Fairfield Museum Offers Up Fall Fun For Families

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Museum is serving up a variety of programming for children and families for the fall.

Giving Thanks with Handmade will be one of the fall programs offered by the Fairfield Museum.
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10/09/2015 4:00 a.m.

The lineup is “full of interactive programs designed for families, friends, and children of all ages to explore the museum’s exhibitions and to inspire a lifelong love of history,” according to Christine Jewell, director of education and community programs.

In addition, the museum’s golf exhibition, “Fairfield’s Fairways: 150 Years of Golf,” will close Sunday with a Family Focus event.

Here’s what’s on the fall schedule:

Family Focus: Golf! Sunday, 2-3 p.m. Program is free for members, or free with admission. Admission $5 for adults; $3 for students; free for children ages 5 and younger.
Family Focus: Veterans Day, ages 5-10. Wednesday, November 11, 10:30-12 p.m. Celebrate American heroes with gallery activities, crafts and storytelling. View historic uniforms, from the Civil War to Vietnam. Event is free.
Giving Thanks with Handmade Sunday, Nov. 22, 2-4 p.m. Submit your favorite Thanksgiving traditions on the museum’s Thankful Wall and create handmade crafts inspired by Native American culture. Event is free for members, or free with admission. Admission $5 for adults; $3 for students; free for children ages 5 and younger.
After School Classes for Children: Miss Annie’s Museum Munchkins, ages 4-6; Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Session 1: Oct. 7-Dec. 9. Join Miss Annie of Great Beginnings Montessori School to celebrate holidays and explore the history of Fairfield. Sessions will include stories, crafts and viewing the Museum’s fascinating exhibits. Members $200; nonmembers $250. Register for all three sessions and get 10 percent off.
History By Hand Club, ages 8-12; Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Session 1: Nov. 10, 17, 24 and Dec. 1, 8 and 15. Join other creative kids to learn art, design and sewing and to develop confidence and problem-solving skills along the way. Students discover their own talents, creating sewing and collage projects—including decoupage and quilting--inspired by history. Members $95; nonmembers $125, plus $25 supply fee. Sign up for all three sessions and get 10 percent off.

The museum is at 370 Beach Road. For more information, call 203-259-1598 or visit Fairfieldhistory.org.

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