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Discovery days: Our theme this week will be the beach

Here is a preview of what we can make in discovery days this week
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Picture shows from top left to bottom right: Blue Oyster with Pearl, blue and green paper striped oyster shell, and orange paper inside with white pompom "pearl"; Sandcastle picture, with tissue paper ocean waves, tan paper and sand glued on in the shape of a sandcastle; Beach and Umbrella, on paper plate, blue painted ocean, and glued sand and seashells with mini paper umbrella; Blue Tang fish, blue and yellow paper glued to a TP tube to make a tropical fish.Supplied photo

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LONGMONT MUSEUM
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What Can You Expect at Discovery Days?
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
9–10:15 am, 10:30–11:45 am, 12:30–1:45 pm

Each week, Ms. Leigh prepares a variety of themed arts and crafts activities for you and your child to explore materials and creation techniques.

This week of April 20, 21, & 22 we will:

  • Increase hand eye coordination by placing glue in specific places and drawing shapes with glue
  • Practice pencil grip by drawing lines with markers and painting
  • Work on handskills by manipulating cottonballs and strips of tissue paper
  • Enhance cutting skills by cutting very special fish fin shapes

Sensory experiences you may encounter:

  • Sticky glue on fingers
  • Sticky tape on fingers
  • Wet paint on hands
  • Gritty sand
  • Fluttery tissue paper
  • Soft cottonballs and pom poms
  • Paper umbrellas
  • Wearing an apron or paint shirt to keep clean while painting
  • And as always, you can expect variety of noises and voices in the classroom: some joyful, some loud, some quiet, and some just learning how to navigate this world.

See you at the Museum!

Recyclable donation requests

Specifically we are looking for donations of:

  • Clear plastic 2-Liter bottles with lids (plastic thin enough to cut with scissors)

And as always, we are accepting: toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, and especially plastic grocery bags. Thank you!

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