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April
2008 CALENDAR / PSA RELEASE |
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Release date:
February 28, 2008
For
additional information, please contact:
Phone: 630-637-8000 ext. 2600
ljele@dupagechildrensmuseum.org
2008 Ongoing
Exhibits
DuPage Children’s MUSEUM
Wheel Works of Art
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Photo courtesy of
Randall Studio Photo courtesy of Randall
Studio
Creative thinking is on a roll this season, in the new DCM Interact
With Art Gallery exhibit on the upper level!
Come join the fun and get your wheels turning! Children love wheels. Bikes,
cars and favorite toys have wheels.
Wheels give us the power to go fast, move big heavy things and ride to
places far, far away. In Wheel
Works of Art children can connect with the creative side of familiar
wheels. Then, ready to build on that knowledge, discover fantastic moving
machines created by some of today’s cutting edge kinetic artists. Wheels make
machines work, but it takes a lot of creativity to know how to make a gear turn
enough other parts to make a clock run or a CD player play. Come explore the use of wheels and how they
can be used in art. Appropriate for ages
up to 10 years. Free to DCM members and
free with general admission, presented locally by Continental Acura - Audi of
Naperville. Ask about our Creativity Programs© for different ages each
month—for a complete listing, please visit our web site.
DuPage Children’s MUSEUM
NEW! Math Connections Exhibit Neighborhood
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DuPage
Children's Museum is the place to discover the fun in Math, and offers you a
new Math Connections neighborhood on the upper level! Children from 6
months to 8 years old will enjoy playing with the new hands-on exhibits, from a
full-body crawl-through kaleidoscope to a big jumping mat and a huge
balance. Math Connections invites
children to explore math fun as they estimate, balance, classify, measure,
sort, graph, explore geometry, and more! Come experience activities specially
created to help children understand math fundamentals in new ways. It all adds up to fun! Free to Museum members or free with general
admission. Learning Labs
enhance skills in math, science or the arts—for group visit information, please
call ext. 6150.
April Programs
Tuesday, April 1 through Saturday, April 6
School’s Out – Come have fun during Spring Break!
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Lots of skill-building
activities to choose from—no sign-up required! Drop in the DuPage
Children's Museum Studio, by the Creativity Connections Neighborhood for fun
from 10 a.m. - Noon or 1-3 p.m. April 1-Crazy
Spring Hats; April 2-Paper Mosaics; April 3-Wheel Painting; April 4-Make Your Own Puzzle, April 5-Dabbling Dough, April 6-Paper Mosaics (1-3 p.m. only). Spring
Break Programs are all free to DCM members or free with Museum admission! Please call or visit our web site for
additional information.
Saturday, April
5, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Tiny
Great Performances™
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Discover the magic of live
performance! Chicago Human Rhythm Dance Project will have your feet tapping and
hands clapping, in Creativity Connections on the main level. No reservations
needed; free to DCM members or free with admission.
Tuesday, April 8, either 9:45-10:15 a.m.
or 10:45-11:15 a.m.
Makin’
Munchies™ at DuPage Children’s Museum
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Healthy eating can be
fun! You and your 2-4 year-old will whip
up some spring-inspired treats and learn about healthy vegetarian cuisine. Ideas to help you support good nutrition with
recipes and recommended cookbooks for kids will be available. Advance registration
and payment required. Fee: DCM Member /
Child Partner $14; Nonmember / Child Partner $17.
Wednesdays,
April 9, 16 & 23,
either 9:30-10:15 or 10:45-11:30 a.m.
April
Showers--Start in Art© Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Discover basic art
skills and how they connect to the world around us! 2-3 year-olds use a variety of hands-on
techniques to explore water. Advance
registration and payment required.
3-Part Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $35; Nonmember / Child Partner
$40.
Fridays, April 11, 18
& 25, either 9:45-10:15 a.m. or 10:45–11:15 a.m.
Goo & Glop—Wet ’n’ Messy© Science Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Mix, pour, slather, pound
and knead! You can’t get more hands on -- or hands in -- than Wet ‘n’
Messy©! Young preschoolers 2-3 years old
and their adult partners will create something amazing as you explore the
properties of common materials. Take
home sheets will be available so you can continue exploring together. 3-part
advance registration and payment required.
Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $35; Nonmember / Child Partner $40.
Saturday, April 12, 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Happy Scraps Donations
Collection Day
DuPage Children’s Museum
DuPage Children’s Museum will be accepting donations
of items for children’s programs from 9 a.m. to Noon in the lobby. A list of items needed appears in our web
site. WOOD DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED DAILY,
by the dock area, but the Museum no longer accepts daily donations of
Happy Scraps materials, recyclables and appliances. These are done on a bi-monthly basis. Please
direct any program donation questions to happyscraps@dupagechildrensmuseum.org or 630-637-8000 x6660. As always, DCM does NOT
accept microwaves, computer monitors, televisions, irons or vacuums.
Saturday, April 12, either 10:00-11:30 a.m. or Noon-1:30 p.m.
Printmaking with Teaching
Artist Kit Sunderland—Visiting Artist Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Start
the artwork rolling! Participants ages 5-7 will create their own wonderful
prints using a variety of printmaking techniques, including a press, etching,
monoprint and lino-cut. Advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $17;
Nonmember / Child Partner $20.
Sunday, April 13 through Saturday, April 19
Children Bring Communities
Together--National Week of the Young Child
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Drop by the Studio on the
main level and create paper self-portraits to hang hand-in-hand with other
portraits on our Community Wall! This week we recognize that children bring
community members together and that we can provide quality early childhood
experiences for children. Please visit our web site calendar or call for more
information.
