It's The Year of Authors at Amazement Square and we're going buggy for books! Throughout the entire year, the museum will be hosting programs, workshops, exhibitions, and more, all based on or inspired by books!

Showing posts with label family fun night. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family fun night. Show all posts

May 12, 2008

The Diggers

This Wednesday is going to be a great Family Fun Night! We will be exploring the world of digging with Margaret Wise Brown's The Diggers. I hope everyone is ready to get dirty, because we will have different types of digging in different types of materials set up in our Imagination Studio. Maybe if you are lucky, you will find some buried treasure!

May 4, 2008

A hoppin' good Saturday

We had a great time on Saturday with The Runaway Bunny! Check out what we did!



May 1, 2008

Margaret Wise Brown has arrvived!

This May the Square would like to celebrate Margaret Wise Brown! Our April celebration of Eric Carle was fun, but May is shaping up to be full of fantastic programs. Let's take a sneak peak at what is in store!

Our Saturdays will be packed with tons of activities and fun.

Runaway Bunny May 3 1 pm – 3 pm
Stop by and celebrate the 65th anniversary of this magical book. We have a special reading of the Runaway Bunny and several bunny crafts for everyone to make.

The Sailor Dog May 10 1 pm – 3 pm
Our friends over at the Lynchburg Humane Society will be bring by some of their furry friends for everyone to meet. We will be up at the Square's very own James River celebrating Margaret Wise Brown's courageous and lovable pup.

Good Night, Moon May 24 1 pm – 3 pm
Our friends from Virginia Episcopal School will be here teaching us about the moon and all the other objects in the sky. We will also have fun sculpting our favorite moons, stars, and planets!

The Days Before Now May 26 2 pm – 3 pm
This is a very special program where everyone will be learning how to scrapbook and create their own autobiography, just like Margaret Wise Brown created. This program is $15.00 per album (includes front and back cover, six pages, stickers, design sheets, envelope, and scrapbook session with Creative Memories consultant), so please register for this workshop by calling the museum no later than May 21st.


Don't forget our Family Fun Nights!

The Diggers May 14 4 pm – 6 pm
Explore the world of digging! See how animals dig, see how humans dig, and see how machines dig in all different types of environments. If you are lucky, you might even find some treasure!

The Big Red Barn May 28 3 pm – 5 pm
Did you know that the Big Red Barn at the Square was inspired by the Margaret Wise Brown book The Big Red Barn? For one night only we will be opening the barn yard doors to visitors of all ages. Come see what the animals have in store for everyone!


April 24, 2008

A Roaring Good Time....

Look at all the fun we had this past Wednesday! The masks, people, and animals were all fantastic! Here are some awesome pictures:

April 20, 2008

Wild Family Fun Night

Well, it is the fourth week of the month, and do you know what that means? This Wednesday is Family Fun Night! Our last Family Fun Night was pretty cool, but this one is going to be really amazing. We will be making all different type of crafts having to do with your favorite animals. There will be masks, animal activities, and plenty of fun. Hope to see you guys there at 4!

April 1, 2008

April has Arrived!!

Today the Square kicks off Eric Carle month! While we are sad to see our fantastic Dr. Seuss month go, but we are all very excited about the amazing activities planned for April!

Here is a sneak peak....


Our Family Fun Nights this month will be awesome! Don’t forget that they are every 2nd and 4th Wednesday night of each month. Admission for the whole museum is only $2!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar April 9 4 pm – 5 pm

The Nature Zone will be bringing some creepy, crawly bugs for us to see! Our friends will also be teaching us about metamorphosis and how caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies. After, you should stop by the book nook and read Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

From Head to Toe April 23 4 pm – 5 pm

We will be having a night of fun and wiggling! Everyone will be making awesome animal masks and playing a crazy animal movement game. We’ll also have a reading of the Eric Carle classic, From Head to Toe. It is shaping up to be a moving, grooving time!

Don’t forget about our Special Saturday Programs every Saturday at the Square!

The Grouchy Ladybug April 5 1 pm – 3 pm

We will be crafting up a storm! Not only are we reading Eric Carle’s The Grouchy Ladybug but we will be making several ladybug crafts. Come listen to a story and make a sweet ladybug!

Animals, Animals April 12 2 pm – 3 pm

This Saturday we will have a very special musical guest, Two of a Kind, coming to visit us! They put on a great show magic by weaving together songs, puppets, movement, and stories. Come see this group bring to life all the animals and fun in Animals, Animals.


Hope to see you all at the Square this month!