Summer Camps for 2016
Camps for 3 Year Olds
Dirt Diggers!
Rhyme Time
Inside Out
Dinosaurs Rock!
Fairy Tale Twists
Camps for 4-5 Year Olds
Transportation Station
Dr. Seuss’ Science
Glow in the Dark Camp
FROZEN Science
Pinkalicious!
Pete the Cat
Mix and Make
Mini-Math
Clay Creatures!
Bubble Festival
Spanish (5-8 Years)
Summer Spanish
Camps for 6-8 Year Olds
Kitchen Chemistry
Mine Mania
Science Sizzle
Imagination Dollhouse
Jurassic World
Camp ThinkShop!
Pottery 101
Superhero Training Camp
All-Day Art, Science, and Music Camp
Camps for 7-10 Year Olds
Wizard Camp
American Girl Doll Camp
3D Art - FULL
Dance Camps
Ready, Set, Dance!
Princesses around the World
Princess Favorites
Once Upon a Time
At the Movies
Hip Hop ‘til You Drop
Minion Mania
See complete listings at
familymuseum.org/registration.
For questions call Julie at (563) 344-4170
or email her at [email protected].
We Also Have Some Spots in New Blues and Spanish for Kids!
New Blues
Cost:$100 deposit; 12 monthly payments of $100; $1300 total.
Deposit due upon registration. First payment due June 1, 2016.
Age: 3 years by September 1, 2016. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Must be potty-trained - no pull-ups.
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 am - noon; class begins September 6, 2016.
New Blues is a whole-child focused comprehensive early childhood program,
designed to prepare your child for success in future formalized learning
endeavors. Our teachers utilize a variety of teaching techniques to bring out
the best in each individual child. Students will experience the arts, science,
math, literacy, character education, and creative movement every week.
Spanish for Kids!
Cost: $680 ($50 deposit; 9 monthly payments of $70)
September 12, 2016 - May 25, 2017
Section A: Tues and Thurs 9:00 - 10:00 am; ages 3-4 (age 3 by Sept. 1, 2016)
Section B: Mon and Wed 9:00 - 10:00 am; ages 4-5 (age 4 by Sept. 1, 2016)
Section C: Mon and Wed 4:00 - 5:00 pm; ages K-3rd (entering in fall of 2016)
Section D: Tues and Thurs 4:00 - 5:00 pm; ages 2nd-5th - returning students only;
must have one or more years of Spanish plus ability to read - no exceptions.
Introduce your child to Spanish through our comprehensive, year-long
exploration of language and culture. A wide variety of activities, including
games, music, and group interactions, are used to build vocabulary that
reinforces and encourages successful communication in Spanish.
To register, call Julie at (563) 344-4170 or email her at [email protected].
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About Us
Family Museum
2900 Learning Campus Dr.
Bettendorf,Iowa 52722
(563) 344-4106
[email protected]
www.familymuseum.org
Admission
Age 2-59: $7
Under 1: Free
One year old: $4
Age 60+: $4
After 5 pm: $4
Every day, the Family Museum presents delightful Drop-In programs which support the developmental needs of kids age 8
and under. Programs will take place in our exhibit galleries, kid-friendly classrooms, dance studios, or right under the
rainbow ceiling in our Great Hall! All programs are included with your Family Museum admission or membership.
may 1-27, 2016
music in motion
let’s talk!
Mondays: 9:15 -10:00 am and 10:15 - 11:00 am
Wednesdays: 9:30 - 10:00 am (Stay for Tiny Tot Open
Play Time @ 10 am!)
Age: Toddlers (with an adult)
Dance Room C
Friday, May 6: Closing Activities
9:00 - 9:45 am and 10:00 - 10:45 am
Age: 2 and 3 year olds with adult, designed to help get little
ones talking.
Staff Contact
Kim Kidwell
Director
(563) 344-4166
[email protected]
Lots of music and plenty of action take place as little
ones clap, hop, tiptoe, run, and scoot thorough a
variety of movements! This fun program always ends
with some social play time on soft gym equipment, so
little ones can learn to follow directions and take turns.
Join Speech and Language Specialists from the Mississippi
Bend Area Education Agency as they help get little ones
talking. Parents and kids will meet in Dance Room A for a
short instructional lesson by the AEA staff, followed by
playtime in one of our Exhibit Galleries. *Program size may
be limited to 15-20 participants
open art studio
tea party!
