Discover & Create Together
Discover science, history, culture, and art through hands-on investigations, crafts,
and games. Activities are designed to stimulate curiosity and encourage multigenerational
collaboration. Come back every month to explore a new theme!
Programs included with admission.
Family membership gets you in for free all year long!
Family Programs Events
![Five portraits of individuals and couples, arranged in a collage.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/24_BLAK_Web%20Header.jpg)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
UA Museum of the North
Join us for this free community event to explore the exhibit, connect with featured Alaskans, and learn about the Black in Alaska media project.
![Adult and child sit together in a beanbag chair, reading a picture book.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/EarlyExplorersAlaskaStoriesCropped.jpg)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab. February's theme is Alaska Stories!
![A gray and brown marmot standing on a rock.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/FamilyDayRodentsCropped.jpg)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Discover the world of Alaska rodents! Meet mammalogists, see museum specimens, investigate the importance of rodents to Arctic ecosystems, try an I Spy hunt, create art, and more.
![Two flying squirrel gliders made of paper and cardboard, next to rodent skulls and a box of porcupine quills. All objects are sitting on a beaver pelt.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/JuniorCuratorsRodentsCropped.jpg)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Design and test a flying squirrel glider! See museum specimens, try a scavenger hunt in the galleries, and more.
![Child arranging felt pieces to form the shape of a beaver lodge.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/EarlyExplorersRodentsCropped.jpg)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab. January's theme is Rodents!
![Sun rising over a snowy landscape, with an abstract black sculpture in the foreground.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/SolsticeSunCropped.jpg)
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Lobby
Gather in the museum's lobby for tea and conversation on the solstice.
![Colorful paint resembling fireworks on black circles. Several of the artworks are laid out on a counter.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/JuniorCuratorsCelebrationsCropped.jpg)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Create firework spin art! Explore different ways people celebrate, see and touch museum objects, and try a scavenger hunt.
![A child leaning over a plate of shaving cream, making marbled prints, as an adult looks on.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/EarlyExplorersCelebrations.jpg)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab. December's theme is Celebrations!
![Three caribou running through a snowy landscape.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/FamilyDayArcticLifeCropped.jpg)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Explore how life survives and thrives in the Arctic! Meet museum researchers. Investigate how people, animals, and plants adapt to life in the north. Go on a scavenger hunt, create Arctic landscape art, and more.