Homeschool Day

Journey around the globe at our Tar Pits of the World Homeschool Day! Discover how asphalt seeps preserve past ecosystems in Peru, Trinidad, Azerbaijan, and our very own Rancho La Brea. Explore with a Tar Pits Passport and collect a stamp at every station! We’ll also have craft activities, microfossil sorting, the Tar Pits Mobile Museum, special programming with Museum Educators, and more! See our full program below.

This year, pre-registration for timed ticket entry is required.

Schedule 

(schedule is subject to change) 

9 am–3 pm | Welcome Table 
Visit us at the Welcome Table in the galleries to pick up your Tar Pits Passport and other resources! 
Drop-in | All ages | While supplies last 

9:30 am–3 pm | Community Memory Wall 
Share your favorite memories of the Tar Pits! 
Drop-in | All ages 

9:30 am–3 pm | Craft Tables 
Create a Postcard From the Field, Ice Age megafauna mask, or bird beak mask! 
Drop-in | All ages | While supplies last

10 am–2:30 pm | Exploration Stations: Tar Pits of the World
Learn about different Tar Pits sites around the world with Research & Collections scientists. Collect a stamp at each one you visit for your Tar Pits Passport!
Drop-in | All ages

10 am–12 pm & 12:45–3 pm | Tar Pits Mobile Museum
Explore Ice Age Los Angeles with our Mobile Museum Educators in the La Brea Tar Pits mobile museum! Learn more about Ice Age Discoveries.
Drop-in | Recommended grades TK-2 | All ages welcome

10 am–12 pm & 1:30–3 pm | Microfossil Sorting
Examine the teeny, tiny fossils we find with our Volunteers!
Drop-in | All ages

10:30 am & 11:30 am | Ice Age Encounters
Discover Ice Age Los Angeles in this dynamic, multimedia performance featuring a life-size Saber-toothed Cat puppet! Located in the Encounters Theater.
Tickets Required (purchase at front desk) | $3 per ticket | Recommended 2nd grade & up

10:45 am & 11:30 am | So Many Meat-eaters!
Join an interactive game with our museum educators to see how so many Ice Age carnivores ended up in our fossil collection.
Timed-ticket entry (reserve a free ticket at the Welcome Table) | All ages | 20 minute activity | Outdoors

2:30–3 pm | Story Time in the Park
Join our educators for a story time in the park. We will read the book Trapped in the Tar Pits together!
Drop-in | Recommended grades TK-3, all ages welcome | First come, first-served seating | Outdoors