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  1. Wild Wonders: Renewable Energy

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    February 27, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

    Experiment with renewable energy using our KidWind turbine kit.

    This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm-8 pm. Image credit: KidWind and Mandy Putnam

  2. Wild Wonders: Invent an Animal

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    February 20, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

    Invent your own animal using air-dry clay. Where would your animal live? What would your animal eat?How would your animal move?

    This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.

  3. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Printmaking

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    February 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! This week, we’ll learn how to create our very own monoprints.

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

  4. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Cardboard Sculptures

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    February 16, 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! This week, we’ll experiment with cardboard building challenges to create 3d structures.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  5. Let’s Make! with Lexie: Mixed Media Collages

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    February 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 make collages with tissue paper, shiny things, and more!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  6. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    February 28, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:30 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.

  7. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    February 21, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:30 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.

  8. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    February 14, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:30 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.

  9. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    February 7, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:30 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.

  10. Messy Art with Laurie: Shaving Cream Marbling

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    February 27, 2025 @ 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 shaving cream and paint to create swirly-whirly shapes.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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