Explore the Frick in new ways every Tuesday and Saturday throughout the summer! These free drop-in activities will change each week to engage visitors of all ages in a variety of ways, including artmaking, historical exploration, storytelling, and play. Weekly activites will run from June 23 through August 29.
Start your visit at the Grable Visitor Center before joining the drop-in to receive a free site admission wristband and information about what's happening on site!
Grab a Summer Explorer passport the first time you join and win a prize when you complete 5 activities!
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Location: Education Center Courtyard
Create a seed ball to plant in your backyard and join a GROW themed story time geared toward kids ages 3-6. The story will be read on a rolling basis.
Location: Education Center Classroom
Drip, smear, paint, and discover new ways to express your creativity through watercolor painting.
Location: Education Center Courtyard
Design a paper bird kite and fly it on the lawn!
Location: Education Center Classroom
Create your own traditional Pittsburgh everything-between-the-bread sandwich using paper and your imagination!
Location: Education Center Classroom
Make a friend using clothespins and markers!
Location: Education Center Courtyard
Design your own custom button!
Location: Education Center Classroom
Create a bookmark and join a GROW themed story time geared toward kids ages 3-6 at 10:15, 11:15, and 12:15.
Location: Education Center Classroom
Make a 3-D work of art from upcycled cardboard and other mixed media.
Location: Education Center Classroom
Create your own flag using mixed-media textiles!
Location: Education Center Classroom
Make a landscape with dimensions!
Location: Education Center Classroom
Draw, roll, and string your own handmade beads.
Location: Education Center Classroom
Learn to make a clay pendant using air-dry clay.
Location: Education Center Classroom
Create a monoprint portrait with a friend, plexiglass, and paint!
Location: Education Center Courtyard
Experience a fast-paced assembly line in a game format!
Location: Education Center Classroom
Design a still life using mixed-media collage materials.
Location: Education Center Classroom
Create your own shrinky-dink!
Location: Education Center Classroom
Design your own pretend license plate for display on a car, bike, or fridge.
Location: Education Center Courtyard
Put on your detective hat and figure out the use of different Gilded Age objects.
Location: Education Center Courtyard
Add to a collaborative bottlecap mural celebrating the end of summer! Drop in for story time geared toward kids ages 3-6. The story will be read on a rolling basis.