William H. Johnson, Blossoming Trees, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.931
Celebrate spring and the return of cherry blossom season with the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Join us for a day activities designed to spark creativity at SAAM's annual Cherry Blossom Family Day Celebration.
Can't make it to the museum in person? Get creative with your favorite seasonal crafts and coloring pages based on artworks from our collection.
This series of activities is presented as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Family Zone Activities
Crafting
Get creative with seasonal crafts! Click on a craft image below to download a step-by-step instruction sheet. Share your final piece with us @americanart
Coloring
Enjoy coloring pages of springtime artworks from SAAM’s collection! Click on the name of an artwork below to download your coloring page.
Videos
Enjoy musical performances by Masayo Ishigure and the Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble