DiMenna Children's History Museum Announces August Events
By: Kelsey Denette Jun. 19, 2012
DiMenna Children's Museum has announced the following upcoming events:
SUNDAY STORY HOUR
Sunday, August 5, 12, 19, 26 2012, 11:30 am
DiMenna Children’s History Museum
Free with Museum Admission
From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great. Visit Weekly Story Hour for a schedule of stories and storytellers.
CROSS-STITCH CIRCLE
Thursdays August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 2012 3:30-5:30 pm
No preregistration required. Free with Museum Admission.
Drop in to try your skills at one of the oldest forms of embroidery in the world.
Ages 6 and up
LITTLE NEW-YORKERS
Tuesdays, August 7, 14, 21, 28 & Fridays, August 3, 10, 17, 24 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
DiMenna Children’s History Museum
Free with Museum Admission, for ages 3 – 5
Each class will include story readings, time with historic toys, free exploration, a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, and time in DCHM OR a craft project. The time in DCHM/craft project will alternate each week.
AUGUST READING INTO HISTORY BOOK WRAP EVENT: HARLEM SUMMER
Reading into History: Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers
Ages 9 – 12
Book Wrap and meet the author event: Wednesday August 29, 4:30 – 6 pm
Looking for good summer reading? Want to meet your favorite authors and hear about their creative process? Want to learn more about the time period in which the story is set? Reading into History is a book club for young historians.
Each month families read a historical fiction book and participate in on-line discussions with authors, educators, and other families. Get ideas for discussion, ask authors questions, and respond to other book club members’ posts! At the end of each month families can attend a Book Wrap event, where they will share reactions to the book, see cool museum objects and documents related to the story, and meet other historical fiction fans!
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