Dr. Martin Luther King Day
Monday, January 20, 2025
10 am to 5 pm
Join us for our celebration of Dr. King and his legacy at Chicago Children’s Museum through art activities, storytelling, and reflection.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Visit our story lounge on Floor 2 to peruse children's books on the civil rights movement, race, and identity. Explore resources to help you have conversations with your children about race.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Design your own Dr. King Day badge on Floor 2 to commemorate the holiday. Wear it proudly and let the world know what MLK Day means to you.
10:30 am - 4:00 pm: Work with Chicago Artist and Educator Derek Moore in Art Studio to create a collage self-portrait to celebrate the importance and value of children. Ages 3 and up.
If you cannot make it in person, we have digital resources available to encourage reflection and conversation at home with your littles. Take some time to watch our CCM friends read about the contributions Dr. King, Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges have made to bringing fairness to public spaces and classrooms across the nation, as well as African American Inventors who have contributed to our everyday lives.
The book, Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is read by a leader at Chicago Children’s Museum, Jeff Perry. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, was written by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Bryan Collier, and published by Hyperion Books for Children.
The book Rosa, is read by CCM friend, Oliva Porter. Rosa was written by Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by Bryan Collier, and published by Henry Holt and Co.
Learn more about African American inventors who have touched our everyday lives with their inventions with our read-along of Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? Read by CCM friend, Leonard House.
CCM friend Birtukan Feingold reads the words written by Ruby Bridges from the book, Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story and published by Cartwheel Books.
Listen to these littles read the biographies of African American inventors from Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? Written by Patrice McLaurin and illustrated by Dian Wang