Join the Riversdale Kitchen Guild over the open hearth as they highlight recipes for a Fall Bounty using 19th century techniques.

Join us for this amazing book launch as we read LITTLE Lenox Takes Flight with local author ‘Iolani L. Bullock, a vivid story about a young boy who loves airplanes and who is inspired by his great grandad, one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen!

Each month will feature a different heritage community, children's book, and applicable craft. In September, we will read Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina with illustrations by Angela Dominquez, and we'll be making papel picado banners.

Explore the new Bladensburg Waterfront Park greenhouse and gardens. Learn about native plants, prepping and planting native plants for habitat restoration and pollinators.

Celebrate the end of summer by experimenting with natural dyes. Join us in the Kitchen Garden as we look at plants and how they were used to color our world in the colonial period. Kids will make their own colorful tie dye shirts with contemporary dyes.

You don't have to be a Katniss Everdeen of "The Hunger Games", Princess Merida of Disney's "Brave", or Robin Hood, the storybook legend, to handle a bow and arrow! Archery is one of the oldest sports in the world. With a park ranger, you will learn the basics of this skill, as well as safety awareness. Build concentration, patience, and coordination while having fun.

Learn about the history of the iron industry, from Africa to Maryland, with craft and science projects.

Come out and learn all about the beautiful and amazing peafowl by participating in peacock craft followed by an animal meet and greet.

Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. Every Monday we will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color changing lemonade to weaving baskets out of invasive species. Come explore what your hands can create using natural materials!

Outdo! Outsmart! Outside! Are you a survivor? Start your adventure with a Park Ranger who will teach you basic to intermediate survival skills! Learn survival techniques applicable to various recreational activities such as camping and fishing. Uncover how to use resources to thrive in nature. This session is focused on building fires!

Learn about the history of the iron industry, from Africa to Maryland, with craft and science projects.

Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. Every Monday we will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color changing lemonade to weaving baskets out of invasive species. Come explore what your hands can create using natural materials!

Dr. Taiye Ayoola-Adedeji is the author of the interactive bilingual (English and Yoruba) book The Yoruba Sound Book for Children. She will engage children in fun cultural activities include music and play about the Yoruba people and culture. She engages children in using Yoruba words for colors, animals, foods, greetings, and seasons.

Splat or survive? Explore the engineering design process as you construct an egg-protective device to save your egg from breaking from a 20-foot fall. Come challenge yourself and win prizes!

Learn about the parts of a horse through an interactive game, followed by a horse meet and greet.

Celebrate World Photography Day by learning about the history of photography. Documents and photos tell a story and help historians create a picture of the past. Participants will create a cool work of sun art which demonstrates the fundamentals of photography using found items on-site.

Learn about the history of the iron industry, from Africa to Maryland, with craft and science projects.

Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. Every Monday we will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color changing lemonade to weaving baskets out of invasive species. Come explore what your hands can create using natural materials!

Join the Riversdale Kitchen Guild as they highlight salad and cold meat recipes using 19th century techniques.

Learn about the history of the iron industry, from Africa to Maryland, with craft and science projects.

Try your hand at being a farmer! Join and help our farm staff with feeding and chores round the farm. Get an up-close experience with our animals and discover what it is like to work on a farm. Participate in farm activities and learn as you go with one of our farm naturalists.

Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. Every Monday we will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color changing lemonade to weaving baskets out of invasive species. Come explore what your hands can create using natural materials!

Learn the basics of gem cutting as you create your own cabochon using diamond saws, grinds, and polishing equipment.

Join us for hands-on activities with a farmer to learn about decomposers in the garden with a chance to get your hands dirty to explore and examine some of our wiggly friends up close!

Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. Every Monday we will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color changing lemonade to weaving baskets out of invasive species. Come explore what your hands can create using natural materials!

Join the Riversdale Kitchen Guild over the open hearth as they highlight ice cream recipes using 19th-century techniques.

Have fun as you design your own building, learn how houses are made, and even try out a few tools. Through fun STEM activities, learn what it takes to keep this 241 year old house strong and healthy!

Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. Every Monday we will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color changing lemonade to weaving baskets out of invasive species. Come explore what your hands can create using natural materials!

You don't have to be a Katniss Everdeen of "The Hunger Games", Princess Merida of Disney's "Brave", or Robin Hood, the storybook legend, to handle a bow and arrow! Archery is one of the oldest sports in the world. With a park ranger, you will learn the basics of this skill, as well as safety awareness. Build concentration, patience, and coordination while having fun.

Learn about horse leg markings and hooves through an interactive game, followed by an animal meet and greet.