| A Morning Of Discovery At Museum Kids Day | |||
| By Catherine Ellerton Moapa Valley Progress Published September 30, 2009 What do medicine bags, bracelets, Petroglyphs, beads, feathers, leather, thread, needles and color sticks all have in common? They were all part of the projects scheduled during the Lost City Museum’s Annual Kids’ Day held on Saturday, September 26. Approximately thirty local elementary school-aged kids took part in a morning of discovery at the Museum. The |
 Lost City Museum Annual Kids’ Day participants get ready to explore the pueblos on Saturday morning. |
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| children designed bracelets with Petroglyphs to tell their story and they made medicine bags to hold those items most precious to them. They explored the adobes and the Museum and heard “Coyote Tales” (from a collection by William Morgan) as read by docent Shelley Benkman. A brief interlude to quench their thirst and build up their energy with goodies provided by Sugar’s Restaurant in Overton, and off they went to finish sewing their leather medicine bags and attaching beads and feathers making those bags an extension of their youthful personalities.
As a special treat, the participants were each given a ‘Goody Bag” filled with pencils, fans, stamps and a wooden nickel. |
 “Coyote Tales” intrigue the young participants in the Lost City Museum’s Annual Kids Day held on Saturday. |
Chris and Justice Benkman, Tom Cunningham, Joan Dey, Debbie Hardy, Oscar Mora, Kathryn Olson, Janie Shakespear and MaryKay Washburn were the Museum staff and volunteers who willingly gave their time so these youth might have this opportunity.
Earlier this year, the State cut the budget of seven State Museums. Among these, the Lost City Museum was forced to cut its operating hours to only four days a week, Thursday through Sunday. Part of its staff was also lost. But they are still offering their many local programs and art exhibits. |
