THANK YOU!

Recently, our water table has been given a facelift... and if I may say so, it was a much needed one! We are fortunate enough to have a water table that is a replica of the CT river and are able to use something fun as a very valuable teaching tool. However, we did not have the funding to make our CT river look as beautiful as we had hoped...

But the Beavers Club has come to our rescue (AGAIN! They also installed our beautiful wooden benches and fence as well as our Tot Lot). Check out these amazing shots of the time and hard work that these men donated to us!
And voila! A beautiful, new look to go along with the rest of our updates. All of us here at the Children's Museum at Holyoke would like to whole heartedly thank the Beavers Club for being so generous! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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As you plan out your holiday vacation time, please don't forget about our New Year's Eve celebration for children and Heritage State Park Event, First Night Jr. It takes place on December 31st from 10:00 am until 2:30 pm. Tickets are $6.00 per person (or $5.00 per person if bought in advance) and admission includes entry to the museum, unlimited rides on the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round, Ed Popielarczyk's Magical Moments, Roger Ticknell's renowned music and storytelling, balloon sculpting, face painting, and much much more! Come and meet your favorite WGBY characters and trek over to the Visitor's Center at 2:30 to watch our ball-drop finale. It's the best New Year's celebration for children in the Valley, so don't miss it! Tickets are on sale now! Also, Click here to see our extended holiday vacation hours! (picture source: smileosmile.com)

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Finally, join us this week for Ashley's Think and Play Series for Preschoolers where children will learn about animals in the winter! On Friday, December 11th, find out where all the animals go during winter! Learn about animal homes, animal adaptations, and some animals that just LOVE the cold. We will be making our own polar bear puppets to take home. The program will begin at 9:30 am, and admission is $6.00 per family (free for members). Anyone arriving after 10:00 am will be subject to regular admission prices.