Children and Family

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We offer a variety of year round programs for children and families, including special children's tours of the Stickley Museum, seasonal Family Days and the Holiday Open House, a Craftsman Farms tradition.

In planning our Educational Programs for Children and Families, we use Gustav Stickley's own words to guide us. In an October 1913 article about the origin and growth of the Craftsman Movement in his magazine, The Craftsman, Stickley wrote:

“The Craftsman Movement...stands for the right of the children to health and happiness through an education that will develop hands as well as heads; an education that will give them that love and enthusiasm for useful work which is every child’s rightful heritage….”

Our programs are designed to engage children in multi-sensory, hands-on learning and timeless fun.  Like Stickley, our programs for children and families place a high priority on valuing nature, family life, and working with your hands. Families are invited to get involved:  take a children's tour with a flashlight and magnifying glass, practice embroidery and woodworking at the Holiday Open House, paint a pumpkin or dance around the maypole at a Family Day, get your hands dirty, play in the grass, learn about history, and more importantly, make history together.  

 

 

Upcoming Programs for Children and Families

 

Saturday, December 10, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Kid's Day at the Holiday Open House

Saturday, December 10 is Kid's Day at the Holiday Open House.

This fun-filled program for the whole family, a collaboration with Kids Club THIRTEEN, will feature a visit from special guests, The Berenstain Bears (courtesy of Kids Club THIRTEEN).

                                            

From 11:30 - 2:30 (weather permitting), Kids Day will include timeless outdoor winter fun. Kids of all ages are invited to play with old-fashioned toys, such as tin-can stilts, make a pinecone birdfeeder and other crafts, or try silly races, like a spoon and ice race. Families can also enjoy a scavenger hunt around the grounds and then warm up with hot chocolate. 

 

Admission to Kids Day is free to members and their children and $5 for non member children. Admission for non member adults is $9. All fees include admission to the Holiday Open House.

 

 

 

Saturday, December 10

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Kids Day at the Holiday Open House

Outdoor activities: 11:30 - 2:30, weather permitting

Free to members and their children

$5 non member children, includes admission to Holiday Open House

$9 non member adults, includes admission to Holiday Open House