Amy Cannady
Business and Community Relations
Manager
(563) 344-4168
[email protected]
Mondays - Fridays: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Age: Families (children under 14 must be with an adult)
Friday, April 29: Kid Tea! Wear your favorite color!
Friday, May 13: Miss Spider’s Tea Party
9:30 am
Age: Toddlers & preschoolers with adult
Julie Klein
Registration
(563) 344-4170
[email protected]
Hours
Regular Hours (end June 5)
Mon-Thurs: 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: noon-5pm
Summer Hours (June 6 - Sep 4)
Sun: noon-5pm
Mon: 9am-8pm
Tues-Sat: 9am-5pm
Closed major holidays.
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Kids and their adults can stop in and get creative!
Explore many forms of visual art, paint, sculpt, collage,
and more in our fully equipped upstairs art studio. A
new project each week!
open clay studio
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 3:00 -5:00 pm
Thursdays (Age 18+ Only): 5:30 -7:30 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am - Noon
Saturdays: 11:00 am -1:00 pm and 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Age: 3 and up with adult
Get your hands dirty in the clay studio! Families can
explore a variety of clay and experiment with different
building techniques. Try your hands at the pottery
wheel with fifteen minutes of individual instruction
time. There is no charge to play; if you’d like to keep
certain projects a material, firing, and glazing fee
will apply. Material fees are $5 or $2.50 depending
on what type of clay you use.
tiny tot open play time
Wednesdays: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Age: Toddlers with adult
Dance Room C
Bring the little ones for some interactive play time!
Slides, scooters, Hula Hoops and tunnels… you never
know what fun things will be out for your toddlers to
play on. Little ones can learn to take turns and make
new friends. Parents must stay, please.
Come have some pretend “tea and treats”! Toddlers and
preschoolers will enjoy a story, songs, and tons of make
believe at the tea party table!
tiny tot studio
Friday, May 20: Bubbles!
9:30 - 10:30 am
Age: Toddlers with adult
Have some fun with hands-on activities for your toddlers.
Explore with different types of clay, try simple science, and
other creative projects to enhance your little one’s brain
development. A great opportunity to talk with other parents
as well!
Drop-In programs are
designed for families to
participate in together.
These are not
“drop-off” programs.
For safety reasons,
children under 14 years
old must be
accompanied by an
adult at all times while
in the Museum.
Family
Date
Night!
Family Museum Spring Dance Productions
I Am a Bunny
and
Beauty and the Beast/
Cinderella
Saturday, June 4, 2016
at Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose
Tickets on sale May 9 at the Museum
Who doesn’t need a break from the running between soccer, baseball and whatever else
is happening in their crazy busy lives? This summer we’re rolling out our “Family Date
Night” series of events. Take a break and play with your most important people. Tickets
are limited to 100 per event and are free for Family Museum Members. Non member
tickets are $7.00 each . Please see our calendar for specific information on each event.
May 19:
June 17:
July 15:
August 26:
Children of all ages will enjoy the Family Museum’s Spring
Dance Productions! These original productions include ballet,
tap, jazz, hip hop, and modern dance.
Blanket Fort Night
Family Game Night
Courtyard Movie
Back to School Block Party
#dateyourfamilyfolks
For Sale by Kids!
Saturday, June 18
8:30 - 11:30 am Free to shop; $15 per market spot (two parking spots) if you want to sell!
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June
AM
- 11:30
8:30
For Sale by Kids is a great opportunity for kids to sell their handmade crafts or gently-used items. This market takes place
in the Family Museum parking lot. Families are required to bring their own tables, chairs, and change. Registration is
required by noon on Friday, June 17. To register, call (563) 344-4170 or email [email protected].
Need some ideas? Here are a few items sold during past years:
Handmade
Jewelry
Crafts
Pet rocks
Friendship bracelets
Paper crafts
Artwork
Used Items
Games
Toys
Clothes
Books
Sports Equipment
DVDs/CDs
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Mary Poppins Month!
It’s a jolly holiday with Mary this May at the Family Museum where all month
long we’ll be jumping into chalk drawings, flying kites, and creating magical
memories in our Art Studio. Watch our weekly email newsletter to see what fun
the wind from the east blows in. Don’t receive our weekly email newsletter?
Sign up now at www.familymuseum.org/email. Look for our email every
Thursday at noon.
