Fall Into Reading WonderWeek

Sponsored by Phillips 66

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Calling all bookworms! Do you love immersing yourself in a whole other world of fiction? Maybe you are a fact finder who loves to understand how things around you work? This WonderWeek is a celebration of reading during autumn. So get your bookmarks ready, and enjoy a whole new set of activities around the museum that pay tribute to books and the Halloween season.

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ON-GOING ACTIVITIES:

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Tissue Paper Pumpkins

Alexander Art Academy

Draw a pumpkin, then see how you can use water to make the colors “bleed” from tissue paper onto your canvas!

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Bat Origami

EcoStation

Create a bat using origami black paper and following the folding instructions

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Fox Masks

Junktion

Read about a fox named Fletcher and his favorite tree, then make your own fox mask to wear!

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Mermaid Crown*

Junktion

Be the prince or princess of the sea as you decorate your own seashell crown!

Saturday, October 8th Only

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Paper Strip Pumpkins

Junktion

Create a 3D pumpkin as we gear up for Fall!

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Pig Ears

Junktion

Read a story about two playful pigs, then make your own wearable pig ears.

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Fill the Dragon

Math Cart

Use shapes to fill the dragon game board.

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Cornstarch Costumes

Science Station

It’s October, so time to make your costume! Use cornstarch peanuts to design your own costume accessories.

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Blood Typing*

Power Science Lab

Learn about different blood types and RH proteins by testing mystery blood with A and B antigens.

*October 5 - November 1

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“It’s Alive!” Frankenstein’s Workshop

Inventor's Workshop and Maker Annex

Invent other-worldly monsters from your own imagination, then bring them to life!

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