PAST: KIDS: "Pens & The Post" Postal Museum Activities & Workshops SAT, May 28th from 11:00am - 5:00pm, Free

"Pens & The Post: Collect, Correspond, Celebrate!"
Saturday, May 29th
11:00am - 5:00pm
Free

Join the Postal Museum and Pen Collectors of America for a day of family fun with workshops and activities for kids all day. Full list of activities and workshops here!

"Pens, postage, and mail have long gone hand-in-hand. Join the Postal Museum and the Pen Collectors of America for a day of fun activities exploring the history of pens and mail." Learn about letter writing past and present with many fun activities such as card making, calligraphy, a "pen petting zoo", color ink sampling, test out ink on various kinds of beautiful papers and more!

Special mini-workshops will encourage deeper exploration of special topics and will include a hands-on activity, opportunities to ask questions, and the chance to learn from the experts! All workshops are presented by the Pen Collectors of America unless otherwise noted.

Pens for Kids Workshop
11:30am & 1:30pm

Cursive for Kids Workshop
presented by Fahrney’s Pens
12:30pm

The Glory of Pen Collecting
2:30pm

The Smithsonian National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave, NE
Metro: Union Station