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Friday, May 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Moo-ve over—there’s science in the air! Join us for hands-on games and puppet fun as we explore air quality and how it connects to farming and daily life. Kids will discover how air travels, what affects it, and how we can all help keep it fresh and clean.
“Sharing Our Dairy Air” program is funded by Sanofi as part of The Air We Share initiative
Give materials a second life by transforming them into charming rabbit creations! Using cardboard, fabric scraps, and found objects, kids will design and build their own bunny friend. It’s a fun introduction to upcycling, where creativity meets environmental awareness.
Make homemade seed paper using recycled materials and native pollinator seeds sourced from flowers that grow in the museum’s gardens. The seed paper can be planted to grow a native flower garden.
Friday, April 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Moo-ve over—there’s science in the air! Join us for hands-on games and puppet fun as we explore air quality and how it connects to farming and daily life. Kids will discover how air travels, what affects it, and how we can all help keep it fresh and clean.
“Sharing Our Dairy Air” program is funded by Sanofi as part of The Air We Share initiative
Saturday, April 11 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Explore air quality with local organizations and activities.
“Love My Air Wisconsin” will show you how you can stay active and learn ways to protect your health through hands-on activities, a story walk, and through technology that can help you learn about the air quality near you. Put your name in a raffle to win a mini air cleaner. Drawings will happen at 11 am and 12 pm.
The City of Madison Office for Sustainability and Resilience will offer opportunities to learn about the new air quality sensor network through fun games and activities.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will show you how we measure the air we breathe. Talk with DNR staff to see real air monitoring equipment in action, and learn how the state tracks air quality. You can spin a prize wheel for fun trivia prizes.
Visit the table for the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness to learn more about heart health and try an air quality activity.
This program is part of MCM’s larger air quality project, “Share our Dairy Air.” “Share Our Dairy Air” is funded by Sanofi as part of The Air We Share initiative.
Saturday, March 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Bring the beauty of our gardens indoors! Create a one-of-a-kind sun catcher using real dried flowers and your imagination. Layer colors, shapes, and textures to design something that glows in the window. It’s a peaceful, process-based art activity inspired by nature’s details.
Adopt a pot from our “Clay it Forward” program and plant a succulent to bring home. Gain a better understanding of plants’ cycles and processes.
Friday, March 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Moo-ve over—there’s science in the air! Join us for hands-on games and puppet fun as we explore air quality and how it connects to farming and daily life. Kids will discover how air travels, what affects it, and how we can all help keep it fresh and clean.
“Sharing Our Dairy Air” program is funded by Sanofi as part of The Air We Share initiative
Join our friends from the UW Neuroscience Training Program outreach team for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!This program is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm to 8 pm each week.
