Kidsville at the Parthenon has resumed in a socially-distanced format. Although we will not be hosting our usual on-site activities until further notice, families with children ages 12 and under can enter the Parthenon for free on Saturdays from 11 AM - 1 PM to visit the museum, view that week’s theme in our Kidsville contactless display, and pick up a Kidsville Take-Home Activity Kit (while supplies last) to explore the theme with an activity at home.

Simply wait in line at the ticket counter and inform the Parthenon staff member that you are there for Kidsville. Admission will be waived for your entire party. Kyla or Nikki from Kidsville will be upstairs in Parthenon's Treasury Room (which is located behind the large Naos room that houses Athena) where you can view that week’s display and pick up your activity kit.

MAY ACTIVITIES

May 1 - LITERACY/EQUITY/NUTRITION: Join Imagination Library as they read the book,The First Strawberries, a Cherokee Storyby Joseph Bruchac, outside on the front porch of the Parthenon at 11 AM. Pick up an activity kit to take home to make strawberry May baskets available at the on the front porch during the story and inside the Parthenon until 1 PM.

May 8 - ART/LITERACY: Examine the printing technique of lithography that is featured in the current Parthenon art exhibit. Pick up an activity kit to take home and make lithography inspired cards.

May 15 - MUSIC/LITERACY/SUSTAINABILITY: Explore the question, "why do birds and people sing?” inspired by the Storybook Walk book, Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? Pick up a take home kit to make your own bird mask.

May 22 - LITERACY/FITNESS: Listen to the Greek myth of Icarus, a tale about more than just a boy, some feathers, and wax. Pick up an activity kit to take home and create Icarus puppets.

May 29- SUSTAINABILITY: Learn about birdwatching in Centennial Park. Take home kits available for making pretend binoculars.