Spoonful of Sugar Day
Saturday, May 7
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Scratch Cupcakery will have its curbside
truck here in our parking lot! What a great
way to sweeten up Mother’s Day. Get them
while they last!
10:30 am
Over The Ledge: A Mud Pie For Mother
What should little pig get for his Mother?
See what surprises Pig finds for his Mother
as it all goes over the ledge.
1:00-3:00 pm
Mom, you take the cake! Make Mom a
cupcake card.
Silly Sock Week
May 9 - 14
Wear your silliest socks to the Museum and
show off your special style. Stop by guest
services for an Instagram or Facebook
footie photo.
Lost Sock Memorial Day
Saturday, May 14
Bring your favorite spare and turn it into a
sock puppet.
Family Date Night: Blanket Fort Night
May 19
5:00 - 8:00 pm, ticket needed
Build a blanket fort at the Family Museum!
Your dining room chairs are fine indeed,
but imagine what you could do in L’il Sippi
or any of our other exhibits. Bring your
favorite fort building blankets, headlamps,
or whatever you think your perfect fort
requires. Tickets are limited to 100 and go
on sale May 2. Members are free;
non-members are $7.00.
Let’s Go Fly a Kite
Saturday, May 21
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for a great kite flying day.
Make a kite to decorate and
keep.
Celebrate Memorial Day
Saturday, May 28
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Show your spirit and honor all
the heroes in your life. Create a
wreath with red, white, and blue
handprints.
Fox Hollow Daze
Help us celebrate everything Fox Hollow this
June at the Family Museum. Our galleries will be
fully staffed with a fresh cast of characters who
can’t wait to play with your family! Farmer
George, Sal the Pizza Guy and maybe even a
pirate or two will be enhancing your experience
in our little world.
Dr. Harriet’s
Vet Clinic
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Farmer George’s Corn
Saturday, June 11
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Enjoy making corn-on-the-cob! We can
pretend to eat this yummy food as we
make an ear of corn with tissue paper!
Make Something Special for Dad!
Saturday, June 18
1:00-3:00 pm
Give Dad the gift of some quiet time
by making him a special door
hanger. Shhh! Dad’s Sleeping!
Family Date Night: Family Game Night
Friday, June 17
5:00 - 8:00 pm, ticket needed
Why stay home and play regular sized
games with your kids when you can
come to the Family Museum and play
our giant games! Who’s up for Hungry,
Hungry Humans? Tickets go on sale
June 1 and are limited to 100. Members
are free; non-members are $7.00.
Quad Cities Museum Week
June 18 - 25
Who doesn’t like mystery and
adventure? All week long you can
explore the Family Museum galleries
through a “choose your own
adventure” style tour. For more
information about QC Museum
Week, visit qcmuseumweek.com.
For Sale by Kids
Saturday, June 18
8:30-11:30 am
Looking for unique handmade items or
a great deal on some hand-me-downs?
Then this is the place to shop! Come
early for the best selection of toys,
books, clothes, and so much more!
Percussion Day
Saturday, June 25
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Rock out at the Museum with some
loud rhythms as we drum, strum,
and clap for Percussion Day!
Fox Hollow is coming to life this spring! Make a pizza with Sal, help Rosie stock the grocery
shelves, or help take care of all our furry friends with Dr. Harriet. You might even spy a pirate
lurking around the Lil’ Sippi River! What new friends will you make?
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May 2016 Calendar
Sunday
1
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
8
Monday
2
Music in Motion
9:15 - 10:00 am
10:15 - 11:00 am
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
9
Music in Motion
9:15 - 10:00 am
10:15 - 11:00 am
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday
3
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
3:00 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
10
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
3:00 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
May 9 - 14
15
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
22
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
29
Programming
Break
The Family Museum
programming staff will be
taking a two week break to
prepare for summer
programs.
Silly Sock Week!
16
Music in Motion
9:15 - 10:00 am
10:15 - 11:00 am
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
23
Music in Motion
9:15 - 10:00 am
10:15 - 11:00 am
17
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
3:00 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
24
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
3:00 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
30
31
Museum Closed
for Memorial Day
Wednesday
4
Music in Motion
9:30 - 10:00 am
Stay for...
Tiny Tot - Open Play Time
Right after Music in Motion!
10:00 - 11:00 am
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Music in Motion
9:30 - 10:00 am
Tiny Tot - Open Play Time
Right after Music in Motion!
