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Settle in for a good story and craft at the Brandywine

01/28/2016 11:39AM ● By J. Chambless

Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art in the Brandywine River Museum of Art, and make their own creative works this winter. A new "Read Aloud" story and craft is scheduled each week. Each program starts at 10:30 a.m.

The schedule is:

Feb. 4: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Feb. 11: Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet

Feb. 18: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson

Feb. 25: The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt

March 3: On Meadowview Street by Henry Cole

March 10: Olivia by Ian Falconer

March 17: The Tallest Leprechaun by Emily Grace Koenig

"Read Aloud" costs $5 per child, with one adult admitted free per child, and free for Brandywine members. Registration is requested by contacting the education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].  

The Brandywine River Museum of Art is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting March 19, the museum will close at 5 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors ages 65 and older, $6 for students and children ages 6 and older; free for children 5 and younger and Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit brandywinemuseum.org.