Summer Programs For Kids With a Rock-and-roll Beat

School is out and the kids are already saying: “I’m bored!”  What’s a parent to do?

Elmhurst Historical Museum has the answer for families looking for fun, affordable activities this summer. Children ages 4-12 accompanied by a caregiver are invited to the Museum’s Education Center, 120 E. Park Ave., for Summer Fun and Games, from 1 to 3 p.m. any Tuesday through Aug. 13. Each week, a different craft activity with a rock-and-roll theme will be featured.

The cost is $2 per project for nonmembers and $1 for members of the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation. No reservations are required.

2013 Summer Fun & Games schedule:

• June 25 – Guitar Pick Necklaces
• July 2  – Wooden Slide Whistles
• July 9  – Rocking Air Guitars
  
• July 16 – Backbeat Drums
• July 23 – Backstage Pass Holders
• July 3 – Tapping Tambourines
• Aug. 6 – Crazy Kazoos
• Aug. 13 – Microphone Maracas

Visitors also are welcome to check out the museum’s new exhibit, Shutter to Think: The Rock & Roll Lens of Paul Natkin, along with an interactive spy glass activity for kids; admission to the exhibit is free. 

School of Rock in the House

Elmhurst School of Rock is partnering with the museum throughout the summer to bring a live music component into the exhibit.

• An instructor will be in the museum’s second floor gallery on the performance stage demonstrating percussion instruments from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 16 and 30, and Aug. 13.
• The exhibit will be open after hours and the School of Rock house band will be performing from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, July 18 and Aug. 15 (prior to two special evening programs in the Education Center).
• School of Rock music campers will show off their newly-acquired music skills at the museum from 2 to 3 p.m. Fridays, June 28 (Classic Rock), July 12 (CBGB Legends), July 19 (Chicago Rocks), July 26 (British Invasion), and Aug. 2 (Modern Rock).

Turn up the volume! It’s going to be a rocking summer for families at the Elmhurst Historical Museum. For more information and a complete schedule of activities, visit www.elmhursthistory.org or call (630) 833-1457.