Madison Children's Museum

Tag Archive: creative

1. ImagiNation

   November 5, 2015 2:00 pm Comments Off on ImagiNation

   Join Jennika for ImagiNation and experiment with projects combing art and science, every Thursday afternoon in Possible-opolis!

2. Claytime Playtime

   September 25, 2015 11:30 am Comments Off on Claytime Playtime

   Join us in the Art Studio Classroom for a drop in play clay class for our youngest visitors.

   Each week we will explore sculpture and texture with open ended play clay exploration.

   Free drop-in program for ages six and younger.

3. S.T.E.A.M. Engineers

   June 5, 2015 1:00 pm Comments Off on S.T.E.A.M. Engineers

   Join UW Fine Arts Graduate Student Jay Ludden for S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math) Engineers!

   During this weekly workshop Jay will use many exciting hands-on experiments and demonstrations like 3D Printing, stop-motion animation, electronics, to explore the principles of S.T.E.A.M.

4. FunkYard Derby Car Workshop

   May 6, 2015 5:00 pm Comments Off on FunkYard Derby Car Workshop

   Join us in creating a fleet of cars to be used this spring and summer on our Funkyard Speedway!  We will have dozens of blank pinewood derby car bodies to be customized your very own way, then we will use that car to run races all summer long on our brand new Funkyard racetrack.  Come and design, draw, sand, hammer, paint, and assemble with us!

5. Pinewood Workshop

   April 6, 2015 10:00 am Comments Off on Pinewood Workshop

   Join us in creating a fleet of cars to be used this spring and summer on our Funkyard Speedway!  We will have dozens of blank pinewood derby car bodies to be customized your very own way, then we will use that car to run races all summer long on our brand new Funkyard racetrack.  Come and design, draw, sand, hammer, paint, and assemble with us!

6. Writer’s Block with Philo A. Flatus

   January 17, 2015 11:00 am Comments Off on Writer’s Block with Philo A. Flatus

   Join us in the Art Studio to help Philo A. Fflatus, a writer in need of inspiration, finish his latest short story! He’s got the title and some characters, but he needs some kids to write and illustrate. Kids helping out can take home their own finished book in this free drop-in program.

7. Clay Creations

   October 18, 2014 1:00 pm Comments Off on Clay Creations

   Clay Creations is our drop-in ceramics program for all ages. For a $5 fee, participants can sculpt and paint their own ceramic clay creation. We will glaze and fire the work in our kiln and it will be ready for pickup within 2 weeks.

   In this week’s installment, offered as part of the Wisconsin Science Festival, we take inspiration from the microscopic world to make clay creations based on microbes.

   Classes are led by art professionals and feature a choice of a weekly project idea or open- ended building.

8. Clay Creations

   September 20, 2014 1:00 pm Comments Off on Clay Creations

   Clay Creations is our drop-in ceramics program for all ages. For a $5 fee, participants can sculpt and paint their own ceramic clay creation. We will glaze and fire the work in our kiln and it will be ready for pickup within 2 weeks.

   Classes are led by art professionals and feature a choice of a weekly project idea or open- ended building.

9. Windows of Worlds Community Art Project

   September 6, 2014 1:00 pm Comments Off on Windows of Worlds Community Art Project

   In its fourth year, Windows of Worlds (WoW) is an annual community building art project. The message of WoW is that everyone has a unique perspective in which they view the world, and that we can use this creative diversity to connect!
   In this free drop-in workshop, participants will be decorating wooden picture frames to be suspended from trees for a large scale public art installation at Edgewood College on September 28.

10. Possible-opolis Press

    August 27, 2014 10:00 am Comments Off on Possible-opolis Press

    Try your hand at our Possible-opolis printing press! Drop-in program. Free with admission.