Join the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative for virtual workshops for children ages 3-6 and their adult companions. Learn about art, history, and more! Educators from the Smithsonian will lead three different 30-minute programs that incorporate close looking at art and historical objects.

Please see the subject of each program below and use the green 'register' button at the top of the page to register.

March 11: Making Moves: Celebrating Black & Native Women and Girls in Skateboarding | 11:00- 11:30 a.m. EDT

Join the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of the American Indian as they explore the innovative roles of Black and Native women and girls in the world of skateboarding. Then, children will design skateboard art to express their unique identity.

March 16th: Up, Up, and Away with the Stinson Sisters | 11:00- 11:30 a.m. EDT

Meet the Stinson Sisters! Join educators from the National Portrait Gallery and the National Air and Space Museum to find out about these pioneering pilots. Then, get your first flying lessons when you learn how to control an airplane, just like students at the Stinsons' aviation school.

March 21st: Patterns and Lines: the Colorful World of Alma Thomas | 11:00- 11:45 a.m. EDT

Find inspiration right outside your window! Join the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the National Postal Museum for a virtual family program about the transformative artist Alma Thomas (1891-1978). She is best known for her use of color and repetitive shapes that form patterns sometimes called “Alma’s stripes.” Together, we will learn about Thomas’ life and work, and make our own art inspired by her process. We will be joined by author Jeanne Walker Harvey for a read-aloud of her new children’s book on Alma Thomas, Ablaze with Color.

We strive to provide programs that are accessible to all visitors. If you have questions about the accessibility of this program, or if you would like to request real-time captioning (CART), sign language interpretation, or any other accommodations, please contact Ashleigh Coren (corena@si.edu). Two weeks advance notice is appreciated for requesting accommodations.

Adults must remain with children throughout the program.

The Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants 12-24 hours in advance of the program. The email will come from Eventbrite. Please only register once per household. Adults do not need to register separately from children. We will only be allowing participants into the meeting if the accompanying adult's name is on the registration list.

Image Credits: LEFT: Marjorie Stinson, nd. N Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. MIDDLE: Watusi (Hard Edge) by Alma Thomas, 1963. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1976. RIGHT: Spirit Feather by Traci Rabbit, 2008. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.