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Visit the Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum any Sunday between January 3, 2010 and May 30, 2010, and get a discounted rate of $4.00 per person with valid military identification.
Plan to attend the Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum’s Third Annual Arts from the Heart, on Thursday, February 11, 2010, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., featuring the Scott Tuttle Quartet, silent auction, delicious food and specialty beverages, and interactive gallery games designed to challenge and entertain adults. Bring your miscellaneous gold pieces to sell to our goldsmith that evening, and use your proceeds to participate in the fun!
Tickets for this event are $50 per person, with Premiere Tickets for $75 per person.
Premiere tickets include:
Reserved Parking
Early Admission
VIP Drinking Glass
Goodie Bag
Name Recognition in the Program
Do you want to give an enduring Christmas gift that will benefit the lives of children for years to come? Consider supporting the Mid-Michigan Children's Museum Leave a Legacy…Lay the Foundation project. Your contribution will allow MMCM to engage the community in a cost-affordable, year-round, fund-raising effort.
Click here to download more information on the Leave a Legacy…Lay the Foundation Project.
Schedule your group of 10 or more to visit on or before April 30, 2010, and get a 10% discount off your entire admission cost.
Upcoming Events:
With regular paid admission. Free for members.
Toddler Time
Every Monday from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.– movement, stories, & social play.
All Scouts Night
(5:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Monday, January 11, 2010:
Try your hand at our new “Dig-It” program to learn more
about paleontology. Learn more about the animals you find based on what they’ve left
behind. Can you figure out to which animal the bones belong?
Thursday, February 4, 2010: Activity to be announced at a later date.
Cost is $5.00 per person with pre-registration or $7.00 at the door.
FebruaryArt Works! Month
Dabble, draw, paint, cut, and discover your own talent.
Scout Night Feb 4th – In addition to social play with other scouts, visitors to the museum will get to express themselves with unique art projects. Scouts will receive instruction on working with oil pastels and water colors.
Thursday, February 11, 2009: 3rd Annual Arts From The Heart Fundraiser at the Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum
Painting - Every Wednesday and Friday From 12-4:30
Mess with a Masterpiece - Color your own Da Vinci, Van Gogh or Other great works of art any way you want. All day, every Thursday.
Gogh Crazy – Learn about Vincent Van Gogh and create a colorful masterpiece with tissue paper. Feb 6 & 7
Make a Mural – Join other children at the MMCM to create a piece of wall art. Feb 13 & 14
Dot to Dot with Seurat – Learn about Artist George Seurat and create art with dots. Feb 20 & 21
Mosaic – Examine the mosaic art form and build a mosaic using beans. Feb 27 & 28
March
Marvelous Machines! Month
Try simple machines and learn how they make our lives easier. Look for programs throughout the month of March.
Me Fit! Month
Move at the MMCM! Roll the fitness dice, play twister, and practice hoola-hooping.
Celebrate the “Week of the Young Child”, April 11-17, 2010 with puppet shows, shaving cream art, and aMazing hide and seek!
Water, Water Everywhere! Month
Explore water in new ways. Examine the properties of water. Take the “sink or float” challenge. Can you build a boat that floats?
*(with regular paid admission. Members get in free.)
Admission*:
| Members | Free |
| Children under 24 months | Free |
| Guests age 2-59 | $7.00 |
| Guests age 60+ | $6.00 |
| Monday, Wednesday - Saturday | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Sunday | 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. |