What do trash robots, snake sculptures and shaving cream paper marbling all have in common? Besides being super fun, they are all educational (and messy) projects from last week’s camp, Creative Kids!
We delved into art making on Monday and didn’t stop! Friday marked the conclusion, in which our camp room [...]
Early this summer I was invited to attend a PTO meeting at Plummer Motz Elementary School (my alma mater!) in Falmouth. The topic of discussion was the dreaded “summer slide” – learning losses that children may suffer if they’re not getting any intellectual stimulation during the summer months. The room was packed – clearly [...]
I think my love of puppets started with watching Fraggle Rock with my dad every week. From there I couldn’t get enough! I even had a portable puppet theatre that was designed to fit in any doorway, so I could trap my parents in their room as I put on a show for them.
I was [...]
I distinctly remember the Christmas I got a cranberry-colored velvet dress with a lace collar. I must have been seven or eight, and it’s not that I was particularly into dresses – but I also received a matching dress (right down to the buttons) for my Samantha doll. My mom had a friend hand-make them [...]
This month, for Cool Science, we are playing with magnets and pendulums. A pendulum is simply an object that can swing freely back and forth. An everyday example is a swing on a swing set. By adding a magnet to the bottom of a simple pendulum, and putting magnets on the [...]
During Tuesday’s Tall Tales program, I wrote this AWESOME story with four lovely co-authors: Emilia, Beatrice, Maeve and Annie.
“The Wizard, the Princess and the Dragon
Once upon a time there was a wizard named Owen. And he had a pet dragon named Magic. Rapunzel married Owen! They lived in a castle in the woods. A big bear came! The [...]
Galen is our artist in residence, and will be spending time weekly at the Museum prototyping and testing out ideas for
a series of works that he will be installing in SmartArt, our current science exhibit. He’ll install the first piece today at 4:00. As an artist in residence, he’ll be spending a lot of time [...]
I get to explore a different country each month for my snack-sampling program, Cultural Cuisine. Nigeria is our featured culture for June – we’re changing up We Are Maine to include Nigerian drums, costumes, masks, groceries, and more! Be sure to check out the changes, as well as family pictures of the Mokemes, our We [...]
I ran another Tall Tales program this weekend and a young visitor, Alex, knew so much about animal adaptations that we decided to put together this story. I hope you enjoy it.
“Once upon a time there was a fox and a turtle. Then two owls appeared and one was a Snowy owl and [...]
Our newest art program series called “Art Through the Ages” is a tribute to all art past and present. This program is designed for our visitors young and old to achieve a more in-depth contextualization of art’s place in our life. At the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine we strive me make all of [...]