Visiting Artist Series: Marissa Glover
As the final artist in the Visiting Artist Series at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, Marissa Glover will facilitate a collaborative art project. During Marissa’s “pop-up studios”, visitors will work together to create an interactive textile installation celebrating the natural world. The recycled, thrifted, and salvaged materials will be used to form flowers, plants and trees that celebrate the diversity of ecosystems from the mountains to the sea. As we repurpose items through creating beautiful art, we become part of a greater conversation about our role in nature and how we can help maintain its beauty and health.
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Kids News Program Launches at Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine has premiered a kids news program that is by kids and for kids in Maine. Published on the Museum & Theatre’s youtube channel, WCTM Newscast: By Kids For Kids features 8-15 year-olds as the news anchors, reporters, and often as the protagonists of news stories. The premiere episode covers news about Animal Refuge League adoptions, a Girl Scout troop’s research on the history of women’s suffrage, and a mysterious poll that encourages neighbors to vote on the street with rocks.
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Istar the Humpback Whale to Appear at Governor John Fairfield School Family Night
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine will bring its Istar the Humpback Whale traveling exhibit to Family Night at the Governor John Fairfield School, 75 Beach Street, Saco on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 5-7 PM. The museum & theatre will bring the popular 45-foot replica of a real humpback by the same name as part of its Museum-On-the-Go programming.
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Touch Tank Exhibit Offers Hands-On Exposure to Casco Bay and Climate Change
You can visit the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine daily to check out a Casco Bay Touch Tank program. Catch a crab, test for salinity, and search for microscopic creatures hiding in plain sight, all while discovering the interconnected nature of life on earth.
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Museum Day to Celebrate Music at the Children's Museum & Theatre
The Children’s Museum & Theatre will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticket holders on Saturday September 21, 2019 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington D.C.-based museums.
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"Silly Slime" with Museum & Theatre Educator, Sam!
Usually, we define substances as solid, liquid, or gas- the three states of matter. Solids, consist of tightly packed molecules that move very little. Liquids, have molecules that flow and move around each other. And in gasses, the molecules are very fast and far apart... Which raises the question, what do we do about something that can look and feel solid but actually moves more like a liquid?
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Kids Cook: Honey Brittle
Easy and so much FUN to make (and eat, of course)!
Here are the ingredients you'll need to perfect this salty and sweet snack:
Saltine Crackers (1 box)
Butter
Honey
Brown Sugar
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Maple Roasted Roots
In Maine and across North East America, March is the season for maple syrup. Cold nights and warm days wake up the maple trees and the sap begins to run. Take advantage of this special time of year by using maple syrup to sweeten up winter root vegetables.
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