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7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, August 18, 2024
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August 18, 2024 -Exploration Station: Clothespin Butterflies
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August 18, 2024 -Let’s Make! with Lexie: Polymer Clay Pins
Exploration Station: Clothespin Butterflies
Learn about the metamorphosis of butterflies from egg to adult, and make a colorful clothespin butterfly that really flaps its wings! This event is free with the price of general admission.
Let’s Make! with Lexie: Polymer Clay Pins
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 make-and-take polymer clay pins. This event is free with general museum admission.
Monday, August 19, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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August 20, 2024 -Open Tuesdays in August
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August 20, 2024 -Open Art Studio
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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August 21, 2024 -Exploration Station: Stick Puppet Animals
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August 21, 2024 -Music Time with Tim!
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August 21, 2024 -Playdough Party with Junko
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August 21, 2024 -Cabin Life: Sun-sational Tea
Exploration Station: Stick Puppet Animals
Create your very own animal stick puppet. Play together in the wilds of the Rooftop Ramble, and think about how your new friend would act and sound in nature! This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Jamie Bare
Music Time with Tim!
Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Wonderground each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. This event is free with general museum 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.
Cabin Life: Sun-sational Tea
Soak up the sun and get a taste of Wisconsin summer! Harvest fresh herbs from our log cabin garden and enjoy a refreshing batch of museum-made sun tea. Cabin Life invites you each week to try crafts and activities from around the time of our historic 1840s log cabin in the Wonderground. This event is […]
Thursday, August 22, 2024
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August 22, 2024 -Tales with Teresa
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August 22, 2024 -Messy Art with Laurie: Sun Catchers
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August 22, 2024 -Sensory Worlds with Junko
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August 22, 2024 -Free Thursday Evenings
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August 22, 2024 -Fun with Fiber Arts: Felt Fabric Collage
Tales with Teresa
Join us for story time and hear Teresa read some of her favorite books using her DynaVox. With this speech-generating device, Teresa will share stories and help build listening skills, develop early literacy, and celebrate each other’s differences. This event is free with general museum admission.
Messy Art with Laurie: Sun Catchers
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 make-and-take custom paper sun catchers. […]
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.
Free Thursday Evenings
Visit MCM for free every Thursday evening, 4–8 pm! Enjoy extended hours each Thursday, completely free of charge. Please check in at the admissions desk when you visit during free hours. Looking for more affordable ways to visit? During the rest of the week, MCM also offers heavily discounted admission and memberships to families who […]
Fun with Fiber Arts: Felt Fabric Collage
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 make felt collage creations. This event is free during our extended Thursday evening hours! Image credit: Sarah Whiting
Friday, August 23, 2024
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August 23, 2024 -Guided Movement Games with Force of Nature Movement
Guided Movement Games with Force of Nature Movement
Join our friends from Force of Nature Movement for guided movement games and open playtime in the Wonderground. We'll be practicing organic skills such as climbing, crawling, jumping, and running, and playing games like the classic Floor is Lava. These games are designed for children ages 3-10 years, but all are welcome! This event is […]
Saturday, August 24, 2024
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August 24, 2024 -Let’s Move! in the Wonderground
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August 24, 2024 -Exploration Station: Bike Blender Salsa
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August 24, 2024 -Saturday Art Adventures: Nature-Dyed Bandanas
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: Bike Blender Salsa
Blend, baby, blend! Use the power of body movement and our bike blender to make organic tomatillo salsa from MCM's Rooftop Ramble gardens. This event is free with general museum admission.
Saturday Art Adventures: Nature-Dyed Bandanas
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, we'll create custom tie-dye bandanas using naturally-sourced dyes like indigo. This event […]
