This Presidents’ Day, get more civically engaged through family-friendly activities! Write a letter to the new President of the United States to tell them what matters to you. Participate in arts-based activities and create a piece that reflects your social and political interests!
Included with general admission, which is FREE for IL residents on this day.
Schedule
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Letters to the President
Write a letter to President Donald J. Trump to let him know how you think he’s doing as president and what you would like to see him do in the future. If there are actions he’s taking that you support, let him know that! If there are things in which you’d like to see him take a different approach, this is a great way to have your voice heard, too. All letters can either be taken home or left with CHM staff to be mailed out together to the White House. Appropriate for all ages, especially 13+
Make-and-Take Campaign Signs and Buttons
Art is a great way to strengthen one’s campaign efforts. Come make your own campaign signs and buttons as if you were running for the Office of the President of the United States of America! Design them in ways that reflect your values, aesthetics, and major topics of interest. Take them home as a souvenir or maybe even start your own future political campaign! Appropriate for all ages preschool and up.
Community Response Activity – “If I Were President . . .”
Leave a public message to other visitors about what sorts of issues you would focus on if you were president. What do you think is important to address as a nation today? How would you go about supporting our local, national, and international communities through presidential action? Appropriate for all ages, especially 13+
We’ll also have special gallery tours of our exhibitions throughout the day and IDEA stations to engage Chicago’s history in hands-on, interactive ways!