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Hands-On History & Toy Boat Building

Make your own candles! Enjoy hands-on craft workshops all summer long and take home your creations! Try your hand at a different craft workshop each day of the week:

Monday - Carving
Tuesday - Smithing (in Shipsmith)
Wednesday - Candle Dipping
Thursday - Printing
Friday - Scrimshaw
Saturday - Candle Dipping
Sunday - Printing Daily
Daily - Toy Boat Building | Painting at Art Spot

All workshops are $5 and available on a drop-in basis. Museum admission is required.

Toy Boat Building is offered in the Ship Carver Shop (#25)

Hands-on History workshops are offered in the Boat Shop annex (#10)

Discover these other fun activities for kids:

Navigation Activity Cart - NEW! Learn how mariners once charted their course.

Art Spot - NEW! Create a maritime masterpiece.

Map Spot - NEW! Explore the world of maps and create your own!

Birthday Parties - Have your child's birthday party at Mystic Seaport!

Children's Museum- Fun activities for kids ages 7 and under.

Playscapes- Climb aboard and explore our fleet of wooden boats just for kids.

Discovery Barn- Interactive activities for kids ages 8 and up (seasonal).

Tale of a Whaler- Interactive children's show teaches the basics of 19th-century whaling.