Explore + Discover Together: Juneteenth

Full Program Description

On June 19, we nationally commemorate the day in 1865 when, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, 250,000 Black people who remained enslaved finally heard the news that slavery was against the law and they were free. A meaningful conversation about such a layered and difficult topic can be tricky to broach with kids. How can we possibly begin? 

     For this program, we’re using the suggestion from Outdoor Afro to commemorate Juneteenth by exploring what freedom means. Families can engage in hands-on activity stations that highlight how various artists use their freedom to create and express themselves. Then, we will decorate squares to show what freedom means to you. Finally, we’ll arrange them all together to make an eclectic “freedom collage quilt.”

Supplies

• watercolor paper and paint
• air-dry clay
• paper cut into strips to make paper chains
• stapler or tape
• Juneteenth playlist