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  1. Puppet Parade Workshop: Crafting Creatures

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    June 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm 3:00 pm

    Join Lexie, Art Studio staff, and your fellow crafters for a collaborative art experience! Help us generate large-scale puppets and costumes for use at special MCM festivities—Summerpalooza and beyond!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  2. Exploration Station: Make and Take Instruments

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    June 21, 2025 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Create your own musical instrument and celebrate World Make Music Day with us!

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

  3. Exploration Station: Dried Flower Cards

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    June 15, 2025 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Create your own one-of-a-kind card with dried blooms from the museum’s rooftop garden.

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

  4. Exploration Station: Pet Rocks

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    June 7, 2025 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Create a custom a pet rock to bring home and care for! Fill out an “adoption certificate” with their name, birthday, and personality traits.

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

  5. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    June 25, 2025 @ 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.

  6. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    June 18, 2025 @ 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.

  7. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    June 11, 2025 @ 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.

  8. Early Explorers Playgroup

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    June 6, 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. Aventuras en Español: Ritmos y Raíces – Rhythms & Roots

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    June 5, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 7:30 pm

    Musica interactiva en español para toda la familia! Cantemos canciones tradicionales en español y de forma bilingüe con niños, cuidadores, abuelos, abuelas, tíos, tías y toda la familia. Si hace buen tiempo, se celebrará al aire libre.

    Let’s sing traditional and bilingual songs in Spanish with children, caregivers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and the whole family. If the weather is nice, the event will be held outdoors.

  10. Particle Physics Outreach: IceCube Project

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    May 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am 12:00 pm

    Particle physics is fun! Come learn about what it’s like to work and live in the extreme environment of the South Pole in Antarctica from scientists with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Scientists will tell you about the neutrino, the so-called “ghost particle,” and how they study these particles using a unique telescope buried deep in the Antarctic ice.

    Photo credit: Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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