Virtual Discovery Room
Featured Activity: Dutch Connection & Floral Fun
Free Just For Kids Bulb Kit
Available through Sunday, February 28
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 two ways:
- Onsite in the Dryden Theatre Lobby during regular museum hours
- Curbside pickup using our online ordering form (available Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, February 8–28, between 9 and 10 a.m. only; you must schedule a pickup time when you place your order).
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
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 crossword puzzle and word search