In Person

Be a Civic Hero!: A Family Celebration at the National Constitution Center

Date
Wednesday, September 16
Time
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET
price
Event is free and open to all. Ticket required for museum admission.
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Graphic courtesy Masters Group Design.

Join the National Constitution Center for a joyful family celebration marking the opening of Be a Civic Hero!, the Center’s first dedicated experience created especially for young children and their families.

Created in partnership with Playful Learning Landscapes and Watchdog Project Management as one of 11 Play Places located at iconic destinations across Philadelphia, the new free outdoor experience invites families to discover their civic strengths through play, storytelling, and shared exploration.

Join us on September 16 from 2 - 4 p.m. to celebrate the opening with outdoor story time, civic hero crafts, cooperative lawn games, an interactive museum hour, and other playful activities for young children and their caregivers. Families can also be among the first to explore Be a Civic Hero!—creating their own civic heroes, connecting constitutional principles to everyday life, exploring the historic landmarks of Independence Mall, and browsing children’s books in a new little free library.

Be a Civic Hero!: A Family Celebration activities are free and open to all. A museum ticket is required to explore the National Constitution Center’s exhibits, including Signers’ Hall, and experience the Freedom Rising live performance.

Explore Be a Civic Hero!

Be among the first to experience the National Constitution Center’s new outdoor play experience for young children and families. Discover your civic strengths, design an original civic hero, connect constitutional ideas to everyday experiences, explore Independence Mall through playful activities, and browse and share children’s books through the new little free library.

Through play and discovery, children and caregivers can explore how everyday strengths like kindness, courage, curiosity, and teamwork can help them make a difference in their communities.

Reserve Your Be A Civic Hero Here

Purchase Museum Admission Here


 
Story Time on the Lawn

Gather on the Center’s front lawn for a special outdoor story hour. Through stories from American history celebrating kindness, courage, community, and civic life, children and their caregivers will discover how books can inspire everyone to become an everyday civic hero.

Create a Civic Hero

Design superhero-inspired gear, create and collect civic hero trading cards, and enjoy hands-on activities inspired by the civic strengths everyone can use to make a difference.

Play Together

Head outside for cooperative lawn games and playful challenges designed for the whole family. Practice teamwork, communication, and creative problem-solving while having fun together.

The inaugural collection of the little free library includes more than 100 children’s books donated by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, including titles from its America’s 250th Anniversary collection, as well as additional books donated by HarperCollins Children’s Books, with Freedom Forum contributing copies of We Are Free: Our First Amendment by their fellow Allison Matulli.

Be a Civic Hero! will remain on the National Constitution Center’s front lawn following the opening celebration and will be free and open to the public. The installation was created in partnership with FIFTEEN Architecture + Design, Masters Group Design, and Weston Design & Fabrication Studio, and made possible with support from the William Penn Foundation.

The installation is part of the Center’s growing collection of family learning experiences that invite children and caregivers to explore constitutional history and civic life through joyful, hands-on activities.