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Great Lakes Children Museum
13240 S. West Bay Shore Dr.
Traverse City, MI 49684
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Featuring September Activities
SwingShift and the Stars, T-Shirt Sales, Toddler Time, InterActive StoryTime, and More
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September Schedule Changes
Summer's almost over and we will be closed on Labor Day. We will also be closed from Tuesday, September 2 through Friday September 6 for deep cleaning and repairs. We reopen the following Saturday with our regular school-year schedule of InterActive StoryTime on Wednesdays and Toddler Time on Fridays.
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The Museum is in SwingShift and the Stars!
First Event - Friday, September 20, 6:30 -10:30 pm
The Great Lakes Children's Museum is proud to be a part of the Sixth Annual SwingShift and the Stars, a dance-off charity benefit in Traverse City. The Museum is one of six charities picked to benefit from the event, which is modeled after the popular "Dancing with the Stars" television show. For more info about the event click here or the SwingShift logo below.  Our Star dancer is super Museum dad, Lars Kelto. His dance instructor is Lauren Harris. They are working hard to learn their routine and wow the crowd. We are extremely grateful for their willingness to volunteer their time and talent for this special series of events. For more info about our dancers click here or on their photos.
 Tickets are going really fast for the September event. You can order online by clicking here or on the SwingShift logo or calling the City Opera House box office at (231) 941-8082. Future SwingShift events will be held on: - October 19
- November 15
- December 29
Join us for a really fun evening and help raise money for the Great Lakes Children's Museum.
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Great Lakes Proud T-Shirts
Sales Support the Great Lakes Children's Museum
 You've seen the cool stickers. Now you can own the T-Shirt! Great Lakes Proud is donating a portion of their sales for three styles of Great Lakes T-Shirts to the Museum. This is a very limited time offer -- sales end September 15. Support the Museum and get a cool shirt.
Online sales only. Click here or on the photo to purchase your shirt.
Sales End September 15
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September Toddler Time Schedule
Fridays, 10 am to 12 pm
Toddler Time, our most popular program, offered every Friday from 10-12. 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.
Tracking Your Child's Growth
We start each Toddler Time of the new school year by benchmarking the children's growth and development. Make a hand print of your child's hand and a year from now you will be amazed to see how much they've grown! Do you still have a hand print from last year? Get it out and compare.
 Handy Prints, September 13
Children will create a lasting record of their size, by making a hand print on frame-able fabric squares. Fun shapes and stamps will also be provided to experiment with lots of colorful fun!
Wonderful Wheels, September 20
Wheels are rolling! Children will manipulate cars and trucks on a small roadway. Vroom Vroom! Send small cars down the ramp too!
Lots-A-Blocks, September 27
Build and stack with every kind of block imaginable! We will have a great collection of blocks for kids to play with and explore. Some will be made of recycled items from around the house.
No Program, September 6 - Museum Closed
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September InterActive StoryTime Selections
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 included with the price of admission or the cost of your annual membership.
Owen, by Kevin Henkes, September 11
Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket that he took with him everywhere he went. What happens to the blanket when Owen goes to school?
Little Beaver and The Echo, by Amy MacDonald, September 18
Little Beaver lives all alone by the edge of a big pond. Surprises are in store for him when he hears another lonely voice across the lake and sets out to find a friend.
Red, Red, Red, by Valeri Gorbachev, September 25
When all the neighbors see Turtle, they want to know why he is in such a hurry. He has no time to tell them. All he can say is that he is going after red, red, red.
No Story Time September 4 - Museum Closed
InterActive StoryTime is underwritten through a generous
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Museum Store Feature - Magnetic Calendar
Getting your family ready for Back-to-School? Keep life organized with this wooden magnetic perpetual calendar. Open the fabric hinged boards to reveal a calendar grid on one board, while the other board keeps all the magnets close at hand. A sturdy cord is attached for hanging. This dry-erase board includes 134 magnets including years, months, days and most holidays and childhood activities.
We also stock a similarly designed magnetic chore chart. All Museum Store sales help support the programs and activities at the Great Lakes Children's Museum.
For ages 3 and up. By Melissa & Doug
Members receive a 10% discount in the Museum Store
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The best teachers teach from
the heart, not from the book
~ Author Unknown |
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