Flint Children's Museum

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Flint Children's Museum in Flint, Michigan was inspired by a visit to a Washington D.C. children’s museum in 1979. Local educator Mary Newman began Flint Children's Museum.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Background 2 Exhibits & Programs 2.1 Monthly Themed Activities 3 References 4 External link

[edit] Background

In 1980, a hands-on antiques and crafts exhibit for children was installed at Flint’s Sloan Museum. By 1986, the exhibit had grown so significantly that, with community support and additional grants, the Flint Children’s Museum’s first permanent location was established at NorthBank Center in downtown Flint, operating there for 7 years.^{[citation needed]}

An anonymous gift in 1990 created the Mary Newman Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. That fund, named for the museum’s founder and first Executive Director, has since grown to over 1 million dollars, and the proceeds from that fund continue to provide support for the museum.^{[citation needed]}

The current facility was donated by Kettering University, designated to house the Children’s Museum through a long-term lease. The Museum has been operating at this location since 1993.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Exhibits & Programs

Educational hands-on exhibits for children:^{[citation needed]}

• Mr. Bones - showing how our skeletons work
• The Discovery Zone - a rotating exhibit space where there is always something new
• Our Town - where they can shop for groceries or visit Frac-tions Pizza Parlor
• Recycled Rhythms - where they can develop their musical skills ona variety of unconvenetional instruments
• Center Stage - where young performers can act out anything they imagine
• The Tot Spot - a safe space with activities for our visitors ages 0-3

[edit] Monthly Themed Activities

Month	Activity
January	Winter Wonderland
Feburary	Musical Madness
March	Safety First
April	Saving Our Planet
May	Cultivating Our Community
June	Wacky Weather
July	Stars & Stripes
August	Health & Fitness
September	How Things Go
October	Amazing Animals
November	What's Cooking?
December	The World Village

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[edit] References

[edit] External link

• Flint Children's Museum webpage