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November is just around the corner, and we have lots of fall fun planned!
Join us for artmaking and a special storytime on First Wednesday, live reptiles and a meet-and-greet with Buddy the Dinosaur on Dino Day, performances written by Philadelphia youth at Saturplay, and more!
For a full list of upcoming events, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/
Happy ! 🎨✨
Embrace your inner artist in our pop-up programming and Creative Arts Studio. This studio is a haven for young artists to explore, learn, and craft their imagination into masterpieces. Art workshops are held daily at 1, 2 & 3 p.m. Sign up on the sheet outside the studio to reserve your spot! 🌈🖌️
Pretend to be an archeologist at the Big Pond in Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit! Explore, dig and make discoveries using brushes to reveal fossils along the perimeter of the beach.
To reserve your tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/dinosaur-train/
Today, Please Touch Museum had the honor of hosting 100 students from Philly's elementary schools, who posed questions to the nominees for the 100th Mayor of Philadelphia as part of our Children’s Mayoral Conversation.
Special thanks to 6abc's Tamala Edwards for moderating this conversation, and to the students at Inquiry Charter School, McMichael Elementary School, and St. Rose of Lima School for representing the voice of Philadelphia’s children to the Mayoral candidates.
Watch a recording of the Children’s Mayoral Conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/live/EIClYPy4Ye8?feature=shared&t=418
Tune in tomorrow as Please Touch Museum livestreams a conversation between local elementary school students and candidates running to be the 100th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia! Moderated by 6abc's Tamala Edwards, the Children’s Mayoral Conversation will focus on the issues most important to the children of Philadelphia.
Can't watch tomorrow? A recording will be available after the event. Read more about the Conversation and Please Touch Museum's work to inspire civic engagement in young people here:
https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/site-news/please-touch-museum-hosts-childrens-mayoral-conversation/
This event is part of the Lenfest Institute's Every Voice, Every Vote initiative.
Today is ! In Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit, visitors can hunt for fossils, make clay imprints to examine dinosaur footprints, and more. 🦕 Take a look at the exhibit’s Dig Pit with PTM Group Sales Manager Aaron, who is also an educator and paleontologist.
Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit is on view at the Museum through December 31! To reserve your tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/dinosaur-train/
Gourd news! The plants and veggies in the Please Touch Garden are ready to be harvested as the fall season begins. So far, we've found two giant zucchini! 🌿🌱
Thanks to PTM Plays Outside donors, we hosted STEM programs in our Please Touch Garden this summer, educating visitors on pollinators, life cycles, nutrition, and weather. 🌻 🥕🐝
Notice anything about these two photos? 🎠
They're both of visitor Aya — visiting the Museum in 2019 & again in 2023! ✨
Get ready for a festive fall at Please Touch Museum! 🍂🎃✨
From our Museum Birthday Bash with GIANT to Pumpkinpalooza and more, we've got your family-friendly October covered. 🕸️
To see all upcoming events, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/
All aboard! Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit allows visitors to travel back in time to the Age of the Dinosaurs – from 250 million to 65 million years ago. In Dinosaur Train, visitors can:
⏰ Turn the Time Travel Dial to start your journey on the Dinosaur Train at the Train Station
🚂 Pretend to be a Dinosaur Train engineer!
🐚 Explore, dig and make discoveries using brushes to reveal fossils along the perimeter of the beach in the Big Pond
🦖 Dress up and pretend to be a member of the Pteranodon family in the Nest
..and more! To learn more about this exhibit, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/dinosaur-train/
Unleash your inner explorer at Please Touch Museum! 🌟 Embark on prehistoric adventures with "Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit" this Fall, explore the beauty and culture of India with "Namaste India" in Winter 2024, and discover the secret lives of animals with "Wild Kratts Creature Power!" in Summer 2024. 🦖🐆
As a Museum member, you can explore all of these temporary exhibits and more by enjoying FREE general admission for a whole year, free parking, free carousel rides, and more. 🎠🔍
Want to become a member? Visit
https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/join-renew/ for all the details.
Please be sure to read the below information carefully when registering: Please Touch Museum has reviewed every aspect of our operation to welcome members, visitors and staff back to the Museum.
