On Saturday, April 8 at 2:00 p.m. Museum Educator Ken Peters will present “Raleigh’s Skyscrapers, Then & Now.” Using the current exhibit “The Changing Face of Fayetteville Street” as a backdrop, children will discover the history of Raleigh's high-rise buildings while standing inside the city's first skyscraper, the 1874 Briggs Building. The program includes a brief history of how Raleigh's tallest structures developed over time, and then participants will get to design and color their own skyscraper or future Raleigh skyline.

On Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. the museum will host “Raleigh: Past and Present” with Museum Educator Ken Peters. In this activity, presented within the museum’s current exhibit “It Started With One Thousand Acres: Raleigh & its People,” children will learn about the origins of Raleigh, its symbols and its major landmarks while making their very own Historic Raleigh coloring books.

Then, on Saturday June 10 at 2:00 p.m. the RCM “Children’s Hour” will celebrate Flag Day in advance with “Flag Symbolism.” Using the museum's exhibit "Raleigh's City Flag: 100 Years," Museum Educator Ken Peters will share the unusual story of why Raleigh has its own flag. Then, kids will get to design their own flags using tips from the City Flag exhibit.

The RCM “Children's Hour” is open to kids ages 6 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult during the program, which typically runs approximately 45 minutes to one hour. The museum will provide all materials for each activity. For more information, contact Ken Peters at 832-3775 ext. 11.

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