10:00 - 11:00 am
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday
Friday
5
6
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio
3:00 - 5:00 pm (age 3+)
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
12
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio
3:00 - 5:00 pm (age 3+)
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Let’s Talk
Closing Activities
9:00 - 9:45 & 10:00 - 10:45 am
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
9:00 am - Noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
13
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tea Party
Miss Spider’s Tea Party
9:30 am
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
9:00 am - Noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Wear Your Silliest Socks to the Museum! If you want, we will post a
picture of your silly socks on Facebook or Instagram!
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Music in Motion
9:30 - 10:00 am
Stay for...
Tiny Tot - Open Play Time
Right after Music in Motion!
10:00 - 11:00 am
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
25
Music in Motion
9:30 - 10:00 am
Stay for...
Tiny Tot - Open Play Time
Right after Music in Motion!
10:00 - 11:00 am
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scratch Cupcakery Truck
Saturday, May 7
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Stop by the Family Museum parking lot to purchase some
Scratch Cupcakes! These delicious treats might make the
perfect Mother’s Day gift for mom...just sayin’!
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20
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio
3:00 - 5:00 pm (age 3+)
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Tiny Tot Studio
Bubbles
9:30 - 10:30 am
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
Family Date Night: Blanket Forts
9:00 am - Noon
5:00 - 8:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Tickets on sale May 2.
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27
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio
3:00 - 5:00 pm (age 3+)
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
9:00 am - Noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Family
Date
Night!
May 19
Saturday
7
Spoonful of Sugar Day
Over the Ledge 10:30
Scratch Cupcakery 11-2
Make a card for Mom 1-3
Open Clay Studio
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
2:00 - 4:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
14
Lost Sock Memorial Day
10:30 am - 3:00pm
Bring in your
single socks to
make a sock
puppet!
Open Clay Studio
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
2:00 - 4:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
21
Let’s Go Fly a Kite
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Open Clay Studio
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
2:00 - 4:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
28
Celebrate Memorial Day
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Open Clay Studio
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
2:00 - 4:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Blanket Fort Night
Your dining room chairs are fine indeed – but
imagine what you could do in L’il Sippi or any of our
other exhibits! Bring your favorite fort building
blankets, headlamps, or whatever you think your
perfect fort requires. Tickets are limited to 100 and
go on sale May 2. Members are free; non-members
are $7 each.
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June 2016 Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
Dollar Days
Mondays, June 13 - July 25 (does not include July 4)
5:00 - 8:00 pm ONLY
With generous support from the Family Credit Union, the Family Museum will
offer $1 admission on Mondays from 5:00-8:00 pm. You must have the word
of the day to receive $1 admission. Visit familycu.com for the word of the day.
Group bookings, theatre admission, blockbuster exhibits, and services where added staff/volunteers are necessary will incur applicable charges.
Programming Break
5
6
7
8
Quad Cities Museum Week
June 18 - 26, 2016
Twenty museums from across the QC region will come together for the second annual Quad Cities
Museum Week. Enjoy this celebration of our region's museums and participate in special activities,
exhibits, and promotions. To find out more, please visit www.qcmuseumweek.com
New this year: each museum will have a mystery specific to their museum for you to discover
or experience. The Family Museum will have a choose your own adventure exploration game!
Museum Week is a joint venture between area museums and the Quad Cities Conventions & Visitors Bureau.
Programming Break
12
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
19
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
26
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
6
13
14
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Dollar Days
$1 Admission
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
20
21
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Dollar Days
$1 Admission
5:00 - 8:00 pm
27
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Dollar Days
$1 Admission
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
28
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
15
Get the word
of the day here!
9
Family
Date
Night!
June 17
16
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
$5 fee for projects you keep. Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
My Girl’s Cake Shop
1:00 - 3:00
Cupcake Camper
3:30 - 5:00 pm
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Look for the camper in our $5 fee for projects you keep.
parking lot!
22
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
29
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
23
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
1:00 - 3:00
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
30
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
1:00 - 3:00
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Summer Hours Begin
Sunday
Noon - 5:00 pm
Monday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday-Saturday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Family Museum Dance
Production
I Am a Bunny
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella
See page 3 for details.
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11
Family Game Night
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Why stay home and play regular sized games with
your kids when you can come to the Family Museum
and play our giant games! Who’s up for Hungry, Hungry
Humans? Tickets are limited to 100 and go on sale June
1. Members are free; non-members are $7 each.
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18
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
KIDS!
