) Free Skate (2pm-3:30pm) Poetry Week at H-L Library (12pm-12:15pm) Jummah Prayer (12:50pm-2:30pm) Poker Club Meeting (4pm-6pm) BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART (10am-5pm) Gallery Talk: “Flora et Fauna” (12pm-1pm) |
CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (9:30am-5pm) Art Rubbings (all day) Magna-Tiles & More (all day) TOPSHAM LIBRARY (9am-4pm) Teen Saturdays (9:30am-11am) Saturday Matinee: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (1pm-3:30pm) PATTEN FREE LIBRARY (10am-4pm) Death Cafe (2pm-3:30pm) BOWDOINHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (10am-2pm) ORR’S ISLAND LIBRARY (10am-3pm) MIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER (2pm-6pm) BATH YMCA (7am-5pm) BATH SKATE PARK (10am-9pm) BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART (10am-5pm) |
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