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Pumpkin Palooza

Saturday, October 26, 2024  |  9 am – 2 pm

Scoop, Squish, Create, and More! Pumpkin Palooza is full of fun, not frightening festivities for the whole family. Come in costume and celebrate the season with DCM. This event engages visitors in creative experiences that explore S.T.E.A.M. concepts through play.

Special Activities:

• Build Your Own FrankenBuddy
  Using recycled toy parts, visitors can create their own unique play…thing or break apart a toy and figure out how it all fits together.
  
• Brew Your Own Slime
  Oooey gooey and oh so much fun!
  
• Pumpkin Hammering
  Hammer “nails” into pumpkins. A festive fine-motor skill activity. Exciting experiments await.
  
• Jump & Rake Leaf Piles
  Scatter and rake leaves that dance in our giant air tunnel!
  
• Webby Ramps & Rollers
  Will the webs change the course?
• And More!

Tiny Great Performances | 11:00 & 11:45

ScribbleMonster – Bring your dancing shoes and wild imagination for the award-winning music and play of Jim from ScribbleMonster and Wimee’s Words as seen on PBS. Using a mix of kindness, music and humor, ScribbleMonster’s presentation encourages children to participate and think in creative ways.

Spooky Science Show | 12:30 & 1:15

No jump scares or frights here! Join a scientist to discover how some spooky special effects can make any house feel haunted.

This event is indoors and is included with Museum Admission or Membership.