Tag: #arts_and_crafts

Hands On History: King of the Jungle!

August 10th is National Lion Day! Join us for a scavenger hunt to find all the lions in King Manor.     National Lion Day! Founding Father Rufus King loved lions so much that he made his family crest a lion’s…

Hands-on History: Pet Alligators!

Did President John Quincy Adams REALLY have a pet alligator??   Rufus King was good friends with the 6th president of the United States and antislavery advocate, John Quincy Adams. He even visited Rufus and stayed in the guest room!…

Create & Chat with Julia D. Shaw

We will be joined by the talented Julia D. Shaw to decorate flowerpots for the Spring! Using African print textiles, you and a child in your care will work together to create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece of art to take…

Hands On History: Supreme Black History

Happy Black History Month!   Come celebrate with us as we highlight Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice and lawyer in the Brown v Board of Education court case (1954), and current Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson,…