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  1. STEAM Time: Compost Critters

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    Friday, April 4 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Explore the teeny, teeming ecosystem hiding in our compost bucket! Examine living organisms in compost samples under the microscope, and make-and-take vermaculture compost “tea” to bring home a special nutrient blend for your houseplants.

    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.

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  2. Clay Day: Bas-Relief Sculptures

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    Friday, April 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today, we’ll create scenes in clay using negative space and exercising our fine motor skills.

    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.

  3. Wild Wonders: Bug Buddies

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    Thursday, April 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Create your own little insect companion using craft wire, beads, and other mixed materials.

    This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.

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  4. Puppet Parade: Crafting Creatures

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    Sunday, April 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Eleanor Ford

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  5. Puppet Parade: Crafting Creatures

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    Sunday, April 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Each Sunday, join Art Studio staff and your fellow crafters for a collaborative art experience! Help generate large-scale puppets and costumes for use at special MCM festivities (Summerpalooza and beyond!)

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Eleanor Ford

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  6. Exploration Station: Seed Paper

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    Saturday, April 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Use recycled materials and native prairie seeds to craft handmade seed paper. Once the paper dries, spread the joy by creating special greeting cards or start your own pollinator garden at home.

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

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  7. Exploration Station: Seed Planting

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    Saturday, April 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

     Start your own mini-garden by planting seeds to take home, and decorate your own paper plant pot!

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

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  8. Exploration Station: Birds & Nests

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    Sunday, April 13 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Create your own mixed-media bird nests and celebrate the return of migratory birds to Wisconsin this spring!

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Heather MacNeil

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  9. Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake Mushrooms

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    Saturday, April 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Help staff inoculate mycelium into wooden logs to grow shiitake mushrooms, and learn how to plant edible fungi at home! Please note, this activity may include supervised and closely guided use of a hammer.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Distant Hill Farms

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  10. Exploration Station: Raindrop Mobiles

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    Saturday, April 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    April showers bring May flowers! Celebrate the rain that helps everything grow and create your very own raindrop mobile.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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