THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL, PLEASE CALL TO BE PUT ON THE WAITLIST OR TO BE NOTIFIED IF ADDITIONAL CLASSES ARE ADDED.

Ages 2 – 4.  $20 for seven classes, plus Museum admission or membership.  Call our scheduler at (503) 471-9911 to register.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Get your senses cooking in this play series that focuses on mixing, chopping, preparing, and stirring a variety of food-like materials.  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide you through goopy, messy fun.

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

In this sing-a-long, clap-a-long and jump-a-long journey, Earthsinger Dave Orleans sings about seeds, bugs, recycling and more! Earthsinger’s energetic songs celebrate and teach r-e-s-p-e-c-t for Mother Earth.

The Garage is on the move during our weekly Junk Derby.  Turn drawer pulls, bottle caps, match boxes and other recycled objects into a junk buggy and test it on our racetrack. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

No time to stretch?  Bendy Wendy to the rescue!  Bring your children and exercise your flexibility as you reach, twist and fold in and out of downward dog and more. 

Fundamental to our mission of inspiring imagination, creativity and the wonder of learning, is a commitment to make the Museum accessible for all families.  With support from Target Corporation, the Museum is thrilled to announce that admission is free from 5 – 8pm on the first Friday of each month so more families in our community can experience the power of play.

Catch a performance of “Talking with Animals” by Northwest Children’s Theater at 6pm and 7pm in Play It Again Theater

Make animal masks and draw stories set in jungles, deserts or snow-capped mountains

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Space is limited to 10 children and is first come, first serve.

Get your senses cooking in this play series that focuses on mixing, chopping, preparing, and stirring a variety of food-like materials.  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide you through goopy, messy fun.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Twist, slide and shimmy! When the music stops, strike a pose or stand still as a statue! Jump into Crazy Dance Freeze Dance to shake off the Monday blues.

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

Our Tuesday afternoon dance off is a blast! We provide the music, costumes, shakers, and stage, you provide the wild and wacky dance moves.

Local musician and West Virginia native Johnny Keener performs an acoustic guitar sing-along of family favorites with lots of audience participation. His children’s music CD, called Elephants Over the Fence, is available for purchase at the Museum store.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Ready to rock and roll? Grab a noisemaker, wiggle those hips and stomp your feet!  Get down with us on our stage in Play It Again Theater.

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

In this sing-a-long, clap-a-long and jump-a-long journey, Earthsinger Dave Orleans sings about seeds, bugs, recycling and more! Earthsinger’s energetic songs celebrate and teach r-e-s-p-e-c-t for Mother Earth.

The Garage is on the move during our weekly Junk Derby.  Turn drawer pulls, bottle caps, match boxes and other recycled objects into a junk buggy and test it on our racetrack. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

No time to stretch?  Bendy Wendy to the rescue!  Bring your children and exercise your flexibility as you reach, twist and fold in and out of downward dog and more. 

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

$2 per creation, plus Museum admission or membership.

Bring your loved ones and their Tee-Shirts to the grooviest celebration in town…a Tie-Dye Tee-Party!

Space is limited to 10 children and is first come, first serve.

Get your senses cooking in this play series that focuses on mixing, chopping, preparing, and stirring a variety of food-like materials.  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide you through goopy, messy fun.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

$2 per creation, plus Museum admission or membership.

Younger hands design and arrange materials while older hands help sew and attach. Together, we will fill with stuffing for a cozy soft Dino Buddy.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Twist, slide and shimmy! When the music stops, strike a pose or stand still as a statue! Jump into Crazy Dance Freeze Dance to shake off the Monday blues.

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

Our Tuesday afternoon dance off is a blast! We provide the music, costumes, shakers, and stage, you provide the wild and wacky dance moves.

Local musician and West Virginia native Johnny Keener performs an acoustic guitar sing-along of family favorites with lots of audience participation. His children’s music CD, called Elephants Over the Fence, is available for purchase at the Museum store.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Ready to rock and roll? Grab a noisemaker, wiggle those hips and stomp your feet!  Get down with us on our stage in Play It Again Theater.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL, PLEASE CALL TO BE PUT ON THE WAITLIST OR TO BE NOTIFIED IF ADDITIONAL CLASSES ARE ADDED.

Ages 2 – 4.  $20 for seven classes, plus Museum admission or membership.  Call our scheduler at (503) 471-9911 to register.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Get your senses cooking in this play series that focuses on mixing, chopping, preparing, and stirring a variety of food-like materials.  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide you through goopy, messy fun.

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

In this sing-a-long, clap-a-long and jump-a-long journey, Earthsinger Dave Orleans sings about seeds, bugs, recycling and more! Earthsinger’s energetic songs celebrate and teach r-e-s-p-e-c-t for Mother Earth.

The Garage is on the move during our weekly Junk Derby.  Turn drawer pulls, bottle caps, match boxes and other recycled objects into a junk buggy and test it on our racetrack. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

No time to stretch?  Bendy Wendy to the rescue!  Bring your children and exercise your flexibility as you reach, twist and fold in and out of downward dog and more. 