June 18
Family Date Night
Family Game Night!
8:30 - 11:30 AM
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Ticket needed.
For Sale by Kids!
8:30-11:30 am
Market is free to attend; to sell
items, you must be registered.
See page 3 for more details.
Make Dad a Gift
1:00 - 3:00 pm
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25
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Percussion Day
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
See details above.
My Girl’s Cake Shop
Cupcake Camper
June 15
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
July 2016 Calendar
Sunday
Family
Date
Night!
July 15
3
Monday
Tuesday
Family Movie Night
8:00 pm
Wednesday
Iowa State University Insect Zoo
Saturday, July 23
Noon - 4:00 pm
10
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
17
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
24
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
Friday
Saturday
1
2
The ISU Insect Zoo is back by popular demand! Get
close and personal with some of the most interesting
insects you have ever seen!
America!
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Paint a picture of a firework
with straws and glitter paint!
Join us in our Courtyard for a family movie! We
haven’t picked the movie yet, but it will be great
for the family! Popcorn will be provided! Show begins New this year: “Bug Olympics.” At 2:00 there will be a
at dusk (about 8:00 pm). Tickets are limited to 100
special presentation for the first 40 participants. The
and go on sale July 1. Members are free;
program will include Roach Races, Cricket Jumps, and
non-members are $7 each.
Cockroach Pulls!
4
5
6
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
Thursday
Museum Closed
for 4th of July.
11
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Dollar Days
$1 Admission
5:00 - 8:00 pm
18
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Dollar Days
$1 Admission
5:00 - 8:00 pm
25
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Dollar Days
$1 Admission
5:00 - 8:00 pm
LOAD OF CREPES
Food Truck
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Look for truck in the
Museum’s parking lot!
12
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
LOAD OF CREPES
Food Truck
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Look for truck in the
Museum’s parking lot!
19
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
LOAD OF CREPES
Food Truck
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Look for truck in the
Museum’s parking lot!
26
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
LOAD OF CREPES
Food Truck
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Look for truck in the
Museum’s parking lot!
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
7
8
9
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Rubiks Cube Day
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Try your hand at the Rubiks
Cube and other puzzles!
14
15
16
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
1:00 - 3:00
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
$5 fee for projects you keep.
13
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
1:00 - 3:00
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
$5 fee for projects you keep.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
1:00 - 3:00
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
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Family Date Night
Family Movie Night!
8:00 pm
Ticket needed.
See details above.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Special Needs Night
5:30 - 7:30 pm
See page 10 for details.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
1:00 - 3:00
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Funny Hat Day
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Create your own silly hat
with paper!
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
ISU Insect Zoo
12:00 - 4:00 pm
See above for details.
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Teddy Bear Picnic
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Bring your bear to the
Museum for a picnic!
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August 2016 Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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2
3
4
5
6
Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
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Play Pal Activities
Noon - 5:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
$5 fee for projects you keep.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Learning Campus Discovery Fair!
Saturday, August 20
Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
This annual experience gives all family members a chance to
learn and discover new things by sampling a wide and varied
selection of learning opportunities through short 30 minute
classes. Classes may include instruction on juggling, balloon
creations, water color painting, drawing, origami and much
more.
Other entertainment and less structured learning opportunities will be found throughout the Learning Campus as well.
Come on out and discover the fun! Classes and entertainment will be found at the Library, Museum and Faye’s Field.
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Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
1:00 - 3:00
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Family
Date
Night!
August 26
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open Clay Studio (age 3+)
10:00 am - noon
1:00 - 3:00
3:30 - 5:00 pm
$5 fee for projects you keep.
Open Art Studio
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Back to School Block Party
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Minute to Win It
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Get ready for the
Olympics by competing
in our mini games!
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Olympic Village
Cultural Fair
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Learn about different
traditions, sports, and
food from other
countries.
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Join us for some dancing, games, popcorn, and fun! A great
way to end the summer with the family. Tickets are limited
to 100 and go on sale August 1. Members are free;
non-members are $7 each.
Kids Against Hunger
Food Packing Event
Saturday, August 27
10:00 am - Noon
Must be registered to participate.
Call Steph at (563) 344-4155 or
email her at [email protected].
All ages welcome!
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Family Date Night
Back to School
Block Party
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Ticket needed.
See details above.
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Kids Against Hunger
Food Packaging Event
10:00 am - Noon
See page left for details.
International Bat Night
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Make a paper bat and learn
bat facts.
