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MARCH
2008 CALENDAR / PSA RELEASE |
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Release date:
January 28, 2008
For
additional information, please contact:
Phone: 630-637-8000 ext. 2600
ljele@dupagechildrensmuseum.org
2008 Ongoing
Exhibits
DuPage Children’s MUSEUM
630-637-8000
Photo courtesy of
Randall Studio Photo courtesy of Randall
Studio
Creative thinking is on a roll this season, in the Interact
With Art Gallery 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. Learning Labs enhance skills in math, science or the arts—for
group visit information, please call ext. 6150.
March
Exhibits and Programs
Monday, March 3, 10:00 a.m. - Noon or
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Wincinanki Cut-Out Designs
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Create your own
designs and play in the Museum up to 5:00 p.m. You’ll have fun making symmetrical cutouts based on natural and
geometric shapes, inspired by Polish design.
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. Free to DCM members or free
with Museum admission! Please
call or visit our web site for additional information.
Tuesdays, March 4, 11 & 18, either 9:45-10:15 a.m. or
10:45-11:15 a.m.
Totally Texture - My First Mess© Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Come
make a mess at our house! DCM is the
perfect place for children ages 15-24 months to explore one- or two-step messy
art and science. 3-part advance
registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $35; Nonmember /
Child Partner $40.
Wednesday, March 5, 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.
Saturday, March 8, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Tiny
Great Performances™
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Discover the magic of live
performance! Come learn about symphony music!
DuPage Symphony Orchestra will help you understand music in new ways,
through their interactive performances on the main level. No reservations
needed. Free with Museum admission. Stay and play afterward.
Monday, March
10, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
NEW! MATH CONNECTIONS EXHIBIT
NEIGHBORHOOD OPENING
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage
Children's Museum is the place to discover the fun in Math, with the opening of
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. The new 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.
Thursday, March
13, 7:00 p.m.
Just for Grown
Ups©: Looking at Children with New Eyes
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
All
behavior has meaning! Parents and teachers interpret the behavior of the
children in our care in order to better plan activities for them, care for them
and teach them. Understanding a child’s ability to process sensory information
can be very helpful when trying to interpret the meaning of childhood behavior
as well as planning interaction and intervention strategies. Time will be spent
discussing the possible meaning of specific behaviors and how to help the
children who demonstrate these behaviors. Dr. Jennifer Rosinia is a Registered
Occupational Therapist and Child Development Specialist with a growing national
reputation as a powerful speaker and consultant. She is the president of Kid
Links Unlimited, Inc., a company whose mission is to link theory to practice,
with parents, professionals and kids to bring out their optimal potential. She
brings a healthy balance of humor, passion and expertise to all of her
presentations. Don't miss this one! (1.5 CPDUs) Please call
630-637-8000 to register. Fee:
DCM Members 15; Nonmembers $20.
Saturday, March 15, 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.
Wednesday, March 19, 9:45-10:30 a.m.
Kaleidoscoping—Spring
into Math!
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Have fun exploring the math
of symmetry while making a simple, creative kaleidoscope! This class for 4-5 year-olds also includes
additional information to extend the experience at home.
Please call to
register--advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child
Partner $12; Nonmember / Child Partner $14.
Thursday, March 20, 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!
Friday, March 21, 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.
Saturday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Tiny
Great Performances™
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Discover the magic of live
performance with Clarence Goodman! Strings family performances will help you
understand music in new ways, in DCM Creativity Connections on the main level.
No reservations needed. Stay and play
afterward. Free to DCM Members or free
with admission.
Tuesday,
March 25, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Jumpin’ and Jivin’—a Hop ‘n’ Bop© Series
Class
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Step
right up to the next level in dancing and rhythm! Children 2-3 years old learn simple dance
moves and use visual choreography patterns to plan and perform their very own
dance. Each child will make a choreography strip to take home and show
off. Please call to register--advance
registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $12;
Nonmember / Child Partner $14.
Wednesday, March 26, 9:45-10:30 a.m.
Handfuls
and Footlongs—Spring into Math!
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Join in the fun of taking
some measurements of the world around us.
It’s all about measurement using standard units– and not-so-standard
ones, too—perfect for 3-5 year-olds! Please
call to register--advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member /
Child Partner $12; Nonmember / Child Partner $14.
Saturday, March
29, 9:45-10:15 a.m. or 10:45–11:15 a.m.
Color
MixUp--Start in Science© Series
DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Explore big differences with
little experiments! It’s Color MixUp as children ages 2-3 learn and apply the
process of science using special portable museum exhibits and other hands-on
materials. Take-away materials are provided so you and your toddler scientist
can continue exploring color at home. . Advance registration and payment
required.
Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner
$12; Nonmember / Child Partner $14
Saturday, March 29 through Monday March 31
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. March 29-Wheel
Painting; March 30-Dabbling Dough
(1-3 p.m. only) and March 31-Bendable
Wire Sculptures. Spring Break Programs are all
free to DCM members or free with Museum admission! Please call or visit our web site for
additional information.
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, March 8, 10:30 a.m. – Noon: DuPage
Symphony Orchestra will help you understand music in new ways, through their
interactive performances on the main level. No reservations needed. Free with
Museum admission. Stay and play afterward.
·
Saturday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. – Noon: Come enjoy Clarence
Goodman! Strings family performances will help you understand music in new
ways. No reservations needed. Stay and
play afterward. Free to DCM Members or
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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