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Great Lakes Children Museum
13240 S. West Bay Shore Dr.
P.O. Box 2326
Traverse City, MI 49685
(231) 932-4526
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Featuring August Programs...
Mad Science Monday, Kids Fest and Art Fair, Annual Fund Supporters, Toddler Time, InterActive StoryTime & More! |
Film Fest Kids Fest
 | | Stomp Rockets at 2011 TCFF Kids Fest |
& Friday Night Live Art Fair
The Traverse City Film Festival's Kids Fest will be held on the lawn outside Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Wednesday, August 1 through Saturday, August 4, from 11 am to 2 pm.
The Great Lakes Children's Museum will be there with Stuffee the Anatomy Doll on Thursday, August 2 and with Stomp Rockets and Mentos Geysers on Friday, August 3. Join us for the fun! For more info about TCFF Kids Fest, click here.
 Our tenth annual Children's Art Fair will be held Friday, August 10, 2012 from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at Friday Night Live.
All types of artists have been accepted. We will have children displaying jewelry, photography, visual art, fiber arts, and even fly-fishing flies.
Expressing their creativity and learning business skills, the exhibitors have a great experience at the Children's Art Fair . It's also fun for the customers! This event is made possible through the generous cooperation of the Downtown Traverse City Association.
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Tenth Birthday Campaign Donors
 Back in August 2011, the Great Lakes Children's Museum turned ten years old. We celebrated our tenth birthday by kicking off an annual fund campaign celebrating the past ten years of interactive hands-on fun and learning for the children and families of our community.
Follow this link to a see a list of all of the generous individuals, businesses, foundations, and organizations that supported the Great Lakes Children's Museum's efforts in 2011-2012.
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Mad Science Monday
Mondays through the Summer, 1 pm to 3 pm
Every Monday from 1 pm to 3 pm, we have fun science activities for the whole family. With school out, older children can experience the joy of discovery with these special hands-on science explorations. (Children six and under can participate with adult assistance.) Included with the price of admission.
Robots Rule! August 6
Make your own robot out of bits and pieces of recycled stuff. Let your imagination run wild!
Water is Wacky! August 13
Investigate water and find out about all the weird things it can do.
Energy Bus August 20
Here comes the bus! Find out what energy is all about. With hands-on experiments we will explore electricity and magnetism. Live Energy Bus demonstration at 1:30 and 2:30.
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August Toddler Time Schedule
Wednesdays & Fridays, 10 am to noon
Toddler Time is offered offered on both Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to noon. It is an opportunity for toddlers to interact with each other and learn through a variety of activities and experiences. Toddler Time encourages toddlers' natural curiosity, enhances fine and gross motor skills, guides appropriate social behaviors, and facilitates essential cognitive growth. Most importantly, it's fun! Toddler Time is included with the price of admission or the cost of your annual membership.
Tents and Tunnels, August 1 and 3
Children will discover the fun of playing in tents and tunnels and using blankets, tables and sheets to create their own special hide-outs.
Play-dough Fun, August 8 and 10
Roll it! Squish it! Shape it! Poke it!
Kids will explore the marvelous medium of play dough.
Wonderful Wheels, August 15 and 17
Wheels are rolling! Children will manipulate cars & trucks on a small roadway.
Drip Drop, August 22 and 24
Drip water colors on a paper filter to create a rainbow of fun.
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August InterActive StoryTime Selections
Stories with a Twist! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 am
InterActive StoryTime features great works of children's literature and activities and crafts led by Museum staff and volunteers, which enhances the experience for children and deepens their understanding of the selected book.
InterActive StoryTime is offered twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am.
Red, Red, Red, by Valeri Gorbachev, August 2
When all the neighbors see Turtle hurrying by, they want to know why. He just says he is going after red, red, red.
 Pinkalicious, by Victoria Kann
August 7 and 9
Find out what happens if you eat too many pink cupcakes.
Moon Games, by Frank Asch
August 14 and 16
Bear learns a new game and teaches it to the moon.
One Duck Stuck, by Phyllis Root, August 21 and 23
One duck is stuck in the muck. Can two swishy fishies help pull him out?
InterActive StoryTime is underwritten through a generous Early Childhood Reading Grant from the Target Foundation.
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Museum Store Featured Item - Horseshoes
Looking for some safe summer fun? This colorful game set is the perfect beginner horseshoe set. It includes eight horseshoes in four colors, a 9" post with base, and game rules. It is a great way for younger children to learn how to play the classic game of horseshoes.
It is so safe and lightweight that it can also be used indoors.
Made by Battat.
Members always get 10% off in the Museum Store.
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Free Admission to Active Duty Military
Memorial Day to Labor Day
 The Great Lakes Children's Museum voluntarily participates in a program coordinated by the National Endowment for the Arts that provides free admission to active duty military throughout the summer. This is our third year of joining over 1800 other museums across the nation to support military families. We are pleased to be able to give them some hands-on learning and fun in Northern Michigan.
The military ID holder plus up to five family members receive free admission. For a description of the program and a list of all participating museums, click here.
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Looking for a Constant Contact Sponsor
Delivery of our newsletter has been made possible, without cost, through Constant Contact's Care4Kids program (see below) and the sponsorship of Hanna Bistro in downtown Traverse City. We were sorry to see Hanna close on May 27.
Does your business use Constant Contact? Your sponsorship of our newsletter would be at no cost to you! Call or email the Museum if you'd be willing to let us "piggy-back" on your Constant Contact subscription. |
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A child seldom needs a good talking to
as much as a good listening to
~Robert Brault
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