Looking for ideas on what to do during February vacation week in the Boston area and other towns and cities in eastern Massachusetts? Here are some activities that are affordable and will surely warm up your February break:

Go to a Boston area museum with low or free admission.
Weather permitting, go outdoor ice skating at beautiful Turner Pond in Walpole, Mass. There’s also a quaint lodge there to warm up with a fieldstone fireplace, television, snacks and some hot chocolate!
The Boston Frog Pond, at the beautiful Boston Common in Boston, Mass., is another wonderful spot to ice skate.
Go cross country skiing at the Weston Ski Track in Weston, Mass. It’s nice to have a little scenery while getting some great exercise outdoors!
Take a free tour of the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory.
Save big money on outlet shopping at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham, Mass. OK, this can get expensive but if you’re shopping wisely on a budget, this is the place to go!
Visit an outstanding winter farmers market at Mahoney’s in Winchester, Mass., and Falmouth, Mass.
Go to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Mass., where you can see more than 300 antique and modern quilts and tops, plus many related textile and sewing items, representing the history of American quilt making.

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