events
The Wellesley Mothers Forum offers numerous events throughout the year for its members and their families.
Children and Family Events
These popular events are a wonderful way for families to spend quality time together and to make connections with other families in the community. Annual events include: Fall Carnival, Pumpkin Party, Unity Farm Tour, Holiday Party, and Spring Carnival.
Lectures
Hear from best-selling authors, relationship experts, and parenting gurus over hors d’oeuvres and wine. Our purpose: to empower our members with practical tools and research-based strategies to alleviate the daily challenges we face as parents and individuals. Our hope: each member comes away with a reassuring sense of community, knowing that they are not alone in the magical but confounding journey that is life! Previous speakers included:
- Dr. Becky Kennedy, author of Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
- Emily Oster, CEO of ParentData and author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet, and The Family Firm
- Dr. Alice Domar, author of Be Happy Without Being Perfect: How to Worry Less and Enjoy Life More
- Dr. Marisa G. Franco, author of Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make - and Keep - Friends
- Diana Graber, founder of CyberWise and Cyber Civics and author of Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology
- Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)
- Jancee Dunn, journalist and author of How Not to Hate Your Husband after Kids
- Karen Le Billon, author of French Kids Eat Everything
Forum Events
Forum Events are WMF’s signature membership-wide gatherings, bringing our community together to connect, celebrate, and have fun throughout the year. Often centered around a creative or seasonal theme, these marquee events include the Fall Social, Cookie Swap, Teddy Bear Tea, Spring Social, and Volunteer Appreciation Party.
Moms' & Couples Events
Moms’ & Couples Events offer members opportunities to connect in smaller, more intimate settings—sometimes hosted in members’ homes. Experiences vary throughout the year and have included a couples’ wine and cheese night, pie-making and cake-decorating classes, a holiday wreath workshop, fondue, and more.
Membership Events
Membership Events are designed to welcome those who have recently joined WMF and help them build connections within the community. Hosted as casual coffee gatherings or evening “Sips” events, they offer a relaxed opportunity to meet fellow members, learn more about the Forum, and begin forming new friendships.
Subgroup Events
Our subgroups make the WMF community feel even more personal by helping members connect through shared experiences and stages of motherhood. Whether you’re expecting, looking to meet moms with children of similar ages, raising a child with special needs, or working outside the home, these groups offer events and programming created especially for you. We encourage all members to explore our subgroups and find the communities that feel like the right fit.