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Featured Upcoming Event on August 17 at 9:00 am
Montshh… Montshire Sensory Hour
Sensory Friendly Hours are a time for families to enjoy a quieter and less-crowded visit to the Montshire.
During these hours, the Montshire will offer:
- Limited participation of up to 70 people
- Reduced sound from select exhibits
- Quiet respite space with sensory support supplies
- Visitor social narrative and visual planner
Pre-registration is appreciated but not required.
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Program(s) for starting 10/18/2019
TogetherTime Tales: Glow in the Dark
10:30 AM
Test what glows in the dark in our Halloween-themed exhibit after reading Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown.
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Up and Away (ages 6-8)
10:30 AM
From balloon races to parachutes and hot air balloons, each week we’ll be building, testing, and experimenting as we explore different properties of air. The only limit is the…
Audience: Children, Up and Away
Cost: 80 (members), 95 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Up and Away (ages 9-11)
1:30 PM
From balloon races to parachutes and hot air balloons, each week we’ll be building, testing, and experimenting as we explore different properties of air. The only limit is the…
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Up and Away
Cost: 80 (members), 95 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsNature Adventures: Bears
11:00 AM
Drop in to learn about bears and hibernation with Environmental Educator Mike Loots! Read a related story and even dissect a log! $5 materials fee per child, due at the…
Audience: Children, Families, Nature Adventures
Cost: $5.00 (members), $5.00 (non-members)
View Event DetailsTogetherTime Tales: Dinosaur Fun
11:00 AM
Everyone gets to stomp like a dinosaur as we read Dinosaur Dance by Sandra Boynton and Triceratops Stomp by Karen Patkau. Afterwards, you’ll get to make triceratops hats to…
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsGrowing English Roses in the Northeast with Liz Krieg
1:00 PM
There is nothing quite like a garden rose. Many gardeners feel daunted about growing garden roses, especially the lovely highly scented English roses. They are sometimes…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Under A Microscope (ages 12-15)
1:30 PM
Join us as we use our higher powered light microscopes to look at the smallest parts of life. This class is a wonderful introduction to using our favorite scientific tool to…
Audience: Under A Microscope
Cost: 80 (members), 95 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsTogetherTime Tales: Color Mixing
11:00 AM
A favorite for young museum families! We’ll read the book Mouse Paint by Ellen Stole Walsh to get us ready to make our own rainbow of colors using mixing trays, pipettes, and…
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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