Summer Programs at The Children`s Playhouse

Summer Programs at
The Children’s
Playhouse
A non-profit children’s museum and play space.
Location: 400 Tracy Circle, Boone. Hours: 10‐5 Tuesday‐Friday, 10‐3 Saturday. Admission: $5/person For more info, visit our website, www.goplayhouse.org, or call 828‐263‐0011. Most programs are free to members or with paid admission to The Children’s Playhouse, unless otherwise noted. New Exhibits!
Be sure to stop by and check out our new Paws and Claws Vet Clinic, Baby Meadow with aquarium, and improved Romp and Stomp with a new bouldering wall! Tie Dyed Birthday Parties!
For a limited time only Make that summer party super special! Each of your guests will get to make a tie dye t‐shirt to take home and you get to leave the mess here! Includes full use of The Playhouse for 90 minutes, help from a Playhouse assistant, shirts and dye for up to 10 guests, and a free t‐shirt for the birthday child. $115 for members, $125 for nonmembers, additional shirts $6 each for members, $8 each for nonmembers. June
Art/Sensory Activities
A rich variety of art and sensory activities are available at The Play‐
house all day, every day we are open. Here are some of the weekly highlights. parents and kids to express their creativity together through various art activities, from finger painting to making a paper‐
mache tree. This creative expression is an important part of your child’s growth and you can share in the fun as well! Free Musikgarten Class
10:30‐11:00 Thursdays, June 18th Come out for this free introduction to Musikgarten for all ages taught by Alison Moser taught every third Thursday. Introduce your child to musical concepts through singing, dancing, instrument playing, listening games, and musical patterns. Class size limited to 15 kids, registration recommended. Sing-A-Long & Play-A-Long
10:30‐11:30 Wednesday, June 24th Join Vanessa Van Valin for a musical sing‐a‐long and play‐a‐
long. Kids and parents will have fun learning finger songs, playing instruments and singing together. July
Art/Sensory Activities
July 7‐11: Volcano in Dino Land, Collage à la Eric Carle July 14‐18: Cardboard Castle, Imagination Paper July 21‐25: Popsicle Stick Puppets, Geo‐Constructions July 28‐August 1: Invention Station, Sea Animal Prints Tie Dye Month
During normal Playhouse hours July 1‐31 (The Playhouse will be closed July 4th.) Make the ultimate summer souvenir at The Children’s Playhouse in the month of July. We make it easy by stocking everything you need. Take home your special t‐
shirt home and leave the mess here! We will have adult and children’s sizes on hand. Cost: $7 per shirt for members, $12 for nonmembers (includes admission to The Children’s Playhouse). June 2‐6: Hammering Styrofoam, Exploring Natural Clay Summer Stories with Mrs B.
June 9‐13: Crayon Resist, Wikki Stix wax sculpture 10:45 Wednesday July 8th June 16‐20: Coffee Filter Sun Catchers, Seed Planting Children’s librarian Carol Bollini returns with a fun‐filled story times for kids three and up. Mrs. B is great at involving kids with fun rhymes, fingerplays, and great stories! She will be sharing summer stories in July and Around the World stories in August. June 23‐27: Beach Mosaics, Sandy Painting June 30‐July 2: Sparkling Squeeze Paint, Sun Prints Bunny Week!
During regular Playhouse hours, Tuesday, June 16‐
Saturday, June 20 Come visit Chickpea, a live rabbit, on loan this week from Mary's School! Expressive Arts Workshop
10:45‐11:30 Wednesdays, June 17th Led by Playhouse intern Dana Larson, this workshop invites Learning Through Song Concert
10:30 am Tuesday, July 14th Lisa Baldwin plays to a variety of traditional and unusual songs from her new CD. Baldwin's highly interactive program combines singing, playing instruments, reading, movement, and other activities both fun and educational. MorE
Expressive Arts Workshop
Don’t Miss the 10:45‐11:30 Wednesdays July 15th & July 29th Led by Dana Larson, this workshop invites parents and kids to express their creativity together. Free Science Workshop: Float Your Boat
10:30‐11:30 Thursday, July 16th Come learn about floating and sinking with brain‐
stretching experiments involving clay and water with Molly Russell. Suitable for kids 3‐6 years old. Free to members or with paid admission to The Children's Playhouse. Sing-A-Long & Play-A-Long
10:30‐11:30 Wednesday, July 22 Join Vanessa Van Valin for a musical sing‐a‐long and play‐a‐
long. Kids and parents will have fun learning finger songs, playing instruments and singing together. Free to members or with paid admission to The Playhouse. Polymer Bead Workshop for Ages 4 to Adult
3:30‐4:30 pm Wednesday, July 29th Learn how to make beautiful beads and friendship bracelets out of polymer clay. Shari Galiardi will share secrets of African beadmaking she learned on a recent trip to Ghana. $3 for members, $8 for nonmembers (includes Playhouse admission). August
Art/Sensory Activities
August 4‐7: Bead Stringing, Fishing in the Water Table (closed August 8th—come to the festival!) August 11‐15: Oobleck, Blot Painting August 18‐22: Golf Ball Painting, Baking Soda & Vinegar August 25‐29: Tire Tracks, Wood Scrap Constructions Around the World Stories with Mrs B.
10:45 Wednesday August 12th Children’s librarian Carol Bollini returns with a fun‐filled story times for kids three and up. Mrs. B is great at involving kids with fun rhymes, fingerplays, and great stories! Free to members or with paid admission to The Playhouse. Free Musikgarten Class
10:30‐11:00 Thursday, August 20th Come out for this free introduction to Musikgarten for all ages taught by Alison Moser taught every third Thursday. Introduce your child to musical concepts through singing, dancing, instrument playing, listening games, and musical patterns. Free to members or with paid admission to The Playhouse. Class size limited to 15 kids, registration recommended‐‐call 828‐263‐
0011. Playhouse Family Music Festival!
5:30‐11:00 pm Friday, August 7th and 11 am‐6 pm, Saturday, Au‐
gust 8th at the Historic Cove Creek School in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, just 7 miles west of Boone. This year’s festival will kick off this year with a contra dance on Friday evening featuring the music of Dot‐Dot‐Dash, the Forget
‐Me‐Nots, Lost Ridge, and Lisa Baldwin and Dave Haney. Hailing from Charleston, South Carolina, the nationally touring Sol Driven Train brings a quirky combination of strings, horns and inventive lyrics to the stage. Featuring Chuck Folds (younger brother of Ben Folds), Steve Willard and drummer Eddie Walker, Big Bang Boom is a pop/
rock music group from Greensboro. Praised by Doc Watson for their wonderful mix of blues, jazz and the “good old ragtime sound,” The Lazybirds are a popular country blues and jazz quintet based in the High Country. In addition to music, festival‐goers will enjoy airwalks, art activities, water play, and kids’ craft market, plus food and high quality crafts vendors. Presented by ExploreBooneArea.com, the Playhouse Music Festival is sponsored in part by the pediatric dentistry and orthodontic practice of Drs. Mayhew, Scheffler, Hardaway, and Conn. Other sponsors include Boone Mall, Harmony Center for Women’s Heath, and Green Mother Goods. Tickets
One day and two day tickets are available at The Playhouse website, www.goplayhouse.org. A contra dance only ticket may also be purchased. The Children’s Playhouse is also offering an Early Bird Special of a Two day family pass [two adults, up to 4 kids (2 and up)] for $50, a savings of over $40. This offer ends July 24th. For more information, see www.goPlayhouse.org or by calling 828‐263‐0011.