CLINTON, IOWA (August 22, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is having a splendid week of fun and play. On Wednesday, be amazed with a home-made science experiment. On Friday, celebrate Trail Mix Day. Each of these programs is free with regular museum admission or membership. Also, please remember that the Discovery Center is a Blue Star Museum, granting free admission to active-duty military and their families through August 31. And save the date for the new Discovery Center Fundraiser Dinner Event at The Vista Grande on Thursday, September 19. The Discovery Center will be closed on Sunday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day.
WOW Wednesday: Hovercraft Science Experiment
Wednesday, August 28, 2-5PM, is a WOW Wednesday at the Discovery Center, sponsored by Clinton Lions Club. Make your way to the Please-Touch-Table and explore air-pressure with a scientific experiment. You’ll get to construct your own home-made hovercraft and learn why it’s able to move around on its own.
Miss Jean is also here every WOW Wednesday, with her chess, juggling, and logic puzzles. She’s been bringing in new games every week, so stop by and see what her new favorites are. 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 school early-out afternoon. WOW Wednesday is drop in with no pre-registration required — it is an enrichment program with no extra class fee.
Funtime Friday: Trail Mix Day
Friday, August 30, 10AM, is Funtime Friday, sponsored by Clinton Kiwanis Club and Alliant Energy Foundation. Step into the kitchen and celebrate Trail Mix Day. Today, you’ll get to be the chef as you make your own nutritious creation. There’s also a story to go with this week’s theme. This popular program is designed for preschoolers and their grown-ups, although all age children are welcome anytime.
Blue Star Museum
The Discovery Center has been participating this summer in the Blue Star Museum program, and the summer ends soon. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, this program grants 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. The last day of the program at the Discovery Center is August 31.
Closed for Labor Day
The Discovery Center will be closed on Sunday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. They will resume regular hours on Wednesday, September 4.
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 on: Wednesday, August 28: Splash Dash – providing free face-painting. Saturday, September 21: Clinton MS Walk at the Riverfront at 10AM — providing free face-painting; and then at Downtown Clinton Oktoberfest, 3-6PM — providing free facepaint, games & activities, balloons, and much Discovery Center fun.
Fundraiser Dinner Event
Grown-ups only: Plan to attend a Fundraiser Dinner Event on Thursday, September 19, 5-9:30PM, at the Vista Grande. This will be a "grown-ups only" party with dinner, drinks, dancing, and a silent auction, designed for the kid in all of us. The popular band Coupe DeVille will bring a live show. Learn to play again at a party that will showcase some of the great learning experiences offered at your local children’s museum. You can call to reserve your table or buy your tickets at 563-243-3600.
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.
