# Everyday Engineering: Squishy Circuits at Discovery Museum > Event for families in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (MA / NH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Wed, Dec 2 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM - Where: Discovery Museum, 177 Main Street (Route 27), Acton, MA 01720 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Free with admission - Organizer: Discovery Museum - Official page: https://www.discoveryacton.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/everyday-engineering-squishy-circuits-at-discovery-museum--listing-b5140324a2a1251ed3d1bb89 ## About A drop-in circuitry session at Discovery Museum in Acton where children squish and sculpt conductive playdough and use it to light up LEDs and set off buzzers. It turns a familiar toy into a first lesson in how electricity flows, so it works for preschoolers who just want to see the lights come on and for older kids who can experiment with series and parallel shapes. Messy hands are part of the fun. The activity runs for two hours on a Wednesday afternoon and is included with museum admission; drop in any time in that window. ## Similar picks in Boston - [Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/candlelight-stroll-at-strawbery-banke-museum--listing-9c0a6554144a522e7dfad503) — Fri, Dec 4 (+8 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 13. Strawbery Banke's holiday tradition: the historic houses of Puddle Dock are decorated for three centuries of winter holidays and lit by candlelight, with costumed role-players… - [Everyday Engineering: Indoor Fort Building at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/everyday-engineering-indoor-fort-building-at-discovery-museum--listing-06d9f6ac4d4d318a15ec0b41) — Fri, Nov 27 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Discovery Museum in Acton turns a room into an ever-changing blanket fort that visitors build together. Kids engineer with repurposed and recycled… - [Edaville's Winter Wonderland Train & Lights Festival](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/edaville-s-winter-wonderland-train-and-lights-festival--listing-38896c83c807cd1a40e64ac5) — Fri, Nov 27 (+13 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Edaville, Carver · All ages · From $36 · checked Oct 16. Edaville's holiday festival in Carver turns the historic railroad park into a lit-up winter village on weekends from Thanksgiving Friday until December 27. Every ticket includes… - [South Shore Celebration of Lights (Marshfield Fairgrounds)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/south-shore-celebration-of-lights-marshfield-fairgrounds--listing-439c74ac127ad7d410fca046) — Fri, Nov 27 (+29 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Marshfield Fairgrounds · All ages · From $22.99 · checked Oct 21. Fiesta Shows' South Shore drive-through light show turns more than a mile of roadway at the Marshfield Fairgrounds into a display of over a million LED lights, with a 300-foot… - [Merrimack Valley Celebration of Lights (Methuen)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/merrimack-valley-celebration-of-lights-methuen--listing-fc7d6dcef2a1ddb1af13719a) — Fri, Nov 27 (+29 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Mann Orchards Riverside Farm, Methuen · All ages · From $22.99 · checked Oct 21. A one-mile drive-through holiday light show on the roadways of Mann Orchards Riverside Farm in Methuen, run by the traveling-amusement company Fiesta Shows. More than a million… - [2026 Illuminated Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting (Portsmouth, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/2026-illuminated-holiday-parade-and-tree-lighting-portsmouth-nh--listing-96b64639fb95d0b9ac852b26) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Market Square and Islington Street, Downtown Portsmouth · Free · checked Oct 13. Portsmouth's holiday evening begins in Market Square with the Mayor and City Council hosting the Tree Lighting Ceremony from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. The Illuminated Holiday Parade… ## More for families - [This weekend in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston.md)