Family art-making, the 200-year-old Yin Yu Tang Chinese house you can walk through, and maritime galleries — one of the best rainy-day museums north of Boston.
Details change often — check with the program.
Peabody Essex Museum is listed in the GOkidOZ guide to museum classes and family tours across Massachusetts. Class schedules, free hours and vacation-week programmes change term by term — check the official site above for current listings, and see what else is on during winter break.