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  Fun for Moms & Tots: Create with Clay   

Fun for Moms & Tots: Create with Clay

  • Location: ISM Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown
  • Date: Thursday, March 07, 2013, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Dickson Mounds Museum is offering a new monthly program series for mothers and their young children in 2013.  Fun for Moms & Tots will be held on the first Thursday of each month from 9:30 am-11:00 am in the Museum’s Discovery Center.  On March 7, 2013 the program will be Create with Clay.  Moms & Tots will learn how ancient people made food containers using items from their environment.  Then, participants will have a chance to make a Native American pinch pot or experiment in making their own unique clay creation.  They will also have a chance to explore the Discovery Center together, while making new friends.     
 
Admission is free and registration is not required.  Dads and grandparents are also welcome to participate in the program.  Light refreshments will be served. This program is sponsored by Havana National Bank.  If you are interested in becoming a program sponsor, please contact Curator of Education Christa Christensen at 309-547-3721.
 
The Illinois State Museum - Dickson Mounds is located between Lewistown and Havana off Illinois Routes 78 and 97.  The museum is open free to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day.  Tours and special programs are available for groups with reservations.  For more information call 309.547.3721 or TTY 217.782.9175 or visit the museum's web site at www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/dickson/ or www.experiencedicksonmounds.com.  Remember to *Like* Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds on Facebook.

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