Tuesday, April 15, 9:45-10:30 a.m.
Gigantic Sunflowers--Junior Books and
Beyond Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Explore author Eric Carle’s
classic, The Tiny Seed, in a whole
new way! This class includes dramatic reading, creation of an amazing sunflower
mural and even a theme-related snack.
This program is a great way to introduce and support literacy for
children 3-4 years old. Advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $16;
Nonmember / Child Partner $20.
Thursday, April 17, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Third
Thursday
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Third Thursday is a special
time each month for families with children who have autism spectrum disorders
to enjoy play at the Museum. DCM is an ideal location for learning, with
exhibits and facilitation that offer ways to work on language development,
social skills, and purposeful play. Photo Books are available to help visitors
structure a visit. Complete an art project in our Art Studio (visual systems
available). Visit the resource table to
gather information...and much more!
Experience an outing the entire family can enjoy while you take advantage
of the Museum during a typically quieter time. Please call our CAN Coordinator for more information!
Saturday, April 19, 10:30 a.m. –
Noon
Tiny
Great Performances™
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Discover the magic of live
performance! Get your wheels turning with Betsey Means during these special
“Wheels Storytelling” interactive family performances, in DCM Creativity
Connections on the main level. No reservations needed. Free to DCM members or free with admission.
Saturday, April 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
The Bamboo Princess
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Join
this unique exploration of the inspiration for Japanese anime and
manga—Kamishibai storytelling. This
class for ages 5-8 combines the building of literacy skills with visual arts
expression as children create their own Kamishibai story illustrations to take
home. Kid-friendly sushi snack
included. Advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $16;
Nonmember / Child Partner $20.
Monday, April 21, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Hop
‘n’ Bop©
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
It’s all about rhythm, music,
and motion in this lively class for you and your toddler 15-24 months old. This class includes take-away materials so
you can continue to explore at home. Please call to register--advance
registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $12;
Nonmember / Child Partner $14.
Tuesday, April 22, 9:45-10:30 a.m.
Mini
Mathematicians—Spring into Math!
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Set theory? Graphing? Yes!
This new class for ages 2-3 will explore fun, age-appropriate, hands-on
versions of fundamental math concepts. Includes fun take-away materials to
continue learning math at home. Please
call to register--advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member /
Child Partner $12; Nonmember / Child Partner $14.
Thursday, April 24, 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Math
in Bloom—Spring into Math!
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Take a fun look at math in
the garden this spring with an exploration of nature’s beautiful and sometimes
surprising mathematical secrets.
Participants 4-5 years old will use printmaking, collage and
sculpture. Please call to
register--advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child
Partner $16; Nonmember / Child Partner $20.
Saturday, April 26, 5:30 p.m. - Midnight
Back
to the Future Ball
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This “Back to the Future”
inspired elegant evening event will have you feeling like you’ve stepped right
into the movie, transported back in time to the 1955 Hill Valley High School
dance “Enchantment under the Sea”. Adult guests will meet Marty McFly and Doc
Brown and enjoy the DeLorean "time machine”. Advance registration required—call today
while tables are still open!
Tuesdays, April 29, May 6
& 13, either 9:45-10:15 a.m. or 10:45–11:15 a.m.
Budding Scientists--Wet n’ Messy© Science Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Mix, pour, slather, pound
and knead! You can’t get more hands on -- or hands in -- than Wet ‘n’ Messy©! Young preschoolers 2-3 years old and their
adult partners will explore the properties of common materials and create
something amazing. Take home sheets will
be available so you can continue exploring together. 3-part advance
registration and payment required. Fee:
DCM Member / Child Partner $35; Nonmember / Child Partner $40.
Wednesdays,
April 30, May 7 & 14,
either 9:30-10:15 or 10:45-11:30 a.m.
Art of
Math--Start in Art© Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Discover basic art
skills and how they connect to the world around us! 2-3 year-olds use a variety of hands-on
techniques to play with math. Advance
registration and payment required.
3-Part Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $35; Nonmember / Child Partner
$40.
Concerts
and Fine Art Performances
Tiny
Great Performances™
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Come
discover the magic of live performance at DuPage Children's Museum!
· Saturday, April
5, 10:30 a.m. – Noon: Chicago Human Rhythm Dance Project will have your feet tapping and hands
clapping, in Creativity Connections on the main level. No reservations needed;
free to DCM members or free with admission.
· Saturday, April
19, 10:30 a.m. – Noon: Get your wheels turning with Betsey Means
during these special “Wheels Storytelling” interactive family performances, in
Creativity Connections on the main level. No reservations needed. Free with admission.
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM:
DuPage
Children's Museum helps kids learn how to succeed. Throughout any given day, hundreds of visitors
come through the Big Red Door of the Museum to engage in three floors of fun, hands-on
activities. It is a playful environment where children 6 months to 10 years old
and the important adults in their lives learn and play together in thoughtfully
planned “neighborhoods”, with exhibits and programs designed to promote skill
development in math, science and the arts.
It helps prepare them for a future where curiosity, creative thinking,
imaginative problem solving and learning skills will be needed to interact with
technology that is yet to be invented, to solve problems we can’t imagine and
work in new kinds of jobs that don’t exist today.
DuPage Children’s Museum, a
top
Location:
Phone: 630-637-8000
Hours* Monday:
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 12 - 5 p.m.
*Call for special seasonal hours.
General Admission: $7.50 per
person, ages one through 59.
$6.50
per person, ages 60 and over.
Admission
is never charged to shop the Explorer Store.
Free Parking. Wheelchair
Accessible. Quick walk from
Annual Memberships: Several types
of memberships and gift memberships are available. Please visit www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000
for more information.
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