Published: Friday, January 23, 2009
Imagine Children's Museum: Relax. This snow is staying inside
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Photo courtesy of Imagine Children's Museum
A camp participant learns about chemistry while making a slimy concoction during Imagine Children's Museum's Mad Scientist camp. Mad Scientist camp is an example of the museum's day camp programs, like the one that will take place on Wednesday.
"Let It Snow" might be a cringe-inducing phrase for local grown-ups given the recent weather, but this particular round of wintry white stuff is guaranteed not to leave a lasting mess. It will be contained within two, 2-hour sessions Wednesday at Everett's Imagine Children's Museum.
This one-day camp, the latest in the museum's series of one-day camps, will take place from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. Visitors choose which session to attend. It is designed for ages 3 to 6.
Staff members say activities will include creating a pile of artificial snow to climb in, tossing "snowballs," carpet skating and building snowmen. Other snow-related games, stories and songs also are planned.
Some of the other games include making snowflakes out of toothpicks and marshmallows and constructing igloos and snow forts from white foam blocks, education manager Lori Eaton said.
"The most popular hands-on activity is making artificial snow," she noted. "The children combine water with Insta-snow powder and get to watch it erupt into a large pile of artificial snow which looks and feels like the real thing. This is a great example of a science lesson that is extremely fun."
Each child also will get to create his or her own snowman, using coffee creamer bottles that they cover with paper and add arms, buttons and other decorations.
The goal of the day camps is to give children a fun learning experience outside of the traditional classroom setting, Eaton said.
"We have been offering Day Camps since the museum has been open. The preschool/kindergarten camps for ages 3 to 6 are typically offered once a month, with more frequent offerings during winter break, spring break and summer break," she said. "Also during these breaks, and occasionally on early-release school days, we offer elementary camps for children in first through fifth grades."
While most of the museum's other activities and programs encourage an adult (caregiver) to stay with each child, the day camps are simply drop-off events for just the children, Eaton said.
One-day camp admission is $20 for museum members, $25 for nonmembers (this includes the regular $7 admission for ages 1 and older). Registration is required by calling 425-258-1006, ext. 1012, or e-mailing education@imaginecm.org. Snacks will be provided.
Eaton said the staff typically cuts off registration 48 hours before the camp date in order to assemble an accurate amount of supplies and get the activities set up. The minimum number of participants for a day camp to take place is 10; the maximum is 25, and Eaton advised prompt registration, as many of the past camps have sold out early.
Imagine Children's Museum is located at 1502 Wall St., Everett. Anyone interested can obtain further details about the event by calling the museum at 425-258-1006 or by going online to www.imaginecm.org.
This one-day camp, the latest in the museum's series of one-day camps, will take place from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. Visitors choose which session to attend. It is designed for ages 3 to 6.
Staff members say activities will include creating a pile of artificial snow to climb in, tossing "snowballs," carpet skating and building snowmen. Other snow-related games, stories and songs also are planned.
Some of the other games include making snowflakes out of toothpicks and marshmallows and constructing igloos and snow forts from white foam blocks, education manager Lori Eaton said.
"The most popular hands-on activity is making artificial snow," she noted. "The children combine water with Insta-snow powder and get to watch it erupt into a large pile of artificial snow which looks and feels like the real thing. This is a great example of a science lesson that is extremely fun."
Each child also will get to create his or her own snowman, using coffee creamer bottles that they cover with paper and add arms, buttons and other decorations.
The goal of the day camps is to give children a fun learning experience outside of the traditional classroom setting, Eaton said.
"We have been offering Day Camps since the museum has been open. The preschool/kindergarten camps for ages 3 to 6 are typically offered once a month, with more frequent offerings during winter break, spring break and summer break," she said. "Also during these breaks, and occasionally on early-release school days, we offer elementary camps for children in first through fifth grades."
While most of the museum's other activities and programs encourage an adult (caregiver) to stay with each child, the day camps are simply drop-off events for just the children, Eaton said.
One-day camp admission is $20 for museum members, $25 for nonmembers (this includes the regular $7 admission for ages 1 and older). Registration is required by calling 425-258-1006, ext. 1012, or e-mailing education@imaginecm.org. Snacks will be provided.
Eaton said the staff typically cuts off registration 48 hours before the camp date in order to assemble an accurate amount of supplies and get the activities set up. The minimum number of participants for a day camp to take place is 10; the maximum is 25, and Eaton advised prompt registration, as many of the past camps have sold out early.
Imagine Children's Museum is located at 1502 Wall St., Everett. Anyone interested can obtain further details about the event by calling the museum at 425-258-1006 or by going online to www.imaginecm.org.
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• Libraries & Museums • Everett • Family fun"Let It Snow" one-day camp
9:15 to 11:15 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Imagine Children's Museum, 1502 Wall St., Everett; $20 members, $25 nonmembers; registration required, 425-258-1006, ext. 1012, www.imaginecm.org.
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