Looking for a way to spend quality time with your children over April break? The Fairfield Museum is running a week full of programs that will include history, art and fun! Several are tied to the Museum’s newest exhibition, “Fabulous Animals: The Illustrated World of Robert Lawson.”
The week includes drop-off programs that run from 9am -12pm & 1 – 4pm, plus the option of a “Lunch Bunch” from 12pm -1pm. Preregistration is required for drop-off programs. In addition, there are several FREE family events during the week. The Free Family Focus events are generously sponsored by People’s United Bank.
Highlights include:
April 11th, 10:30-11:30 am – Storytime with Farmer Minor & Daisy the Pig – Meet the World’s Most Famous Pig who travels the country with Farmer Minor spreading a love of books and reading.
April 11th, 12-3 pm – Chain Link Animal Puppets – Stop by and link colorful papers together to form the body of a chain link puppet! Add different faces with chenille stems or color them in with markers. Create a puppet show with your final creations!
April 15th, 10:30-11 am – Read To Me Storytelling! Cozy up with Museum Docent Barbara Lucia and listen to stories of animals and people emerging from wintertime to usher in spring
April 15th, 11am-2pm – Ferdinand Flower Book Workshop – Stop by and create your own flower garden in book form in honor of Ferdinand the Bull, who loved to smell flowers! Fill an accordion-style book with 3-D flowers made from patterned papers, chenille stems, colorful ribbons and even scented oils to make a magical array of Ferdinand’s favorite flowers.
For more information or to pre-register for the drop-off sessions, visit http://www.fairfieldhistory.
