CLINTON, IOWA (July 11, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is having a super summer and offers many events and activities for your family including: Make your own parrot friend, and juggle with Miss Jean at WOW Wednesday; and get ready to meet the Clinton Fire Fighters at Funtime. Join us at Music on the Avenue on Thursday, July 18, 6-8PM. Come read with Ms Cotton every Saturday at 10 AM this summer for Storytime Saturdays. And save the date for the Pirate Tea Parrrty on Wednesday, July 24. Each of these programs is free with regular museum admission or membership. And plan on enjoying 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, September 1.
WOW Wednesday
Wednesday, July 17, 2-5PM, is a WOW Wednesday at the Discovery Center, sponsored by US Bank Foundation. Stop at the Please-Touch-Table and be creative by making your own feathered friend. Step by step, you’ll build your very own pet parrot that will sit on your arm.
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.
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.
Music on the Avenue
Join the Discovery Center in beautiful Downtown Clinton for "Music on the Avenue", Thursday, July 18, 6-8PM. They’re bringing their Discovery Center fun to the event with games, facepainting, balloon art, and even an appearance by their many monarch caterpillars! It's all free and part of the summertime fun in our community.
Funtime Friday
Friday, July 19, at 10AM, is Funtime Friday, sponsored by Clinton Kiwanis Club and Alliant Energy Foundation. The Clinton Fire Department is coming to the Discovery Center. Meet the real-life firefighters of Clinton and learn about their exciting jobs. You’ll get to see their full firefighting gear and climb aboard a real firetruck. As always, this program includes a snack 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.
Storytime Saturdays
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 “What is Independence Day?” 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!
Pirate Tea Parrrty
Get ready on Wednesday, July 24, 2-4PM, for a special WOW Wednesday event sponsored by US Bank — Ahoy! Set course for the Discover Center. All hands on deck — we’re approaching the Pirate Tea Parrrty. Lasses and lads are encouraged to dress in costume for the occasion. Don your finest pirate garb, become a mystical mermaid, or dress as your other favorite seafaring creature. Party activities are perfect for all ages and will include tea and snacks, a treasure hunt, games, creation projects, and you get to meet a real parrot. Reservations are appreciated so please call the Discovery Center.
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 they will be grilling up lunch and serving it to shoppers on site. Choose from a delicious Fareway hamburger or bratburger for only $3. Add chips and a drink for only one dollar more. 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
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.
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.
