Crafting Memories: Gamble House Family Day

Sun Oct 12, 2025
11:00am to 3:00pm PT
Age: 2-14
Price: Free
Location:
The Gamble House

The Gamble House and Pasadena Museum of History welcome guests of all ages for a free day of architecture, art, and exploration.  

A variety of activities are offered at each location, such as self-guided tours, crafts, storytimes, and silent film screenings.

At The Gamble House:

  • Take self-guided tours (no reservations required) of the first and second floors of the Gamble House.
  • Enjoy the kinesthetic pinwheel art installation by Jerolyn Crute Sackman and assemble a pinwheel.
  • Gather under the big oak tree for Pasadena Conservatory of Music’s Musical Storytime
  • Create a scenic interpretation of your Gamble House visit with a variety of papers, cards, and images
  • Join the Pasadena Audubon Society in the Hummingbird Cantina for hands-on tools like binoculars and bird ID wheels.

At Pasadena Museum of History:

  • Explore the exhibitions Stories, Traditions & Designs: Spotlighting the African American Quilters of Los Angeles and Cha-Rei Tang: 48 Years of Making Art in Pasadena.
  • Come inside the 1906 Fényes Mansion and Finnish Folk Art Museum for Mini Self-Guided Tours (no reservations required).
  • Craft memories into a one-of-a-kind keepsake in Art 2 Go’s ceramic tile workshop, suitable for all ages and abilities. 

Picnics at both sites are welcome; food is available for purchase from Kogi Tacos Por Vida food truck from 11:30am to 2:30pm at the Gamble House.

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.