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Culture Kids - Family Tool Kits

Sponsoring Organization

401 F Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20001

Phone: 202-272-2448

Location

National Building Museum
401 F St NW
Washington, DC, 20001

Phone: 202-272-2448
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July 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012

Tool Kit 1: Patterns: Here, There, and Everywhere!
Includes: creating architectural patterns using stamps and rubbings, making musical patterns, looking for patterns in the Museum, building patterns with mini bricks, and much much more.
For children ages 3-7 and adult companions.

Tool Kit 2: Eye Spy: What Can You Find with Your Little Eye?
Includes: binoculars and flashlights, eye spy games, drawing activities, custom jigsaw puzzles of details in the Museum's historic home and much, much more.
Recommended for children ages 7-10 and adult companion.

Tool Kit 3: Constructor Detector
Includes: measuring tapes, a measuring wheel, a level, magnetic compass, hammer and nails, and much more to figure out challenges and create an art piece to take home.
Free for members. $5 check-out fee per tool kit, non-members, cash or check. Tool Kits are for rental and on-site usage until 4 p.m. daily. Recommended for children ages 8-11 with adult companions. Available on-going daily. 

Amazing Arches: Build a Life-Sized Arch in the Great Hall*
Arches are an iconic architectural feature in the Museum's Great Hall and around the world. But have you ever wondered just how they work? Discover the arch's secrets for yourself by constructing a 7-foot-tall, soft-block arch in the Museum's Great Hall.

Additional Information: 

Free. On-going daily. Appropriate for all ages.

*Due to the size of some of our Great Hall events, which support the Museum's exhibitions and programs, occasionally the Tool Kits and Arch will not be offered. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and encourage visitors to call the Museum at 202.272.2448 to check for availability in advance of their visit.

Fee: 
Free.

Contact Information

401 F Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20001

Phone: 202-272-2448

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