The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island will hold its Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10 at their location at Honey Horn.
Guests will be able to see the Museum’s boardwalk exhibits, the Karen Wertheimer Butterfly Habitat, and the horse barn. They can learn about the local salt marsh, explore the Replica Shell Ring, and watch birds with the Hilton Head Audubon Society.
New to the event this year is the Children’s Book Festival presented in the Pavilion by the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Several local children’s book authors and artists will be present, and their books will be available for sale.
Also new is the Tiny Art Workshop, sponsored in part by the Town of Hilton Head Island Office of Cultural Affairs. Guests will be able to make original small works of art to share in the Town’s Tiny Art Galleries or to take home.
Other activities include talks with master naturalists, a look at a boat used for underwater archaeology surveys, nature-inspired crafts, basket making, and indigo tie dyeing.
Bluffton musician Jevon Daly is scheduled to perform at 10:15 and 11:30 a.m.
“Conservation in the Classroom” will be on display in the Temporary Exhibit Gallery, featuring many local school students.
There is no charge for admission and reservations are not required.
The Coastal Discovery Museum is located at 70 Honey Horn Drive on Hilton Head Island. For more information, call 843-689-6767, ext. 224.
