The adventures of Sweden’s favorite storybook hero, Pippi Longstocking, come alive at the Museum. Enjoy tales from this beloved children’s series while traveling through the Museum galleries as a “thing-finder”, creating a Dala horse craft, and tasting Pippi’s favorite cookies – pepparkakor.
Participate in a Swedish holiday tradition – the Lucia festival. Lucia, the saint of light, has long been honored on December 13th, the longest night of the year. Children will learn the legend of Lucia, explore Swedish Christmas traditions, and experience the magic of a traditional Lucia procession. Don’t forget your camera!
Celebrate holidays the Swedish way! Even though we may celebrate some of the same holidays in the United States, Swedes have many unique traditions. From Midsommarfest, to Easter, to the Lucia festival before Christmas, children will participate in and discover how Swedish holidays differ from our own.
Did you know that the Swedes were the first Europeans to settle the Delaware Valley? This program focuses on the founding and legacy of the New Sweden Colony, established in 1638 along the Delaware River. Using Museum collections and hands-on artifacts, children will explore how and why the settlement began, learn more about Swedish relations with local Native Americans, and experience elements of colonial daily life, like making real butter!
Toddlers and families will get into the holiday spirt by learning about tradition of Jultomte. We will read The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren and try Swedish holiday activities. It’s a perfect opportunity to teach your little ones about Swedish culture!
Join us as we explore the world of textiles and learn how wool from a sheep is made into new clothes! We will read Pelle’s New Suit and explore tactile objects used during the process of making clothing. Kids will try out different activities and crafts all about sheep and clothing.
This month’s Toddler Time is all about sculpture! Follow three mice in the story Look, Look, Look at Sculpture by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace as we explore the wonderful world of three-dimensional art. Kids will explore sculpture in the Museum and then create some sculptures of their own with different mediums like sand, playdough, and cardboard.
Join the American Swedish Historical Museum at Liquid Alchemy Beverages in Wilmington, Delaware, for their first-annual Fall Fest!
ASHM has once again collaborated with Liquid Alchemy Beverages to create our exceptional Lingonberry and Rambo Apple hard cider. This cider is truly unique because it features heritage Rambo apples grown on the Museum’s apple trees. This apple breed traces its origins back to the early 1600s when they were brought to the New Sweden Colony by Peter Gunnarsson Rambo.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity for a guided tour of the historic Philadelphia Navy Yard with CAPT Francis Spencer, USN (Ret.), former commanding officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division.
The tour will highlight both the Navy Yard’s U.S. Navy history and its more recent commercial history. Some U.S. Navy activities and related operations still take place in the Navy Yard, and the tour will include information about those activities as well as other commercial ventures occupying the Navy Yard, which benefit the Philadelphia community.