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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.

 

Details

Date:
November 16
Time:
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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