Fiesta de la Familia | Grupo Bembe
Our final Fiesta de la Familia at-home event features a performance by Puerto Rican band, Grupo Bembe! Journey across Latin America with cultural music including Bomba, Plena, Salsa, and Bachata.
Presented by Corteva Agriscience
Making Paper Flowers
Our final Fiesta de la Familia activity is one that will leave your home bright and beautiful. Make paper flowers💐 that will not wilt! Paper flowers are a folk art from Mexico, which is home to over 50 ethnic groups! You'll only need these items to make your own:
•3 pieces of tissue paper
•Pipe cleaner
•Tape
•Markers
For more instructions and details:
https://bit.ly/2FZyrWH
Presented by Corteva Agriscience
Worry Doll
Continuing our Fiesta de la Familia celebration at home, try your hand at making a Guatemalan Worry Doll. All you'll need is:
•Popsicle Stick
•(2) Strands of yarn
•Tape
•Markers
For more details and instructions:
https://bit.ly/2G3sRCg
Presented by Corteva Agriscience
Panamanian Molas
Happy Fiesta de la Familia! If you couldn't come out to celebrate today, no worries! We have three fun activities you can do right at home. In this first one we show you how to make Panamanian Molas.
Art is a great way to learn about a culture for the first time. For more details:
https://bit.ly/3i15iYb
Presented by Corteva Agriscience
Ball Machine
Enjoy this video on a loop! 🎱
Imagine yourself at The Children's Museum. Play this video of our Rube Goldberg Machine (or as the kiddos just call it, the ball machine)!
Dusting Fireworks of Glass
It's no easy feat to dust all 3,200 stunning pieces of blown glass in this Dale Chihuly original. These talented professionals are very skilled at what they do. Would you be steady enough to do this tough job?
Play-Doh
Happy National Play-Doh Day!
We LOVE Play-Doh around here—in 2012, our online visitors voted Play-Doh into the top 10 toys that defined childhood.
Atrium Shows
Our world-class actors bring the museum to life for you every day with LIVE shows🎬! From kung-fu to wild weather, here is a sneak peek of some of the shows you might see during your visit to the museum. Who doesn't love to dance while learning?
Check out our calendar for a full list of dates and times for these shows and more!https://bit.ly/2EpiFU2
Water Clock Show
Ever wonder how our nearly 30-foot tall Water Clock *actually* works?! Join us daily at 12:45 p.m. in the Sunburst Atrium to learn how this very special clock ⏰ uses gravity and siphons to keep time!
Rex riding a train
Choo Choo!🚂 Look out for Rex in our All Aboard exhibit—he's been catching a ride on a nice locomotive.
There are a few other Rex stuffed animals hidden throughout the museum. Can you find them all?
Track
Get in your daily cardio on our newly resurfaced track! There are training stations along the Jane and Steve Marmon Run-Walk Experience to keep muscles healthy and strong!🏃🏃
Come experience it in our outdoor Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience: https://bit.ly/2XpkLJW
Mission Jurassic Dig Update
🦕 🦴Mission Jurassic Update!
Tons (literally, TONS) of fossils have made their way back from Wyoming and are now safely in the hands of our paleontologists to be worked on. Dr. Jenn Anné describes what it was like out in the Bighorn Basin for our 3rd dig season, and what you can expect to see at the museum in the future!
Check out on what went down in the dirt in our dig season recap blog: https://bit.ly/31Qhgii
WREX Studio
Join us LIVE for a special WREX weather forecast broadcasting from the Sunburst Atrium. Wild Weather is happening across Indiana and, during the report, that weather starts to happen right inside the studio!🌪️
Check out the calendar for Atrium shows and dozens of other programs led by our actors!
https://bit.ly/2EpiFU2
Wash your hands
🦠Use this video to talk to your kids about what's happening and how they can help everyone stay healthy (whether they're in school or e-learning at home)!
Read about everything the museum is doing on our end to ensure you have a safe and extraordinary visit:
https://bit.ly/3exy7JT
Outdoor Sports Legends Experience
12 sports. ⚽🏎️🏀One place.
We are working hard to make sure you have fun all while staying safe at The Children’s Museum and in our Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience! 🦖
Tips for mask wearing
Something as simple as allowing your kiddo to pick out their own mask can make a huge difference in them wanting to wear it.
Here are some more tips on how to get your child to wear a mask and stay safe from Dr. Brett Enneking from Riley Children's Health.
Become a Kung Fu Master
Hiiiiiya!🥋Join our Kung Fu Masters in a live Sunburst Atrium show during your next visit to The Children's Museum.
Check out the calendar for Atrium shows and dozens of other programs led by our actors!
https://bit.ly/2EpiFU2
IMS Pedal Cars
The 104th running of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 is this Sunday! Wishing our partners an exciting and fun race for all!
#ThisIsAugust
The pergola ceiling of the Fireworks of Glass gets cleaned every other year. Here's a view of one of the professionals placing the pieces back after each one was hand-cleaned.
Masks in Collections
Masks have been around for thousands of years and have been used for more than just health and safety! Take a peek inside our collection at some of the most unique masks from around the world.
Anubis Statue Installation
Ever wonder how a giant Anubis statue got to the middle of our parking garage? This 26-foot tall statue guarded the museum while we hosted King Tut 10 years ago and was moved into our garage a few years later. It now greets visitors as they make their way into the museum and is a reminder of the historic exhibit.
Anubis is associated with mummification and the protection of the dead for their journey into the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion.
100 Days of Juggling
Juggling a lot these days with work, school, and a million other things?! Check out our Lead Actor Matt Anderson🤹 who has mad juggling skills! He juggled different objects every day for 100 days in a row!
Barbie
We’re LIVE🎥 with Melissa Pederson, Exhibit Developer of the brand new Barbie You Can Be Anything: The Experience to give you a tour. Here’s what you can expect from this exhibit that’s now open and will be with us through 2021.
childrensmuseum.org/barbie
Mission Jurassic Footprints
⚒️ Mission Jurassic Monday⚒️
Dr. Jenn Anné and the paleo team are out working hard on the Jurassic Mile making latex molds of ACTUAL dinosaur footprints. Take a listen to find out how they do it!
For more on Mission Jurassic:
https://bit.ly/3jiERPD
Barbie You Can Be Anything: The Experience
Barbie You Can Be Anything: The Experience opens TOMORROW! Reserve your tickets: https://bit.ly/2Q3y0gd
Presented by Subway and supported by Franklin Pest Solutions and KinderCare Learning Centers.
Turn Your Art into Dreams
It’s time to turn your daydreams into beautiful pieces of artwork. Our Visiting Artist Israel Solomon is here to talk you through how to perfect a landscape drawing or painting.
Bring your creativity and get started!
Carousel
Which Carousel animal is your favorite? Can you find it?! 🎠🔍
#NationalCarouselDay
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is NOW OPEN to the general public. You must reserve your tickets prior to visiting. We hope to see you soon when the time is right for your family!
