Norman — The Sam Noble Museum in Norman, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., is hosting a week of drop-in family activities to entertain kids during a week of no school.
“Spring Break Escape” runs through Friday and includes daily presentations, programs and activities.
All activities are free with paid museum admission. A family of four can visit for less than $20.
Activities include outdoor nature walks, crafts and demonstrations from representatives of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; informal chat sessions with museum staff, featuring objects from collections and live animals; performances by ventriloquist Gary Owens and his puppets; Native American dance performances, origami workshops, story times, music and more.
There also will be a bird show, “It’s All About Birds.” The show features birds that fly down the stage over the audience and sometimes perform with selected audience members.
The show is at 1 and 3 p.m. today and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Seating for the show is limited. Museum visitors can pick up a pass for the show at the front desk when they purchase their museum admission.
Other highlights of the week include an outdoor tipi pitch 11 a.m. Thursday, followed by outdoor activities and a dance performance at 1 p.m. by the Dancing Eagles in the museum’s Pleistocene Plaza.
At 1 and 3 p.m. Friday musician Stephen Fite will perform an hour-long concert in Kerr Auditorium.
Museum hours for the week are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors age 65 and older, $3 for youth ages 6 to 17 and free for children under 5 years old.
Spring Break Escape is sponsored by Chesapeake Energy.
