Summer Family Fun Series: Celebrate America’s 250th at the Missouri History Museum
Date: Friday, June 26
Time: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Missouri History Museum
Cost: Free
The Summer Family Fun Series happens every Friday in June and July (except July 3). Family-friendly activities include crafts, performances, scavenger hunts, storytelling and more. Recommended for families with children ages 2–12.
Schedule
Cuentos en el Museo: Historias de inmigración / Stories of Immigration | 10:30–11:15 a.m. | History Clubhouse
Nuestra comunidad está formada por personas de todo el mundo. Vamos a leer historias sobre personas que se mudan de un país a otro. Our community is made up of people from all over the world—let’s read stories about people moving from one country to another.
Bald Eagle Encounter | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | MacDermott Grand Hall
Learn all about the majestic mascot of the United States, the bald eagle, in this presentation featuring a real bald eagle from the World Bird Sanctuary.
50 Years of Fanfare Performance | 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Lee Auditorium
Celebrate 50 years of American music with Fanfare! Dance through the decades to the sounds of Motown, R&B, classic rock, disco, pop, country, jazz standards, big band and more.
Colonial Spinning and Weaving | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | MacDermott Grand Hall
See a living-history demonstration of wool spinning, carding and wool preparation from the 17th and 18th centuries and touch real knitted items made from handspun wool yarns.
Crafts | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | MacDermott Grand Hall
Decorate a birthday hat for the USA and make scratch-art fireworks!
Gallery Adventure | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | All galleries
St. Louis history is American history! Explore the people, places and events from St. Louis history that made their mark on America with hands-on family-friendly activities throughout the galleries.
Resource Tables | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | MacDermott Grand Hall
Keep learning about American history with activities from the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site and the Library & Research Center.