Please Touch Museum will be closed on Labor Day, September 4, and from September 5-7 for our staff retreat. We will reopen to visitors on Friday, September 8, and look forward to seeing you then! ☀️
Celebrate your special day in an unforgettable way. 💍✨
Whether you're saying 'I do' or celebrating another special occasion, our South Foyer offers a grand entrance for your ceremony and pre-function space, while Hamilton Hall will leave you in awe during your reception! Plus, make your wedding photos stand out by taking them throughout your favorite exhibits. ☁️🚀🌌
Check https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/event-rentals/weddings-and-special-occasions/ for more details. 🤍🔗
Last call to step up to the plate and experience Big League Fun! Dive into the science and math involved in baseball, including training simulations, sports trivia, dress-up, and more. Be sure to visit before the final inning on Sunday, September 3! ⚾️🍿
Don't miss out on this exhibit — reserve your tickets at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/big-league-fun/
📸 Whykeisha, Ryoma, Amanda, & Stephanie
Fall into fun this September! 🍁🍂
Visit Big League Fun before it closes, join our Toddler Subscription Series, celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with art, and more! Plus, join us at the end of the month and welcome our new temporary exhibit — Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit — with special programming in our Makerspace Studio, Tot Spot, and Strolling Science Lab.
For a list of daily programming, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/calendar/
Take a stroll down the rabbit hole to our Alice in Wonderland exhibit, where you'll become "curiouser and curiouser!"
📸 By visitors lifewith2setsoftwins, Maria, Brittany, and Emiliia!
Climb aboard the Dinosaur Train at Please Touch Museum this fall! We’re just one month away from the opening of Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit, based on the hit PBS KIDS series. From Sept. 22 to Dec. 31, families can embark on a time-traveling adventure as they join the show’s star, Buddy, on his quest to learn more about dinosaurs. Explore prehistoric creatures, hunt for fossils, discover dinosaur facts, and more!
Learn more at
Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit is on view at Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum in Fall 2023.
Say cheese! 🤳 Strike a pose in front of our purple PTM sign or magnificent building after your next Museum adventure. Don't forget to tag us for a chance to be featured on our social channels! 💜✨
📸 Photos taken by visitors Yola, Alyssa, Eugene, Clementine, Felicia, and Jason!
Step up to the plate and join us for Ballpark Day on Saturday, August 19! 🧢
Enjoy baseball-themed programming, along with ballpark goodies from PTM's Cafe like pretzels, water ice, corn dogs, hot dogs, cinnamon churros, and funnel cake fries! Plus, don't miss the chance to meet Squiggles and The Phillie Phanatic, who will be popping in around 11 a.m. 🌭⚾️
Be sure to swing by our temporary exhibit "Big League Fun," only here for 3 more weeks! Reserve your tickets at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/big-league-fun/
Centennial Innovations is a place to speak up and share your big ideas through interactive stations that ask "Why?" "How?" "Who?" and "What's Next?" 💡
📸 Brittany, Laura, Keri, & Dynasty
Look at these future technicians hard at work in our Clinic exhibit! 🩻
📸 Emma & Kool Kids Akademy LLC
It's been a summer full of fun here at PTM! Thanks to everyone who came out in July to play!
Slides 1 & 2: Making ice cream in Makerspace by using science 🍨
Slide 3: Enjoying free ice cream from Bassetts 🍦
Slides 4 & 5: Learning about the anatomy of a dogfish shark 🦈
Slides 6 & 7: Enjoying some pop-up fun 🌈
Slide 8: Creating a masterpiece 🖍️
Wondering what's happening in August? Tap https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/ for a full list of upcoming events! 🔗
Did you know that Mr. Potato Head was originally a real potato? First sold in 1952, the kit contained accessories kids could place on potatoes from their pantry, and included hands, feet, ears, mouths, eyes, noses, glasses, hats, and a pipe! 🥔 The plastic potato "body" was launched in the 1960s.
Check out some of the Mr. Potato Heads in our collection, now on display in celebration of Potato Day! On Saturday, August 5, enjoy spud-tastic programming as well as free potato chips from Herr's Snacks (while supplies last).
