Ecozone Discovery Room! Saturday, September 6 – 1:00-4:00pm $2 per person Climb into a bald eagle’s nest, crawl into a bat cave, and dig in a fossil pit! Explore this indoor discovery room and enjoy hands-on exhibits on natural history, sustainability and the local environment. No registration required.

Family Fishing Saturday, September 6 – 10:00am-12:00pm $10 child / $5 adult Learn the basics of fishing and then try your luck on our ponds. We provide the equipment. No fishing licenses required. Spaces limited. Call to reserve your spot.

Join a jam, sample a class, or try an instrument! Bring your instrument, your voice, your family, or a few friends. Take a look at the afternoon’s festivities and mark your calendars – we welcome community members to participate! Family Music Music for Children – 3:00pm-4:00pm, led by Irene Chagall (Music for Children faculty).

Join other homeschooling families for tours at MIM. Tours are offered at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Admission is $8 per student and $8 per chaperone above the 1:5 ratio. With the help of MIM's curriculum and supporting materials, teachers and chaperones lead their students through MIM's five major Geographical Galleries. Register by contacting MIM’s School and Group Tour Coordinator at 480.245.6919 or grouptours@MIM.org at least two weeks in advance of the tour. Advance reservations are required. http://mim.org/education/school-tours/homeschool-days/

Join other homeschooling families for tours at MIM. Tours are offered at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Admission is $8 per student and $8 per chaperone above the 1:5 level. The Feel-the-Music Cart Tour (best for grades 3-12) offers the freedom of self-directed learning along with six special hands-on opportunities within the structure of a semi-guided tour experience. Each gallery will include a "cart stop" focusing on an instrument, an outfit, and/or other materials that help to bring the MIM world to life.

Join other homeschooling families for tours at MIM. Tours are offered at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Admission is $8 per student and $8 per chaperone above the 1:5 ratio. The Discovery Semi-Guided Tour (best for grades 3-12) is the perfect combination of free-choice learning and tours led by museum guides. Students select exhibits they want to explore in all five of MIM's major Geographical Galleries, participate in group discussion initiated by a museum guide, and work in small teams using a scavenger hunt worksheet.

Join other homeschooling families for tours at MIM. Tours are offered at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Admission is $8 per student and $8 per chaperone above the 1:5 ratio Led by museum guides, the Compass Guided Tour (best for grades 3-12) offers an in-depth look at fourteen different exhibits, highlighting countries and musical cultures in all five of MIM’s major Geographical Galleries. Register by contacting MIM’s School and Group Tour Coordinator at 480.245.6919 or grouptours@MIM.org at least two weeks in advance of the tour.

Step back in time to the year 1819. Christmas is nearly here. The people in town are preparing for Christmas as their family traditions have taught them. View the Boone Home and the village decorated and lit with thousands of candles to create a one of a kind atmosphere full of holiday cheer and good tide. As visitors make their way through the candlelit village, they will see the traditions of different cultures and see how the special holiday was celebrated on the frontier. Artisans, musicians, and town folk populate the village singing carols and playing favorite Christmas tunes.

Step back in time to the year 1819. Christmas is nearly here. The people in town are preparing for Christmas as their family traditions have taught them. View the Boone Home and the village decorated and lit with thousands of candles to create a one of a kind atmosphere full of holiday cheer and good tide. As visitors make their way through the candlelit village, they will see the traditions of different cultures and see how the special holiday was celebrated on the frontier. Artisans, musicians, and town folk populate the village singing carols and playing favorite Christmas tunes.

Walk the lantern-lit paths and explore a pioneer village filled with superstition and doubt. Watch as tales and stories from the 1800s are brought to life, and learn why townspeople were always cautious, especially at night. The first tour will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center in Defiance, Missouri. This Halloween event is great for families and is a good alternative to the traditional celebrations.