Want to see high, low, and even around corners? Build a periscope to explore even more at the museum! With your handy, homemade mirrored tool and a scavenger hunt, you can find the surprises around every corner of the museum!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., June 12 & Sat., June 15. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Want to see high, low, and even around corners? Build a periscope to explore even more at the museum! With your handy, homemade mirrored tool and a scavenger hunt, you can find the surprises around every corner of the museum!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., June 12 & Sat., June 15. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Explore the history of Frozen Charlotte, a small doll with a big story, and design a miniature scene featuring a REAL, antique Frozen Charlotte!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., June 19 & Sat., June 22. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Explore the history of Frozen Charlotte, a small doll with a big story, and design a miniature scene featuring a REAL, antique Frozen Charlotte!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., June 19 & Sat., June 22. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Use your imagination to the hilt to create your own dollhouse furniture out of a wide array of recycled materials, and learn first-hand about resourcefulness and recycling throughout history.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., June 26 & Sat., June 29. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Use your imagination to the hilt to create your own dollhouse furniture out of a wide array of recycled materials, and learn first-hand about resourcefulness and recycling throughout history.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., June 26 & Sat., June 29. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Explore the collection of toy optical illusions and create a 3D window box for yourself!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 3 & Sat., July 6. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Explore the collection of toy optical illusions and create a 3D window box for yourself!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 3 & Sat., July 6. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Did you know Germany was once a toy-making powerhouse? Learn about the remarkable German toys in the museum and sew a felt elephant to take home with you.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 10 & Sat., July 13. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Did you know Germany was once a toy-making powerhouse? Learn about the remarkable German toys in the museum and sew a felt elephant to take home with you.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 10 & Sat., July 13. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Create a painting using marbles, build your own marble run, and take home a set of marbles to play with! Take a specially-designed tour of the marble gallery and compare your masterpiece with the mechanical marble runs in the museum's collection.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 17 & Sat., July 20. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Create a painting using marbles, build your own marble run, and take home a set of marbles to play with! Take a specially-designed tour of the marble gallery and compare your masterpiece with the mechanical marble runs in the museum's collection.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 17 & Sat., July 20. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Nettie Wells, a Kansas City girl born in the 1880s, left behind a charming dollhouse and journals and flashcards recording her play. Hear her story and make a miniature journal just like the one in the exhibit to write down your own adventures!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 24 & Sat., July 27. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Nettie Wells, a Kansas City girl born in the 1880s, left behind a charming dollhouse and journals and flashcards recording her play. Hear her story and make a miniature journal just like the one in the exhibit to write down your own adventures!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 24 & Sat., July 27. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Visit the museum's chic collection of fashion dolls and be inspired to create your own fashions in a paper doll workshop.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 31 & Sat., August 3. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Visit the museum's chic collection of fashion dolls and be inspired to create your own fashions in a paper doll workshop.
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., July 31 & Sat., August 3. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
End the summer with a bang at an all-new fun tour and workshop. Stay tuned for more information!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., August 7 & Sat., August 10. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
End the summer with a bang at an all-new fun tour and workshop. Stay tuned for more information!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., August 7 & Sat., August 10. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Paint a miniature masterpiece pre-printed on canvas and finish it with a frame of your choice. You can choose a famous painting or a painting drawn straight from the museum's collection. Either way, a visit to the miniature painting collection will awe and inspire you to complete your vision!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., August 14 & Sat., August 17. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Paint a miniature masterpiece pre-printed on canvas and finish it with a frame of your choice. You can choose a famous painting or a painting drawn straight from the museum's collection. Either way, a visit to the miniature painting collection will awe and inspire you to complete your vision!
Adventures in Learning Series,
Wed., August 14 & Sat., August 17. 1-3:30pm
Free with the cost of admission.
Come one, come all to the Toy and Miniature Museum's Back to School Day! Play an all-new I-Spy game that's fun for kids and adults alike. Explore 38 rooms and thousands of nostalgic toys and fascinating miniatures for a full day of family excitement and discovery! Admission is FREE, so all you need to bring is curiousity and a sense of adventure.
Saturday, August 24, 2013. 10am-4pm
FREE admission
