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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 November Programs...
Brain Storm Challenge, Shop Your Community Day, Board Recruitment, Toddler Time, InterActive StoryTime & More! |
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Scheduling Changes
Holiday Closing and Open on Monday, November 5
 The Museum will be closed on Thursday, November 22 to celebrate Thanksgiving. We wish you and the children in your life the best for a warm and happy celebration. Note, there will be no Toddler Time on Friday, November 23.
We'll also be open on Monday, November 5 for another Brainstorm Challenge (see below). |
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Brainstorm Challenge - Good Vibrations!
Monday, November 5 - 11 am to 3 pm
Whenever the Traverse City Area Public Schools have a scheduled Monday off, we are open. On Monday November 5, TCAPS is closed for a teacher development day, and we will be offering some very special programming for older kids.
Explore the science of sound! Through exciting hands-on activities, kids will actually see and feel (as well as hear) the wonderful world of sound. Join us on Monday, November 5 for lots of fun and interesting activities.
- See what different sounds look like in an oscilloscope
- Make a kazoo to take home
- See how sound waves move water
- Play with a sound box
- Send vibrations across the room along a string
- Make music at a sound exploration table
- And more . . .
Even though many of these activities are for older children, most are still suitable for your preschooler, who will have lots fun exploring and learning about sound! Join us for a very special day of discovery. |
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Requesting Nominations for Board Members
 We are seeking nominations to the Board of Trustees. Are you looking for a community volunteer opportunity with high impact? For more information about the position and for details about applying visit our website. |
Shop Your Community Day & Blood Drive
Saturday, November 10
 On November 10, 2012 the Downtown Traverse City Association will again sponsor Shop Your Community Day. Just by asking, you can have 15% of your purchase price donated to the Great Lakes Children's Museum! Thanks to all of the generous merchants who support us during this special event.
Click here for more info and a list of participating merchants.
 Michigan Blood is also holding a blood drive on the Blood Bus in downtown Traverse City on Shop Your Community Day. The Great Lakes Children's Museum will receive $10 for every person who tries to donate on our behalf. Look for the bloodmobile at the corner of Front and Cass.
Appointments are preferred. Contact Holly for an appointment at
935-3030 or hsika@mblood.org. |
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November InterActive StoryTime Selections
Stories with a Twist! Wednesdays at 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 on Wednesdays at 11 am.
Duck At The Door
by Jackie Urbanovic, November 7
Knock, Knock, Knock! Someone's outside the door. . . But who could it be in the middle of the night, and in the middle of a snowstorm?
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown, November 14
In this classic story, a little rabbit says goodnight to everything as he settles down to go to sleep.
If You Give A Moose A Muffin
by Laura Numeroff, November 21
If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. But if you give him a muffin, what will he want to have with it?
Time To Sleep
by Denise Fleming, November 28
Bear sniffed once. Bear sniffed twice. He smells winter in the air. Winter is coming. Who will he tell before he crawls into his cave to go to sleep?
InterActive StoryTime is underwritten through a generous Early Childhood Reading Grant from the Target Foundation. |
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November Toddler Time Schedule
Fridays, 10 am to 12 pm
Toddler Time is offered offered Fridays from 10 am to 12 pm. 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.
 Buried Treasure, November 2
Children love the idea of finding hidden objects! With this activity, children will awaken their sense of touch by searching for small items buried in "fun to touch" materials (beans, dried corn, pasta, and bird seed).
Push Me, Pull Me! November 9
A variety of push and pull toys will be provided for children to explore.
Make Some Noise! November 16
Bowls and spoons! Buckets and pans! Empty containers of all kinds! Children will explore the sounds that everyday objects can make. Make and take a shaker as part of this toddler time activity.
No Toddler Time on November 23 (day after Thanksgiving)
Open It, Close It! November 30
Open it, close it. Spin it, and get in it. Toddlers will have fun opening and closing and investigating a big bunch of crazy containers. |
Museum Store Feature - Paper Bead Maker
Are you looking for something to do with the children in your life now that the weather has turned chilly? Do you want to help your child make holiday crafts for gifts? Think of the Museum Store with this unique item and support the Museum with your purchase.
This unique toy is a creative tool for rolling paper into beads. Use paper from your recycled newspapers and magazines. Simply insert strips into the bead-making tool and turn the handle. Create an assortment of accessories and gifts with your new beads.
Recommended for ages 5 and up. Made by Green Creativity.
Members always get 10% off in the Museum Store. |
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Coming in December
 Throughout the school winter holiday break we'll be offering special programs and activities. On Monday December 31, 2012, we'll celebrate our Countdown to Noon from 10 am to 12 pm.
The Museum will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
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It's like being at the kids' table at Thanksgiving --
you can put your elbows on it, you don't have to talk politics...no matter how old I get, there's always
a part of me thats sitting there.
~ John Hughes, filmmaker |
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