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Longmont Discovery Days enter construction theme next week

Skills to build include hand strength, counting and painting
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Picture shows from top left to bottom right: Bulldozer Painting Craft, on blue paper, simple orange painted shapes create a bulldozer with 4 black paper wheels, and soil glued on to the paper; Rope Bridge Craft, two TP tubes taped to to blue paper in order to stand up, with mini craft sticks affixed to twine to make a bridge between the two tubes; Sledgehammer/Mallet Craft, Foil wrapped TP tube on top of a brown paper handle, Screwdriver/Chisel Craft, orange paper handle, with plastic boba straw stuck inside to make a screwdriver shape; all crafts standing against a white wall, on a tan table.

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LONGMONT MUSEUM
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Our theme next week (September 29, 30, & October 1) will be construction!

What Can You Expect at Discovery Days?

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

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.

Next week, September 29, 30 & October 1 we will:

  • Increase hand strength by using paper punches
  • Practice painting skills by painting with assortment of tools, brushes, sponges
  • Pinch and sprinkle soil
  • Practice counting
  • Tear/cut and place tape

Sensory experiences you may encounter:

  • Squishy paint on fingers
  • Sticky glue on fingers
  • Sticky tape on fingers
  • Rough twine
  • Soft and dirty soil
  • Crinkly aluminum foil
  • Wearing an apron to keep clean while painting
  • Wearing a face covering/mask in the classroom
  • 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.

Reminder about parking

As you arrive at the Museum, you may notice that the parking lot looks full occasionally. Please know that not all of those cars belong to folks attending Discovery Days, and we might not be at full attendance capacity back there in the classroom!

Besides folks attending our exhibits, the Museum also hosts events, meetings, and other programs during the same times that Discovery Days runs, so sometimes those patrons are parked in the parking lot. Additionally, sometimes people using the Rec Center park in the Museum lot and even the other way around (which is fine!).

You are welcome to park in the overflow lot (dirt lot in the back of the paved parking lot) and come inside to check out Discovery Days.

Recyclable Donations

We are always accepting donations of toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, and plastic grocery bags, especially plastic grocery bags. Thank you!

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