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  1. Aventuras en Español: Gifts from the Heart

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    December 12, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    ¡Únete a Nuestro Taller Creativo Bilingüe para Niños, Aventuras en Español! Trae a tus hijos a nuestro Taller Creativo para Niños, una experiencia bilingüe donde podrán hablar en español mientras crean y se divierten.

    Los niños podrán decorar su propio marco de madera y ¡les tomaremos una foto Polaroid especial para colocar dentro! Deja que su creatividad brille mientras diseñan pulseras con cuentas de colores, perfectas para regalar a alguien especial. Después de crear, los niños podrán envolver sus creaciones con papel colorido, cintas y pegatinas. Los niños también pueden hacer regalos con dibujos y mensajes cariñosos para compartir con otros niños de la comunidad. ¡Vamos a compartir amor y bondad!

    Este taller es una excelente oportunidad para que los niños hablen en español mientras exploramos la creatividad en un entorno bilingüe.

    Join our creative bilingual kids workshop, Aventuras en Español!

    Bring your kids to our reative creative kids workshop “Gifts from the Heart” – a bilingual experience where they can practice their Spanish while creating and having fun! Kids can get creative by painting and decorating their own wooden frames, and we’ll even take a special Polaroid picture to put inside! Let their imaginations shine as they string together beads to make their own beautiful bracelets, perfect for gifting to someone special! After crafting, kids can wrap their creations with colorful paper, ribbons, and stickers.

    Kids can also create gifts with heartfelt drawings and messages to share with other children in the community. Let’s spread love and kindness this season! This workshop is a wonderful opportunity for kids to speak in Spanish as we explore creativity together in a bilingual setting.

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  2. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Bottlecap Magnets

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    December 29, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Explore new materials and creative techniques through facilitated art activities and bring home hand-made treasures and trinkets. Projects vary each week and may include sculpture, painting, comics, printmaking, and more! Today, we’ll create eclectic, colorful magents with recycled soda bottle caps!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  3. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Embossed Foil Ornaments

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    December 15, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Explore new materials and creative techniques through facilitated art activities and bring home hand-made treasures and trinkets. Projects vary each week and may include sculpture, painting, comics, printmaking, and more! Today, we’ll create embossed foil ornaments to shine up your home for the holidays!

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

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  4. Wild Wonders: 3D Pen Ornaments

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    December 12, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Get techy this holiday season! Create your own custom ornaments with our 3D printing pen.

    This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm-8 pm. Image credit: Adobe Creative

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  5. Messy Art with Laurie: Cinnamon Creations

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    December 19, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Join Ms. Laurie and our art studio staff for a weekly drop-in art experience designed especially for our youngest visitors and caregivers. Little artists can explore materials and art making with their senses through open ended process-based projects. Best of all, we do all the cleanup!

    Today, we’ll use fragrant and festive cinnamon clay to create peppy holiday decorations. Please note, these are non-toxic but NOT edible! There is glue in the formula, so please smell but don’t taste.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Photo credit: Jean Van’t Hul

  6. Messy Art with Laurie: Painting with Jingle Bells

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    December 5, 2024 @ 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 paint with jangly, joyful jingle bells.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  7. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    December 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 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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  8. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    December 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 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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  9. Let’s Make! with Lexie

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    November 24, 2024 @ 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!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  10. Let’s Make! with Lexie

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    November 17, 2024 @ 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!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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