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Scribble Chicken
What the cluck?! This isn’t your average barnyard bird—our scribble chicken is strutting in with style! Kids will have an egg-cellent time crafting their own funky, feathered friend, perfect for adding some personality to the coop (or the fridge). Free with admission or a CME membership, while supplies last.
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Tuesday Studio
Alexander Calder Spirals - Alexander Calder, our Artist of the Month, loved to make art that moved your eyes—and sometimes even moved in the air! In his spiral drawings, he used black lines that loop and swirl across white paper, adding bright red, yellow, and blue shapes along the way. Kids can explore how simple…
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Alexander Calder Inspired Mobiles
Kids can create their own colorful mobiles inspired by our Artist of the Month, Alexander Calder, using soft foam shapes and beads to explore balance and design. Free with admission or a CME membership, while supplies last.
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April’s Artist of the Month is Claude Monet, a French artist who loved to paint the world around him. Monet was very observant. He paid close attention to small details many people might miss, like how light sparkles on water or how colors change when clouds pass overhead. He painted nature scenes again and again,…
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Tuesday Studio – Splish! Splash! Puddles
Splish, splash! April showers mean puddles everywhere, and kids can’t resist jumping in—boots or no boots! This week in the Studio, make a smooshy, sparkly puddle… and yes, we WILL add a pair of paper boots, because Mom said so (and who argues with Mom?). While supplies last.
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Silly Snails
Who’s ready to craft at a snail’s pace? Kiddos can decorate their own spiral paper plate shell with a mix of fun materials! From bright colors to funky textures, each snail will be as unique as its creator. While supplies last.
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Ladybug Collage
Say hello to the cutest critter on the craft table—our paper ladybug! With a little imagination, some colorful paper, and yarn for those wiggly antennae and legs, your little artist can bring this lucky little lovebug to life. Bonus: Zero chance of it flying away! While supplies last.
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Cupcake Liner Lillies
Young artists can build their own peaceful pond scene inspired by Claude Monet. Using cupcake liners as blossoms, kids layer and shape them into floating water lilies, then draw flowing colors across the water with oil pastels to suggest ripples and reflections. The result is a dreamy lily pond that captures the spirit of an…
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Curiosity Crew
Toddlers dive into hands-on STEM exploration designed just for them on Fridays from 10-11am. These drop-in activities invite little learners to experiment with textures, movement, balance, and cause-and-effect — all through playful discovery. It’s the perfect place for toddlers to explore, investigate, and ask their favorite question: “What happens if…?” Free with admission or a…
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Monet’s Ponds
Capture the delicate, translucent beauty of Claude Monet’s water lilies with this craft! Using tissue paper, kids create the iconic flowers he’s famous for, then glue a few onto a pre-made pond to take home their very own miniature masterpiece. While supplies last.
