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  1. Messy Art with Laurie: Dinosaur Printing

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    Thursday, May 23 @ 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 fiercely adorable dino prints.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Veronika of Toddler at Play

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  2. Messy Art with Laurie: Spin Art Flowers

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    Thursday, May 30 @ 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 use the spin art technique to create nature-inspired pieces.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  3. Messy Art with Laurie: Scraper Painting

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    Thursday, May 9 @ 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.

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  4. Messy Art with Laurie: Bubbly Watercolors

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    Thursday, May 2 @ 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

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  5. Free Night: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration

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    Thursday, May 9 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Join MCM for a free celebration 4-8 pm featuring performances from Beni Daiko and lion dancers from the  Zhong Yi Kung Fu Association Traditional Folk Performing Arts Troupe, hands-on cultural activities with the Hmong Institute Women‘s Group and Hmong American Students Association, interactives from artist Meri Lau, refreshments from Moonhalf, and more! Snacks and beverages are also available from MCM’s pay-what-you-cafe, the Lunchbox, while supplies last.

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  6. Playdough Party with Junko

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    Wednesday, May 8 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

    Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that’s a squishy, smush-able sensory delight.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  7. Playdough Party with Junko

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    Wednesday, May 1 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

    Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that’s a squishy, smush-able sensory delight.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  8. Clay Day: Model Magic Portraits

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    Friday, April 19 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” miniature portraits created with model magic clay.

    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.

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  9. Wild Wonders: Caterpillar Puppets

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    Thursday, April 11 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Learn about the caterpillars you’ll see this spring in southern Wisconsin, and create your own wiggly caterpillar puppet!

    This event is included with general museum admission.

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  10. Exploration Station: Succulent Planters

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    Sunday, April 14 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Celebrate International Plant Appreciation Day by decorating a custom succulent planter using pots made in the museum’s Art Studio.

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

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