Family Fun Day
November 16 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Bonnet House will be hosting a special Family Day with various family activities. Visitors will also have the opportunity to tour the historic house museum filled with a delightful collection of art and personal treasures from the Bartlett family and explore the nature trails filled with native plants, trees, and wading birds.
The cost is half-price for adults and free for those 13 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the Welcome Center.
Schedule of Events:
10:00a Gold Coast Youth Orchestra classical performance on the beautiful Bonnet House veranda
11:00a Gold Coast Youth Orchestra classical performance on the beautiful Bonnet House veranda
11:30a Author Bill Sydnor reads from Mitchell’s Magical Day Book Series about Bonnet House
Ongoing throughout the Day:
- Sketch Like an Architect
Presented by: BAM Black Architects in the Making and NOMA National Organization of Minority Architects
- Everglades Awareness Education Games & Meet Wildlife Rangers
Presented by: Arthur R. Marshall National Wildlife Refuge Loxahatchee Preserve
- Historical Craft Table
Presented by: HISTORY Fort Lauderdale Museum
- Meet and take Photos with Fort Lauderdale Police K9 Dogs and Mounted Horse Units
Presented by: The City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department
- Meet our Bonnet House Family in their favorite locations about the House
Bonnet House Reenactors share the special stories of the Birch and Bartlett Families
- Bonnet House Artifact Treasure Hunt
Inside House and Courtyard – Search for hidden treasures of Bonnet House
- Historical Time Travel Escape Game
On Grounds – Solve Riddles, Ciphers, and Codes to locate the route of the Barefoot Mailman
- STEM Design-A-Dome
Build tabletop models of Bonnet House and our Shell Museum with toothpicks and gumdrops
- Sculpture Art to introduce our Forest Forms Exhibit
Pick your favorite Forest Friend and bend Pipe Cleaners to recreate mini sculptures of a new exhibit debuting in January 2025
- Family Art Project
Create a special Art Project to take home
- Forest School
will present the Florida History of Basket Weaving and host a family-friendly art activity called Basket Weaving for all ages. - YEA Youth Environmental Alliance
will have a special Hands-On Science project at their table.