For Kids and Families
Upcoming Events
Outdoor Family Adventure, May 16
Mode4Music Performance June 8
Summer Museum Adventure Mornings, July – August
Summer Museum Adventure Week, July 14-18
Summer Family Fun Fridays July 11, 18 & 25; August 1,8 & 15
Family Movie Nights Under the Stars August 29; September 5,12 & 19, Rain Date: September 26
Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19
Model T Birthday Celebration October 4
Young Museum Explorers Club October 15, November 12 & December 17
Halloween Carnival October 24
New Family Activities Added to Auto Shows!
Bring your family to the European Auto Show on June 14 and the Heritage Auto Show on July 19 for newley added family activities! Join us for scavenger hunts, dress-up costumes, car-themed crafts, Lego car building and scooter obstacle course races! For more details on the Auto Shows, click here: AUTO SHOWS
Museum on the Road Community Programs
Are you looking for a fun and educational program for your community group? Heritage Museums & Gardens has a wide variety of programming that can be brought to your community group, club meeting or campe program by a Heritage Education Department staff member. For more information, click here: MUSEUM ON THE ROAD
 Outdoor Family Adventure
Friday, May 16
6pm to 8pm
(rain date May 17th)
Learn about early American exploration by discovering it first-hand! Families will become a team of explorers, preparing for a journey into the ‘unknown lands of Heritage.’ First, each family will construct a handmade compass and design a team hat for everyone to use during the trek into the wilderness.
After a brief instruction on basic orienteering, family teams will head out on the grounds to begin their trail blazing adventure! By following clues, codes, maps, and trail markings, families can discover hidden treasures throughout the property as well as get to know some unique trees and plants in the garden collections.
Before returning to civilization, families will celebrate their achievements around a roaring campfire. Everyone will enjoy a special treat and listen to storyteller Sarah Jacobson weave legends and fables from early explorers in our past and what they saw in the ‘new world.’ Stories include “The Mermaid and the Whale,” a tale involving Cape Cod history and a legend of a mermaid and whale living in Shawme Pond, which can be seen from our campfire!
Don’t miss your chance to discover history, nature, map reading, and storytelling during this journey into the hidden world around us that the whole family can enjoy!
Registration deadline: May 12
Fees: $9 Members, $11 Non-Members
Ro register, or for more information, call 508-888-3300 ext. 159, E-Mail: khoeker@heritagemuseums.org or click here: OUTDOOR ADVENTURES.
Summer Family Fun Fridays
Begin your visit by setting out your blankets or chairs on a spot on the lawn to enjoy interactive family entertainment on the Outdoor Concert Stage. These hour-long performances have something to please everyone in the family, including puppet shows, dancing, comedy, storytelling, music, and in most cases, a mix of everything!
2008 Schedule: For more information on each event, click on the performer name!
July 11 Summer Family Fun Fridays Kick-off Celebration with the Performance 11:00am – Noon, Crafts and Games 12 – 5:00pm
Performance 11:00am – Noon, Craft Station 12 – 1:30pm
Performance 11:00am – Noon, Craft Station 12 – 1:30pm
Performance 11:00am – Noon, Craft Station 12 – 1:30pm
Performance 11:00am – Noon, Craft Station 12 – 1:30pm
Performance 11:00am – Noon, Craft Station 12 – 1:30pm
Fridays, August 29 and September 5, 12, and 19 (Rain date: September 26)
7:30 – 9:30 pm
Outdoor Concert Stage
When the sun sets, families can come to Heritage to enjoy a family movie under the stars! Each week a new movie is featured on the giant outdoor screen, and families are invited to bring chairs, blankets, and picnic baskets to the show. You can also purchase freshly popped popcorn, candy, and beverages before and during the movie at our concession stand! There will also be a special activity featured before each movie, so be sure to arrive early for a night of fun! As a special treat, your family can register for the Talk Like a Pirate Day program on September 19 from 5:30 – 7 pm as a combined ticket for the program and the movie afterwards to make it a whole night of pirate adventure! Please see the description for Talk Like a Pirate Day below.For more information on each film, click on the title! Note: If there is inclement weather on any of these dates, the movie will be featured on September 26.Fees: $4 Member Youth, $5 Member Adult, $5 Non-Member Youth, $6 Non-Member Adult.
Bee Movie (Rated PG) – September 5 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Hook (Rated PG) – September 19 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Talk Like a Pirate Day
Friday, September 19
5:30 – 7 pm
Art Museum
Ahoy me buccaneers! Use yer deadlights, matey, and look at yer calendar. September 19 be “International Talk Like a Pirate Day,” and Heritage is the place to celebrate! Leave yer landlubber days aft, go “on the account” and join the jolly pirate crew. See the Pirates of New England exhibit like never before, with a special tour and discussion time with pirate expert Steven O’Neil, learn the secret language of the pirates, make a pirate costume, sing a sea chantey or two, and find the hidden treasure! After the program, head over to the Outdoor Concert Stage to enjoy the Family Movie Night Under the Stars special piratefeature, Hook, starring Robin Williams! This exhibit will be closed on October 31, so don’t miss the last chance for Heritage pirate adventure. Fair winds, lads and lassies!
Registration deadline: September 17
Fees: $2 Members, $3 Non-Members (Fee will be added to the Family Movie Night ticket price)
Scout groups, ask about our group discount rate!
Please contact Kristen Hoeker, Manager of Family and Community Programs, at 508-888-3300, ext. 159 or khoeker@heritagemuseums.org to register or for more information.
