Enjoy free admission, refreshments, and children’s activities for our Martin Luther King Day Celebration. Homeschoolers can become History Detectives, looking for clues as they trace Iowa's African American history from Africa to the present day in the exhibit "Endless Possibilities" or see Iowa's impact on the integration of the military in "Unconditional Loyalty". A special “Martin’s Big Words” Learning Safari will be presented at 10:30am for learners age 3-6.

Join us in celebrating a holiday that focuses on unity, community, creativity, and faith—Kwanzaa!  This fun family event will have food, music, hands-on activities for all-ages. Not sure what Kwanzaa is really about? This is the place for you! Make gifts, decorations, AND see the museum's newest exhibit, Unconditional Loyalty, on its opening day. This event is free and open to the public.

Remarkable Kansas Women is a series of biographical paintings. Artist Jennifer Randall captures the lives of several Kansas women on canvas. From famous to infamous, the paintings visually explore the public and private pasts of strong, courageous, unique women.

A 19th century Christmas celebration set aside for homeschool and other families. Visitors can tour the plantation house to learn about 1800s Christmas customs, see cooking in the kitchen, a slave Christmas in the cabin, make applesauce and paper dove ornaments, and meet St. Nick! Admission is $5 per person, ages 4 and under free. Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 from 12-4pm.

A plaque outside the Legislative Chamber in the Old Capitol Building in Milledgeville reads, “These grounds witnessed the greatest and most brilliant convocation ever held in the Commonwealth of Georgia. The Secession Convention January 16-19, 1861.” On January 18 & 21, 2011, one hundred fifty years after this historic event, the Legislative Chamber will again ring with the words of the irascible Herschel Johnson, the ardent secessionists Thomas Cobb and Senator Robert Toombs, and the ambitious unionist Alexander Stephens, in a reenactment of that historic and fateful 1861 convention.

Homeschool and family groups are invited to visit the Crocker Art Museum regularly for thematic gallery adventures designed to intrigue children six and older. Registration is required. For pricing specifics and registration, visit www.crockerartmuseum.org or call (916)808-1182.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM CLOSES APRIL 27, 2011. Students travel through geologic time in the Fossil Gallery beginning with the formation of planet earth then moving through the various eras of prehistoric life to the present, observing the evolutionary changes in species of fossilized life.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRARM CLOSES APRIL 18, 2011. Highlight your study of electrical energy with this electrifying program.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM ENDS APRIL 11, 2011. This program explores the energy we use to power cars, aircraft, and rockets and in the planetarium show, “Heart of the Sun” we learn about the ultimate energy source, the Sun. Alternative energy sources, with an emphasis on Biofuels made from non-food plants, are appropriate for transportation and do not put as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as fossil fuels. Students will investigate how plants can be converted into fuels for combustion engines.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM CLOSES MARCH 30, 2011. What is an element? Have you ever wondered why elements in the same group number on the periodic table have similar chemical reactivity? Who thought up the idea of a periodic table? How did it get its name? How does it affect our everyday lives?