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7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, February 11, 2024
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February 11, 2024 -Exploration Station: Crepe Paper Dragons
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February 11, 2024 -Scratch Programming Class
Exploration Station: Crepe Paper Dragons
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with your own little "fire-breathing" dragon made of crepe paper and recycled materials. This event is free with general museum admission.
Scratch Programming Class
Spring 2024 Session Exercise your creativity and have fun learning computer programming! Class participants will learn computer programming fundamentals while making their own interactive art, animated stories, or games using Scratch, a programming language specially designed for teaching. For kids aged 9–13 interested in problem-solving/figuring out how to do stuff—no prior programming experience necessary. Parents […]
Monday, February 12, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
No events on this day.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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February 14, 2024 -Music Time with Tim: Valentine’s Day!
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February 14, 2024 -Be My Baby: Valentine Date Night
Music Time with Tim: Valentine’s Day!
Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Celebrations room each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. Today, enjoy a singalong with songs about care and love to celebrate Valentine's Day. This event is free with general museum admission.
Be My Baby: Valentine Date Night
A Valentine's Day party for exhausted grown-ups and their babies It's hard to have a romantic Valentine's evening when you're the caregivers to a baby. Getting a babysitter can be a nightmare, and if you try to go out with them it's hard to relax knowing that you're one leaking diaper away from needing to […]
Thursday, February 15, 2024
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February 15, 2024 -Messy Art with Laurie: Potato Printmaking
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February 15, 2024 -Free Thursday Evenings
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February 15, 2024 -Open Art Studio
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February 15, 2024 -Wild Wonders: Clothespin Animals
Messy Art with Laurie: Potato Printmaking
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 get creative carving many a […]
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 […]
Open Art Studio
Choose your own art adventure—drawing, sculpting, cartooning, 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, and open to all ages.
Wild Wonders: Clothespin Animals
Decorate wooden clothespins to mimic your favorite animal! Imagine what they'd eat and sounds they would make. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Delia Randall
Friday, February 16, 2024
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February 16, 2024 -STEAM Time: Earth’s Systems through VR
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February 16, 2024 -Clay Day: Model Magic Mini Masks
STEAM Time: Earth’s Systems through VR
Explore the science of Earth's systems using virtual reality viewers. This event is free with general museum admission.
Clay Day: Model Magic Mini Masks
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.
Saturday, February 17, 2024
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February 17, 2024 -Saturday Morning Early Hour
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February 17, 2024 -Exploration Station: Pompom Pals
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February 17, 2024 -Wonderground Recess: Melvis in the Bucket
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February 17, 2024 -Saturday Art Adventures: Pop-Up Puppets
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February 17, 2024 -Post-Nap Pompom Party
Saturday Morning Early Hour
Give your weekend a bright and early beginning at MCM! Enjoy early hours starting at 8 am, every Saturday through March 30. If you've got little kids in the family, we know you're probably up anyway, so come downtown and let them climb the walls (literally, in our Hodge Podge Mahal climber.) Extended Saturday mornings […]
Exploration Station: Pompom Pals
Create and name your own handmade pompom critter. This event is free with general museum admission.
Wonderground Recess: Melvis in the Bucket
Ring the bell: it's time for recess! Bundle up and head outside to the Wonderground for a unique active play break every Saturday in January and February at 11 am. Today, get rockin' and rollin' with MCM's favorite Elvis impersonator and musical comedian, Melvis, in our Giant Bucket. This event is free with general museum admission.
Saturday Art Adventures: Pop-Up Puppets
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 cute pop-up puppets. This event is free with general museum […]
Post-Nap Pompom Party
Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum's extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles during an extra hour in the museum. This event is free with general museum admission.
