The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory has a particularly good post-Halloween option today: Sunday FUNday: Día de los Muertos, noon to 4 p.m. Its official family-program page says first-Sunday FUNdays offer free museum admission and drop-in studio activities with no registration required. The activities include making art, not just looking at it, and this month’s theme is the Mexican tradition of remembering loved ones.
This is more useful than a generic “things to do in Atlanta” listing. It is a fixed-time, low-friction activity for the boys, with the museum galleries available as part of the visit. The Carlos collections cover ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Americas and more, so you can pair a hands-on activity with a short, self-directed museum walk rather than committing to an all-day event.
The event is on the Emory campus at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 South Kilgo Circle NE. Check the museum’s current visitor and parking information before driving, especially because Emory has multiple entrances and the day’s weather includes a chance of showers. The official program describes admission and drop-in activities as free, but individual special activities may have capacity limits.
An easy plan is to arrive around noon, let the boys make something in the studio, then spend 30 minutes exploring one gallery each of them chooses. If you want a second stop, Emory’s nearby Woodruff Library has a remarkable exhibition pairing a 4,000-year-old clay tablet with a modern iPad—a different kind of design history.
This earns a front-page spot because it is free, local, time-specific, genuinely interesting and something you can act on today without buying another gadget.
Go to Source — Primary: https://carlos.emory.edu/childrens-and-family-programs