It’s almost Maryland’s birthday weekend! Don your red, white, black and yellow for more than 40 events highlighting the local history, heritage and culture of the Old Line State. Here are three family-friendly activities to learn more about the place we call home.
Chesapeake Arts Center
March 22 & 23, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
Check out the Maryland artists featured in the galleries for special Women’s History Month exhibitions. Treat the kids to a story time on March 22 from 10-10:45 a.m. as they listen to a reading of “ABCs of Maryland: An Alphabet Book of Love, Family and Togetherness” and make their own crab suncatcher. This story time is appropriate for ages 1 to 6 with an adult.
Free | chesapeakearts.org
Captain Avery Museum
March 23, 12:30-4 p.m. | 1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD 20764
An afternoon of family-friendly activities will kick off with a local author’s reading of “Oscar and Olive Osprey: A Family Takes Flight.” Janie Suss will talk about writing the book and the real osprey family that inspired the story. A kids’ craft table is open throughout the day and a documentary will be shown at 2 p.m. about industrial fishing on the Chesapeake Bay.
Free | captainaverymuseum.org
Find all of this year’s Maryland Day Weekend offerings at marylandday.org or through the app Where in Annapolis for up-to-the-minute information on Maryland Day activities.
Anne Arundel County Free School Museum
March 23, 1-4 p.m. | 1298 Lavall Drive, Davidsonville, MD 21035
Learn what education was like for colonial children at what is thought to be Maryland’s oldest one-room schoolhouse that’s still standing. See how johnnycakes are made and sample some; churn butter; learn about colonial toys and write with a quill using walnut ink made from walnuts on the property.
Free | aacps.org/freeschool
