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Mayborn At Home is a way for you to experience the museum at home!
Activities
Educational activities you can do at home!
- 07/17/2020- Tree Cookie Table
- 06/26/2020- Heirloom Scavenger Hunt
- 06/22/2020- Milk Jug Bird Feeder
- 06/15/2020- Homemade Puzzle
- 06/08/2020- Salt Dough Mammoth Bones
- 06/01/2020- Rock House
- 05/26/2020- Capillary Rainbow
- 05/19/2020- Bubble Snakes
- 05/18/2020- International Museum Day 2020 Animal Crossing Gallery
- 05/11/2020- Leaf Prints
- 05/08/2020- Commissary Scavenger Hunt
- 05/04/2020- Cardboard Rainbow Collage
- 04/29/2020- Salt Water Stalactites
- 04/27/2020- Make A Family Tree
- 04/24/2020- Life Cycle Spinners
- 04/22/2020- Mulch March
- 04/20/2020- Pom-Pom Drop
- 04/17/2020- Salt Dough Fossils
- 04/14/2020- Water Xylophone
- 04/08/2020- Succulent Container Garden
- 04/06/2020- Flower Dissection
- 04/02/2020- Log House
- 04/01/2020- Monocot or Dicot?
- 03/31/2020- Bug Trapper
- 03/30/2020- Pipe Cleaner Creatures
- 03/23/2020- Animal Exercise
- 03/18/2020- Nature Creatures
- 03/17/2020- Sock Puppet Friends
- 03/16/2020- Habitat at Home
Virtual Visits
Check out our exhibits from home!
- 06/24/2020- Art Around the Mayborn
- 06/24/2020- Lost Waco
- 06/17/2020- Drawer of the Day Mollusks
- 06/12/2020- Village Commissary
- 06/10/2020- Simple Machine Hunt
- 06/05/2020- Cabinets of Curiosity Ostrich
- 06/03/2020- Golden Eagles
- 05/29/2020- Cooper House
- 05/27/2020- Schoolhouse Tour
- 05/22/2020- Village Garden Update
- 05/20/2020- Waco Mammoth National Monument with Dr. Lindsey Yann
- 05/15/2020- Drawer of the Day Cuckoos
- 05/13/2020- Eastern Tent Caterpillar
- 05/05/2020- Learn About Cinco de Mayo
- 05/01/2020- Spiny Lizard
- 04/23/2020- Turtle Visit
- 04/21/2020- Waco's Premier Architect
- 04/16/2020- Historic Homes of Waco
- 04/15/2020- Backyard Caterpillar
- 04/14/2020- Drawer of the Day Woodpeckers
- 04/09/2020- Drawer of the Day Egg Collection
- 04/07/2020- Backyard Ecology Walk
- 04/03/2020- Mammoth Tour
- 03/27/2020- Humpback Whale Skull
- 03/25/2020- Village Garden Tour
- 03/24/2020- Backyard Insects
- 03/20/2020- Drawer of the Day #1
- 03/19/2020- Anoles
Meet the Mayborn
Meet The Mayborn
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Check out the museum from home through a virtual visit!
Art Around the Museum
July 22, 2020
Explore art around the Mayborn!
Lost Waco
June 24, 2020
Dr. Kenneth Hafertepe discusses the lost architecture of Waco.
Drawer of the Day Mollusks
June 17, 2020
Exhibits Manager Trey shows off the museum's collection of mollusks.
Village Commissary
June 12, 2020
Trey takes on a visit to the Governor Bill & Vara Daniel Historic Village's commissary!
Simple Machine Hunt
June 10, 2020
Explore simple machines by searching your house for these fascinating contraptions!
Cabinets of Curiosity Ostrich
June 5, 2020
Take a virtual visit to the cabinets of curiosity and investigate the ostrich skeleton.
Drawer of the Day Golden Eagles
June 3, 2020
Exhibits Manager Trey takes us for a virtual visit of the museum's collection of golden eagles.
Cooper House
May 29, 2020
Dr. Ken Hafertepe presents The Cooper House: A Waco Treasure.
