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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: Nature Swirls
11:00 AM
Create swirls with nature objects after reading Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman and illustrated by Beth Krommes.
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsTogetherTime Tales: Box and Blocks
11:00 AM
Let your imagination run wild as we read Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. After the story, we’ll get creative using cardboard and tools.
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsHomeschooler Series: Human Habitats – Building Better (ages 6-8)
10:30 AM
Human Habitats – Building Better Homeschool program, December 2023. For ages 6–8 and 9–11.
Audience: Children, Human Habitats - Building Better
Cost: 80 (members), 95 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsHomeschooler Series: Human Habitats – Building Better (ages 9-11)
1:30 PM
Human Habitats – Building Better Homeschool program, December 2023. For ages 6–8 and 9–11.
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Human Habitats - Building Better
Cost: 80 (members), 95 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsClimate Cafés (For Parents)
10:00 AM
Climate Cafés are facilitated small-group gatherings for parents of young children to share thoughts and emotions on the impact of climate change on parenting and their…
Audience: Parents, Climate Cafés
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsClimate Cafés (For Parents)
1:00 PM
Climate Cafés are facilitated small-group gatherings for parents of young children to share thoughts and emotions on the impact of climate change on parenting and their…
Audience: Parents, Climate Cafés
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsNature Adventures: Weasels
11:00 AM
Join Early Learning Specialist Kelly Wieman to explore color-changing weasels and do color experiments. $5 materials fee per child, due at the beginning of the program.
Audience: Children, Families, Nature Adventures
Cost: $5.00 (members), $5.00 (non-members)
View Event DetailsTogetherTime Tales: Mirrors
11:00 AM
Families will have the chance to use mirrors to solve ingenious puzzles in the book M is for Mirror by Duncan Burmingham. After the story you’ll get to experiment with…
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsTogetherTime Tales: Making Music
11:00 AM
Play along with us as we read Play this Book by Jessica Young and Daniel Wiseman and then get hands on with a variety of musical instruments to strum, twang, and pluck.
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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