Frog Pond Wading Pool Opens Saturday

Boston Common's Frog Pond will re-open to the public Saturday according to a release from the city.

“We welcome Boston’s youngsters back to the Frog Pond for a great place to cool off in the heat and play with other kids from throughout the city,” said Mayor Thomas Menino in a statement.

The opening will include "a fun and exciting celebration" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“We welcome Boston’s youngsters back to the Frog Pond for a great place to cool off in the heat and play with other kids from throughout the city,” Menino said.

Information on City of Boston and Boston Public Health Commission summer programs will be available at the opening. The city said in-kind sponsors H.P. Hood LLC and the National Dairy Council’s “Must Be the Milk” tour, Nantucket Nectars, Snapple, and Good Humor Ice Cream will provide refreshments.

Official mascot Frog Pond Freddie will appear and Boston Children’s Museum Pop-Up Children’s Museum activities, face painting, books courtesy of ReadBoston, giveaways from Mix 104.1 FM, and “Must Be the Milk” tour activities featuring games, dairy information and prizes will be included in the event, according to the city.

More information on the Frog Pond is available here.

The Frog Pond spray pool will be open for wading daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Labor Day.