Village Schoolhouse Tour
May 27, 2020
Trey takes us to the village schoolhouse to learn more about how children learned in the 1890s.
Village Garden Update
May 22, 2020
Katie takes us on a tour of the growing plants and vegetables in our village garden.
Waco Mammoth National Monument with Dr. Lindsey Yann
May 20, 2020
Learn more about ancient Camelops that roamed central Texas with the Waco Mammoth National Monument's paleontologist Dr. Lindsey Yann!
Collections drawer of the Day- Cuckoos
May 15, 2020
Take a look at the cool cuckoos in our museum collection.
Meet the Scientists- Eastern Tent Caterpillar with Dr. Pitts
May 13, 2020
Learn about the eastern tent caterpillar with Dr. Pitts from Baylor University's Department of Biology.
Learn About Cinco de Mayo
May 5, 2020
Learn about the history of Cinco de Mayo. The Mayborn Museum salutes our community partner the Centex Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and their fine businesses. A special thank you to Pitaya Handbags and Mexican Outfitters, Mariachi Azteca de Waco and Folklorico Las Estrellas de Waco.
Spiny Lizard
May 1, 2020
Check out our cool spiny lizards!
Turtle Visit
April 23, 2020
Our Maker Educator Alan makes a visit to see what our ornate box turtles are up to.
Waco's Premier Architect
April 21, 2020
Dr. Ken Hafertepe, professor and chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor University explores the work of architect W.W. Larmour.
Historic Homes of Waco
April 16, 2020
Dr. Ken Hafertepe, professor and chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor University takes us on a journey through the architectural history of Waco, TX.
Meet the Scientists- Dr. Pitts' backyard caterpillar
April 15, 2020
Take a look at Dr. Pitts' fun caterpillar find in her backyard and see what you can find in yours!
Drawer of the Day- Woodpeckers
April 14, 2020
Check out our woodpecker collection with our Collections Assistant Madeline!
Drawer of the Day- Egg Collection
April 9, 2020
Check out some fascinating eggs from the museum's collection with Exhibits Manager Trey!
Meet the Scientists Backyard Ecology Walk
April 7, 2020
Join Dr. Mullins on a backyard ecology walk discussing citizen science you can get involved in!
Mammoth Tour
April 3, 2020
Join our Maker Educator Alan for a mammoth sized mammoth tour!
Humpback whale skull
March 27, 2020
Check out our fan favorite humpback whale skull!
Village Garden Tour
March 25, 2020
Join Katie for a tour of the garden in our Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village.
Backyard Insects
March 24, 2020
Our Maker Educator Alan explores insects in our Backyard Ecology Hall
Drawer of the Day #1
March 20, 2020
In this Virtual Visit we explore our bird collection with Collections Assistant Madeline. Learn more about our collection and how it is used.
Anoles
March 19, 2020
Join us for a Virtual Visit as our Animal Collections Specialist Joshua shows us how Anoles hunt for food.
Activities
Looking for fun, educational things you can do at home? Check out these easy to do activities created by our museum education team. Click the links below to watch demonstrations and download activity instruction sheets.
Heirloom Scavenger Hunt
June 26, 2020
Katie takes us to the village garden to learn more about heirlooms.
International Museum Day 2020- Animal Crossing Museum Gallery
May 18, 2020
Celebrate International Museum Day by creating a museum gallery using fun photos from the Mayborn Museum!
Cardboard Rainbow Collage
May 4, 2020
Go on a color scavenger hunt in your house to learn more about rainbows!
Mulch March
April 22, 2020
How does mulch help plants? Learn about its role in the environment while you explore your own neighborhood.
Pipe Cleaner Creatures
March 30, 2020
Make a fun creature using pipe cleaners, paper rolls, construction paper, and more!
Grass House
March 26, 2020
Get creative and build a grass house using things you can find around the house!
Animal Exercise
March 23, 2020
Get your body moving like an animal! Click here to download the Animal Exercise Cube print out.
Habitat at Home
March 16, 2020
Create a 3D diorama using materials found in your home and from your backyard!
