CHADDS FORD — The Brandywine River Museum offers a special weekly program, the Read-Aloud Tours, starting in February for children 3 to 6 to enjoy a story in the gallery and the participate in an art activity immediately afterward.
The tours take place Thursday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. They feature a story time in the gallery followed by an art-making activity for children ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult. Registration is requested at 610-388-8382 or education@brandywine.org. Free for members and children under age 6 and included with museum admission.
The upcoming schedule:
February 3
Oxcart Man by Donald Hall, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
Art Activity: quilt patterns
February 10
Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney
Art Activity: beautiful swans
February 17
Shadow translated by Marcia Brown
Art Activity: shadow art
February 24
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Art Activity: neighborhood scenes
March 3
A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston, illustrated by Sylvia Long
Art Activity: nature creations
March 10
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Art Activity: colorful pigs
March 17
The Tallest Leprechaun by Emily Grace Koenig
Art Activity: St. Patrick’s Day collages