Homeschool Adventures are family programs held at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium for local homeschool families. Homeschool programs include a special quest around the museum, hands-on activity tables led by museum staff and docents and a special workshop or planetarium show. The museum is closed to the public during Homeschool Adventures, which runs from 10:00am-1:00pm. Workshops are at 10:30am and 11:30am. These are family programs and not drop off classes.
Program Fee with Workshop or Planetarium: $7 per person; children and adults must all be registered. Adults must be in attendance with children at the workshop as well as throughout the museum activities. All participants in the workshop must be age 4 and over.
Program Fee without Workshop: $4 per person, children under age 4 are free. This includes quest and museum activities only. Adults must be in attendance with children throughout the museum activities.
Pre-registration required. Walk-in registrations on the day of the program are not accepted.
Programs Offered:
Thursday, January 19, 10:00am-1:00pm
Amazing Astronomy
Planetarium Shows: 10:30am FULL or 11:30am FULL
Gaze with us into the night sky and behold its wonder. The stars can be a clock and a compass – explore the seasonal changes and constellations that mark them. Trace pictures in the night sky and learn the stories behind them.
Thursday, March 16, 10:00am-1:00pm
Our Feathered Friends
Workshops: 10:30am FULL or 11:30am FULL
From common visitors to our backyard feeders to majestic soaring raptors and exotic birds from around the world – discover what they all have in common and the things that make them unique. In the workshop, we will get an up-close look at owl specimens including their unique talons, beaks and feathers – and even their lunch!
Thursday, April 20, 10:00am-1:00pm
Nature Discovery
Workshops: 10:30am or 11:30am
Collectors and enthusiasts with passion for all natural things gave rise to natural history museums throughout the world. Discover the rich and diverse history of how the museum came to be.
