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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 09/02/2022
Homeschoolers 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
View Event DetailsTogetherTime 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
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