December Events at EverWonder Children's Museum

December Events at EverWonder Children's Museum

Newtown, Connecticut. – November 28, 2016

EverWonder Children’s Museum is pleased to announce its calendar for December 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 Tuesday- 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 year old are free. Museum members are free. Parking at the museum is also free.

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.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Science Lab: How Do Penguins Stay Dry?

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.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Science Lab: Build an Animal Den

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.

Sunday, December 18, 2016

11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Winter Wonderland

Do you want to build a snowman? 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 21, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Science Lab: Candy Cane Science

Let’s work on our scientific method skills! On 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.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Christmas Eve

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.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Science / Art Lab: Bird Feeders

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.

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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 10:00 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.