Hands-on-History

July 2, 2018 Daily July 2- 31 Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
Free with Museum Admission

The NHA reserves the right to cancel any program or event and will automatically provide refunds for these. Otherwise, payments for tickets are non-refundable.

Join us in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum for a daily children’s craft activity.

All Hands-on-History activities are free with museum admission.

We have fun, themed crafts for each day of the week!

Maria Monday: Create a paper telescope and follow the clues to learn more about Maria Mitchell.

Tinker Tuesday: Make a pinwheel pencil or a jumping jack.

Whale Wednesday: Make your own “scrimshaw” or whale magnet.

Throwback Thursday: Create a paper quilled sheep, or Colonial-inspired toy or board game.

Knot-ACK-Al Friday: Make a sailors’ knot bracelet of your initials out of signal flags.

Museum-And-Seek Saturday: Learn how to use a compass and map to navigate, then explore the museum using your own map.

Shell Sunday: Make a sailors’ valentine or seashell wind-chime

The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation among all audiences.

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