To reserve tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/online-reservations/ 🔗
Explore the exciting world of Major League Baseball for one more month! ⚾️
Big League Fun is leaving on Sunday, September 3. Be sure to swing by before it closes. Learn more about this temporary exhibit at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/big-league-fun/
📸 Alyssa, Clementine, & Cyrus
Our new PTM series "Art Together" is less than a week away! Intended for kids 5+, Art Together is a four-week-long art class that meets once a week for one hour. Kids and their grown-ups will learn about art media and techniques while creating multiple works of art and looking at art from the past and present. 🖼️
Haven't registered yet? No worries — there's still time. Tap this link to learn more: https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/programs/art-together/ 🎨
Summer is winding down, but the fun is just getting started! ☀️
Join us this August for First Wednesday, Potato Day, Book Lover's Day, Ballpark Day, and of course...our last FREE admission day for Ready. Set. School!
For more information on our upcoming events, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/ 🔗
A new PTM series is here! Designed for kids 5+ and their grown-ups, Art Together is a four-week, one-hour art class led by Museum educators. For August's theme of "Paint the World Around You," kids and adults will learn about observational drawing and painting with a different prompt each week:
🌅 August 3: Learning to Look
🎨 August 10: Watercolor Painting
🖌️ August 17: Portraiture
🖼️ August 24: Making a Masterpiece
Pricing for the series is $35 for Museum members and $45 for non-members. Ready to channel your inner artist? Register at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/programs/art-together/ 🔗
In 3, 2, 1…you’re live! In Big League Fun, Interview your favorite players, coaches, fans, and family using a real camera and green-screen technology.
To reserve your tickets to Big League Fun, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/big-league-fun/
Fill your piggy bank with curiosity in Cents and Sensibility presented by PNC Bank! 🪙💰
In this exhibit, children are encouraged to develop different money combinations to find the perfect balance with our Dollars and Cents Scale; explore the Money Maze to learn how to spend, save and share; and play Investment Plinko. Will your child make it to the end of the exhibit on a budget or spend, spend, spend?
📸 Snapped by visitors Keri, Brittany, and Taylor!
Looking to host your wedding, gala, social function, or corporate meeting in a unique location? Memorial Hall offers just that with breathtaking architecture and flexible event spaces for endless possibilities. 🌟💫
To learn more, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/event-rentals/
📸 Emily Wren Photography, J&J Studios, Jessica Manns Photography, Jordan Brian Studios, & Ron Solimon
Celebrate Ice Cream Day at Please Touch Museum on July 15! 🍦
Participate in ice cream-themed programming, learn about the science of ice cream, explore our imaginative Bassetts Ice Cream Stand exhibit, and enjoy a free (real!) ice cream sundae from Bassetts, while supplies last.
To view the full schedule for this sweet day, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/calendar/2023-07-15/ 🍨
📸 Visitors Melissa & Ashley
Thanks to everyone who celebrated January Adventures at PTM with us!
Have you checked out what’s going on in February? Visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/ for more information.
Throughout February, join us for activities highlighting Black changemakers, milestones, and more in our programming.
Create portraits inspired by Lois Mailou Jones, learn about Garrett Morgan with a game of "Red Light, Green Light," fly like aviator Bessie Coleman, and more!
For more information & resources, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/black-history-month/
We’re so excited we can hardly hide our emotions! 🥳😭😁
Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out is here! Thanks to everyone who came out opening weekend.
Learn more about the exhibit and reserve your tickets at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/emotionsatplay
! Eagles fans have been out in full force at the Museum lately, and we can’t wait to cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles as they head to ! Wear your green or Eagles merch on your next visit to PTM for a chance to be featured on our Instagram and Facebook. 🦅🏈💚
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Celebrate your feelings on Saturday, February 11 at Feelings Fest!
🎨 Show how your feeling through face paint by visiting Fabulous Faces in our Carousel House
🎶 Listen and dance along to performances by Ants on a Log, Equilibrium Dance Company, & Alex and the Kaleidoscope in Hamilton Hall
☁️ Join Rana Walker for yoga and meditation, then participate in drumming as an expression
🎭 Watch The Puppet Co. perform Peter and the Wolf in our Playhouse Theatre
😊 and so much more! To learn more, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/
Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out is now open at Please Touch Museum! 😁
This interactive exhibit helps visitors young and old learn, recognize, and explore ways to express and manage our everyday emotions. 🥳
Hands on and digital components focus on the five emotions portrayed in the hit film – Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear. 🫣
Reserve your tickets and tap into your emotions! Visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/emotionsatplay for more information.
