July 1 Family Holidays from Many Cultures
Enjoy games and crafts related to cultural holidays such as Chinese New Year, Latin American Dia de Los Muertos, and Armenian Vardavar. Fill a calendar with holidays you can celebrate at home all year.
July 8 Wrapped in Family History
Explore family textiles such as quilts and Oriental Rugs; try on kimonos, serapes, silk pajamas and other clothes; and make a Family Memory Pillow to take home.
July 15 Picturing Family History
Discover how historic photos tell family history, create a cyanotype blue sun print, and make a photo album to take home. Also, meet an old time photographer and see an early camera.
July 22 Climbing Family Trees & Jumping into Family Timelines
Learn family relationships by exploring several types of family trees and making one of your own, travel through a musical timeline of popular songs, and try dancing with time steps such as tap and an Irish jig.
July 29 Tastes of Family History
Explore world cuisine by cooking baklava, tasting exotic fruits, and running a tamale-making relay. Decorate recipe cards to take home and fill with your family’s specialties.
Peek at Family History is sponsored in part by the California Council for the Humanities and is produced with assistance from the Museum's interns and youth volunteers, including Tick-Tockers from the San Marino Chapter of the National Charity League.
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