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Open During Winter Break
School may be out, but DISCOVERY is IN! Come to the spot during Winter Break 2011. We're open Wednesday through Saturday, December 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & 30 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm with dozens of hands-on science, engineering, art and technology experiences for school-aged kids, preschoolers and adults, too! Please note we will be closed on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24 and New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31
Kids' T-Shirts: Get 'Em While They're "Spot!"
the spot's new kids' t-shirts are available now! Help the kids in your life show off their love of the spot and the bright and brainy STEM fun to be had at the Museum, and help support more programs at the spot! Many thanks to the local businesses who sponsored this colorful fundraiser!
2012 Pre-Paid Tickets Now Available!
Wondering what to get a certain child or family this holiday season? the spot's 2012 Pre-Paid Tickets are a great choice! Priced at $6 for a Child+Adult and $3 for an Additional Child ticket, the spot pre-paid tickets are a great way to give the gift of smiles, hands-on STEM discovery and no-fuss admission in one convenient gift! Or, snap up a couple of these pre-paid tickets for an easy, cash-free way to visit the Museum yourself!
2011 Year End Charitable Gifts
Eliminate science from your life for one day… and your life would be very different.
no car.....huh? computer?.....see ya airplanes.....
later, telephone.....calculator, really?
.....bye, electricity! What would we do then?
We Need Recyclable Materials!
We encourage children to be conscious of the environment and think differently about how they can re-use, re-purpose and recycle the items they use on a regular basis. Help us by replenishing our supply of recycled items that children may then upcycle into artistic creations throughout the Museum. The spot...a Child's Museum needs a variety of clean and child-appropriate items kids can turn into robots, buildings, simple machines, art and more. Read on to find out what kinds of materials kids like best, and when you can drop them off.
Daily Courier Feature: Ryan Brown
Recently, the Daily Courier, Prescott's Tri-City newspaper, featured Children's Museum Alliance board member Ryan Brown, DDS, owner of My Kids' Dentist, and "just a child at heart" in March 2011. Read the full article on dcourier.com.
The spot...a Child's Museum envisions children as lifelong learners who are inquisitive and knowledgeable about the world and are inspired to become stewards of a peaceful and sustainable planet.
Find out the POWERFUL core beliefs and goals behind making the spot a safe, healthy place focused on the future of our children and community.
Discovery Learning, Piaget, Montessori... these theories all underscore the spot's very basic foundational principle of the importance of PLAY! As Albert Einstein said, “The ability to play is instrumental in scientific exploration, discovery and all forms of creativity!”
As early as 2004, a group of dedicated Prescott and nearby community individuals began to realize their vision to design, create and establish a hands-on, discovery based Children's Museum in Prescott. See how the spot came to life.
Be a part of bringing this unmatched central Arizona asset to life through your generous, tax-deductible gift. See images of the vision for the spot's future classrooms, laboratories, planetarium, nature exchange area, non-lending library and more.
Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the spot and the Children's Museum Alliance, Inc.
Read reviews and testimonials of the spot... a Child's Museum. Visitors and groups share their experiences at Northern Arizona's first Museum for kids!
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