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  1. Let’s Move! in the Wonderground

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    September 14, 2024 @ 9:30 am 11:00 am

    Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we’ll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  2. Exploration Station: Stick Painting

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    September 1, 2024 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Paint one-of-a-kind colorful creations using sticks gathered from nearby parks, and use them in playful imagination games.

    This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Courtney Sanchez

  3. Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics

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    August 27, 2024 @ 1:00 pm 3:00 pm

    Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop!

    Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you’ll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. 

    This event is free with the price of general museum admission. Recommended for ages 7 and older, activity takes approximately 30 minutes.

  4. Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics

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    August 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm 3:00 pm

    Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop!

    Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you’ll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. 

    This event is free with the price of general museum admission. Recommended for ages 7 and older, activity takes approximately 30 minutes.

  5. Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics

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    August 6, 2024 @ 1:00 pm 3:00 pm

    Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop! Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you’ll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. 

    This event is free with the price of general museum admission. Recommended for ages 7 and older, activity takes approximately 30 minutes.

  6. Exploration Station: Stick Painting

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    August 31, 2024 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Paint one-of-a-kind colorful creations using sticks gathered from nearby parks, and use them in playful imagination games.

    This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Courtney Sanchez

  7. Exploration Station: Whimsical Weather Crafts

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    August 28, 2024 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Eyes on the sky! Rain or shine, we’re making crafts inspired by the day’s weather. Possible crafts include kites, sun paper art, rain art, and other weather-related creative projects on the Rooftop Ramble.

    This event is free with the price of general admission.

  8. Exploration Station: Colorful Sand Necklaces

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    August 25, 2024 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Practice your fine motor skills and layer different colors of sand to create a vibrant, one-of-a-kind necklace to wear home!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  9. Exploration Station: Bike Blender Salsa

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    August 24, 2024 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Blend, baby, blend! Use the power of body movement and our bike blender to make organic tomatillo salsa from MCM’s Rooftop Ramble gardens.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

  10. Exploration Station: Stick Puppet Animals

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    August 21, 2024 @ 10:30 am 12:00 pm

    Create your very own animal stick puppet. Play together in the wilds of the Rooftop Ramble, and think about how your new friend would act and sound in nature!

    This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Jamie Bare

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