Family Program: Join the Circus

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

For one day only, join us for an extraordinary experience as we invite kids and their families to join the circus for the day! Choose a funny costume, then try out different circus acts like juggling, balancing, plate spinning, and more! Perform fantastic feats and astounding acts that will amaze and mystify your family!

Family Program: Join the Circus

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

For one day only, join us for an extraordinary experience as we invite kids and their families to join the circus for the day! Choose a funny costume, then try out different circus acts like juggling, balancing, plate spinning, and more! Perform fantastic feats and astounding acts that will amaze and mystify your family!

Family Program: Valentines for Kids

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Instead of buying your Valentine’s Day cards this year, come to CMCH to create old-fashioned, hand-made Valentines! Get inspired by Valentines from long ago, then use your creativity to make Valentine cards to give to your friends and family.

Family Program: Valentines for Kids

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Instead of buying your Valentine’s Day cards this year, come to CMCH to create old-fashioned, hand-made Valentines! Get inspired by Valentines from long ago, then use your creativity to make Valentine cards to give to your friends and family.

Family Class: Pysanky Egg Decorating

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Join us for a special family class during February break and try out a new (and old) form of decorating eggs! Ukrainian pysanky master artist Paul Luniw will instruct families in pysanky, the traditional Ukrainian decorative art of creating intricately designed eggs. Children and adults will design and decorate their own egg to take home.

Family Class: Pysanky Egg Decorating

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Join us for a special family class during February break and try out a new (and old) form of decorating eggs! Ukrainian pysanky master artist Paul Luniw will instruct families in pysanky, the traditional Ukrainian decorative art of creating intricately designed eggs. Children and adults will design and decorate their own egg to take home.

Family Program: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Come celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and NEA’s Read Across America Day at the CMCH! Families are invited to join us for a reading of the Dr. Seuss classic Green Eggs and Ham at 10:15, 11:15, or 12:15, where we’ll learn that weird things can surprise us if we give them a try. In the spirit of Sam-I-Am, kids can create wacky colorful “food” of the future.

Family Program: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Come celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and NEA’s Read Across America Day at the CMCH! Families are invited to join us for a reading of the Dr. Seuss classic Green Eggs and Ham at 10:15, 11:15, or 12:15, where we’ll learn that weird things can surprise us if we give them a try. In the spirit of Sam-I-Am, kids can create wacky colorful “food” of the future.

Family Program: Weird and Wacky Day

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Embrace the weird at a super silly Free First Saturday! We’ll be creating our own wacky paper clothing and silly hats inspired by the truly weird clothes in the That’s Weird exhibit, and make a jar of mystery slime to play with at home.

Family Program: Weird and Wacky Day

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Embrace the weird at a super silly Free First Saturday! We’ll be creating our own wacky paper clothing and silly hats inspired by the truly weird clothes in the That’s Weird exhibit, and make a jar of mystery slime to play with at home.

Spring Vacation Program: Dig History!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Be an archaeologist for the day! On Wednesday, work with your family on a simulated “box dig.” Learn how archaeologists work on professional digs, use different tools to uncover artifacts, record your finds, and figure out the story that history left behind in your box.

Spring Vacation Program: Dig History!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Be an archaeologist for the day! On Wednesday, work with your family on a simulated “box dig.” Learn how archaeologists work on professional digs, use different tools to uncover artifacts, record your finds, and figure out the story that history left behind in your box.