Families looking for new ways to entertain kids while staying in during the coronavirus pandemic can turn to the Museum of the American Revolution this month.
The museum is hosting a virtual spring break experience from Monday, April 6, through Friday, April 17. There will be make-at-home craft activities, story time and living history demonstrations that kids can enjoy from home.
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Below is the spring break schedule, provided by the museum.
• Every weekday, check out the museum's Facebook for a daily craft or coloring activity.
• On Mondays and Fridays, tune into Facebook and Instagram for artisan field trips featuring video interviews with living history artisans and makers as they demonstrate their Revolutionary-era crafts. Among the artisans will be a shoemaker, seamstress, carpenter and bookbinder.
• On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m., join the museum for virtual story time on Facebook as they read children’s books about the American Revolution and its ongoing impact.
• On Wednesdays at noon, the museum will host a live Q&A with curators and historians on Instagram. Join in and ask your most pressing historical questions.
• On Thursdays, tune into the museum’s Instagram account for colonial cooking demonstrations.
Also, the museum offers a digital tour to explore its galleries.
In addition, the Museum of the American Revolution will celebrate its third birthday on Sunday, April 19. Visit the museum's Facebook to sign a digital birthday card and share your favorite memory from the institution for a chance to win four tickets to visit once it reopens after coronavirus restrictions are lifted. The museum will share 18th-century cake and cocktail recipes to make at home, too.
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