Museum members receive free parking in our gated lot, free general admission for 12 months, free carousel rides, and more! If you will visit Please Touch Museum more than once (and we think you will!)…
Join Please Touch Museum this February for special programming and events! 💜
For more information or to reserve your tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/
Celebrate Lunar New Year as the Philadelphia Suns join us for two performances exploring the traditional lion dance with costumes, movements, and music on Saturday, January 28! 🧧🐇
For more information and to reserve your tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/signature-events/
In the lead-up to Day, we asked our community: "what are your hopes and dreams for a brighter future?" Over 500 children and caregivers answered, and some powerful themes emerged — including dreams for an end to gun violence, a world without racism, and safe housing for all.
Thanks to all who participated — learn more about the mural & what our community shared here: https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/site-news/children-share-hopes-and-dreams-for-philadelphia-in-2023/
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Happy #InternationalArtistsDay! 🎨✨ Embrace your inner artist in our pop-up programming and Creative Arts Studio. This studio is a haven for young artists to explore, learn, and craft their imagination into masterpieces. Art workshops are held daily at 1, 2 & 3 p.m. Sign up on the sheet outside the studio to reserve your spot! 🌈🖌️
Today is #NationalFossilDay! In Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit, visitors can hunt for fossils, make clay imprints to examine dinosaur footprints, and more. 🦕 Take a look at the exhibit’s Dig Pit with PTM Group Sales Manager Aaron, who is also an educator and paleontologist. Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit is on view at the Museum through December 31! To reserve your tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/dinosaur-train/
🌍✨ Welcome to “A Playful World” at Please Touch Museum! Today on #WorldwideDayofPlay, we’re embarking on a yearlong adventure centered on our vision of a world where all children are creative, compassionate, confident, and curious. Stop by the Museum on Sept. 30 for pop-up activities focused on the “Four C’s,” and join us throughout the year for related activities, learning opportunities, and tons of fun. Find out more at pleasetouchmuseum.org/site-news/museum-announces-new-yearlong-theme-a-playful-world/
Yesterday our staff traveled the world in sunshine and rain, and met all the species on the Dinosaur Train! "Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit" is officially open now through December 31! To reserve your tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/dinosaur-train/
Serve up some unforgettable fun in our Food & Family exhibit! 🛒🍕🎂
We're getting ready for Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit in Makerspace! 🦖 Design and build your own dinosaur, exploring how real dinosaurs adapted to eat, move, and live by using recycled materials! These workshops are held at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m. in our Albert M. Greenfield Makerspace Studio. Sign up outside of Makerspace to secure your spot. 🦕♻️ This fall, investigate fossils, join us for dinosaur-themed storytimes, and more! Visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/calendar/ to learn about our daily programming. 🔗
Have you experienced pop-up programming at the Museum? These pop-up activities include parachute play, freeze dances with colorful streamers, blowing bubbles, and more! 🌈
Look who swung by to celebrate Ballpark Day this weekend! The Phillie Phanatic met with fans, played in Roadside Attractions, and made a pit stop at our Big League Fun exhibit! 🧢⚾️ There’s less than 2 weeks left to visit Big League Fun, so make sure you grab your tickets at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/big-league-fun/
Our last FREE admission day of the summer is Sunday, August 27! Get ready to go back to school with programming focused on building social-emotional skills that are critical to success in learning, including: 🎨 Practicing self-love and self-expression in our Creative Arts Studio workshop 🔨 Working on building both teamwork and physical structures with larger-than-life building pieces in Makerspace Studio 🪩 Practicing following instructions while dancing in Kiddie Choreo 🖼️ Learning the importance of sharing and taking turns in a collaborative art activity and more! Thanks to Independence Blue Cross, Independence Blue Cross Foundation, and Keystone First for their support! To reserve your free tickets, visit the https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/ready-set-school/ 🔗
