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December 13, 10:00 am –
2:00 pm
Children’s Saturday - Jingle all the Way
Celebrate the holiday season by visiting Cowboy Santa and Mrs.
Claus at the Museum and getting your picture taken. Children can
also make a holiday ornament to take home.
2009 Children’s
Saturday
January 10, 10:00 – 12 noon Children’s Saturday - Bulldogging -
Rodeo Star Bill Pickett Explore the exhibit,
The Black West: Buffalo Soldiers, Black Cowboys & Untold Stories,
and learn about Rodeo and how Bill Pickett invented bulldogging, an
event that made him a star. Make your own movie poster featuring Bill
Pickett.
February 14,
10:00 – 12 noon Children’s Saturday - Buffalo Soldiers – Don’t
Head West Without Them
Explore the history of the 9th and 10th U. S.
Cavalry, and discover why the Native Americans called them Buffalo
Soldiers. Learn about the vital part they played during the Indian
Wars and in escorting settlers headed West.
March 14 –15,
6th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering
Children can enjoy a variety of indoor and outdoor activities
including decorating small acoustic guitars and banjos made from
cardboard, creating a “Howling Coyote” masterpiece, and watching the
finals of the Georgia Youth Poetry Contest.
April 11, 10:00
– 12 noon Children’s Saturday – Of Creatures Great
& Small – Animals of the American West
Discover the wide variety of animals, large and small, that
inhabit the American West and the role many of them played in the
history of the West. Use pastels to draw and color the majestic Bald
Eagle, the symbol of our country.
May - No
Children’s Saturday program in May
June 13, 10:00 –
12 noon Children’s Saturday – Is it Real? – Texture in Art
Explore the Booth’s Galleries and discover how artists create
the illusion of texture in their artwork. Use your fingertips and
imagination to guess the different textures in a “texture bag”. Create
art projects featuring different textures.
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