Watch skilled woodturners transform wood into traditional crafts. Kids receive a free wooden spinning top while supplies last.
Turn, Turn, Turn with the Capital Area Woodturners
Crafts and Tasks from the Past
The Woman’s Club of Arlington introduces children to crafts and tasks that children undertook during colonial times. Enjoy timed, interactive demonstrations on crafts like corn husk dolls, sachet packets and flower stamps, and tasks undertaken to support colonial families such as stringing beans, carding wool and embroidering.
Singing Storytimes about America with Emily
Enjoy a singing storytime with song-based picture books about America.
Singing Storytimes about America with Emily
Enjoy a singing storytime with song-based picture books about America.
Singing Storytimes about America with Emily
Enjoy a singing storytime with song-based picture books about America.
Add a Square to the Library’s Semiquincentennial Community Quilt
Children make their own quilt square expressing their American journey using fabric markers, fabric glue and fabric scraps. Squares will be photographed and added to a digital quilt collage which will be published on the Library website and social media channels.
Homemade Hornbooks & Quill Pens
Practice writing with a quill and learn to make a hornbook: a single-sided alphabet tablet used to study in colonial times. Children can write their own declarations on the hornbooks or create a more traditional version and copy the alphabet.
Traditional Tunes of the Dulcimer
Dulcimer player Lee Swanson will host a rotating schedule of dulcimer lessons, singalongs and performances of traditional Appalachian folk music.
Detailed Schedule
- 12:00 pm - 12:20 pm: Dulcimer singalong (all ages)
- 12:30 pm - 2:15 pm: Free 15-minute dulcimer lessons (ages 12+)
- 4 lesson slots: 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm
- 2:30 pm - 2:50 pm: Dulcimer singalong (all ages)
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Free 15-minute lesson (ages 12+)
- 2 lesson slots: 3:00 pm, 3:30 pm
- 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm: Dulcimer singalong (all ages)
Level Up Your Civic Engagement With a New Tool
Presentations will repeat at 11, 11:20 and 11:40 a.m.
Volunteer Arlington’s My Civic Engagement Plan helps you identify your values, focus on the issues you care about and take clear steps to get involved in your community. The Leadership Center of Arlington has created a simple framework to guide individuals, families, groups and businesses to get started. Level up your civic goals as part of the 250 celebrations!
Make A Wish for America
Write your wishes for America’s future on a paper flame to help "light" a birthday cake poster for the nation!