Join us in MAKESHOP for EQT Water Week as we explore the process of wet felting! Use friction, soap and water to create a non-woven fabric from sheep’s wool.
EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:
Tag: sensory play
Water Week: Wet Felting
Join us in MAKESHOP for EQT Water Week as we explore the process of wet felting! Use friction, soap and water to create a non-woven fabric from sheep’s wool.
EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:
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: 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.
Nursery Sensory Play: spray bottle painting
Nursery Sensory Play: spray bottle painting
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore water as paint! This week, we will use liquid water colors in spray bottles to try painting, making marks, and mixing colors.
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: water painting
Nursery Sensory Play: water painting
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore water as paint! This week, we will use reusable painting mats and water as our paint. Mess free sensory play!
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.
Backyard Sensory Play: Sandbox Derby
Backyard Sensory Play: Sandbox Derby
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Backyard to explore cars and trucks in the sandbox! Build hills, holes and more for your vehicles to travel through.
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: Community Train Tracks
Nursery Sensory Play: Community Train Tracks
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to build a community of train tracks! Link trains together using magnets or send them on solo journeys!
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: Shape Tracing
Nursery Sensory Play: Shape Tracing
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to try tracing shapes! We will explore how stencils can helps us to create images out of different shapes.
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: Squish Bags
Nursery Sensory Play: Squish Bags
Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to make your own squish bag – or DIY stress ball. This week, we will see how different shapes change the texture of the bag.
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.