The Missouri History Museum invites homeschool families to celebrate education and family learning with History Exploration Days. Explore a new topic one Friday of each month from September to May (excluding November) through engaging activities designed for families with students and learners from PreK through high school.
“Our goal,” explains Maria Russell, Manager of K-12 Education Programs, “is to create a space and an experience where students can develop their own interpretations and understandings of history and connect that understanding to their own lives now and for the future.”
Discover new people, places, and perspectives in the galleries; investigate history with hands-on activities and workshops; and have fun making crafts! Featuring community collaborators with interactive opportunities, and ways to explore history inside the Museum and at home. All events are FREE.
Topics for fall of 2025 and spring of 2026 are:
Growing Up in St. Louis | Friday, September 12 | 10 am – 1 pm
As summer ends and kids head back to school, explore the history of childhood in St. Louis through crafts, games, a fashion show, and more!
Spooky Stories and Creepy Collections | Friday, October 10 | 10 am – 1 pm
Get ready for spooky season with stories and activities from St. Louis’s haunted history.
Holiday Toys and Games | Friday, December 12 | 10 am – 1 pm
Happy holidays! Take a festive walk down memory lane with games, toys, and gifts from St. Louis’s past.
Keeping the American Promise: MLK in STL | Friday, January 16 | 10 am – 1 pm
As part of the MLK Community Celebration, explore the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how civil rights movements to St. Louis and across the nation worked to ensure all people could realize the promise of American ideals.
Black Labor History | Friday, February 20 | 10 am – 1 pm
Workers unite! For Black History Month, learn about the people, places, and events that impacted Black workers in St. Louis.
Made in St. Louis | Friday, March 13 | 10 am – 1 pm
In honor of 314 Day, celebrate the people, products, art, music, and culture made right here in St. Louis.
Green Missouri | Friday, April 10 | 10 am – 1 pm
Explore how Missourians past and present have cared for the environment over the centuries.
Route 66 Festival | Friday, May 1 | 10 am – 1 pm
Get your kicks at the Missouri History Museum! Commemorate the 100th anniversary of Route 66 through stories, songs, and activities about the Main Street of America and the people who traveled through St. Louis.
