For Kids & Families
School Vacation Week: Meet live animals in the Atrium!
Artful Tales!
Included with museum admission
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 10am - 5pm
Location: Atrium
PHILLIPS LIBRARY - ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS!
Behind-the-Scenes Tour, 10-10:30 am
This tour is FULL
Phillips Library
Recommended for children ages 8–12 with accompanying adult
Discover a treasure trove of rare children's books in the library collection on this 30-minute tour. You might even get to handle a 200-year-old book!
TROPICAL MURAL
Drop-in Art Activity, 11 am–4 pm
Artist Demonstration, 1–3 pm
Help illustrator Robin Brickman transform the Atrium into a tropical habitat for colorful paper birds and other creatures inspired by her recent books Wings and Beaks.
ALTERED BOOKS
Drop-in Art Activity, 11 am–3 pm
Art Studios
Transform an old children's book into a unique work of art.
TAILS AND CLAWS!
Live Animal Program, 1:30–2:30 pm
Live Animal Demonstration, 2:30–3 pm
Atrium
Debi Willoughby of Jungle Encounters introduces some of her wild animal friends that call the tropics home: a Common Marmoset, a Geoffroy's Cat, an Ornate Horned Frog and more.
