Sunday, November 15, 2009

Ruff Ruffman, Santa, and Preschoolers... Oh My!

The Grand Opening of our much anticipated Fetch!Lab will be this Saturday, November 21st! Ruff Ruffman will be here in person to meet all of his fans, we will be giving out goody bags and holding a drawing for free museum memberships, and there will be fun activities going on all throughout the day (10:00 am to 4:00 pm). Please stop by and say hello! Because WGBY has provided generous support for our newstation and Fetch!Lab, any WGBY members (in addition to Children's Museum members) will receive free admission if they present their card or newsletter.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and Ashley will be celebrating on Friday, November 20th with a sweet surprise! The Think and Play Series for Preschoolers has been talking about family all month, and our family unit will be wrapped up with fun Thanksgiving festivities. What other holiday is more about family?! Publish your own book about what makes you feel thankful, make (and eat!) a delicious mini-pie, and laugh along at our read-aloud of I Know an Old Woman who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson. The program will begin at 9:30 am. Admission is $6.00 per family (free for members). Anyone arriving after 10:00 am will be subject to regular admission prices.

This year, the Children's Museum will be hosting a meet and greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturday, December 5th from 10:30 to 12:00. Meet the Clauses and have your picture taken with them, hear Santa read Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg or Mrs. Clause read Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O'Connor, decorate fancy cookies, make a Christmas ornament, and help decorate our museum Christmas tree! This event is free with the price of museum admission. (photo source: istockphoto.com)

Our raffle and bake sale for Brenda Parent, our coworker who has been on extended medical leave, were a huge success! We want to thank each and every one of you that contributed. Your donations have allowed us to really help Brenda in her time of need! Thank you, thank you, thank you (picture source: virtualhug.wordpress.com)

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