August Events at EverWonder Children's Museum

August Activities at EverWonder Children's Museum

Newtown, Connecticut. – June 18, 2016

EverWonder Children’s Museum is pleased to announce its calendar for August 2016. The museum has events for the entire family. The event calendar is subject to change without notice. Please check EverWonderMuseum.org or Facebook for calendar changes and announcements.

EverWonder is open Monday- Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission is $7.00 per person, and children under the age of 1 years old are free. Museum members are free. Parking at the museum is also free.

Introducing STEAM Mondays! EverWonder is now open on Mondays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. STEAM Mondays features different summer inspired science, technology, art, and math activities. Admission for STEAM Mondays ranges from $10.00 to $15.00 per child, and includes admission to the museum for the child. Parents will not be charged for participating in STEAM Mondays but, will be charged admission into the museum.

Story Lab for Young Explorers meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am to 11:00 am, except for Thursday, August 11th, Tuesday, August 23rd, and Thursday, August 25th. 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, July 26, 2016 to Sunday, August 28, 2016

Mondays – Tuesdays: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm / Sundays: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

New Art Labs: Paper Coil Snails

Starting on Tuesday, July 26th, come check out EverWonder’s new art lab, Paper Coil Snails. In Paper Coil Snails, children will decorate strips of colored construction paper and then learn a coiling technique to make coiled paper snails.

Monday, August 1, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

STEAM Monday: Tie Dye Day

Calling all artists and chemists! Children will each receive a t-shirt to tie dye. We will show them different techniques to get different designs featuring a wide array of colors. This program is geared for children ages 5 and up. Price: $15.00 NONMEMBERS | $7.20 MEMBERS per child. Price includes museum admission. *Parents will not be charged for participating in STEAM Mondays but, will be charged admission into the museum.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Science Lab: Iceberg Experiment

Calling all explorers! Children will learn about icebergs and the arctic biome through putting large chunks of ice into water to mimic icebergs.

Friday, August 5, 2016

Art Lab: Olympic Torches

To celebrate the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, children will get to make their own Olympic Torches through using towel tubes, foil and tissue paper.

Friday, August 5, 2016

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Ranger Nate

Come learn about animals from EverWonder’s favorite animal expert, Ranger Nate.

Monday, August 8, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

STEAM Monday: Kite Day

Children will use everything from newspaper, straws, tape, string and beyond to create their very own kites from scratch. This program is geared for children ages 5 and up.

Price: $12.00 NONMEMBERS | $4.50 MEMBERS per child. Price includes museum admission. *Parents will not be charged for participating in STEAM Mondays but, will be charged admission into the museum.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Science Lab: Layers of the Rainforest

Children will learn about the different layers of the rainforest and then identify them. They will place animals where they belong in each layer of the rainforest in an art activity.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Weekend Workshop: Bead Coding

Children will code their names in DNA, Binary or Morse code. The cost per child is $10 for non-members and $9 for members. Cost does not include museum admission.

Monday, August 15, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

STEAM Monday: Fossil Day

Children will learn about fossils and then create their own! They will use molds and plaster of Paris to make their own fossils.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Science Lab: Tracking Animal Biomes

In this scavenger hunt style lab, children will get a map of the museum with colored sections representing different biomes. They will have to explore each biome and identify animal footprints in each biome.

Monday, August 22, 2016 to Friday, August 26, 2016

Summer STEAM Program Session 2

No Story Labs, Science Labs or special programming are scheduled this week due to EverWonder’s second session of Summer STEAM Programs.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Science Lab: Cactus Experiment

Children will learn about how cacti survive in the desert. They will then conduct two experiments to show how their needles are helpful and how they store water.

Formed in January 2011 by a group of parents, EverWonder Children’s Museum (incorporated as Newtown Children’s Museum, Inc.) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring children and families in Northern Fairfield County through the use of hands-on museum exhibits and demonstrations. Museums hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10 am -5 pm and Sunday 11 am – 5 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 [email protected].