Kids Against Hunger is an international food relief organization working to save the lives of starving people. This
food packing event is a great way for your family to give back and have fun while working as a family. The Family
Museum and Kids Against Hunger will supply the food and packing supplies, all you need to do is volunteer your
time and energy! You do not need to work the entire two hours, but you can if you want.
During the month of August, all funds from our change funnel will go towards paying for these meals. If you can’t
participate in the food packing, please think about bringing some extra change with you on your next visit in August!
july
This Land Is Your Land
What better time to celebrate the Land of the Free than on your summer vacation. All through July as we
welcome tourists (and tourists in their own backyard) to the Museum we’ll celebrate what makes us great! Load of
Crepes food truck will be in our parking lot every Tuesday in July – no need to pack a lunch! Make sure to plot
your home on our large format maps in the Long Loft Gallery upstairs.
America!
Saturday, July 2
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Get ready to celebrate America’s Birthday! Paint a
picture of fireworks with straws and glitter paint! Just
as pretty but no BOOM!
Rubiks Cube Day
Saturday, July 9
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
It’s Hungarian inventor Erno Rubrik’s 72nd birthday and
his most famous invention is still cool! Try your hand at
a Rubik’s cubes and other puzzles.
Family Date Night: Family Movie Night
Friday, July 15
8:00 pm
Join us in our Courtyard for a family movie! We haven’t
picked the movie yet, but it will be great for the family!
Popcorn will be provided! Show begins at dusk (about
8:00 pm). Tickets are limited to 100 and go on sale July
1. Members are free; non-members are $7 each.
Funny Hat Day
Saturday, July 16
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Are you a fan of The Cat in the Hat, or do you
prefer clown hats? Create your own silly hat by
folding and cutting and decorating paper and
paper plates.
Special Needs Night
Friday, July 22
5:30 - 7:30 pm
The Family Museum will open its doors for an
evening of fun for families with special needs.
We turn down some loud exhibits, limit the
crowd, and dim the lights a bit. Please see page
10 for more details about tickets.
Iowa State University Insect Zoo
Saturday, July 23
Noon - 4:00 pm
The ISU Insect Zoo is back by popular demand!
Get close and personal with some of the most
interesting insects you have ever seen!
New this year: “Bug Olympics.” At 2:00 there will
be a special presentation for the first 40
participants. The program will include Roach
Races, Cricket Jumps, and Cockroach Pulls!
Teddy Bear Picnic
Saturday, July 30
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Bring your favorite bear for a Teddy Bear Picnic!
We will lay out blankets and table cloths and
some pretend treats. What your bear like to eat
at a picnic? Draw a picture of your picnic to take
home.
Every four years we get the fever…Olympic fever! Join us
in August as we compete in feats of strength, celebrate
our global village, create art projects fit for a winner, and
share our compassion with children in need.
Minute to Win It
Saturday, August 6
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
We’re getting in the Olympic spirit by challenging your
skills with Minute to Win It! You only have a minute – can
you stack the cups? Balance the dice? Catch the ping
pong balls?
Olympic Village Cultural Fair
Saturday, August 13
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
A multicultural expo day. Come learn about different
traditions, sports, and foods from other countries.
Learning Campus Discovery Fair
Saturday, August 20
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Family members have a chance to learn and discover
new things by sampling a wide and varied selection of
learning opportunities through short 30 minute classes.
Classes may include instruction on juggling, balloon
creations, water color painting, drawing, origami and
much more. Classes and entertainment will be found at
the Library, Museum and Faye’s Field.
Family Date Night: Back to School Block Party
Friday, August 26
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Join us for some dancing, games, popcorn, and fun! A
great way to end the summer with the family. Tickets
are limited to 100 and go on sale August 1. Members
are free; non-members are $7 each.
AUGUST
Olympic Fever!
Kids Against Hunger Food Packing Event
Saturday, August 27
10:00 am - Noon
Must be registered. See page 8 for details.
Kids Against Hunger is an international food relief
organization working to save the lives of starving
people. This food packing event is a great way for
your family to give back and have fun while
working as a family.
International Bat Night
Saturday, August 27
1:00 - 3:00 pm
It’s International Bat Night! We won’t stay up
late to see these misunderstood and fascinating
creatures, but we will make some paper bats
and learn some bat facts.
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SPECIAL NEEDS NIGHTS
Summer Open Clay Studio
Monday, June 13 - Friday, August 12
An exclusive event for families with
children who have special needs.