Calling all budding performers! PTM is now offering performing arts workshops as part of our daily programming. In August, learn techniques to take your puppetry and storytelling to the next level in "Puppet Masters"! Drop by the Playhouse Theatre at 12 p.m. each day the Museum is open to participate. Additional workshops are offered on Saturdays. Sign-ups are required. 🎭
Did you know that Mr. Potato Head was originally a real potato? First sold in 1952, the kit contained accessories kids could place on potatoes from their pantry, and included hands, feet, ears, mouths, eyes, noses, glasses, hats, and a pipe! 🥔 The plastic potato "body" was launched in the 1960s. Check out some of the Mr. Potato Heads in our collection, now on display in celebration of Potato Day! On Saturday, August 5, enjoy spud-tastic programming as well as free potato chips from Herr's Snacks (while supplies last). To reserve tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/online-reservations/ 🔗
Explore the exciting world of Major League Baseball for one more month! ⚾️ Big League Fun is leaving on Sunday, September 3. Be sure to swing by before it closes. Learn more about this temporary exhibit at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/learn/exhibits/all/big-league-fun/ 📸 Alyssa, Clementine, & Cyrus
Ever wonder what tying the knot at the Please Touch Museum looks like? Here's a glimpse into Tyler and Kamalini's special day 💍✨ Learn more about events at PTM at pleasetouchmuseum.org/event-rentals/ 📸 Soul Narrative Studios
Come on Barbie, let's go party! 💞🎀🌸✨ In celebration of Greta Gerwig's #Barbie movie opening today, we're taking a look at one of the many Barbies in the Please Touch Museum collections. Check out some of our Barbies on display near River Adventures next time you're at the Museum!
Thank you to all who contributed to last night’s Imagination Ball! Your support makes it possible for Please Touch Museum to expand access to our educational initiatives, programs, and opportunities through low cost and no cost admission. A special thanks to our “Play” Sponsors: AmerisourceBergen, Carole Haas Gravagno, Thomas Jefferson University, Christine and Brian Lobley, Hello Tierney, and Verizon. Congratulations to our honorees: Christine Dibona Lobley of Fred's Footsteps rt, Stanford Thompson of Play On Philly, and The GIANT Company. Want to join us in this work? Help us meet our goal of providing 360 yearlong Museum memberships to families with limited financial resources by year end — more information at https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/donate/circleofplay/
We caught Squiggles turning the Museum red for #RedOctober, as the Philadelphia Phillies head into Game 1 of the #WorldSeries! ⚾️ Good luck tonight, #Phillies! 🧢 #RingTheBell
Join us this fall for some field trip fun at Please Touch Museum! ⚙️ Learn from prototypes that don’t go according to plan and utilize the engineering design process with Forces and Failures. 🌎 Learn about the earth by examining strata, tree rings, and fossils in our mini archaeological dig site and around the museum in a fossil hunt in Humans, Rocks, and Fossils. 🧸 Practice being a historian as we examine toys from our PTM Toy Collection and explore how inventions have changed the city of Philadelphia over the last 200 years with Engineering History. 🍎 Learn about where food originally comes from and how we measure and value that food through Following Food. For more information, or to schedule a trip, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/groups/
Join us this Sunday, October 16 to celebrate the Jewish festival of #Sukkot in partnership with jkidphilly! Visit our sukkah in the PTM Garden, where we’ll be having a lunchtime concert with Mama Mac, along with a musical Sukkot storytime with Rabbi Eric Yanoff of Adath Israel, and jkidphilly’s Lisa Litman! Sarah Kolker will also be leading us in an art-making workshop. To reserve your tickets, visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/online-reservations/
Did you know this week is #EarthScienceWeek? To celebrate, we want to take a moment to highlight a piece of Please Touch Museum that is over 65 million years old!
Support Please Touch Museum as we celebrate the vibrant communities and cultures of the Philadelphia region at Imagination Ball on November 10! 🔸 Imagination Ball is a gala event that will raise funds to support the educational initiatives, programs, and opportunities offered by Please Touch Museum, provided at low or no cost to members of the community. 🔺 Become a sponsor or buy your ticket and help ensure that all children, regardless of their situation, can participate in the play-filled experiences that will help develop the social, emotional, and academic skills they will need to succeed in school and in life. 🔹 Visit https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/donate/imaginationball/ for more information, and to purchase your tickets!
