Spring Break Activities
April 17 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Historic Sotterley, Southern Maryland Folklife Center, St. Mary’s County Public Library, and local artist Jami Faith are partnering to bring a week of FREE activities during Spring Break to keep kids active and engaged in learning while having fun on their days off. Each day is a different activity for your family to enjoy.
Registration is required to make sure we acquire enough supplies for each activity. The registration link is below and is the same for all days – while registering you can select which days you’ll be attending.
Registration Coming Soon
Monday, April 14 – Curiosity Crew: Observing Pollinators
Join us for a Nature Walk and Citizen Science Adventure, a fun partnership between Historic Sotterley and St. Mary’s County Library!
Explore the beauty of nature on a guided walk with one of our local experts. Afterward, head to the Mobile Library to discover the Library’s Citizen Science Kits to learn how you can contribute to real-world science from your own backyard.
End the day with a relaxing stroll through the Colonial Garden, observing pollinators at work and putting your new Citizen Science skills to work!
Perfect for nature lovers, future scientists, and families—don’t miss out on this exciting, hands-on adventure! Please register once per family group.
Tuesday, April 15 – Hands-On with the History of Clay Pots
Come meet up at the barn with a representative of Historic Sotterley and Creation Guide Gramma Jami as we take you on a nature walk. You will be given a small blank notebook with which to take notes and do some sketching of the wonders that abound all around us. Sotterley Representative will help with what we see, and Gramma Jami will help you with your journal, and then we will return to the barn to add color to our sketches with various provided tools.