February school vacation: Things to do in Central Mass.

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If the internet at home should happen to go on the fritz during school vacation, and the kids are getting stir crazy, there are plenty of activities in Central Massachusetts to fill the time.

Worcester Common Oval

Mike Godlewski of Grafton pushes his daughter Colette, 4, around the Worcester Common Oval skating rink. School vacation hours will be 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday through Thursday. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Friday, and Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25, hours will be 1 to 6 p.m.
Mike Godlewski of Grafton pushes his daughter Colette, 4, around the Worcester Common Oval skating rink. School vacation hours will be 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday through Thursday. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Friday, and Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25, hours will be 1 to 6 p.m.

The skating oval on the Common will be open extended hours during the week.

The oval will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday through Thursday. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Friday, and Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25, hours will be 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, admission will be free, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Skate rental will be free for skaters 12 and under.

School vacation:Worcester Common Oval

Worcester Public Library

The main library and branches will be closed Monday in recognition of Presidents' Day. The branches will have extended hours for the remainder of the week.

Some of the vacation week events include a visit by Gilbert the Party Pig to the Tatnuck Magnet Branch at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and a Slime Workshop at the Frances Perkins Branch at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

At the main library, 3 Salem Square, a Winter Wonderland Escape Room runs on the hour, starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

School vacation:Worcester Public Library

Worcester Historical Museum

The museum, 30 Elm St., has several events planned for Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free, as it is throughout February.

The Alden Family Gallery, an interactive space, will be the site of vacation-week events. The gallery is in its 10th year.

The week's themes are: Tuesday, make a Mardi Gras crown; Wednesday, Worcester diners; Thursday, Salisbury Mansion; and Friday, Worcester's industrial history.

School vacation:Worcester Historical Museum

Children watch a show inside the Planetarium at the EcoTarium in Worcester.
Children watch a show inside the Planetarium at the EcoTarium in Worcester.

EcoTarium

The museum, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, has planned a series of events as part of Prehistoric Planet Vacation Week. Visitors will learn what the world was like when dinosaurs roamed the planet.

Related activities will be held Monday through Friday including bone bingo (11 a.m. daily); Live reptile show (12:30 p.m. daily); and dinosaur tracking (2:45 p.m. daily).

School vacation:EcoTarium

Old Sturbridge Village

Vacation week at Old Sturbridge Village is highlighted by the Maple Days program, with a lot at maple sugaring as it was done in 19th-century New England.
Vacation week at Old Sturbridge Village is highlighted by the Maple Days program, with a lot at maple sugaring as it was done in 19th-century New England.

The museum is closed Monday and Tuesday. Vacation week is highlighted by the Maple Days program, with a lot at maple sugaring as it was done in 19th-century New England.

The week at Old Sturbridge Village also includes the Discovery Adventures program, a multiday program that gives kids a hands-on feel for yesteryear. (Spots are limited; check availability.)

Vacation week:Old Sturbridge Village

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