Family Program: Holiday Poppers and Traditions
Join the CMCH for our annual popper craft! Make your very own popper to use as a gift, a New Year's Eve noisemaker, or a holiday party favor.
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Spring Break ART-ifact Discovery: Elegant Embroidery
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CTJoin us during spring break as we take a close look at historic ART-ifacts! On Thursday, explore the world of elegant costumes and colorful embroidery. Get inspired by the clothing and needlework in the exhibits, then design and “sew” your own kid-friendly needlework.
Family Program: Cocoa and Crafts
Curl up with some hot cocoa at the CMCH! Join us for a morning of crafts, hot chocolate, and readings of Anna Llenas' "The Color Monster." After the story, make your own felt monster to take home!
Family Program: Cocoa and Crafts
Curl up with some hot cocoa at the CMCH! Join us for a morning of crafts, hot chocolate, and readings of Anna Llenas' "The Color Monster." After the story, make your own felt monster to take home!
Family Program: Cocoa and Crafts
Curl up with some hot cocoa at the CMCH! Join us for a morning of hot chocolate, crafts, and readings of Stella Blackstone's "Bear at Work". After the story, make a toy bear of your own and design it a special work uniform!
Family Program: Cocoa and Crafts
Curl up with some hot cocoa at the CMCH! Join us for a morning of hot chocolate, crafts, and readings of Stella Blackstone's "Bear at Work". After the story, make a toy bear of your own and design it a special work uniform!
Family Program: Winter Wonderland (CANCELED)
Explore Connecticut’s wintry wonders! Look closely at images of the unique holiday-themed window and store displays at G. Fox and Co, a Connecticut department store. Then, using those as inspiration, design your own wintry window display!
Family Program: Winter Wonderland (CANCELED)
Explore Connecticut’s wintry wonders! Look closely at images of the unique holiday-themed window and store displays at G. Fox and Co, a Connecticut department store. Then, using those as inspiration, design your own wintry window display!
Family Exhibit Tour: Dressing Up the Past (CANCELED)
Visit the CMCH for a special tour of Making Connecticut followed by a related craft! Through close-looking and hands-on activities, explore how clothing was made and how fashion has changed throughout history. Families will have the opportunity to card wool, “work” in a textile factory, and more!
Family Exhibit Tour: Dressing Up the Past (CANCELED)
Visit the CMCH for a special tour of Making Connecticut followed by a related craft! Through close-looking and hands-on activities, explore how clothing was made and how fashion has changed throughout history. Families will have the opportunity to card wool, “work” in a textile factory, and more!
Virtual Homeschool Workshop: A Day in the Life
Explore a day in the life of soldiers, battlefield nurses, and women working on the homefront during the Civil War. Through close-looking at a variety of primary sources, including letters, diary entries, and newspapers, children will explore the variety of roles and responsibilities of women during the Civil War.
Family Program: Valentines for Kids
Happy Valentine's Day! Using historic valentines from the CMCH collection as inspiration, create one-of-a-kind cards to give to your loved ones!