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  1. Dino Days at MCM (July 11–July 14)

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    July 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am – July 14, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

    Join MCM for four days of prehistoric play! Enjoy dino dances, raptor rhythms, cretaceous crafts, and more from July 11 through July 14.

    Thursday, July 11:
    – Messy Art with Laurie: Dinosaur Printing
    – Dino Scavenger Hunt
    – Wild Wonders: Frozen Dinos!
    – Dino Dance Party: Angela Puerta Band

    Friday, July 12:
    – STEAM Time: Tiny Dino-Ramas
    – Clay Day: Dinosaur Cut-Outs
    – Dino Scavenger Hunt

    Saturday, July 13:
    – Exploration Station: Dino Fossils
    – Saturday Art Adventures: Mini Dino-Ramas
    – Dino Scavenger Hunt

    Sunday, July 14:
    – Exploration Station: Dino Fossils

    This event is free with the cost of general museum admission.

  2. Saturday Art Adventures: Mini Dino-Ramas

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    July 13, 2024 @ 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, let’s create habitats for our prehistoric friends during Dino Days.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  3. STEAM Time: Tiny Dino-ramas

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    July 12, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Create mini habitats for our prehistoric friends during Dino Days!

    Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, build problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around them.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Photo credit: Kristin MaGee

  4. Wild Wonders: Frozen Dinos!

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    July 11, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Help free our dinosaur friends from frozen blocks of ice during Dino Days!

    This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm. Image credit: Kimberly McLeod

  5. Clay Day: Dinosaur Cut-Outs

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    July 12, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” and clay cut-outs of dinosaur silhouettes for Dino Days!

    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.

  6. Dino Dance Party: Angela Puerta Band

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    July 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Join us for a free family concert by Angela Puerta and her band. Angela incorporates Latin beats, Colombian folkloric music and other familiar songs in both English and Spanish for kids to sing along!

    Kids will dance and explore a variety of Afro-Latino songs while jamming with their prehistoric faves. This is an interactive show with opportunities for the kids to play maracas, shakers, tambourines and more. Keep your eyes peeled for a dynamic dancing dino finale!

  7. Messy Art with Laurie: Dinosaur Printing

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    July 11, 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 create fiercely adorable dino prints.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Veronika of Toddler at Play

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