Join us for our Juneteenth celebration of resilience and liberation! On Sunday, June 19, PTM is celebrating the Black experience with special musical and dance performances like... 🌟 A storytime by Gail Ramos, the Author of "Hooray! It’s Juneteenth Day!" at 11:30 a.m. 🌟 Traditions of Juneteenth Performance by Thembi Palmer, @imaginemorestoryadventures, at 1 p.m. 🌟 West Philadelphia High School Marching Band and Majorette Dancers at 2 p.m. Reserve your tickets today via the link below: https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/online-reservations/
You will always have a pizza our heart! 🍕 Today we're celebrating #NationalPizzaDay from the Food & Family exhibit in the Please Touch Museum. See below some of our cheesiest facts about one of our favorite foods! 🍕 Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second. 🍕94% of Americans eat pizza regularly. 🍕Over 5 billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year. 🍕Some popular pizza toppings in Japan are squid and Mayo Jaga (mayonnaise, potato and bacon)! Send this to a friend you want to bring to Please Touch Museum!
We're only two days away! 🎉 Follow along as Sean teaches you how to create a puppet pal to bring to the Museum this Friday for our Dancing into the New Year celebration. To create the base of your puppet pal, you can use... 💜 A paper plate on a popsicle stick 💜 A brown paper bag 💜 Or even an old gym sock! For your pal's features, we recommend using... 💜 Pipe cleaners 💜 Markers 💜 Pom poms 💜 Scrap paper
It's almost party time! 🎉 Follow along as Miss Jenn shows us how to make a party hat just like Squiggles for our Dancing into the New Year celebration! What you'll need: 🎉 Construction paper 🎉 Super glue 🎉 A stapler and staples 🎉 Clear tape For some accessories... add googly eyes, sequins, markers, pom poms, extra paper, or ribbon!
Cookies, donuts, pretzels, and more! Come along as we show all of these props being made by our exhibit technicians for our newly reopened Food & Family exhibit! Comment down below a "🍪" if you can't wait to visit this classic exhibit at the Please Touch Museum!
BIG NEWS! 🍎🌽🍊The new Food & Family exhibit brought to you by GIANT, will be unveiled on Wednesday, December 15! Reservations for the grand opening are available for members now, and become available to the public on November 22. Be sure to save this post and make a reservation to play in our new Market experience! Stay tuned for more information on how to celebrate by sharing your family photos in the old market for a chance to win tickets to opening day! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/site-news/get-your-carts-ready-the-market-exhibit-reopens-on-december-15/
Excited to see what’s coming back to the Museum? We’ll give you a hint: 🍎🌽🍊🥦 🛒 Can you guess which iconic exhibit will have you excited to shop ‘til you drop? Share your guesses in the comments below. Stay tuned for our BIG announcement tomorrow!
We're off to see the wizard! 🪄 Our Wizard of Oz Educational Exhibit is now open and our staff members had such a great time playing in the exhibit before opening day! Reserve your tickets via the link below to experience this beloved classic yourself until January 16, 2022! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/online-reservations/
Happy birthday to us! 🎉 Today, we're celebrating Please Touch Museum's 45th birthday with party hats and a scavenger hunt around the Museum, complete with prizes. Swap your online reservation for a party hat at the door and be sure to capture all the fun with #WelcomeBacktoPTM. 😊
Let's Explore: Alice in Wonderland! Travel down the rabbit hole to Wonderland – where nothing is as it seems. 🌀 First, navigate the hedge maze on your way to the Mad Hatter’s endless tea party. Next, paint the roses red and watch as they change colors before your eyes. Then, find the shrinking hallway as you wind through the Hall of Mirrors. Visit the link below to book your tickets for your next trip! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/online-reservations/
Recognized locally and nationally as one of the best children’s museums, Please Touch Museum’s mission is to change a child’s life as they discover the power of learning through play.
Admission is $19.95 for adults and children age one and over. Children under one are free. Mon - Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sun: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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