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CREATIVE PLAYDATESThursdays • 11:15 am – 12:30 pmFor 0-5 year olds and their grown-ups

Little ones learn best through intuitive, open-ended play that feeds their senses. Follow your child’s natural instinct to wiggle, squeal and make a mess while exploring the creative process. Stretch your imagination, meet new friends and create a masterpiece to carry home!

Paper Pulp-Palooza Thursday, June 2

Inventive Sound Collage Thursday, July 7

Whimsical Garden CREATURESThursday, August 4

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Registration required.*

Creative Playdates are made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

ART TALESThursdays • 11:15 am – 12:30 pmFor all ages and their grown-ups.

Engage your tiny book lover in an interactive storytelling experience where art and story become one through song, rhyme and imagery. After the book ends, we’ll keep the story going with related art activities in the lobby.

Musical Mix-Ups Thursday, June 16

A Curious CAMPOUT Thursday, July 21

Messages in the MailboxThursday, August 18

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Registration required.*

Art Tales is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

fAMILY DAYS: GARDEN FESTSaturday, July 23 • 1 – 3 pm

For all ages and their grown-ups

Bring a picnic blanket and some friends for a creative artventure

under the sun. Stretch your imagination by building bird houses in

our grassy studio space, baking mud pies in our kitchen garden and

painting with natural wildflower pigments.

FREE museum admission and activities. No registration required.

For more information go to AkronArtMuseum.org/calendar or call 330.376.9186.

Family Days are made possible with support from the Dominion Foundation, the R.C.

Musson and Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation, and George and Sue Klein.

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ART BABESAM Sessions: 11:15 am – 12 pm

PM Sessions: 1 – 1:45 pmFor 0-18 month olds and their grown-ups

Join baby friends for tummy time play and a pint-sized stroll

through the galleries. Explore sensory activities related

to color, texture, light and sound that will awaken your

baby’s curiosity and give you both a one-of-a-kind bonding

experience.

Mirror Play and “SelfiE” discovery Thursday, June 30

Tear It Up: Babies Explore Paper Thursday, July 28

Wobble and Pop! Action Reaction Games for Baby Thursday, August 25

$10/member child, $15/non-member child. Registration required.*

Art Babes is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae

Orr Family Foundation.

TOTS CREATeSaturdays • 10:30 am – 12 pm

Recommended for 2s and 3s, and their grown-ups.

Little hands need to be creative, too! Toddlers explore different

mediums, textures, colors and shapes, while making a beautiful

mess. Dig in and discover a multisensory experience while

fostering your tiny artist’s independence and imagination!

Wild and Pulpy Seed Collage Saturday, June 25

Rock ‘N RolI PolI Bug SculptureSaturday, July 9

Beautiful Pieces and Parts: Garden ART from JunkSaturday, August 13

$10/member child, $15/non-member child. Registration required.*

Tots Create is made possible with support from the

Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation.

KIDS STUDIOThursdays • 1 – 3 pmRecommended for ages 7-12

School may be out but summer classes at the Akron Art Museum are definitely in! Join our teaching artists to explore allkinds of new ideas, techniques, and materials.

Just Press Print Thursday, June 9

Say Cheese: Photo Portraits Thursday, June 23

Summer Vacation: Travel Treasures Thursday, August 11

Land Art: Take it Outside! Thursday, August 25$10/member child, $15/non-member child. Parents are welcome but not required to stay. Registration required.*

School of Rock Every Thursday in July • 1 – 3 pm(four consecutive weekly classes)Recommended for ages 7-12

Singers and drummers aren’t the only artists in the world of rock. There are album covers, posters, and t-shirts to be designed! We’ll get inspired by the Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopiaexhibition then put our musical and visual talents center stageto create rock and roll masterpieces. This month long music-inspired art camp will leave you feeling like a rock star.

$40/member child, $60/non-member child. Parents are welcome but not required to stay. Registration required.*

Kids Studio is made possible with support from the Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation.

*Register at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call 330.376.9186.

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