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  1. Messy Art with Laurie: Rolling Pumpkin Painting

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    October 26, 2023 @ 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 gourd-geous paintings using the unique patterns on pumpkin rinds.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  2. Art Adventures with Laurie: Tiny Terror-iums

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    October 28, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Come on down to the Wonderground and drop into a new art experience with Laurie and the Art Studio team. Explore art through a variety of creative media and processes meant for all ages and abilities. We’ll take care of all the materials and mess mitigation, too! Create a truly terrifying mini landscape in a jar- a “terrorium”!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  3. Art Adventures with Laurie: Wax Luminaries

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    October 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Come drop into a new art experience each week with Laurie and the Art Studio team. Explore art through a variety of creative media and processes meant for all ages and abilities. We’ll take care of all the materials and the messes, too! Today we’ll make luminaries to light up the fall by dipping water balloons in wax!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  4. Art Adventures with Laurie

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    October 7, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Come on down to the Wonderground and drop into a new art experience with Laurie and the Art Studio team. Explore art through a variety of creative media and processes meant for all ages and abilities. We’ll take care of all the materials and mess mitigation, too!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  5. STEAM Time: Wheatgrass Monsters

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    October 27, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Decorate a pot for Halloween and plant your own wheatgrass. When your “monster hair” sprouts, add it to smoothies or treat your family pet to a nutritious snack.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  6. STEAM Time: Fossilized Fun

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    October 6, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Learn how ancient animals became sealed in stone and cast your own mold fossil to take home.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  7. MCM Roadshow: Monroe Street Farmers Market

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    October 8, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Join MCM Roadshow at Monroe Street Farmers Market. Get creative at our arts-and-crafts table and fort-building station, then browse local goods next to Edgewood College.

    Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits and maker activities to community events in Madison and the surrounding area. Create a miniature work of art to take home and get inventive with creative fort and structure building activities. 

    Monroe Street Farmers Market

    2291 Monroe St
    Madison, Wisconsin 53711 United States     + Google Map

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  8. Free Night: Hispanic Heritage Celebration

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    September 28, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm


    MCM invites our entire community to enjoy the museum with free admission from 4 to 8 pm on Thursday, September 28. This Free Night we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with performances, food, and craft activities, beginning at 5 pm. All activities are free and available while supplies last.

    Performances 

    • Dance performance by Waritas de Bolivia in the Wildernest, 5:45 pm
    • Dance and music by Ballet Folklórico de Maria Diaz in the Wildernest, 6 pm
    • Music performance by Angela Puerta and friends in the Wonderground, 6:30 pm

    Activities

    • Bike blender salsa with free chips and salsa, 5–6 pm on the rooftop
    • Sample taquitos from Garabaldi Mexican Restaurant, while supplies last, in the Celebrations Room on the 2nd floor
    • Sugar skull craft with Mariposa Learning Center, 5–8 pm in the Art Studio
    • Maraca making with Play and Learn, 5–8 pm in the Art Studio
    • Papel picado craft, 5–8 pm in the Art Studio 

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  9. MCM Roadshow: Family Frolic with UCP at McGaw Park

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    September 23, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Join MCM Roadshow at the Family Frolic with UCP at McGaw Park. This celebration includes free family fun with activities for all abilities. Food is available to purchase. Enjoy a bounce house, ball pit, bubble fun, balloon art, musical entertainment, County Resource Fair, and more!

    Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits and maker activities to community events in Madison and the surrounding area. Create a miniature work of art to take home and get inventive with creative fort and structure building activities. 

    McGaw Park

    5236 Lacy Rd
    Fitchburg, Wisconsin     + Google Map
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  10. MCM Roadshow: Urban Triage Harvest Festival at the Farley Center

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    September 16, 2023 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm

    Join MCM Roadshow at the 2nd Annual Urban Harvest Festival. This celebration marks the second year of recognizing Urban Triage’s summer achievements and community impact. Grounded in sustainability and growth, the festival honors the collective efforts of funders, volunteers, and community members in empowering vulnerable individuals in the Greater Dane County Area. Enjoy a wide variety of entertainers and live music, plus free catered food, free wine, free beer, and more.

    Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits and maker activities to community events in Madison and the surrounding area. Create a miniature work of art to take home and get inventive with creative fort and structure building activities. 

    Farley Center

    ​2299 Spring Rose Rd
    Verona, Wisconsin ​ 53593     + Google Map
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