Finding things to do with your kids should be easy.
So we built Community Kangaroo for other parents like us.
What is Community Kangaroo?
Community Kangaroo is the one-stop-shop for parents across Greater Boston to find local events and info. We list every local kid-friendly event we can find on our calendar, and we pick our favorite events each weekend to highlight in our handy Thursday e-newsletter.
Our maps let you find playgrounds, hikes, farms, birthday parties, and even neighborhood Christmas light displays near you.
Add in our detailed camp lists and seasonal event highlights, and you’ve got all the info you need to win parenting!
How can I get my business on Community Kangaroo?
There’s no charge for businesses to list one-time events on our calendar, birthday parties on our party map, camps on our detailed list, or drop-in playtimes on our activities map.
- Events: We may already be listing your event on our calendars! If it’s not already listed, you can submit an upcoming event.
- Maps and Lists: Share your business with us via this form so can consider it for the website
- Corrections: If you see an error listed on our site, please submit the corrections form to our content team.
Advertise: With the high volume of information on CK, the best way to stand out is with an ad, which puts your business prominently in front of thousands of local parents. You won’t find a more targeted audience, with the ability to choose your own combination of regions (each reaching 2 to 5 towns) to build the best delivery of your message. We love our business partners and promote them every chance we have. Learn more about these exciting opportunities.
Annual Awards: Each fall we run a friendly contest called the Joey Awards, inviting our readers to nominate and vote on their favorite kid-friendly businesses in a variety of categories. We quietly ask our subscribers for nominations in a private first round, then we open up the final round to the public. Be sure you’re subscribed to the region nearest to your business to hear when both rounds open this fall!
Who runs Community Kangaroo?
CK was started in 2015 by Sharon Aigler, a MetroWest mom who had a vision of the ultimate user-friendly local website to make parents’ lives easier.
Sharon Aigler
Executive Director
Sharon continues to run Community Kangaroo as Executive Director. She works with Content Team Director Alyson Amaral Roy to coordinate a team of 28 parent editors strategically located across Greater Boston. These editors curate the event calendar, write weekly newsletters, and keep the camp lists and seasonal maps updated each year.
Special thanks to the following:
Amanda Paradis Lozier for designing Community Kangaroo’s logo and many of the other artistic and graphic features
Ken Lozier for technical support and for fixing all the things when they break
Maps Icon Collection for images used as icon on maps in this site (https://mapicons.mapsmarker.com)