CMNB is currently a museum without walls until it has a permanent home. In the mean time, the Museum on the Go Program brings science, art, and discovery to children and their families all over Sonoma County. Please come visit us and show your support for this much needed community resource at the following upcoming events.

• July 29: Petaluma Farmer?s Market
• July 29: Petaluma Movies in the Park
• August 5: Petaluma Premium Village Outlets
• August 26: Petaluma Farmer?s Market
• October 6,7,8: Sonoma County Harvest Fair

We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following recent donors and sponsors. We especially want to thank all of you who donated to this year's Human Race. It was a smashing first year for CMNB in the event. Together we raised almost $2000 and had a ton of fun too!

• $1000 +
• Doyle Heaton,Delco Builders and Developers
  
• Ron Denke and Marilee Albert
• Jan Turrini
• Dennis and Bernice Callahan
• Steve Purcell and Collette Michaud

• $500 - $999
• Portola Systems
  

• $250 - $499
• Exchange Bank
• Doug Kay Family
• Joe Horak Family
• Rapid Refill Ink

• Human Race Participants
• Julia Orenstein
• Theresa Giacomino
• Susan Evans
• Jennifer Brazinski
• Renee Donman and Paul Chaussee
• Carlin Finke
• Kathy McGill
• Collette Michaud

We're very pleased to announce that Bruce Codding, CEO of Codding Commercial, has graciously accepted a spot on our Board of Trustees.

The CMNB booth at the Santa Rosa Rose Parade and Festival this year was packed with curious and creative children who had a blast playing and exploring. The ?In a Bubble? exhibit was especially popular thanks to our wonderful volunteer, Jeff Rydman, who got a good workout doing hundreds of squats lifting the bubble hoop up and down almost the entire day.

At this year's first Petaluma Movies in the park on July 15th, Theresa Giacomino, did a science experiment using Mentos and soda that was explosively fun to watch. And children were amazed when they were able to blow up a balloon without using any of their own breath. Check out this simple and fun experiment in this newsletter and try it at home!

We have been hard at work trying to find a permanent home for the Children?s Museum of the North Bay. We have a few excellent possibilities we?re considering, particularly one in Santa Rosa and one in Petaluma. However, the hunt is ongoing.

We are looking for at least 5000 sq ft of donated or low rent space between Santa Rosa and Petaluma. Because we are a nonprofit, there are possible tax breaks to the landowner. If you know of a site or place that might be a good location for the children?s museum, please contact Collette Michaud. collette@childrensmuseumnb.org

At the last Movies in the Park Event, we showed children how to do this experiment. They absolutely loved it, and kept coming back to do it over and over again. It's super fun and easy for all ages to do. Give it a try at home!

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By Bernice Callahan, Vice-President of CMNB and Founder of California Parenting Institute

As we move forward in the planning and preparation of various exhibits and activities for the Children?s Museum we are constantly reviewing what we know about young children and how they learn about their world.

The Children?s Museum of the North Bay is geared to the learning styles and needs of young children from toddlerhood to school age. That doesn?t mean that infants and older children won?t find wonderful things to see and experience in our beautiful environment (especially when we have our permanent home). It does mean that exhibits and activities found in a children?s museum must have multiple possibilities for exploration, investigation, manipulation, and enjoyment.

The Children?s Museum of the North Bay keeps a clear picture of how children learn at each stage of their development, and acts as a guardian as well as a facilitator of childhood?s propensity for hands on learning.

We?d like to share with you, our supporters and parents of our target population, the information we?re using to guarantee our Museum is bringing the most beneficial services and activities to the families of Sonoma County. We?ll begin that process with an overview of cognitive and sensory development of Toddlers. Look for the information about Preschoolers, and School Age children in subsequent issues of our newsletter.