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Week of Events
Exploration Station: Wet Felting
Exploration Station: Wet Felting
Create imaginative pieces of art by shaping wool fibers into your own free-form designs. This event is free with general museum admission.
Exploration Station: Printmaking
Exploration Station: Printmaking
Explore the art and history of printmaking with Charlotte Cummins, art educator and MCM's Director of Community Partnerships. This event is free with the price of general admission.
Exploration Station: Pollinator Seed Balls
Exploration Station: Pollinator Seed Balls
Create seed balls using a native pollinator seed mix grown on the museum's Rooftop Ramble! Find out what it takes to plant pollinator gardens, and gain a better understanding of plants' life cycle from seed to flower. This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Chicago Community Gardeners Association
Wild Wonders: Animal Puppets
Wild Wonders: Animal Puppets
Celebrate "Something on a Stick" Day by making popsicle stick puppets of your favorite animals! Image credit: Jamie Bare
STEAM Time: Spring Planting
STEAM Time: Spring Planting
Decorate your own custom pot and start a plant for your summer garden at home. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: The Preserve At Chocorua
Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake Mushrooms
Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake Mushrooms
Help staff inoculate mycelium into wooden logs to grow shiitake mushrooms, and learn how to plant edible fungi at home! Please note, this activity may include supervised and closely guided use of a hammer. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Distant Hill Farms