Play Days @ Jay

Pack a picnic and spend the afternoon at the Homestead and explore our Discovery Centers. Education staff will lead a short hands on activity at 1:00pm. Please note the Red Barn is closed for repairs.

  • May 3, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • May 10, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Mother’s Day is just around the corner! Come make a Mother’s Day card from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • May 17, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Spring has Sprung! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be planting seeds from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • May 24, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Memorial Day is this week! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a Poppy flower craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • May 31, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be practicing archery and playing the historical Game of Graces from 1:00pm to 1:30pm. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • June 7, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • June 14, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Father’s Day is just around the corner! Come make a Father’s Day card from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • June 21, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game battledore and shuttlecock, from 1:00pm to 1:30pm. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • June 28, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Come make your own historical hat! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making tri-corner hats from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 5, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Happy Independence Day! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a red/white/blue star craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 12, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Time to grow! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be planting our own bean stalks from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 19, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Don’t let the heat get you down! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making our own ice cream from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • July 26, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making our own bubble solution for bubble blowing from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 2, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • August 9, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making sachets from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 16, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making clay fossil ornament from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 23, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game, Game of Graces from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • August 30, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Let’s explore the gardens! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing garden bingo from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • September 6, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a chicken craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 13, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making sun catchers from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 20, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –It’s time for Autumn! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a Fall leaves from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 27, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • October 4, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making pine cone bird feeders from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • October 11, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game Hoop & Stick from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Carriage Barn Courtyard.
  • October 18, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be doing colonial dress up and coloring from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Summer Kitchen (below the front porch of the Main House).
  • October 25, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    –For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a pumpkin craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Summer Kitchen.