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ALBANY, NY – The New York State Museum’s Family Fun Weekend on Dec. 3-4th will focus on “Changing Seasons” and how they affect animals, with a special program on bird migration in the Museum’s new inflatable Star Lab Planetarium.

Activities are free and will be held from 1to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The planetarium program will provide information on a variety of birds and their migration patterns. It will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Museum Theater on Saturday and in Adirondack Hall by the Elk Pond on Sunday.

All other activities will be held the same time both days in Bird Hall. From 1 to 4 p.m. the documentary “Winged Migration” will be shown and crafts activities will also take place. Participants will be able to make and take home a birdseed owl and sun catcher. Also during that time there will be a scavenger hunt, with prizes, and mazes, coloring sheets and a bird activity package will also be available. Visitors will be invited to participate in experiments to see how various birds eat from 2 to 4 p.m. “Family Fun Story Time” will be featured from 3 to 3:30 p.m.

Family Fun Weekends offer theme-based family activities the first weekend of every month at the State Museum. For further information please contact Noreen Yost at nyost@mail.nysed.gov or Cathy Cozzens at ccozzens@mail.nysed.gov or call 518-486-1569.

The New York State Museum, established in 1836, is a program of the New York State Department of Education. Located at the Empire State Plaza on Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free and the Museum is fully accessible. Further information about Museum programs and events can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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