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  1. Saturday Art Adventures: Handmade Books

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    Saturday, May 25 @ 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 make custom handmade books.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Cassi Griffin (Crafty Crow)

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  2. Saturday Art Adventures: Paper Plants

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    Saturday, May 18 @ 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 get inspired by spring blooms and create our own paper plants.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  3. Saturday Art Adventures: Tissue Paper-Dyed Bandanas

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    Saturday, May 11 @ 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, we’ll dye our own custom bandanas using tissue paper.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  4. Clay Day: Polymer Clay Mini Foods

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    Friday, May 31 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” your very own miniature foods created with polymer clay. Please note: these clay creations are NOT edible!

    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.

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  5. Messy Art with Laurie: Dinosaur Printing

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    Thursday, May 23 @ 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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  6. Messy Art with Laurie: Spin Art Flowers

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    Thursday, May 30 @ 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 the spin art technique to create nature-inspired pieces.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  7. Messy Art with Laurie: Scraper Painting

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    Thursday, May 9 @ 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’s we’ll experiment with texture and negative space in our scraper paintings.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  8. Messy Art with Laurie: Bubbly Watercolors

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    Thursday, May 2 @ 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 watercolor paintings with everyone’s favorite floaty medium–bubbles!

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Artful Kids

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  9. Free Thursday Evenings

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    Thursday, April 25 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Visit MCM for free every Thursday evening, 4–8 pm!

    Enjoy extended hours each Thursday, completely free of charge. Please check in at the admissions desk when you visit during free hours.

    Looking for more affordable ways to visit? During the rest of the week, MCM also offers heavily discounted admission and memberships to families who qualify through our Access for Everyone initiative.

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  10. MCM Roadshow: Earth Day Sustainability Fair

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    Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

    Join MCM Roadshow at Middleton’s Earth Day Sustainability Fair, hosted at Middleton Community Church. We’re inviting families to get creative at our arts-and-crafts table and flex their collaborative design skills at our fort-building station.

    Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits, maker activities, and more to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.

    Middleton Community Church

    645 Schewe Road
    Middleton, Wisconsin United States     + Google Map

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