Please join us for our 4th Annual Darwin themed scavenger hunt at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Have your picture taken with Charles Darwin – Thanks to artist Carl Buell!
Make new friends and visit the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History….Let the wild rumpus begin!
12:45pm -1:00pm Meet at the Atrium Cafeteria (Ground Floor)
1:30pm Craft a Charles Darwin Beard – Atrium Cafeteria
2:00pm Form groups for Scavenger Hunt through out the NH Museum exhibits
3:30pm Dessert and party favors (prizes)
Our event will begin with an impromptu meet and greet at 1pm- look for us – in the busy Atrium Cafeteria (ground floor), We are usually located to the left of the elevators, look for Darwin themed party fare (upright life-size version of Charles Darwin himself like the photo above). Beginning at 1:30pm – We will make our very own Charles Darwin beard (simple fun craft for all ages) to wear throughout the museum during our scavenger hunt. Finally, we will end with a celebratory dessert in Darwin’s honor (cake and party favors included!) Imagine that!
If you want to continue the festivities –Join us for dinner after the event, time:TBD – We will be meeting at Whitlow’s on Wilson in Arlington Virginia after the event for dinner located at 2854 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201-3806
Please wear your Camp Quest T-Shirt or funny Darwin T-shirt! Add fun Flair to your shirt too! Political pins, your favorite quote, animals…whatever makes you – YOU!
This Darwin Day will be celebrated by the GLOBAL community as a toast to the common good of all humanity. We will all want to develop events to Celebrate Darwin, Science and Humanity and come together as one human family in appreciation of verifiable knowledge that has been acquired solely through human curiosity and ingenuity. Scientific knowledge has been of great value to all of us. It is our hope that the Celebration of Science and Humanity will be so well established that DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR we will all want to continue to work to make February the 12th a International day to recognize Verifiable Scientific Knowledge and to appreciate the connection of Humankind to the acquisition of this knowledge.
** Please note ** This is not a Smithsonian sponsored event. This event is hosted by Veronica Chenik Gilmore and Camp Quest Chesapeake (Campquest.org) campers and counselors.
This is a free event and open to everyone! If you wish to join us, please visit our Facebook page (Please like us for updates!) and message us for more information on location meet-up and instructions for the Darwin Day Scavenger Hunt. We will add you to our Darwin Group and share details specifically in real time leading up to the event and during the event. ** Communication is key, and smart phones are necessary in order to participate with the scavenger event. Because the Museum is extremely busy on Saturdays, it’s extremely important that we have a head count of everyone attending. We look forward to meeting new faces and seeing CQ friends again!
Veronica Chenik Gilmore
Check out our Darwin Day video on YouTube “Make a Beard on Darwin Day”