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  1. Clay Day: Clay Masks

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    March 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm 3:00 pm

    Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today, we’ll craft our very own mysterious clay masks.

    Each Friday, join us for a different drop-in clay experience in the Art Studio. We’ll work with a variety of media–ceramic clay, dough, paper clay, polymer clay, and more. This event is free with general museum admission.

  2. Messy Art with Laurie: String Painting

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    March 20, 2025 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    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 try a new form of fiber arts and experiment with string painting. This event is free with general museum admission.

  3. Messy Art with Laurie: Scraper Painting

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    March 13, 2025 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    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’s we’ll experiment with texture and negative space in our scraper paintings.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  4. Messy Art with Laurie: Bubbly Watercolors

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    March 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    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 create watercolor paintings with everyone’s favorite floaty medium–bubbles!

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Artful Kids

  5. Lexie’s Idea Lab: Zine Party!

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    March 27, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

    Get your creativity flowing with Lexie in the Idea Lab! Practice different methods for creating new art projects and storytelling concepts with guidance from the Idea Machine.

    This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm–8 pm every week.

  6. Lexie’s Idea Lab

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    March 20, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

    Get your creativity flowing with Lexie in the Idea Lab! Practice different methods for creating new art projects and storytelling concepts with guidance from the Idea Machine.

    This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm–8 pm every week.

  7. Lexie’s Idea Lab

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    March 6, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

    Get your creativity flowing with Lexie in the Idea Lab! Practice different methods for creating new art projects and storytelling concepts with guidance from the Idea Machine.

    This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm–8 pm every week.

  8. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    March 21, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:30 am

    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 to connect with one another over a variety of topics. Come meet other families and make new friends!

    This event will be held in the Celebrations Room and is free with general museum admission.

  9. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    March 14, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:30 am

    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 to connect with one another over a variety of topics. Come meet other families and make new friends!

    This event will be held in the Celebrations Room and is free with general museum admission.

  10. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    March 7, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:30 am

    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 to connect with one another over a variety of topics. Come meet other families and make new friends!

    This event will be held in the Celebrations Room and is free with general museum admission.

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