Family Day at Burchfield Penny Art Center- April 5, 2025 from 10am to 3pm sponsored by Hyatt.  Registration is required and it is $5 for a family ticket.

Featured Books & Age Groups

  • Suggested Ages 3-5:Bare Feet & Treats: An Autism Journey Through a Dog’s Eyes by Michael Schmitt and With My Hands: Poems About Making Things by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
  • Suggested Ages 6-8:Beatrice and the Sunflower Gift by Stephanie Parwulski and The Last Plastic Straw: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It by Dee Romito
  • Suggested Ages 9-10: You Know You’re From Buffalo If… by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist for The Buffalo News, Adam Zyglis
  • All Ages: Around the Seasons: Tiny Poems, Simple Songs, and Playful Movements with Tanya Zabinski

Reading & Activity Schedule

10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • Bare Feet & Treats: An Autism Journey Through a Dog’s Eyes by Michael Schmitt (Suggested Ages 3-5)
  • Beatrice and the Sunflower Gift by Stephanie Parwulski (Suggested Ages 6-8)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

  • With My Hands: Poems About Making Things by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater (Suggested Ages 3-5)
  • The Last Plastic Straw: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It by Dee Romito (Suggested Ages 6-8)
  • Demonstration and Discussion with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist for The Buffalo News, Adam Zyglis (Suggested Ages 9-10)

12:00 PM

  • Around the Seasons: Tiny Poems, Simple Songs, and Playful Movements with Tanya Zabinski (All Ages)

1:00 – 2:30 PM

  • Bare Feet & Treats: An Autism Journey Through a Dog’s Eyes by Michael Schmitt (Suggested Ages 3-5)Beatrice and the Sunflower Gift by Stephanie Parwulski (Suggested Ages 6-8)
  • Demonstration and Discussion with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist for The Buffalo News, Adam Zyglis (Suggested Ages 9-10)

1:30 – 3:00 PM

  • With My Hands: Poems About Making Things by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater (Suggested Ages 3-5)The Last Plastic Straw: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It by Dee Romito (Suggested Ages 6-8)