Programs for Children and Families

Indoors and out, there are plenty of opportunities at the Montshire for kids to learn about our natural world in a small group setting.

 

October

Sunday, O C T O B E R  19 Science Sundays: Machine Madness Pre-Build

Put your engineering skills and creativity to work and start (or perfect) your link in this year's upcoming Machine Madness event. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring some of your own. 12-4 p.m. The classroom will be open on a walk-in basis. Free with Museum admission. Part of the monthly science series.  

Monday, O C T O B E R  20 First meeting, Homeschool Series: All About Air

Mondays, October 20, 27, and November 3, 10:30-11:45 a.m. for ages 6-8; 1-2:15 p.m. for ages 9-12. Join other homeschoolers in this three-week series focusing on air. We'll explore its properties and movement by experimenting with kites, parachutes, and hot air balloons. Members $54, non-members $60. Register online.  

November

Monday, N O V E M B E R  3 First meeting, Open Lab: For the Birds!

Learn about winter birds and other warm-blooded animals that spend the cold months in our nearby forests and fields. We'll make feeders to bring home to help keep these wild winter neighbors healthy. Mondays, November 3, 10, and 17, 3:15-5p.m. For children in grades 4-6. Members $75, non-members $85. Register online.  

Monday, N O V E M B E R  3 Books and Beyond! Science for Preschoolers

This series combines great children's literature with exciting hands-on science. Explore fun topics such as sinking and floating, wind and air play, and much, much more! Preschool programs are made possible with support from the Byrne Foundation. Designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. 10:15 or 11:30 a.m. Free with Museum admission.  

Saturday, N O V E M B E R  8 Sixth Annual Machine Madness

Calling inventors of all ages! We're building a really big machine at the Montshire, and we need your help. Build a contraption at home that can be linked to creations made by fellow participants and the result will be an incredible chain reaction that starts at one end of the Montshire's Community Room and ends at the other! 1-4 p.m. Registration not required. Free with Museum admission. Find out more  

Sunday, N O V E M B E R  9 The Way We Work book signing with David Macaulay

In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, award-winning author and illustrator, David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he could. When readers see how Macaulay, with his trademark humor, builds a body and explains the way it works, they will come away with a new appreciation of the amazing world inside them. Book available at the Montshire Gift Shop. 2 p.m.  

Sunday, N O V E M B E R  23 Science Sundays: Whodunit?

Part of the monthly family science series. This is your chance to be a detective! Use the power of science and math to solve a crime with this whodunit family mystery. 1-2 p.m. or 3-4 p.m. $5 /family, plus Museum admission.  

Monday, N O V E M B E R  24 Books and Beyond! Science for Preschoolers

This series combines great children's literature with exciting hands-on science. Explore fun topics such as sinking and floating, wind and air play, and much, much more! Preschool programs are made possible with support from the Byrne Foundation. Designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. 10:15 or 11:30 a.m. Free with Museum admission.  

December

Monday, D E C E M B E R  15 Books and Beyond! Science for Preschoolers

This series combines great children's literature with exciting hands-on science. Explore fun topics such as sinking and floating, wind and air play, and much, much more! Preschool programs are made possible with support from the Byrne Foundation. Designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. 10:15 or 11:30 a.m. Free with Museum admission.  

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For programs that require pre-registration, call us at (802) 649-2200. or use the online signup links where listed. Fees due on receipt of registration.