Camp Marbles Summer Camp Registration Opens for Museum Members
Wednesday, February 1
Summer Camp at Marbles is an adventure of a lifetime! Camps are for children ages 3-13 with morning and afternoon sessions available. Check out dates and sessions plus register online at www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/summercamps.
Kids Movie Series Features Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2
Opens February 1 at Marbles IMAX
Colossal Cardboard Creations and First Friday Savings Spree
Friday, February 3 | 5-8pm
Build giant structures and sculptures out of recycled cardboard alongside Marbles Exhibit Designers. First Friday at Marbles is all about Create | Innovate as part of downtown Raleigh’s First Friday Art Walk … plus special admission savings, museum store deals and a food truck.
• Only $10 for your entire family after 5pm (As always, members play free)
• Or, just $6 for a grown-up and a child
• Only $2 per additional guest (friend, neighbor…)
First Fridays Kids Camp
Friday, February 3 | 5:30-8:30pm
Ages 3-5 and K5-11
Drop off your children at Marbles for an evening of fun on their own, while you dine, shop or simply relax. Pre-registration required. Visit http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/ffkc for more info.
Make a Blanket with Project Linus
Saturday, February 4 | 1-3pm
Help create handmade blankets for children in need with Wake County’s Project Linus Chapter. Project Linus provides love, security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need through gifts of lovingly created handcrafted blankets and quilts.
Sing, Dance, Play
Saturday, February 4 | 3:30-4pm
Join Jammin’ Baby, a presenter of Music Together®, for musical fun and exploration. Appropriate for ages birth to five.
Camp Marbles Summer Camp Registration Opens for Non-members
Wednesday, February 8
Summer Camp at Marbles is an adventure of a lifetime! Camps are for children ages 3-13 with morning and afternoon sessions available. Check out dates and sessions plus register online at www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/summercamps.
Little Kids Cook – Very Hungry Caterpillar
Wednesday, February 8 | 9am-12pm
Let’s get cooking! Preschoolers prepare tasty dishes inspired by favorite storybooks. Then stories come to life through games, activities and crafts while waiting for the timer to ding! Pre-registration required. Visit http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/littlekids for more info.
Circus Fit
Wednesday, February 8 | 10:30am
Lace up your sneakers and join stars from The Greatest Show on Earth to get CircusFit at Marbles Kids Museum! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey clowns will teach kids how to use circus skills such as juggling, hula hooping and more through a program designed to teach fun and engaging ways to stay active, physically fit and healthy.
For grown-ups only! Martinis to the Max – featuring Under the Sea 3D
Thursday, February 9 | 5:30-8pm
Make Thursday night the new Friday night with Martinis to the MAX! Watch an inspiring documentary, sip specialty Marbletinis, beer or wine and enjoy light appetizers. Register online at www.imaxraleigh/marbletinis.
Marbles Members Love Kids’ Movies
Saturday, February 11 | 9:30am-12pm
Take a family date to the movies! Marbles IMAX shows Marbles Kids Museum members how much they’re loved with Kids’ Movie Series showings of Thomas & Friends Day of the Diesels and Barbie’s A Mermaid Tale 2. Kids take part in themed activities from their favorite characters – Thomas the Tank Engine and Barbie – and enjoy special Valentine’s Day treats. Purchase Kids’ Movie Series tickets at the Museum Welcome Desk, IMAX Box Office or online. Your movie ticket is also you ticket to the party.
Family Fit Guest Star – Hooping Hoopla
Sunday, February 12 | 1pm and 2pm
Get your hula on and your heart pumping with the Pickle Mamas! How many hoops can you hula? Learn new tricks and even how to make your own colorful hoop for tons of twirling fun.
Playdate with an Artist – Michelle Davis Petelinz
February 13 – March 5 | Tuesday-Wednesday 9:30am-2:30pm; Saturday 9:30am-3:30pm; Sunday 1-5pm
Bringing out the artist in the child and the child in the artist. Get out of the cold and warm up your creative side with local mixed-media artist Michelle Davis Petelinz. Join Michelle as she creates unique pieces of art with you! Visit www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/playdate for workshops, activities and more. Funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendation of the Raleigh Arts Commission.
Music Makers with the NC Symphony – Bug Songs
Saturday, February 18 | 11am-2pm
Try out orchestral instruments, meet a musician – Jimmy Gilmore, North Carolina Symphony Senior Advisor and long-time principal clarinet at 12pm, and explore the music of creepy crawlies in lead up to the Symphony’s next Young People’s Concert, Bug Songs, on March 10.
Marbles Kids Museum and the North Carolina Symphony come together to put the magic and creativity of music right into the hands of Triangle-area children. Held at the museum in partnership with North Carolina Symphony musicians and staff members as part of its NCS Kids program, Music Makers is a family-friendly exploration of music and performance.
Overnight Camp-In – In It to Win It for Cub Scouts and Other Boys
Saturday, February 18 | Overnight Camp-In 6pm-9am; Late Night Only 6-9:30pm
Are you up for the challenge? Play the deceptively difficult games from the hit television show, “Minute to Win It.” Scouts can complete their Marbles belt loop. All Marbles Camp-Ins include sleeping in the exhibits, free play in the museum, special activities, IMAX documentary movie, dinner, late snack and breakfast. Pre-registration required. Visit www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/groupcampin for more info.
Gadgets & Gizmos Guest Star – Building Skyscrapers
Sunday, February 19 | 1-3pm
Can you build a tower as tall as yourself … using only paper?! Try building all kinds of towers with all kinds of materials. Have fun, be creative and challenge yourself to reach the sky with The Engineering Place, NCSU College of Engineering’s K-20 Outreach Program.
Museum Open for Wake County Teacher Workday
Monday, February 20 | 9am-5pm
School’s Out Camp – Teacher Workday
Monday, February 20 | 9:00am-5:00pm; extended care available
Kids have an exciting camp adventure on the days when they have off but you don’t! Pre-registration required. Visit http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/schoolsoutcamps for more info.
School’s Out Camp – Teacher Workday
Tuesday, February 21 | 9:00am-5:00pm; extended care available
Kids have an exciting camp adventure on the days when they have off but you don’t! Pre-registration required. Visit http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/schoolsoutcamps for more info.
Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, February 21 | 5-8pm
Bring the family for a night of play for just $2 per person! As always, members play free. Join our friends from Target for storytime and illustrate your very own Marbleous book. Sponsored by Target
Little Kids Create – The Valentine Bears
Wednesday, February 22 | 9am-12pm
Favorite storybooks come to life through crafts, games, activities and songs, followed by time in the museum to play. Pre-registration required. Visit http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/littlekids for more info.
Science Solvers Guest Star – Bubbleology
Sunday, February 26 | 1pm, 1:30pm & 2pm
Immerse yourself in the fun and science of bubbles with Dr. Ken Lyle and his team of bubbleologists from Duke University’s Chemistry Outreach Program. Make giant bubbles, stir up a cauldron of bubblicious potion and play around with how different bubble frames and solutions create different kinds of bubbles.
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