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7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, August 4, 2024
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August 4, 2024 -Let’s Make! with Lexie: Junk Jewelry
Let’s Make! with Lexie: Junk Jewelry
Explore new materials and creative techniques through facilitated art activities and bring home hand-made treasures. Projects vary each week and may include sculpture, painting, comics, printmaking, and more! Today, we'll create stylish, no-waste accessories with recycled materials. This event is free with general museum admission.
Monday, August 5, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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August 6, 2024 -Open Tuesdays in August
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August 6, 2024 -Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
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August 6, 2024 -Open Art Studio
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August 6, 2024 -Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics
Open Tuesdays in August
Each Tuesday in August, we're excited to offer an extra day of museum fun! Make the most of summer before back-to-school and enjoy bonus bonding time with the family, 9 am–4 pm.
Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This event is free with general museum admission.
Open Art Studio
Choose your own art adventure through exploration of materials. Create robots, cars, houses, and more. Drop by the Art Studio classroom for open-ended creative opportunities, facilitated by our talented staff. This event is free with general museum admission.
Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics
Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop! Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you'll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. This […]
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
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August 7, 2024 -Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
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August 7, 2024 -Exploration Station: Fish Prints
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August 7, 2024 -Playdough Party with Junko
Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This event is free with general museum admission.
Exploration Station: Fish Prints
Create vibrant prints using silicone models of local fish and paint! Explore the patterns and textures of fish scales while making unique, aquatic-themed artwork. This event is free with the price of general admission.
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko in the Art Studio Classroom each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
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August 8, 2024 -Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
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August 8, 2024 -Messy Art with Laurie: Paint with Spinning Tops
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August 8, 2024 -Sensory Worlds with Junko
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August 8, 2024 -Fun with Fiber Arts: Abstract Embroidery
Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This event is free with general museum admission.
Messy Art with Laurie: Paint with Spinning Tops
Join Laurie and our Art Studio staff for a weekly drop-in art experience designed for MCM's youngest visitors and their caregivers. Through open-ended & process-based projects, empower your little artist to freely explore materials and art-making with their senses. And the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today, we'll give abstract painting a whirl […]
Sensory Worlds with Junko
Join Junko in the Urb Garden as we explore different sensory materials every week! This event is free with general museum admission.
Fun with Fiber Arts: Abstract Embroidery
Explore various practical and artful fiber arts projects like embroidery, weaving, mending, and sewing with our friend Lexie in the Art Studio! Today, we'll learn to embroider safely and embrace abstract creativity. This event is free during our extended Thursday evening hours!
Friday, August 9, 2024
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August 9, 2024 -Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
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August 9, 2024 -Music with Junebug
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August 9, 2024 -Kamishibai Storytelling with Junko
Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This event is free with general museum admission.
Music with Junebug
Join us for Music with Junebug led by Junko Yamauchi. This program gives toddlers and preschoolers the opportunity to sing, dance, explore instruments, and play! Music and movement activities promote brain development and connect us to our family and community. Music with Junebug takes place on the Rooftop Ramble, dependent on the day. Please ask […]
Kamishibai Storytelling with Junko
Join Junko each Friday for interactive storytelling with Japanese kamishibai cards! This event is free with general museum admission.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
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August 10, 2024 -Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
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August 10, 2024 -Exploration Station: Tea Science with Telsaan Tea
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August 10, 2024 -Saturday Art Adventures: Mixed Media Paintings
Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This event is free with general museum admission.
Exploration Station: Tea Science with Telsaan Tea
Get ready for a surprise in this interactive tea demonstration! Join Erin, owner of Telsaan Tea, to see how certain flower teas (hibiscus, chrysanthemum, and butterfly pea flower) change color when adding vinegar or baking soda. Please note: the teas in this program are intended for demonstration purposes or "science tea", not for drinking. This […]
Saturday Art Adventures: Mixed Media Paintings
Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. Embark on projects with a wide variety of art media and processes for all ages and abilities. Materials are included—and the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today, let's create dimensional pieces of art with mix-and-match materials. This event is […]
