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  1. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Accordion Books

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    March 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    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 flip and fold paper until it becomes an astoundingy cool accordion book.

    This event is free with general museum admission.Image credit: Dena McMurdie

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  2. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Upcycled Accessories

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    March 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    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 funky wearable art using upcycled objects and other sustainable materials.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  3. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Collaborative Artwork

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    March 2, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    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 components for a collaborative art piece that will be displayed in the museum.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  4. Exploration Station: Marvelous Marble Mazes

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    March 27, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Make a custom marble maze using paper materials and your own ingenuity!

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

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  5. Saturday Art Adventures

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    March 29, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. We’ll offer projects in a wide variety of art media and art processes for all ages and abilities.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  6. Saturday Art Adventures: Paper Flowers

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    March 22, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. We’ll offer projects in a wide variety of art media and art processes for all ages and abilities. Today, we’ll craft vibrant paper blooms.

    This event is free with general museum admission.Image credit: LeeAnne, Raising Veggie Lovers

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  7. Saturday Art Adventures: Fancy Paper Hats

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    March 15, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    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 festive, fancy hats out of paper.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  8. Saturday Art Adventures: Puppet Pals

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    March 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    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 our own custom puppets with sustainable materials.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Eleanor Ford

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  9. Saturday Art Adventures: Clothespin Buddies

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    March 1, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    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 little pals with wooden clothespins.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  10. Clay Day: Valentine’s Day Heart Tiles

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    February 14, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” an adorable love-heart that’s created with care.

    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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