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  1. STEAM Time: Planting Tomatoes

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    March 15, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Help us plant heirloom tomatoes that will be added to the museum’s summer garden! Plant a tomato seed of your own to bring home learn about the growth of plants, from seed to fruit. Your tomato can be planted outside after the last frost date, around May 15.

    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, increase problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around them.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  2. Open Art Studio

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    March 14, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Choose your own art adventure—drawing, sculpting, cartooning, and more! Drop by the Art Studio classroom for open-ended creative opportunities, facilitated by our talented staff.

    This event is free and open to all ages.

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  3. Open Art Studio

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    March 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Choose your own art adventure—drawing, sculpting, cartooning, and more! Drop by the Art Studio classroom for open-ended creative opportunities, facilitated by our talented staff.

    This event is free and open to all ages.

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  4. Braaains! with UW Neuroscience Outreach

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    March 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:45 pm

    Join our friends from UW Neuroscience for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!

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  5. Messy Art with Laurie: Squishy Balloon Prints

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    March 21, 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 layered paint prints with balloons.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Kate Smith

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  6. Messy Art with Laurie: Spin Art Shamrocks

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    March 14, 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 festive spin-art shamrocks.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  7. Messy Art with Laurie: Gelli Prints

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    March 7, 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 colorful custom prints.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  8. Post-Nap Pompom Party

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    March 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum’s extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles during an extra hour in the museum.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  9. Post-Nap Pompom Party

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    March 16, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum’s extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles during an extra hour in the museum.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  10. Post-Nap Pompom Party

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    March 9, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum’s extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles during an extra hour in the museum.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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