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This Month @ CME
Events
Calendar of Events
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Dot Day was so much fun, we’re doing it again! Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ beloved book The Dot, this time we’re putting a personal spin on it—literally! Kids will… |
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This craft will really stick with you. Who knew dry spaghetti could make such perfect porcupine quills? Push dry spaghetti strands into clay to create these prickly but adorable little… |
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Wednesdays are for wiggles, giggles, and grooves! Kerry combines music, movement, and playful activities to help your little one find their rhythm—and maybe teach you a new dance move or…
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Kids get to play Mother Nature for the day! Sticks glued to a backing board become the trunks and branches, and then it’s time to decorate. Tissue squares, dot markers,… |
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What if a face didn’t have to look… well, like a face? That’s part of what made Pablo Picasso, our Artist of the Month, such a revolutionary artist. He looked… 
NEW! Stories introduce toddlers to new words, ideas, characters and experiences while helping build the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. That’s the idea behind Pages & Play, a… |
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Butterflies get all the glory, but moths are pretty fascinating, too. There are more than 160,000 known species of moths, and they come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns.… |
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Is yours spooky? Silly? Surprised? Slightly grumpy because someone woke it from its pumpkin patch nap? Kids can glue their very own orange paper gourd onto a textured black background… |
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Is yours spooky? Silly? Surprised? Slightly grumpy because someone woke it from its pumpkin patch nap? Kids can glue their very own orange paper gourd onto a textured black background… |
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What if a face didn’t have to look… well, like a face? That’s part of what made Pablo Picasso, our Artist of the Month, such a revolutionary artist. He looked…
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Leaf Printing - Fall is the perfect time to turn nature into art! In this week’s Studio, kids will gently brush paint onto the back of a leaf, where the… |
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Kickstart your day with a joyful tune in Kerry's music class! Toddlers learn about rhythms and beats through active movement and enthusiastic singing.
Is yours spooky? Silly? Surprised? Slightly grumpy because someone woke it from its pumpkin patch nap? Kids can glue their very own orange paper gourd onto a textured black background… |
2 events,
NEW! Stories introduce toddlers to new words, ideas, characters and experiences while helping build the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. That’s the idea behind Pages & Play, a… 
For this creepy-crawly craft on Tuesday, kids will make their own spider and learn a little science along the way. A spider’s body is made up of two main parts:… |
1 event,Five little pumpkins, sitting on a gate… Except these pumpkins are made with your fingerprints! Inspired by illustrator Ed Emberley, our Artist of the Month, kids can turn simple fingerprint… |
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Butterflies get all the glory, but moths are pretty fascinating, too. There are more than 160,000 known species of moths, and they come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns.… |
1 event,
Butterflies get all the glory, but moths are pretty fascinating, too. There are more than 160,000 known species of moths, and they come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns.… |
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For this creepy-crawly craft on Tuesday, kids will make their own spider and learn a little science along the way. A spider’s body is made up of two main parts:…
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Rolling Eyeballs - Drop paint-covered “eyeballs” into a bin, then shake, shake, SHAKE! As the eyes roll, tumble, and bounce across the paper, they leave behind a wild crisscross of… |
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Kickstart your day with a joyful tune in Kerry's music class! Toddlers learn about rhythms and beats through active movement and enthusiastic singing. Our Author/Illustrator and Artist of the Month are teaming up for a Halloween mash-up! Ed Emberley taught us that you can make amazing pictures by combining simple shapes. Pablo Picasso… |
2 events,
NEW! Stories introduce toddlers to new words, ideas, characters and experiences while helping build the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. That’s the idea behind Pages & Play, a… Five little pumpkins, sitting on a gate… Except these pumpkins are made with your fingerprints! Inspired by illustrator Ed Emberley, our Artist of the Month, kids can turn simple fingerprint… |
1 event,
Is yours spooky? Silly? Surprised? Slightly grumpy because someone woke it from its pumpkin patch nap? Kids can glue their very own orange paper gourd onto a textured black background… |
1 event,
What if a face didn’t have to look… well, like a face? That’s part of what made Pablo Picasso, our Artist of the Month, such a revolutionary artist. He looked… |
1 event,
What if a face didn’t have to look… well, like a face? That’s part of what made Pablo Picasso, our Artist of the Month, such a revolutionary artist. He looked… |
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2 events,Five little pumpkins, sitting on a gate… Except these pumpkins are made with your fingerprints! Inspired by illustrator Ed Emberley, our Artist of the Month, kids can turn simple fingerprint…
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Pablo Picasso 3D Faces - Inspired by the wild, wonderfully wonky faces of our Artist of the Month Pablo Picasso, kids can create their own 3D characters by mixing and… |
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Butterflies get all the glory, but moths are pretty fascinating, too. There are more than 160,000 known species of moths, and they come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns.…
Kickstart your day with a joyful tune in Kerry's music class! Toddlers learn about rhythms and beats through active movement and enthusiastic singing. |
2 events,
NEW! Stories introduce toddlers to new words, ideas, characters and experiences while helping build the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. That’s the idea behind Pages & Play, a… Our Author/Illustrator and Artist of the Month are teaming up for a Halloween mash-up! Ed Emberley taught us that you can make amazing pictures by combining simple shapes. Pablo Picasso… |
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We’re moving beyond fingerprints and putting the whole hand to work! Kids will make a blobby little ghost, then trace and cut out their hands to create its arms. It’s… |
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For this creepy-crawly craft on Tuesday, kids will make their own spider and learn a little science along the way. A spider’s body is made up of two main parts:… |
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For this creepy-crawly craft on Tuesday, kids will make their own spider and learn a little science along the way. A spider’s body is made up of two main parts:… |
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Does your dino have a killer bite? It’s time for a little prehistoric dental checkup on Tuesday. Decide whether this T-Rex has a dazzling set of sharp white chompers, or…
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Ed Emberley Handprint Dinosaurs - Channel your inner Ed Emberley (our Author/Illustrator of the Month) in the Studio and turn not just fingers into one seriously prehistoric masterpiece, but your… |
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Kickstart your day with a joyful tune in Kerry's music class! Toddlers learn about rhythms and beats through active movement and enthusiastic singing.
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Inspired by the playful art of our Artist of the Month Ed Emberley, kids can use basic shapes to build their own prehistoric beasts. Start with a familiar favorite—T. rex,… |
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It’s Dino Week… so naturally, we asked Matt from Animal World Experience to bring a T-Rex. He politely declined. Something about “too big,” “too dangerous,” and “have you seen the…
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Something is stirring inside that egg… Color your baby dinosaur any way you like, then cover it up with an egg and let it wait patiently for the big moment.… |
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We’ve got a dinosaur skeleton to put together—but there’s one small problem: the bones are all mixed up! With an assortment of bones in different shapes and sizes, kids will… |
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We’ve got a dinosaur skeleton to put together—but there’s one small problem: the bones are all mixed up! With an assortment of bones in different shapes and sizes, kids will… |
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