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Poetry Playtime
Poetry Playtime
Explore the world of poetry through creative art and writing projects. Learn about poetry devices and while working with a variety of mediums including bookmaking, cartooning, collage, and sculpture.Recommended for school-age kids through adult visitors, with modifications available for younger children.
Cabin Life: Beeswax Candle Making
Cabin Life: Beeswax Candle Making
Illuminate the past and make your own beeswax candle like an early Wisconsin settler. Cabin Life invites you each week to try your hand at crafts and activities from around the time our original log cabin was built in the 1840s.
Tales with Teresa
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.
Music Time with Tim
Music Time with Tim
Explore the world of music and rhythm. Join Tim to play instruments and enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories.
Mess Monsters
Mess Monsters
Take chances, make mistakes, get messy! Join us for sensory art projects designed especially for preschoolers and caregivers. We will make all kinds of art involving touch, smell, sound and more!
Free Family Night: Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration
Free Family Night: Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration
Join us for a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, featuring performances in the Wonderground by Zhong Yi Lion Dancers (5:30 pm), VIVID K-Pop Dance (6:30 pm), Beni Daiko Taiko Ensemble (6:35 pm), and cultural activities with the Hmong Institute in the Art Studio: Admission is free from 4-8 pm. Food samples […]
Twilight Thursday: Open Until 8 pm
Twilight Thursday: Open Until 8 pm
The whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Twilight Thursday evening hours are included free, with general museum admission. See admission prices and get tickets. Special events: On December 8 We welcome Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin for a family night gathering. Families affected by autism may register for free tickets at Autism […]
Early Explorers Playgroup
Early Explorers Playgroup
Social time for babies and their grown-ups! This playgroup is thoughtfully designed for our earliest visitors. We will provide a space for infants and toddlers (2 years and under) and their caregivers to explore and play together, and engage in activities that support various aspects of child development. Parents and caregivers will have the opportunity […]
Music with Junebug
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 in the Celebrations Room on floor 2.
STEAM Time: Fabulous Fish Prints
STEAM Time: Fabulous Fish Prints
Use a splash of paint and faux lake fish to make colorful prints and learn to identify species in our local ecosystems. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children's creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.
Clay Creations
Clay Creations
Our art studio staff will lead visitors in a weekly assortment of creative clay sculpture activities.
We will create all kinds of collaborative projects- plant pots, jewelry, ornaments, tiles and more.
All ages are welcome to join us and experiment with clay.