CLINTON, IOWA (July 25, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is ending July with a splash of fun events and activities. On Wednesday, come make a colorful flower art piece. On Friday, enjoy National Clown Day, then come read with Ms. Cotton on Saturday morning at Storytime Saturday. Save the date for the upcoming Starlab Planetarium on Saturday, August 10. Each of these programs is free with regular museum admission or membership. And plan on enjoying delicious food at the Fareway Fundraiser Cookout on Friday, August 2. Also, a reminder that the Discovery Center is a Blue Star Museum, granting free admission to active duty military and their families through Labor Day.
WOW Wednesday: Rainbow Flowers
Wednesday, July 31, 2-5PM, is a WOW Wednesday at the Discovery Center, sponsored by US Bank Foundation. Sprout up at the Please-Touch-Table and get ready for a colorful craft. This week is using your artistic talents to create a rainbow-colored flower sure to bring out your creative side.
Miss Jean is also here every WOW Wednesday, with her chess, juggling, and logic puzzles. Miss Jean teaches beginning chess to all, from preschoolers through adult, or she will play a strategic game with an opponent to match their skill level. Additionally, she loves to juggle and can teach anyone of any age to become a successful juggler. Also, she has on hand three large cases of logic puzzles, construction materials, and hands-on brain teasers to fascinate any age. She can teach anyone; all ages and abilities are welcome.
WOW Wednesday is perfect for school-aged kids and their families and is a great activity for a summer afternoon. WOW Wednesday is drop in with no pre-registration required — it is an enrichment program with no extra-class fee.
Funtime Friday: Celebrate National Clown Day
Friday, August 2, at 10AM, is Funtime Friday, sponsored by Clinton Kiwanis Club and Alliant Energy Foundation. Have a blast helping the Discovery Center celebrate National Clown Day. Here you’ll learn about Felix Adler, who was a famous clown and also the inspiration behind the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center. As always this program includes a snack and craft to go with the theme. This popular program is designed for preschoolers and their grown-ups, although all age children are welcome anytime, especially during summer vacations when everyone is out of school.
Fareway Fundraiser Cookout
Friday, August 2, 11AM-1PM, the Fareway Food Store in Clinton will host a Fundraiser Cookout to benefit the Discovery Center. Come up to the store, as the Fareway team will be grilling up lunch and serving it to shoppers on site. The lunch deal is $5 and includes a delicious Fareway hamburger or bratburger, chips and a drink, and a homemade cookie or bar. Also, businesses can call the Discovery Center to have their lunch delivered by a helpful Discovery Center Volunteer. The Discovery Center will receive all the profits and tips. Thank you so much to Fareway for helping their local children’s museum.
Storytime Saturday: “Little Animals”
Every Saturday during this summer at 10AM is Storytime Saturday with Ms. Cotton. Enjoy a good book (or two!) on a Saturday morning with Rachel Cotton, an Americorps Literacy Volunteer. This week’s theme is “Little Animals.” Ms. Cotton will bring her passion for books, reading and fun; and many will know her from her work at Eagle Heights Elementary this year. Running less than an hour each Saturday, the program is designed to engage all levels of readers — emerging to proficient — and promises to be great family fun. A FREE enrichment program with your regular museum admission!
Starlab Planetarium
A Starlab Planetarium will be open for stellar learning on Saturday, August 10. Showtimes start promptly at 11AM, 1PM, and 3PM. This 25-foot, inflatable planetarium can hold up to 20 people and has a rotating light source in the center that projects constellations onto the structure's ceiling. The planetarium exhibit is free with regular museum admission or membership.
Blue Star Museum
Again this year, the Discovery Center will participate in the Blue Star Museum program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. This program begins on Armed Forces Day, May 18, and runs through Labor Day, September 1. As a Blue Star Museum, the Discovery Center will give free museum admission to active duty military and their families (up to five family members). Active military includes: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard, and Reserve Members. Please present your active duty card at the admission desk when you come to the Discovery Center.
Discovery Center Community Outreach
The Discovery Center is out and about helping its community by bringing its brand of entertainment and fun to area organizations. Come visit them at the following events:
Clinton LumberKings, Sunday, August 4, 1:30-3:30PM — Free facepainting and balloon art;
Clinton’s All-Church Block Party, August 18, 4-6PM — Free facepainting
The Discovery Center is located at 332 8th Avenue South in downtown Clinton, Iowa, at the foot of the US 30 Bridge over the mighty Mississippi — where the Lincoln Highway meets the Great River Road. They are open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 9:30AM-5PM, and Sundays, 12:30-5PM. Museum admission is $4 per person ages two to 64, $3 per person ages 65 and older, free for children one and younger, and free for members of the children's museum.
The Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center is a non-profit children's museum whose mission is to provide a safe and positive environment for families to discover the world by exploring arts, culture, literacy, and science through educational programs and interactive exhibits.
For more information on the children's museum and its many programs, contact them at (563) 243-3600, email info@adlerdiscoverycenter.org, or message them on Facebook at Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center.
