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FEBRUARY PROGRAMS 2008
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Release date:
December 27, 2007
For
additional information, please contact:
Phone: 630-637-8000 ext. 2600
ljele@dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Ongoing
Exhibits & Events
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 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. Learning Labs enhance skills in math,
science or the arts—for group visit information, please call ext. 6150.
February
Programs
Friday, February 1, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Hop ‘n’ Bop©
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Hop to the beat and bop on
your feet as you and your toddler experience rhythm, music, and motion in this
lively class for children 15-24 months old.
Please call to register--advance registration and payment required. Fee:
DCM Member / Child Partner $12; Non-member / Child Partner $14.
Saturday, February 2, 9:45-10:15 a.m. or
10:45–11:15 a.m.
Start in Science© – A Little or a Lot
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
This class is made to measure for you and your toddler scientist ages 2-3! We’ll compare big and small,
decide how big is big and see how size doesn’t matter in the Japanese Kamishibia story. Fee: DCM Member
/ Child Partner $12; Non-member / Child Partner $14. Advance registration and
payment required.
Tuesdays, February 5, 12
& 19, 9:45-10:15 a.m. or
10:45–11:15 a.m.
Wet n’ Messy©
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s
Museum,
Young preschoolers 2-3
years old and their adult partners will explore the worlds of science and art
by pouring and mixing common ingredients that become something completely
amazing! We will feature winter-related
activities to explore together. 3-part
advance registration and payment required.
Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $35; Non-member / Child Partner $40.
Wednesdays, February
6, 13 & 20, 9:30-10:15 or
10:45-11:30
Start in Art©
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage
Children’s Museum,
Starting in Art helps
2-3 year-olds discover its basics. Art and literacy go together when you
sculpt, paint, and create colorful collages. You’ll invent stories about paintings
and make powerful connections between images and the written word. 3-Part Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $35;
Non-member / Child Partner $40.
Thursday, February 7, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Cupcake Creations
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage
Children’s Museum,
Discover your artistic talent and learn real decorating techniques in our
cupcake decorating class for ages 5-10.
Each child will take home 3 cupcakes that he or she has decorated in
class, including an edible “potted plant” and more. Fee: DCM Member
/ Child Partner $24; Non-member / Child Partner $26. Advance registration and
payment required.
Fridays, February 8, 15
& 22, 9:45-10:15 a.m. or
10:45–11:15 a.m.
Wet n’ Messy©
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage
Children’s Museum,
Young preschoolers 2-3
years old and their adult partners will explore the worlds of science and art
by pouring and mixing common ingredients that become something completely amazing! We will feature winter-related activities to
explore together. 3-part advance
registration and payment required. Fee:
DCM Member / Child Partner $35; Non-member / Child Partner $40.
Saturday, February
9, 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Happy Scraps Donations Collection Day
DuPage Children’s Museum will accept program donations
from 9 a.m. to Noon in the lobby and no longer accepts daily donations
of Happy Scraps materials, recyclables and appliances. A list of items needed
appears in our web site. Please direct
donation questions to 630-637-8000 x6660 or write to happyscraps@dupagechildrensmuseum.org. DONATION OF WOOD is still accepted daily, by the
dock area. As always, DCM does NOT
accept microwaves, computer monitors, televisions, irons or vacuums.
Saturday, February 9, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Tiny Great Performances™
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Time for some winter story
telling! Betsey Means family
performances will enchant you and your family, in DCM Creativity Connections on
the main level. No reservations needed.
Monday, February 18
10:00-11:00 a.m. or 11:00-Noon or
1:00-2:00 p.m. or 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Tiger Scout Presidents
Day Programs
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage
Children’s Museum,
School’s off—time for some
scouting! Tiger Scouts will experiment
with birdseed, pinecones and other ways to Feed the Birds; then can stay and
play in the Museum including new exhibits! Bring the whole den or come with a
parent. Adults must stay with the Scouts. Fee: Scouts $8.00; Adults $4.25.
Saturday, February 23, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Tiny Great Performances™
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Discover the
magic of live performance! Lauren
Omelson will share ballet techniques, in DCM Creativity Connections on the main
level. No reservations needed. Free with
general admission.
Saturday, February 23, 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
24th
Annual DuPage Area Engineers Week EXPO
“Engineered in
Demonstrations
show a wide variety of engineered works from Illinois
Sunday, February 24, 2:00 p.m.
Good Show! Performance of “High School Musical”
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Washington Junior
High School
Wednesday, February 27, 9:45-10:15 a.m. or
10:45-11:15 a.m.
Makin’ Munchies™ at DuPage Children’s Museum
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Do your petite
chefs have the munchies? Whip up some tasty
snacks from around the world while helping your 2-4 year-old learn about
healthy snack choices, proper use of kitchen implements plus steps and stages
in a simple recipe. Fee: DCM
Member / Child Partner $14; Non-member / Child Partner $17. Advance registration and payment required.
Thursday, February 28, 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Jumpin’ and Jivin’ - Hop ’n’ Bop©
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Step
up to the next sequence in dancing and rhythm!
2-3 year-olds learn some simple dance steps, use visual choreography
patterns to plan and dance their own dance then make a dance pattern strip to
take home. Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $12;
Non-member / Child Partner $14.
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, February 9, 10:30 a.m. – Noon:
Time for some winter story telling! Betsey Means family performances will enchant
you and your family, in DCM Creativity Connections on the main level. No
reservations needed.
·
Saturday, February 23, 10:30 a.m. – Noon:
Lauren Omelson will share ballet techniques, in DCM
Creativity Connections on the main level. No reservations needed.
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--to prepare 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 am - 1 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 9 am
- 5 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm
Sunday: 12 - 5 pm
*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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