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  1. STEAM Time: Boat-building Bonanza

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    Friday, June 16 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    All hands on deck! Channel your creativity and engineering skills to build your fastest and float-iest vessel. Test your boat in the pond and don’t be afraid to cast away old designs. Experiment with different shapes and materials to see how they float, sink, capsize, or glide in the water.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  2. Garden Babies

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    Saturday, June 17 @ 10:00 am 11:00 am

    Enjoy sunny Saturday mornings in the Urb Garden with your little one. Join us for special baby-friendly activities just outside the Wildernest.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  3. STEAM Time

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    Friday, June 30 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    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.

  4. STEAM Time: Bean Baubles & Seed Sparklies

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    Friday, June 9 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    Mother Nature’s designs might not be couture, but they’ll grow on you! Create your very own bean-and-seed jewelry and learn about the life cycles of plants, from seed to fruit. Bring those beauteous beads home to germinate and watch as they sprout leaves and roots.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  5. STEAM Time: Water World Explorers

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    Friday, June 2 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    Dive into the hidden world of teeny tiny things that thrive in our local waterways. Give your fine motor skills a workout while sampling lake water and get a reeeeeally close look at microorganisms with our microscope. Learn through observation, test your theories, and get your feet wet (metaphorically!) with the scientific method.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  6. Cabin Life: Strawberry Ice Cream

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    Wednesday, June 21 @ 1:30 pm 2:30 pm

    What could be better than a juicy summer strawberry? Homemade strawberry ice cream, of course! Harvest from our organic strawberry patch and find out how make summer’s quintessential treat the old-fashioned way. Learn about phase changes and culinary science while churning ice cream, then taste the fruits of your labor!

    Each week, Cabin Life programs invite you to try your hand at crafts and activities from the time of our 1840s log cabin. This event is free with general museum admission.

  7. Cabin Life: Sun-sational Tea

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    Wednesday, June 7 @ 1:30 pm 2:30 pm

    Soak up the sun and get taste of Wisconsin summer. Harvest fresh herbs from our cabin garden and enjoy a refreshing batch of museum-made sun tea.

    Cabin Life invites you to try your hand at crafts and activities from the lives of European settlers during the time our original 1840s log cabin.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  8. Insect Scavenger Hunt

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    Thursday, June 15 @ 1:30 pm 3:00 pm

    Be very, very quiet… we’re hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we’ll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects will be harmed in the making of this program.

    This program is free with general museum admission.

  9. STEAM Time: Creative with Chlorophyll

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    Friday, May 19 @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm

    Learn more about plants and chlorophyll by experimenting with leaves and paper.

    STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children’s creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  10. Wisconsin School Garden Day

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    Thursday, May 18 @ 11:30 am 12:30 pm

    Kids and plants need many of the same things to grow healthy and strong. Clean air, fresh water, good nutrition, and a healthy environment. MCM is proud to again be a part of Wisconsin School Garden Day, which highlights the importance of garden education for growing minds. Come celebrate and help plant our rooftop teaching garden.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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