Family Adventure Days: Comics and Capes

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

Pow! Wham! Zap! Grab your mask and cape and join us for comic book day! Kids can design their own superhero and comic book cover, or decorate a comic-covered mini gadget box.

Family Adventure Days: Comics and Capes

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

Pow! Wham! Zap! Grab your mask and cape and join us for comic book day! Kids can design their own superhero and comic book cover, or decorate a comic-covered mini gadget box.

Family Adventure Days: Remake, Reuse, Recycle

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

Being green isn’t a new idea! Long ago, kids and families reused and “recycled” materials every day, sometimes in surprising ways. Make a plastic basket or braided rug out of recycled materials, and use your detective skills to figure out what different historic artifacts were made from.

Family Adventure Days: Remake, Reuse, Recycle

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

Being green isn’t a new idea! Long ago, kids and families reused and “recycled” materials every day, sometimes in surprising ways. Make a plastic basket or braided rug out of recycled materials, and use your detective skills to figure out what different historic artifacts were made from.

Family Adventure Days: Remake, Reuse, Recycle

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

Being green isn’t a new idea! Long ago, kids and families reused and “recycled” materials every day, sometimes in surprising ways. Make a plastic basket or braided rug out of recycled materials, and use your detective skills to figure out what different historic artifacts were made from.

Family Adventure Days: Remake, Reuse, Recycle

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

Being green isn’t a new idea! Long ago, kids and families reused and “recycled” materials every day, sometimes in surprising ways. Make a plastic basket or braided rug out of recycled materials, and use your detective skills to figure out what different historic artifacts were made from.

Family Adventure Days: Symbols and Codes

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

Can you decode the hidden messages? Be a super sleuth for the day and try to deduce the meaning behind symbols used by people long ago and today. Send a secret message using the Victorian language of flowers or the modern day language of emojis! Kids can also make a Victorian flower bookmark or an emoji stress ball.

Family Adventure Days: Symbols and Codes

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

Can you decode the hidden messages? Be a super sleuth for the day and try to deduce the meaning behind symbols used by people long ago and today. Send a secret message using the Victorian language of flowers or the modern day language of emojis! Kids can also make a Victorian flower bookmark or an emoji stress ball.

Family Adventure Days: Symbols and Codes

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

Can you decode the hidden messages? Be a super sleuth for the day and try to deduce the meaning behind symbols used by people long ago and today. Send a secret message using the Victorian language of flowers or the modern day language of emojis! Kids can also make a Victorian flower bookmark or an emoji stress ball.

Family Adventure Days: Symbols and Codes

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

Can you decode the hidden messages? Be a super sleuth for the day and try to deduce the meaning behind symbols used by people long ago and today. Send a secret message using the Victorian language of flowers or the modern day language of emojis! Kids can also make a Victorian flower bookmark or an emoji stress ball.

Family Program: Play in the Past

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

Come to Free First Saturday at the CMCH and experience what life was like for children in colonial times. Kids and families can participate in a series of colonial games, compete against friends in "chore races," and make their own whirligig to take home!

Family Program: Play in the Past

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

Come to Free First Saturday at the CMCH and experience what life was like for children in colonial times. Kids and families can participate in a series of colonial games, compete against friends in "chore races," and make their own whirligig to take home!