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.