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 or Planetarium shows are at 10:15am, 11:15am and 12:15pm. These are family programs and not drop off classes.
Program Fee with Workshop or Planetarium Show: $7 per person; children and adults must all be registered. Adults must be in attendance with children at the workshop/planetarium show as well as throughout the museum activities. All participants in the workshop/planetarium show must be age 4 and over.
Program Fee without Workshop or Planetarium show: $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.
Thursday, March 21: Raptor Adventures
(snow date March 28)
Family Workshop: 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:15pm
Investigate what makes these birds of prey so fascinating. Get an up-close look at their unique talons, beaks and feathers, even their lunch, as you explore characteristics and habitats of raptors from near and far.
Thursday, April 11: Museum Miscellany
(snow date April 25)
Family Workshop: 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:15pm
The history of the museum and its extensive collections will be revealed in this exciting program. Who were the people that collected all these specimens? Where and why did they collect these items? How did they come to be here, at the museum? Uncover the curious Victorian period and the museum’s rich history.