Oh how I wish Kiddo was older- I know she would LOVE some of these workshops! Skip the hardware store and sign your kids up for these fun events, and help them learn HISTORY!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Radio Workshop
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Games and activities include making radio sound effects, listening to old-time radio shows and famous WWII-era radio broadcasts, and being part of the cast of an original radio story. Come discover how radio can be even more fun and creative than TV. Register online.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
We Can Do It! Hands-on Workshop
10:00 am – 11:30 am
On the Home Front a can-do spirit made it fun to be a kid, even during wartime. Participants will make WWII spotter airplane models; make silly putty that had its start as a rubber replacement; make a victory pin to keep morale up; and design propaganda poster art projects.Register online.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Airborne School
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Design, build, and test your own parachute, learn about Normandy drop zones and practice hitting your drop zone, and go on a behind-the-lines recon mission. Register online.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Code School
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Explore the WWII history of secret codes and deception. Learn to write in five secret code languages, send Morse code, test your lie detection abilities and experiment with recipes for invisible ink. Register online.
The workshops run from 10:00 to 11:30 am and are designed for children ages 8 – 12. Workshops are FREE with regular Museum admission, but registration is required (1 adult per 3 children). To register, click one of the links below or call 504-528-1944 x 229.
Disclosure / Disclaimer: This info was received in an email from the Word War II Museum. No compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.
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