EverWonder Children’s Museum is pleased to announce its calendar for December 2016.
Story Lab for Young Explorers meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am to 11:00 am. This 30 minute program of STEM themed stories, activities, and crafts takes place in the EverWonder classroom. Parents must stay with their children during the program. Program is free with museum admission.
Special Activities Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Art Lab Change: Winter Hats It’s time to bundle up! Starting on Tuesday, December 6th, come check out EverWonder’s new Art Lab, Winter Hats! Children will color and cut out paper hats. Children will roll a dice to determine how many cotton balls they can use to decorate their hat. In this activity, children will work on their gross motor and counting skills.
Science Lab: How Do Penguins Stay Dry? Wednesday, December 7, 2016 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Have you ever wondered how penguins stay dry after they go for a swim? Penguins have an oil producing gland that makes their feathers waxy in order to repel cold water. In our Science Lab, children will mimic the oil gland adaptation through spraying crayoned colored paper penguins and plain paper penguins with water. Children will compare the two penguins and discuss how the wax adaptation helped repel water.
Science Lab: Build an Animal Den Wednesday, December 14, 2016 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
As the temperature drops, animals either migrate, adapt or build habitats. On Wednesday, December 14th, children will learn about habitats and design habitats for arctic animals. After designing their habitats, children will construct their design through using toothpicks and marshmallows.
Winter Wonderland Do you want to build a snowman? Sunday, December 18, 2016 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
On Sunday, December 18th, we will be celebrating and learning about our favorite frosty friends in our Winter Wonderland celebration. In our Science Demo, children will learn about energy fluxes related to snowmelt as they help snowmen melt through dropping vinegar on top of premade baking soda snowmen. Children will also work on their scientific process skills through our Snowman Observation. In our Snowman Observation, we will place one ice snowman outside and one ice snowman inside the museum. Children will observe which snowmen will melt the fastest. Each child will make a prediction about which will melt the fastest and record their observations. In our Winter Craft activity, children will work on their fine gross motor skills through building snowmen out of cotton pads, ribbon, buttons, dried beans, orange felt, twigs, and plastic ice crystals in plastic trays. Children will build their own snowmen from scratch over and over again through switching parts and accessories.
Wednesday, December 21st, children will predict and observe dissolving candy canes. Children will predict which liquid out of cold water, hot water, oil, and vinegar will dissolve candy canes the fastest. After making their predictions, children will place a candy cane into each of the liquids and time how fast it takes the candy canes to dissolve.
EverWonder Children’s Museum will be closed on Friday, December 24th. Sunday, December 25, 2016 Christmas Day EverWonder Children’s Museum will be closed on Sunday, December 25th.
Science / Art Lab: Bird Feeders Wednesday, December 28, 2016 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Come make a sweet treat for our favorite winged friends. Children will construct their own bird feeders with toilet paper, Crisco, birdseed, and string. Sunday, December 31, 2016 11:00 am to 2:00 pm New Year’s Eve Children will create and decorate their own party hats to ring in the New Year. On Sunday, December 31st, EverWonder Children’s Museum will be closing at 2:00 pm.
Museums hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 am -5:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The museum is located at 31 Pecks Lane Newtown, CT 06470. Regular admission is $7.00 for visitors over 1 year of age. Memberships and gift certificates are available for purchase.
For more information about EverWonder Children’s Museum, please visit www.everwondermuseum.org or email info@everwondermuseum.org.