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Space is limited to 10 children and is first come, first serve.

Get your senses cooking in this play series that focuses on mixing, chopping, preparing, and stirring a variety of food-like materials.  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide you through goopy, messy fun.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Twist, slide and shimmy! When the music stops, strike a pose or stand still as a statue! Jump into Crazy Dance Freeze Dance to shake off the Monday blues.

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

Our Tuesday afternoon dance off is a blast! We provide the music, costumes, shakers, and stage, you provide the wild and wacky dance moves.

Local musician and West Virginia native Johnny Keener performs an acoustic guitar sing-along of family favorites with lots of audience participation. His children’s music CD, called Elephants Over the Fence, is available for purchase at the Museum store.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Ready to rock and roll? Grab a noisemaker, wiggle those hips and stomp your feet!  Get down with us on our stage in Play It Again Theater.

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

Visit our newest exhibit, Dinosaur Revolution! Be sure to visit the studios for gigantic fun and imagination.  Create your own prehistoric paper puppet then cast its shadow onto the wall to act out your own Dino Drama! Excavate for bones in clay and add teeth, claws, and spines (oh my!) to the giant dino, Construct-O-Saurus!

In this sing-a-long, clap-a-long and jump-a-long journey, Earthsinger Dave Orleans sings about seeds, bugs, recycling and more! Earthsinger’s energetic songs celebrate and teach r-e-s-p-e-c-t for Mother Earth.

$2 per creation, plus Museum admission or membership.

Younger hands design and arrange materials while older hands help sew and attach.  Fill with stuffing and  you’ve crafted a cozy soft dino buddy to take home.

Free with Museum admission or membership.

Imagine yourself a paleontologist as you excavate the Clay Studio for evidence from the prehistoric past.

Free with Museum admission or membership.

Use recycled materials to add fearsome features to our giant paper mache dino, Construct-o-Saurus!

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Free with Museum admission or membership.

Add teeth, claws and spines to your own pre-historic paper puppet.  Bring your creation to life when you cast its shadow onto the wall to act out your very own Dino Drama.

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Space is limited to 10 children and is first come, first serve.

Get your senses cooking in this play series that focuses on mixing, chopping, preparing, and stirring a variety of food-like materials.  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide you through goopy, messy fun.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Get out the wiggles and the giggles as we play silly games together.  Join us in Imagination Theater and play classic childhood games, such as Simon Says, Slow Motion Freeze, Hokey Pokey and Duck Duck Goose.

Twist, slide and shimmy! When the music stops, strike a pose or stand still as a statue! Jump into Crazy Dance Freeze Dance to shake off the Monday blues.

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

Our Tuesday afternoon dance off is a blast! We provide the music, costumes, shakers, and stage, you provide the wild and wacky dance moves.

Local musician and West Virginia native Johnny Keener performs an acoustic guitar sing-along of family favorites with lots of audience participation. His children’s music CD, called Elephants Over the Fence, is available for purchase at the Museum store.

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.

Ready to rock and roll? Grab a noisemaker, wiggle those hips and stomp your feet!  Get down with us on our stage in Play It Again Theater.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL, PLEASE CALL TO BE PUT ON THE WAITLIST OR TO BE NOTIFIED IF ADDITIONAL CLASSES ARE ADDED.

Ages 2 – 4.  $20 for seven classes, plus Museum admission or membership.  Call our scheduler at (503) 471-9911 to register.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Get your senses cooking in this play series that focuses on mixing, chopping, preparing, and stirring a variety of food-like materials.  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide you through goopy, messy fun.

A dynamic and interactive story time designed especially for our youngest visitors.  Museum educators weave their knowledge about young children and early literacy into a fun-filled, half-hour program filled with fingerplays, stories, and movement.

In this sing-a-long, clap-a-long and jump-a-long journey, Earthsinger Dave Orleans sings about seeds, bugs, recycling and more! Earthsinger’s energetic songs celebrate and teach r-e-s-p-e-c-t for Mother Earth.

The Garage is on the move during our weekly Junk Derby.  Turn drawer pulls, bottle caps, match boxes and other recycled objects into a junk buggy and test it on our racetrack. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

No time to stretch?  Bendy Wendy to the rescue!  Bring your children and exercise your flexibility as you reach, twist and fold in and out of downward dog and more. 

Ages 2 – 4.  $2 per child, plus Museum admission or membership.  Sign up at the box office.  Space is limited to 10 children.

Push, pinch, pull and prod!  Watch your toddler smoosh and squish flubber, foam, silly putty, clay and more!  Meet other parents and preschoolers while our studio artists guide this playful sensory experience. 

Treehouse Adventure is the perfect place to jump, clap, shout and dance, or to slow down and listen to a wonderful story!

During Storytime, Museum educators bring a handful of favorites from our library of children's books to transport families to another place and time.

Prices start at $3 per item, plus Museum admission or membership.

Visit the most creative paint-your-own pottery studio in town! Glaze your own creation, or choose from our selection of bisque items such as tiles, picture frames, plates, mugs and bowls.  Available for pick up in one week at the Museum box office.