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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Try out different activities during spring break to see how museums discover historic artifacts left in the ground. On Friday, join us as guest archaeologist Bonnie Plourde shows us why stone artifacts rock! Watch as an average stone is transformed into an functional tool, try cutting materials with different sharpened rocks, compare stone tools used thousands of years ago by Native Americans in Connecticut, and make a rock craft to take home.
Try out different activities during spring break to see how museums discover historic artifacts left in the ground. On Friday, join us as guest archaeologist Bonnie Plourde shows us why stone artifacts rock! Watch as an average stone is transformed into an functional tool, try cutting materials with different sharpened rocks, compare stone tools used thousands of years ago by Native Americans in Connecticut, and make a rock craft to take home.
Ahoy mateys! Step aboard the CMCH and learn about Connecticut’s maritime history! See what it was like to be an 18th-century sailor and try your hand at knot tying. Learn about Connecticut’s whaling history and make kid-friendly “scrimshaw” using scratch art.
Ahoy mateys! Step aboard the CMCH and learn about Connecticut’s maritime history! See what it was like to be an 18th-century sailor and try your hand at knot tying. Learn about Connecticut’s whaling history and make kid-friendly “scrimshaw” using scratch art.
