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  1. Sensory-Friendly Halloween

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    Friday, October 27 @ 4:30 pm 7:00 pm

    Madison Children’s Museum welcomes children and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or sensory challenges to experience the museum during Sensory-Friendly Hours. This program aims to bring families together to learn through play in an environment that supports the unique needs of children with ASD and/or sensory challenges.

    During this event, SSM Health will provide a free vaccine clinic with medical providers who specialize in administering vaccines to children with sensory processing challenges and fear of needles. All current COVID-19 vaccines and boosters will be available, as well as seasonal flu shots and standard childhood vaccinations. The clinic will accept all types of health insurance, and will provide vaccines free of charge to those without insurance

    A variety of food and beverages, including entrees and snacks, will be available at Little John’s Lunchbox, our pay what you can cafe. Visitors may also bring their own food.

    Sensory-Friendly Halloween and the vaccine clinic are free for everyone, but pre-registration is requested. This event is presented in collaboration with the Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin.

    Registration link coming soon.

  2. Let’s Make! with Lexie

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    Sunday, October 15 @ 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!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  3. Messy Art with Laurie

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    Thursday, October 5 @ 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!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  4. Messy Art with Laurie: Motor Masterpieces

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    Thursday, October 12 @ 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 race car toys, tire tracks, and paint to create art.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  5. Cabin Life: Take-Home Toys

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    Wednesday, October 4 @ 2:30 pm 3:30 pm

    Use natural, organic materials to create your very own take-home toy in our Wonderground cabin.

    Cabin Life invites you each week to try crafts and activities from the time of our historic 1840s log cabin. This event is free with general museum admission.

  6. Messy Art with Laurie: Magic Potion Watercolors

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    Sunday, November 19 @ 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 mix watercolors with super-special ingredients to make paintings that are pure magic!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  7. Creative Movement with Isthmus Dance Collective

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    Thursday, October 5 @ 11:00 am 11:30 pm

    Join Isthmus Dance Collective for dance, creative movement, songs, and stories that get children thinking creatively and having fun. This program is brimming with energy, curiosity, creativity, and fun geared towards dancers aged 2-4 years. There’s plenty of footloose fun for caregivers and siblings, too! For maximum enrichment opportunities, we suggest caregiver interaction especially for children under 3 years.

    Your tiny dancer will learn physical and spatial concepts by exploring self-generated movement and play. Our highest priorities are having fun and expanding physical and linguistic vocabularies.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  8. Science of Slime with WISE

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    Thursday, October 26 @ 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

    Learn to make slime with UW students from WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and discover what makes this stuff so slippery, slimy, and simply fascinating!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  9. Messy Art with Laurie: Roly Poly Pumpkin Painting

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    Sunday, November 26 @ 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 gourd-geous paintings using the unique patterns on pumpkin rinds.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  10. Exploration Station: Floating Ghosties

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    Sunday, October 29 @ 10:00 am 12:00 pm

    Embrace spooky season and discover the physics of flight! Create your very own tissue paper ghost and see what it takes to make them float in our wind tunnel.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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