Nursery Storytime: Heart Berry Bling
Join us in the Nursery to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. This week, we will read Heart Berry Bling by Jenny Kay Dupuis, and try out beading our own creations.
Tag: early learning
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Nursery Storytime: Berry Song
Join us in the Nursery to celebrate Native American Heritage Month through storytelling. This week, we will read Berry Song by Michaela Goade and learn about harvesting and showing gratitude to the earth. We will try painting with harvested berries.
studio: little scientists
Studio: Little Scientists
Join us in the Studio to investigate the world around us! This week, we will dissect owl pellets and search for bones. Put your lab coat on and examine why bones end up in these compact pellets!
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all visitors are welcome to join.
nursery: Little Scientists
Nursery: Little Scientists
Join us in the Nursery to investigate the world around us! This week, we will explore oobleck. Oobleck acts like a liquid when being poured, but acts like a solid when still. Put your lab coat on and examine why!
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all visitors are welcome to join.
nursery sensory play: scent sachets
Nursery Sensory Play: Scent Sachets
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to create your own scent sachet with autumnal scents! Children will notice how different smells make us feel and experiment with scent combinations.
We’ll ask questions like, is this sweet? is this stinky?
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, but all visitors are welcome to join. Sensory play can also be calming and soothing.
Water Week: Nursery storytime
Join us in the Nursery as we read Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis, and learn about water in all of its forms. We will also make our own watercolor prints.
EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:
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Nursery Storytime: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
Join us in the Nursery to explore the change in season through storytime. This week, we will read The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason, and make our own felt and recycled fabric ghosts in preparation for Halloween.
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Nursery Storytime: Acorn Was a Little Wild
Join us in the Nursery to explore the change in season through storytime. This week, we will read Acorn Was a Little Wild by Jen Arena, and examine different parts of acorns. Afterwards, we will have the opportunity to craft with the tops and bottoms of the acorn shells.
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Nursery Storytime: A Very Big Fall
Join us in the Nursery to explore the change in season through storytime. This week, we will read A Very Big Fall by Emmy Kastner, followed by a leaf exploration and decoration session.
Water Week: Sensory Play – sink or float?
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore water! This week, we will test if items sink or float.
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, but all visitors are welcome to join. Sensory play can also be calming and soothing.
EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:
Nursery Sensory Play: Autumn Sensory Bottles
Nursery Sensory Play: Autumn Sensory Bottles
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore the change in the season! This week, we will explore natural materials, sound, and texture by filling our own Autumnal Sensory Bottles. Tricks and treats will be provided to seek for within the Sensory Bottle.
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, but all visitors are welcome to join. Sensory play can also be calming and soothing.
Nursery Sensory Play: natural paint brushes
Nursery Sensory Play: natural paint brushes
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore the season change with paint! We will use items such as wheat, corn husks, and pine cones to make marks with our paint and test out creating natural paint brushes.
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, but all visitors are welcome to join. Sensory play can also be calming and soothing.
Nursery Sensory Play: autumn sculptures
Nursery Sensory Play: autumn sculptures
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore the change in seasons! This week, we will use air dry clay to cast, sculpt, and set autumn with found materials from around the Museum. Acorns, leaves, corn husks and other autumnal bits will be provided to explore.
Sculptures will be able to be taken home to enjoy throughout the season!
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, but all visitors are welcome to join. Sensory play can also be calming and soothing.
Little Gardeners
Join Hannah and Burdock in our Community Garden in front of the Museum every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to help tend the garden.
Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
Activities are weather permitting, but don’t be afraid to get wet.
This program does not require museum admission and is free and open to the public.
Little Gardeners
Join Hannah and Burdock in our Community Garden in front of the Museum every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to help tend the garden.
Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
Activities are weather permitting, but don’t be afraid to get wet.
This program does not require museum admission and is free and open to the public.
Little Gardeners
Join Hannah and Burdock in our Community Garden in front of the Museum every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to help tend the garden.
Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
Activities are weather permitting, but don’t be afraid to get wet.
This program does not require museum admission and is free and open to the public.
Little Gardeners
Join Hannah and Burdock in our Community Garden in front of the Museum every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to help tend the garden.
Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
Activities are weather permitting, but don’t be afraid to get wet.
This program does not require museum admission and is free and open to the public.
Nursery Sensory Play: Color Lab
Nursery Sensory Play: Color Lab
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery for a color mixing lab! We will explore liquid and color to create our own “ideal” rainbow out of water.
This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, but all visitors are welcome to join. Sensory play can also be calming and soothing.