Portland portland maine plays events

The Little Mermaid: Staged Reading

Friday, Jun 28 4:00p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Our own young actors have adapted Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid into a play and would like to perform it for you...

"Snow" Dough

Wednesday, Jun 26 3:30p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Snow? In June!? Using two household ingredients, we'll teach you how to make a batch of "snow" dough. This is a great project for sensory play and experimentation, as well as measuring and mixing...

Turtle Shell Art

Wednesday, Jul 3 3:00p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Turtles have been on Earth for more than 200 million years, and they are found on every continent in the world except Antarctica...

Green Thumbs And Green Toes

Saturday, Jun 22 11:00a

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Gardening is great fun, and we sure could use some help! Help us take care of our growing fruits, vegetables and flowers...

Just Sew Stories: Story Art

Sunday, Sep 22 1:30p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Have you visited our new exhibit, Just Sew Stories? Join one of our Culture Scholars to explore handmade "story cloths" - quilted story art made by Hmong artists - then make a story cloth of your o...

Touch Tank

Monday, Jun 24 11:00a

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Have you ever wanted to touch a sea star or feel the spines of a sea urchin? Meet the Museum's saltwater aquarium residents up close and learn about their amazing adaptations to life in the inter-t...

Smooshy Smelly Science

Saturday, Jul 6 3:30p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Science can be a little messy. From the stinky and gooey to the downright gross, we'll be exploring the world of science through hands-on experiments, playful stories and curious questions...

Underwater Day!

Friday, Jun 28 10:30a

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Explore the ocean depths! Conduct a hands-on investigation of marine mammal artifacts. Touch a live sea-creature. Learn about whales while inside the belly of a humpback (inflatable, of course!)...

Tide Pool Touch Tank

Friday, Jun 21 11:30a

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Art In The Garden: Botanical Drawings

Wednesday, Sep 25 3:30p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Look at different types of botanical art throughout history and then create your own piece inspired by our garden and greenhouse...

Grossology: Icky Ear Wax

Friday, Jun 21 3:30p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Join us to learn all about your sticky, icky ear wax. Today, we'll be making our own fake earwax (to bring home!) and, through investigation, learning how it protects our ears.

Dance Moves: Spider Ballet

Friday, Jul 5 10:30a

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Can you crawl like a spider? How do spiders spin their webs? Today we'll celebrate all things spidery! We'll do a special dance a spider like Charlotte would do and weave a big spider web together...

Trash To Treasure: Toy Lab

Sunday, Jul 7 1:30p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Come be a green, mean, creative machine and learn to transform everyday trash into something wonderful...

Games Around The World: Japan

Monday, Jul 8 11:30a

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

Do kids play the same games across the world? Come find out! We'll have several different Japanese toys to play with. Free with admission.

Camera Obscura

Saturday, Jun 22 12:00p

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Portland

"Camera Obscura" means "dark room" in Latin; have you seen ours? Check out this amazing optics exhibit that's like being inside of a giant camera - we'll view Portland and beyond from a room with n...

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