Telfair Museums provide many opportunities for families to visit the museum, learn, and make art together. Are you looking for a fun and educational activity for children?
Toddler Third Thursday
(3rd Thursday of every month)
10–11:30 am
Toddler Third Thursdays are great for parents, grandparents, and caregivers with pre-school children. Designed especially for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their adult companions,this program allows toddlers to explore artwork from Telfair exhibitions and complete a fun-filled art project relating to their tour. A different tour and project will be offered each month. Time to play in ArtZeum is included.
Registration and adult supervision required. Call 790-8823 or click here to register. Enrollment is $5 per child. Adult admission is FREE for museum-members and $12 for non-members. Sponsored in part by JCB, Inc.
January 19: Take’n Pictures
February 16: Moving Dots Flip Book
March 15: Painting Savannah
April 19: Art Preparedness
Click here to register online for Toddler 3rd Thursday >>
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wcwm?
Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 am -2pm
Jepson Center’s Melaver Studio
Always free to members and to visitors with paid admission. Open to adults and children accompanied by an adult caregiver
Join us as we open the studios for drop in visits for all ages. What Can We Make? (wcwm?) focuses on developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills through imagination. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. In addition to the wcwm? project kits, the studios provide watercolor and collage opportunities as well.
New to the wcwm? program is the Family Make, in which participants are assigned a theme each month adn a secret ingredient or tool to use to make art from the most unexpected materials. Before joining in one of our wcwm? theme challenges, check out these talking points and activities you can complete as a family:
January – In conjunction with “Fresh Focus: Contemporary Photography from the Permanent Collection,” create a camera obscura- a camera without film, a precursor to the invention of photography that has been in use since the Victorian era. Easy to build and fun to personalize, it can function in most any form. The camera obscura will demystify the functions of a camera, while providing a fun artistic investigation of composition and light in the world around us.
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ArtZeum
Located in the Jepson Center
A great place to visit after school, on a rainy day, on weekends, or just anytime, the Telfair’s hands-on learning gallery and interactive exhibits provide an excellent introduction to big ideas about art. Click here to learn more.
Activity Downloads
Download activity sheets on our educational resources page before your museum visit and explore the museum with fun and educational search activities.
Family Days
Telfair Museums family days are offered throughout the year. Enjoy music, artist demonstrations, hands-on art-making, and guided tours free of charge. Check our calendar of events for dates, times and locations.