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Join museum staff to craft a witch's broomstick using your handprints. The program is part of the museum’s Skipper’s Crew series.

Go “fish" for a wooden fish swimming in a sea of blue tissue paper, then decorate your fish and take it home. The program is part of the museum’s Skipper’s Crew series.

Visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport on June 7 to build your own wooden boat. If weather permits, you can even go outside and see how well your ship floats in our kiddie pool. The program is part of our Skipper’s Crew series.

Visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport on June 4 to learn about indigo production in the Lower Cape Fear during the 18th century. Visitors will also have the opportunity to dye their own handkerchief with real indigo to take home. The program is part of the museum’s Anchors Aweigh series, which features hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. Anchors Aweigh is geared toward families and all ages.

Come and get creative with the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport on July 2. Practice your painting skills by decorating a miniature Revolutionary War soldier to take home with you. The program is part of the museum’s Anchors Aweigh series, which features hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. Anchors Aweigh is geared toward families and all ages. These free programs are drop-in style and run from 11 a.m.

Visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport on June 25 to write a letter the 18th century way: with ink, quill, and wax. Seal your own to take home with you. The program is part of the museum’s Anchors Aweigh series, which features hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. Anchors Aweigh is geared toward families and all ages. These free programs are drop-in style and run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.