Monthly Archives: April 2009

Let Your Rag Doll Shine at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is collecting Raggedy Anne & Andy dolls in honor of our upcoming production: The Sun Shines on: Raggedy Anne & Andy. We are looking for Raggedy Dolls to hang in our stairwell timeline. If you have a Raggedy Anne or Andy doll we can borrow, please label him [...]

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Maine African Film Festival

Saturday, April 18-Friday, April 24 Please join us at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine for the first Maine African Film Festival. We will be screening films throughout April school vacation week and will also be offering related cultural programming. The Magic Lion The Magic Lion is a short animated film about an African [...]

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We Are Maine: Celebrate Nigeria

Tuesday, April 14 2 pm Join us as we learn abut the Arugungu Fishing Festival. Design your own fish to add to our giant net on display for all our visitors to see and take home some delicious recipes featuring traditional Nigerian dishes.

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Easter Around the World

Saturday, April 11 2-3 pm Do you use eggs in holiday celebrations? Join us for Easter Around the World and learn how children in other countries celebrate Easter. This egg-cellent celebration will include eating chocolate eggs as they do in Denmark, coloring wooden eggs similar to those decorated in the Ukraine and creating Greek Easter [...]

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Growing up at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine

My daughter slept through her first visit to the Children’s Museum. Of course, she was only a couple of weeks old at the time and I was bringing her in to visit my coworkers. That first visit primarily showed me that I could get myself, my newborn and all of the associated stuff out of [...]

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Holi: The Indian Festival of Colors

Saturday, April 4 2 pm Join us as we celebrate Holi, the springtime festival of color! Together we will make a colorful work of art, paint our faces and listen to traditional Indian music.

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