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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Jul 21, 2009
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Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm |
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Workshops for children ages 9 through 12 $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Drawing on Nature
Take a closer look at the natural world outside the museum doors. Choose a leaf, a flower, a rock, for careful examination, then use that object as inspiration for a work of art.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Jul 23, 2009
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Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 |
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Workshops for children ages 6 through 8. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Drawing on Nature
Take a closer look at the natural world outside the museum doors. Choose a leaf, a flower, a rock, for careful examination, then use that object as inspiration for a work of art.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Jul 28, 2009
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Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm |
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Workshops for children ages 9 through 12 $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Weaving
Learn how to weave on a small loom, and try weaving with materials such as yarn, plant matter, and Popsicle sticks.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Jul 30, 2009
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Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 |
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Workshops for children ages 6 through 8. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
No Animals Allowed?
Are there animals in the museum? Go on a gallery hunt to see how many different kinds of animals are found in the paintings, pottery, and other objects on display.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Aug 04, 2009
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Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm |
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Workshops for children ages 9 through 12. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members.
A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Pinhole Cameras
Learn about some of the very first kinds of cameras. Make your own functional camera using a small box with an even smaller hole.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Aug 06, 2009
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Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 |
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Workshops for children ages 6 through 8. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Trail Day
Explore the George Aiken Wildflower Trail, and help improve the trail through clean up and decoration. Paint “message stones” and make mosaic step tiles for the trail.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Aug 11, 2009
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Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm |
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Workshops for children ages 9 through 12. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Trail Day
Explore the George Aiken Wildflower Trail, and help improve the trail through clean up and decoration. Paint “message stones” and make mosaic step tiles for the trail.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Aug 13, 2009
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Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 |
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Workshops for children ages 6 through 8. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Photo Journals
Learn to use a camera to make a journal of your day. Practice taking photographs and writing notes about the people you meet, and the things you do and see at the museum.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Aug 18, 2009
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Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm |
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Workshops for children ages 9 through 12. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Colonial Fun and Games
What did kids do for fun in the 1760s? Play with the games and toys of Colonial children. Make a simple toy to take home.
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Summer Workshop for Children |
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Bennington Museum |
Aug 20, 2009
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Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 |
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Workshops for children ages 6 through 8. $15/class for members; $20/class for non-members. A small snack will be provided. Dress for a mess!
Museum Masks
Use the ears of General David Robinson and the nose of Mae Sudyam Palmer, along with the eyes of Lumen Norton (all on display in the galleries) to create your own unique museum mask.
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Stickle Quilt Workshops |
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Ada Paresky Education Center |
Sep 26, 2009
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Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m |
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Challenge yourself with some of the more difficult 4 1/2 inch blocks from Jane's quilt. Techniques include machine and hand-piecing, using freezer paper and applique.
Cost: $60/members; $70/non-members. |
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Stickle Quilt Workshops |
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Ada Paresky Education Center |
Sep 27, 2009
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Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m |
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Learn to relax with a needle and thread and hand-piece some new blocks in the process. Learn to use foundation techniques without a sewing machine.
Cost: $60/members; $70/non-members. |
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