Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
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On the CMSM Blog you'll find the latest from the Children's Museum, including behind-the-scenes exhibit builds, programming, Museum updates and more! Our mission is to ignite the natural curiosity of every child through the power of play in a dynamic, awe-inspiring environment.
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
3M ago
MEDIA CONTACT Jaci Sprague, Vice President of Development 651.208.4613 jaci.sprague@cmsouthernmn.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Hosting Exciting New Event: Ignite the Night July 23, 2024 – Mankato, MN – The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) invites the community to join in the fun of its new awe-inspiring fundraising event: Ignite […]
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Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
5M ago
MEDIA CONTACTKim Kleven, Vice President of Play & Learning
507.344.9102
kim.kleven@cmsouthernmn.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota’s Whirlwind Explorations Camp Partners with 3M for a Hands-On STEAM Adventure!
June 6, 2024 – MANKATO, MN – Get ready to be “blown away” as the Museum kicks off summer and “launches” Whirlwind Explorations Camp and an exciting announcement of a new partnership with 3M! This innovative collaboration promises to take campers on an exhilarating journey to explore all things “up in the air.”
From rocket building to pop bottle l ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
6M ago
MEDIA CONTACTJaci Sprague, Vice President of Development
651-208-4613
Jaci.Sprague@cmsouthernmn.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2024
Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Cultivates Agricultural Awareness with Ag Education Day this June
Mankato, MN – Join the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota on June 1 for Ag Education Day. Ag is so relevant in our region, but many children only “see” it from a bus window. This FREE Museum day gives a hands-on opportunity to explore, learn, and ask questions about the importance of agriculture in our everyday life. Teaching children about ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
6M ago
MEDIA CONTACTKim Kleven, Vice President of Play & Learning
507.420.1866
kim.kleven@cmsouthernmn.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2024
The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota and Xcel Energy Foundation Partner to Provide Scholarships to Curiosity Camps
Mankato, MN – The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) is delighted to announce the availability of scholarships for its renowned Curiosity Camps, thanks to the generous support from the Xcel Energy Foundation.
The CMSM is committed to ensuring all children and families have opportunities to experience the joy of ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
6M ago
Here’s what you will find in the Loose Parts Play Hub this month:
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Bugs!
One of our favorite parts of spring is that we get to observe all the crawling creatures who are coming out of hiding and winter hibernation. May is also the month that we start to prepare our butterfly house for raising Monarch Caterpillars!
Deck of Cards
One (or four) deck of cards, so many ways to use! Cards are a great loose part and conversation piece, and can also provide hours of family game time. Younger children will like to collect, sort and talk about differences and similarities in each of the cards. Prescho ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
7M ago
Media Contact
Rachel Gemlo, Director of Programming
507.344.9101
rachel.Gemlo@cmsouthernmn.org
Call to Artists – Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Needs Guest Artists for our Playing With Art Series.
The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota is thrilled to unveil a dynamic, multi-faceted project aimed at igniting the imaginations of young artists in our region. The Museum will roll out a series of events designed to celebrate creativity, foster artistic exploration, and culminate a children’s art show through the visiting artists series, Playing with Art. This activity is made possible ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
8M ago
This month in the Loose Parts Play Hub you can play around with drawing portraits of yourself or those you came to play with. You can create silly faces with loose parts. Plus, you can get to know each other with some conversation cards!
Here’s what you will find in the Loose Parts Play Hub this month:
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Stainless Table:
Self portraits are a fantastic way for us to reflect on ourselves. They allow us to look closely at our beauty inside and out as we observe the features of our face and the color of our eyes and hair. We can reflect on our uniqueness, things we like about ourselves, and our pl ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
8M ago
The Literacy Explores program at CMSM provides guests with child-led play experiences based around the five early literacy practices; sing, talk, read, write, and play! These early literacy practices start with what caregivers are already doing with their children and build from there.
Spotlight on Early Literacy Practice: Write!
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During Literacy Explorers, guests can explore familiar stories through dramatic play, small-world play, sensory, and mark making. Mark Making is the first step to develop writing skills later in the child’s development journey. The story for this week was Federico ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
9M ago
MEDIA CONTACT:
Louise Dickmeyer, CEO
507.382.7756
Louise.dickmeyer@cmsouthernmn.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2024
The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Awe-inspiring $5.5M Economic Impact.
Mankato, MN – The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) announced the findings of a recently completed economic impact report emphasizing its role in strengthening the local and regional economy. Based on its 2022 annual budget of $1.2M the CMSM contributed $5,530,055.82 annually to the local economy. Engaging exhibits, educational programs, and community events that attract ove ..read more
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Blog
10M ago
Loose parts play is an open-ended approach to play that involves providing children with a variety of materials of objects that can be moved, manipulated, and combined in a different way. The open-ended nature of loose parts play stimulates children’s creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills as they imagine, design, and build using the materials available to them.
Here’s what you will find in the Loose Parts Play Hub this month:
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Stump table: Dominos!
Dominos are a great loose part in addition to being a great simple and fun group game. The size, weight and cool smooth textu ..read more