Tomorrow’s (Feb. 26, 2022) Family Fun Saturday project at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre is called “February Flurries.” Supplies can be picked up from 10-11:30am CST (9-10:30am MST).
Materials for the snowflake are included in the pickup bag, along with written instructions. Video instructions are posted on the museum link of the South Dakota State Historical Society’s website at history.sd.gov/museum/education. Visitors take the project home to complete.
According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration website, most of South Dakota averages about 30 inches of snow each year but parts of the Black Hills can get up to 70 inches.
Curious about how snowflakes form and why two are never alike? NOAA says a snowflake begins to form when a cold-water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky, creating an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls, water vapor freezes onto the primary crystal, building new crystals into the six arms of the snowflake. Since individual snowflakes run into slightly different atmospheric conditions as they fall, each flake’s crystals form in a unique pattern.
Museum hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST (8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. MST) Monday through Saturday and 1-4:30 p.m. CST (12-3:30 p.m. MST) Sundays and most holidays. Museum admission is now free for South Dakota adults and all children. For more information, visit the website above or call 605-773-6011. For information about membership in the State Historical Society, visit history.sd.gov/membership or call 605-773-6000.
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