🎄 Storytelling at MONAH: Native American Night Before Christmas 🎄

Celebrate the holiday season at MONAH with a special storytelling of Native American Night Before Christmas on December 28th at 10 AM! 🌟

After enjoying this heartwarming holiday tale, children and families are invited to get creative by making their very own bison ornament 🎨🐂—a fun keepsake to take home and treasure!

This event is FREE, including both the storytime and craft-making session, and is a perfect holiday outing for the entire family. Don’t miss out on this festive, family-friendly celebration!

📖 Storytelling Event at MONAH: Keepunumuk – Weeachumun's Thanksgiving Story 🌽🌱

Join us for a special storytelling event at MONAH as we explore the tale of Keepunumuk – Weeachumun's Thanksgiving Story! This beautiful book shares the story of the Three Sisters—corn, beans, and squash—and the Native traditions surrounding the first harvests and Thanksgiving.

🎨 After the story, children and families will get creative with a hands-on craft, making their own Three Sisters Garden Collage to take home! 🌽🌱

This event is FREE and fun for the whole family! It’s the perfect way to learn about the rich history of Indigenous agricultural traditions while celebrating creativity and togetherness.

🎉 October Story Time at MONAH: Let’s Celebrate Día de los Muertos! 🎉

Join us on Saturday, October 26th at 10 AM for a special Story Time at MONAH, where we will celebrate the vibrant and meaningful tradition of Día de los Muertos!

Join us on June 12th at 11:00 am for the next Hear Our Voices storytelling event with Gayle Ross! She will be telling two stories, one for children and one for all ages! Including Cherokee Rabbit Stories. We will even make rattles!

We are very excited to welcome the Jones Benally Family for Hear Our Voices on May 8th at 11:00 AM CST! The whole family will participate in their stories!

Join MONAH in welcoming storyteller, Eldrena Douma. Eldrena will engage participants in imagination related activities while weaving a story rooted in the spirit of creativity. In addition to these stories, a related activity and craft for children ages 3 and up will be available to watch.

Eldrena Douma grew up in the pueblo tribes of the Laguna, Tewa and Hopi. Her experiences as a teacher and her Native upbringing made a powerful foundation for her work as a storyteller. A recipient of the prestigious John Henry Faulk Award, she travels the country sharing her captivating stories.

Join MONAH in welcoming back Gayle Ross, Cherokee storyteller for a virtual telling of traditional Cherokee tales. Ross will tell two stories appropriate for the whole family. In addition to these stories, a story-related activity and craft for children ages 3 and up will be available to watch!

Participants will be asked to register for free. Since this is a virtual prerecorded event, a link to the event’s webpage will be sent to the registered email address. All event content, including the two stories and children’s activity and/or craft will be available through this link starting at 11 AM on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

Join MONAH in welcome Farina King for Storytime this month! Farina, a Diné author and historian, will be reading Wisdom Weaver by Jann A Johnson, a heartwarming story of an adoring Navajo granddaughter who learns the process of making a traditional Navajo rug from her patient grandmother. Storytime will be followed by a maker-taker weaving activity for the children.

Join MONAH in welcoming Toni Carter for Storytime this month! Toni is a member of the Bad River band of Chippewa Indians. She is an animal lover and a local preschool teacher! This month, she will be reading Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child. Toni will be teaching a circle dance and doing a themed craft.

IF YOU OR YOUR CHILD HAVE A DOG OR PET DANDER ALLERGY, PLEASE CALL US IN ADVANCE

This event is free and open to all ages. Storytime at the Museum is geared for children ages 3 and up.

Join MONAH the second Saturday of December for Storytime at the Museum! We will read Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina, a story about the first American prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief (Osage).

After the story, we will be making an Osage Ribbonwork Bookmark craft for your child to take home!

Storytime at the Museum is geared toward ages 4 and up; kids of all ages and their adults are welcome!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, November 9th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storytime presenter, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, October 12th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storytime presenter, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join MONAH for a very special Storytime at the Museum and Earth Guardians for Kids, as we learn about the Lakota tale of the Sasquatch. Following the story, there will be a fun activity! Storytime at the Museum is geared toward kids aged six and up. Kids of all ages and their adults are welcome.

Join us Saturday, September 14th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, August 10th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storytime presenter, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, July 13th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storytime presenter, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, June 8th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storytime Presenter, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, May 11th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storytime presenter, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storytime Presenter, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, March 9th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storyteller, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join us Saturday, February 9th at 11:00 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storyteller, Mrs. Kelli!

Free; Open to All

Join MONAH as we welcome the Bentonville Public Library for a special Storytime at the Museum. Ellen Farwell and J.B. Portillo will read You're Snug with Me by Chitra Soundar and Poonam Mistry. The story will be followed by an activity.

Join us Saturday, December 8 at 10:30 AM for fun tales and crafts with Quapaw Storyteller Mrs. Kelli!

Join us MONAH on the second Saturday November for the first storytime with Mrs. Kelli.

Stick around after the stories to for a fun craft to take home!

Come one, come all! Join us at MONAH for a preview of our ten year celebration bash happening on October 10th. Start the day off right with woolly mammoth story books and a "happy birthday" song!

An extra special Storytime at the Museum led by Cherokee author Brad Wagnon!