Virtual Discovery Room
Featured Activity: Dutch Connection & Floral Fun
Free Just For Kids Bulb Kit
Available February 12–March 6.
Due to COVID-19, we are not offering our onsite kids planting activity this year; however, we have a free Just for Kids Bulb Kit to take home.
Kits can be picked up onsite by museum visitors during regular museum hours.
After you pick up your kit, learn how to plant a bulb using the video above, or visit these links:
- Video: How to Plant a Bulb
- PDF: How to Plant a Bulb Instructions
- PDF: Kids Bulb Growth Chart Activity Sheet (Pre K Level)
- PDF: Kids Bulb Growth Chart Activity Sheet (K-3rd Grade Level).
Other Dutch Connection Activities
Escape the cold weather with these fun activities inspired by the flowers in our Dutch Connection display!
- Coloring Pages: Dutch Connection Flowers
- Blog Post: Advice on Growing Indoor Plants
- Virtual 360 Tour: Dutch Connection 2021
More Activities
Coloring Pages
Grab some pencils, crayons, and markers, and enjoy coloring objects from our collection!
Photography Activities
These activities are a fun, hands-on way to explore the basics of photography using objects you can find around your home.
Pre-Cinema Activities
These activities are designed to demystify the illusion of motion.
- How to make a flipbook (PDF Instructions)
- How to make a thaumatrope (PDF Instructions)
- How to make a phenakistoscope (Instructions Only)
Historic Recipes
Ready to put your cooking skills to the test? Try making one of George Eastman's recipes from 1919!
- PDF: George Eastman's Camp Cookbook
- Video: How to make Eliza's Bread Pudding from George Eastman's Cookbook
- Article: Cooking by the Book: Making Eastman's Camp Recipes (Eliza's Bread Pudding & Rice Pudding)
- Article: Trying More Recipes from George Eastman's Camp Cookbook (Cheese Pudding & Onions Au Gratin)
Virtual Tours
Explore the museum from home with our virtual tours. Through the links below, you can access the historic mansion, see select behind-the-scenes areas, and tour the gardens in full bloom.
Storytime & Activities
Join us for activities and stories from George Eastman's historic library
- Snowflake Photography Fun: Book Recommendations and Snowflake Activity Video, and explore snowflake photographs in our collection
- Celebrating the Right to Vote: Book Recommendations, Suffrage Postcard Coloring Pages, and Virtual Tour of the History of Photography
- The Bluest of Blues: Anna Aktins and the First Books of Photography Activity
- A is for Applebiting Alligators Storytime and Activity
- George Eastman crossword puzzle, word search, and secret decorder
- Dutch Connection Activities:
- Video: How to Plant a Bulb
- PDF: How to Plant a Bulb
- Blog Post: Advice on Growing Indoor Plants
- Virtual 360 Tour: Dutch Connection 2021
- Crossword puzzle and word search