Happy Holidays!

The Museum will be closed on Tuesday, December 25 and Tuesday, January 1.

There's still time to come see the special exhibit of toys, which will be on display through January 5.

We wish you happiness and joy at this special time of the year.

7th Annual Holiday Ornament Making Workshop

This is the 7th time we've done this, and I sure think we did a great job! We had a total of about 530 visitors to this event. This Holiday Ornament Workshop is a wonderful Museum tradition. For the past two years, we've held the event in conjunction with the Snow Festival organized by the Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department. We all had fun painting pinecones, making pipecleaner candy canes, and cutting paper snowflakes. A couple popular craft stations were the Winter Wonderland (ornament made with inverted plastic cups!) and the Christmas Walnut Mice (using walnut shells). A BIG thank-you to all our absolutely incredible volunteers! You've made the day beyond successful!

Friends of the Museum Holiday Tea and Boutique

Every year, the Friends of the Museum host a fundraising Holiday Tea and Boutique. Tasty treats with a hot cup of home-brewed cider welcomes visitors to join us for an afternoon of one-stop shopping.

A Good Old Tea Time with our Favorite Dolls!

Have you ever had pretend tea with your favorite bear or doll? At the Museum, we hosted a wonderful afternoon of REAL tea, scones, strawberries with Raggedy Ann. We had hostesses at each table talking about the history of Raggedy Ann and Andy. Guests enjoyed their tea, with their very own teacups brought from home. They also got to learn about tea manners and making cootie catchers, oh and cute Raggedy Ann and Andy crafts too! It was just a tea-rrific afternoon!

Historic Dolls Now on Exhibit

If you have fond memories of spending an afternoon with your favorite doll, you will enjoy visiting the Arcadia Historical Museum during its annual toy exhibit now through January 5, 2008. You may even see a favorite doll from your childhood!

For a preview of the exhibit, check out the great photos that appeared in today's Pasadena Star-News and San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

Remember - admission to the Museum is always free!