SUMMER FUN at HERITAGE MUSEUMS & GARDENS
Looking for adventure this summer? Just around the corner at Heritage Museums & Gardens, we’re ready to take your children on exciting journeys into the past as we explore museum objects, create arts and crafts, conduct hands-on experiments, go on scavenger hunts and play games. Our popular Museum Adventures programs for kids ages 4 to 13 will keep them busy and happy!
This year’s Museum Adventure Week will have us exploring daily themes of Lost Gardens (gardens of New England), Silly Science (inventions and experiments), That’s All Folks! (folk art) and Lights, Camera, Action! (puppetry). We will take an off-site field trip to a local New England garden to explore landscape design and then make our own miniature versions; compete in a Model T design competition; create “scrimshaw” from recycled piano ivory; participate in a puppet-making workshop lead by a professional puppeteer and perform our very own puppet shows! At our journey’s end, parents and guardians are invited to view an exhibit created by the participants highlighting their adventures. Registration Deadline: July 7. FEES: $300 Members, $330 Non-Members, $20 sibling discount. For More Information, Click Here: MUSEUM ADVENTURE WEEK
Designed for the younger adventurer, Museum Adventure Mornings programs are offered two days each week for four weeks from 9 am to 12 noon. Weekly themes provide a framework for our exciting daily activities. Nature and art crafts, museum visits, science experiments, outdoor activities, games, songs, dramatic play and carousel rides will keep our adventurers on their toes! The program culminates with a slide show of all our summer fun for parents and guardians. Sessions organized based on age group. Registration Deadline: July 14. FEES: $200 Members, $230 Non-Members $20 sibling discount. For more information, Click Here: MUSEUM ADVENTURE MORNINGS
 Model T Birthday CelebrationSaturday, October 4
11:00am to 3:00pm
J.K. Lilly III Automobile Museum
October 2008 marks the 100th birthday of the Ford Model T car! Help us celebrate this milestone on Saturday, October 4th from 11:00am to 3:00pm in the J.K. Lilly Automobile Museum. Everyone will receive a piece of birthday cake and will get the chance to construct their own mini-Model T to take home. Also, complete a scavenger hunt and enter the drawing for a special prize! This event is FREE with Museum Admission.
 Young Museum Explorers Club
Wednesdays, October 15, November 12 & December 17
9:30am to 10:30am
Meet at the Ticket Office Introduce your 3 and 4 year olds to the wonders of a museum by joining the Young Museum Explorers Club! This program is specially designed for our young museum visitors in order to share with them the fun and excitement that can be found in learning about history, art and horticulture. Each day a new exhibit is featured, with activities including games, songs, stories, crafts and hands-on artifact time. Your family can register for one program or all three to become a true museum explorer! After the program, your family has the option to add museum admission (at the special discounted group rate for Non-Members) to the program price in order to freely explore the entire museum and grounds. Fees (exclusive of Museum Admission): Members: $2, Non-Members: $3. For more information, or to register, call 508.888.3300, x-159, or E-Mail: khoeker@heritagemuseums.org.
October 15: Our Feathered Friends
Our newest exhibit on the bird carvings of Elmer Crowell will be the setting for an adventurous bird safari! Families can discover bird beaks by playing a worm pick-up game, hear and make bird calls, listen to a story about a very unique feathered friend, and create a special bird craft to take home.
November 12 – TBD
December 17 – TBD
 Halloween Carnival
Friday, October 24
5:30pm to 8:00pm
J.K. Lilly III Automobile Museum Save Friday, October 24 on your calendar for the Heritage Halloween Carnival! Due to popular demand, this year’s Carnival will be bigger and better than ever, with activities for kids of all ages in both the Auto and Art Museums, and even on the grounds! Check back later this summer for more details on the highlight event of the fall! This even sells out every year, so call early for your family’s reservation. Registration: Members-only registration from September 1 – 7; General Public registration begins September 8
Tickets: Members: $6, Non-Members: $8. Payment is due upon registration.
Check out our CALENDAR for our fantastic 2008 line-up!
Everyday Fun
Every day there are lots of fun experiences you and your family can enjoy at the museum at no extra cost. In addition to a ride (or two!) on our antique carousel, try one or all of these exciting activities during your next visit.
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Clue Tours – Be a museum detective and follow fun-filled clues that will lead you and your family through Heritage’s three museum buildings, exploring galleries and learning fun facts about the objects on display along the way. Upon arriving at the front gate, adventurers of all ages can pick up their first themed clue from the museum’s ticket office.
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Family Funpacks – Borrow a funpack from the ticket office that is filled with activities for inside the buildings and out! These themed backpacks contain interactive activities, games and fun facts about the museum’s collections that the whole family will enjoy. Take a "Museum Safari" or an "On the Move" adventure. To learn more about our Family Fun Packs, click on Family Fun Packs.
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Interactive Learning Stations – Find a variety of "please touch" objects throughout the museum, and use the accompanying games and activities to find out more about:
· Mechanical banks
· A 1913 Model T Ford
· Weathervanes
· Creating a carousel
· Automobile fun facts & stories
· Native American art
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Outdoor Adventures – Explore our "great outdoors" and…
· Muddle through the new Hart Family Maze Garden
· Take a peaceful walk through the labyrinth
· Explore the gardens & nature trails
· Smell the scents in the Herb Garden
· Roll down the grassy hill
· Tell Time at the Sundial
. Stand guard in the guardhouse
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