•Folk Art Fun: Pisanki Egg Decorating
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Art Studio
Decorate a wooden egg inspired by Polish folk art ‘Pisanki’ with paint pens, glitter glue, stickers, and more! Learn about the history of these special eggs with info sheets and examples!
•Bracelets, Beads, and Lanyards
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Art Studio
Create your own bracelet or lanyard alongside our craft staff!
Happy Easter!
•Face Painting with DazzleDay!
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Art Studio
Get your face or hand painted by a professional artist from DazzleDay!
•Shadow Puppet Storytime: Puss in Boots!
11:00 AM in the Animation Station
Playtime Theme: Under the Sea
A bite sized shadow show with live storytellers, moving puppets, and magical soundscaping - perfect for little ones who love a story but won't sit still for a calssic picture book! After the story, there is playtime with the puppets for children to make their own stories!
•Little Builders Lab: Lego, PlusPlus, Marble Tracks, and More
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Animation Station
Free play and build alongside our craft staff!
•Earth Day Crayon Making
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Art Studio
Make your own recycled crayons for Earth Day! Get up close and creative with our staff as we help you pour your own planets!
•Earth Day Collage Zine with Sam Lou Design
10:00 PM - 12:00 PM in the Art Studio
Join guest artist Sam as she teaches us about zines, bookbinding, and collage! Make your own single page booklet and decorate with recycled materials.
•Shadow Puppet Storytime: Dino the Brave Explorer
2:00 PM in the Animation Station
Playtime Theme: The Emerald Rainforest
A bite sized shadow show with live storytellers, moving puppets, and magical soundscaping - perfect for little ones who love a story but won't sit still for a calssic picture book! After the story, there is playtime with the puppets for children to make their own stories!
•Earth Day Recycled Material Sculptures
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Art Studio
Make a 3D creation from recycled materials and explore ways you can make art at home (while being kind to the earth)!
•Color Mixing Lab: Water Color Painting
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Art Studio
Learn about the power of primary colors and mix up your own shades in our special color chemistry kits before using your pigments for watercolor painting!
•Shadow Puppet Storytime: The Bremen Town Musicians
11:00 AM in the Animation Station
Playtime Theme: Tumbleweed Desert
A bite sized shadow show with live storytellers, moving puppets, and magical soundscaping - perfect for little ones who love a story but won't sit still for a calssic picture book! After the story, there is playtime with the puppets for children to make their own stories!
•Temporary Glitter Tattoos with DazzleDay!
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Art Studio
Pick a design and get a temporary glitter tattoo from a professional artist from DazzleDay! Tattoos estimated to last 2-3 days
•Soapy Science Bubble Workshop
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Picnic Area
Get hands on with bubble wands, soap suds snakes, super STEM kits with fun shapes, and make a bubble painting with straws!
•Hitchcock Center: Small Animal Science with Animal Abassadors
10:00 AM, and 11:30 AM in the Lending Library
Meet a series of live small animals with a professional nature educator from The Hitchcock Center for the Environment! Learn fun facts, ask questions, and get up close with certain animals (you might even get to touch)!
•The World of Papermaking
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Art Studio
Get hands on with Holyoke history with one of our classics: a live papermaking demo!
•Shadow Puppet Storytime: Puss in Botos!
2:00 PM in the Animation Station
Playtime Theme: Pirates, Sailors, and Mermaids!
A bite sized shadow show with live storytellers, moving puppets, and magical soundscaping - perfect for little ones who love a story but won't sit still for a calssic picture book! After the story, there is playtime with the puppets for children to make their own stories!
•DIY Art Lab: Crayon Making
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Art Studio
Make your own recycled crayons! Get up close and creative with our staff as we help you pour your own crayon shapes!
•Shadow Puppet Storytime: Dino the Brave Explorer
11:00 AM in the Animation Station
Playtime Theme: The Mossy Forest Castle
A bite sized shadow show with live storytellers, moving puppets, and magical soundscaping - perfect for little ones who love a story but won't sit still for a calssic picture book! After the story, there is playtime with the puppets for children to make their own stories!
•Lil' Lino Kids: An Intro to Printmaking with Sam Lou Design
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Art Studio
Learn how to make lino print art with guest artist Sam!
•Guided Games in the Paw & Play
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Paw & Play!
Walk the balance beam with hurdles and challenges, play the floor is lava, freeze games, and more!
•Color Mixing Lab: Watercolor Painting
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Art Studio
Learn about the power of primary colors and mix up your own shades in our special color chemistry kits before using your pigments for watercolor painting!
•Sensory Stations: Slime and Play-Doh
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Art Studio
Play, mix, squish, and swirl! Join us for fun with gluten free dough and fresh slime in the Art Studio!
•Shadow Puppet Storytime: The Bremen Town Musicians
2:00 PM in the Animation Station
Playtime Theme: The Bustling Marketplace
A bite sized shadow show with live storytellers, moving puppets, and magical soundscaping - perfect for little ones who love a story but won't sit still for a calssic picture book! After the story, there is playtime with the puppets for children to make their own stories!