Wednesday
Monday
10:00 am - Noon
10:00 am - Noon
3:30 - 5:00 pm
5:30 - 7:30 pm (age 18+)
Friday, July 22, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Tickets are $7 and go on sale June 27.
Come get your hands dirty in the clay studio! Families can
explore a variety of clay and experiment with different building
techniques. There is no charge to play; if you’d like to keep
certain projects, a $5.00 or $2.50 material, firing, and glazing fee
will apply.
The Family Museum will open its doors
after hours for an exclusive event for
families with children who have special
needs. Tickets will be limited to the
first 100 participants. Tickets will be on
sale at www.familymuseum.org and at
the Family Museum. Tickets will be
$7.00. Family Museum members are
free, but they must have a ticket to
enter. To avoid a service charge,
members are advised to pick up tickets
at the Museum.
Summer Open Art Studio
Monday June 13 - Friday August 12
Monday-Friday
9:00 am -4:00 pm
Kids and their adults can stop in and get creative! Explore many
forms of visual art, paint, sculpt, collage, and more in our fully
equipped upstairs art studio. A new project each week!
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. No Exceptions.
Food Truck Fun!
This summer, take a break from all the fun you are having at the Family Museum
to grab a snack or bite to eat. This is what we have scheduled, but we may be
adding to the list. Check our Facebook page for updates!
Scratch Cupcakery
Saturday, May 7
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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My Girl’s Cake Shop
Cupcake Camper
Wednesday, June 15
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Thursday
10:00 am - Noon
1:00 - 3:00 pm
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Load of Crepe
Tuesdays in July
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Annual Appeal Update!
Thanks to all of our generous supporters, we have raised just over $50,000
towards renovating our courtyard playground. We have chosen
Cunningham Recreation as the vendor to create our new outdoor space,
and we are excited about “The Sky’s the Limit” theme. Please see a
mock-up drawing below. The Museum also continues to write grants, and
work on sponsorships for the remaining funds needed to complete the
project. We are excited to bring this new opportunity to all of our
members and
visitors this
summer! We will
continue to update
you on our plans
and progress.
Thanks again to all
of you who have
contributed to this
exciting endeavor,
and we appreciate
your patience
during the process.
Thank You!
To register, visit familymuseum.org/dance
Print the two-page registration form, fill it out correctly, and MAIL it in.
Dropped off registrations will not be accepted. Registrations for new
students must be postmarked no earlier than Thursday, June 30.
Registration will begin Friday, July 1.
Placement for incoming students age 6 or older is determined by the
Dance Coordinator and is based on ability and knowledge of technique.
If you are a new student age 6 or older, please contact Dance Coordinator
Jessica Halfhill at (563) 344-4151 for placement.
For any questions, please call Jessica at
(563) 344-4151.
Pre-Ballet
Attention Beginner Dancers!
Registration Opens July 1st!
Age: 4
Final dates and costs will be
posted on our website in June.
Creative Movement
Age: 3
Final dates and costs will be posted on our website in June.
Creative Movement classes are for our littlest dancers. Children learn to be in the
classroom environment, follow directions, work with others and express themselves
through a wide variety of movement exercises. Creative movement includes the very
basics of ballet and acting out stories through movement. Our focus is on learning to
love dance class, making new friends, and working well with others. Creative Movement dancers will have a special showcase for friends and family at the Family
Museum at the conclusion of their dance year.
To be eligible for Creative Movement, dancers must be age 3 by September 1.
Pre-Ballet classes provide a fun and
creative introduction to dance. Classes
will include a short warm-up with
gentle stretching, learning basic
fundamentals of ballet technique,
learning to take turns across the floor,
developing coordination, balance,
rhythm and grace, and encouraging
creativity through imaginative exercises
and improvisation.
To be eligible for Pre-Ballet 1, dancers
must be age 4 by September 1.
Birdies for Charity
The John Deere Classic is right around the corner, and Birdies for Charity
will be teeing off soon! This is a tremendous fundraising opportunity for
hundreds of local charities, and as you receive pledge cards from these
charities, we hope that you will consider the Family Museum Foundation
among those to which you will pledge.
Your past support of the Family Museum has been put to good use helping to
fund our programming and exhibits. We could not accomplish all we do for
the young people in our community without the support of friends like you.
Look for pledge forms at the Family Museum!
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