The Children's Museum, Seattle

October 2010
Bring a Book Month
Grab your favorite read and join us as we celebrate books!

Greetings!

Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog is open and proving to be fun for all ages. If you've visited the exhibit, we'd love to see pictures - post them to our facebook page to share the fun.

Did you know. . .
. . . that October 13th is Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day?
. . . that we have partnered with the WA Dental Association to bring you Bright Smiles Week?
. . . that you can support the Museum through our annual Corporate Breakfast?
. . . that tickets are on sale ($5) for our October Family Fun Night?
. . . that a new club is launching this month for 6 - 10 year olds?
. . . that you can support the Museum by becoming a volunteer?
. . . that you can have a hot, healthy breakfast with Clifford at the Museum?

Does your child LOVE Clifford?

Have a special after hours party at the Museum! Celebrate a birthday, have a neighborhood block party or host the most amazing play date!

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October 11 - 15
Bright Smiles Week
(in partnership with the WA Dental Association)
This week is packed with fun as we learn about our teeth and keeping them clean.

October 13
National Bring your Teddy Bear to Work Day
If you are a kid, your work is PLAY so grab your teddy bear and bring it along to your job at the Museum! As an added bonus, if you bring your teddy bear, you and your stuffed friend will be admitted for free!*

October 25
World Pasta Day
We'll be celebrating World Pasta Day as we dive into pasta art projects! The projects start at 11am and run while supplies last.

October 27
Family Fun Night - Pumpkin Carving (6pm - 8pm)
Bring the family out for a night of fun at the Museum! We'll be carving pumpkins, toasting pumpkin seeds and learning about the history and traditions of Halloween. RSVP required. $5 per person for non-members/$3 per person for members.

October 28 - 31
Costume Parade
Join us at 11am, 1pm and 2pm for a costume parade! It's just part of the Halloween fun planned at the Museum!

*one free admission per group for a child. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Adults must be a with a child age 10 or younger. Child must have a stuffed animal with them to qualify for free admission.

Discussions with Donna Marie

So I wonder ... what is your memory of that childhood, "really great place" to read a book? Was it making a tent with the bedspread and using your flashlight? Or maybe lying on the floor, curled up next to a great big dog named Sam. For me it was my little brother's baby rocking chair that we drug up into a huge oak tree and strapped it into place, so we could read and look over the fields.

The love of reading has been a part of my life for literally, as long as I can remember. It is no wonder that I'm very excited to announce our newest weekly club for 6 - 10 year olds. In October, we are introducing Reading Club. Under the direction of educator Lindsey Dunwoodie, our club will explore literature in fun and engaging ways. This month, we will be digging into fairy tales! We'll learn what makes a fairy tale, how to write a fairy tale and more. Reading Club is just a small part of our literacy focus at the Museum. From our Go Figure! book exhibit that literally walks children into books that teach math and science to Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog, we are engaging our families in literacy-focused activities every day.

I hope that as you and your children play and explore in the Museum, it's an igniting point into a lifelong love of books. You can climb up the mountain up to the tent to read. Or maybe lay on the floor of the storytelling circle next to the big floppy dog. And yes, if you are looking for a tree to read by, we have pretend trees inside and a real tree out in Lil' Green Thumbs!

Support the Power of Play
October 12, 2010
2nd Annual Corporate Breakfast
7:00am - 8:30am
The Space Needle

If you or your company is interested in participating in this important fundraising event, contact our Director of Development, Kirk Laughlin at 206-576-2312 or click here to email him.

Request for Proposal

The Children's Museum, Seattle is seeking proposals for programs or artistic performances for our 2010 and 2011 program year. The Museum provides a variety of daily programs that are targeted to specific age ranges and provide informal learning opportunities for children and their caregivers. Programs and Performances are 30 minutes and are scheduled at 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:00pm daily.

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