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Tot Spot Classes are designed to stimulate pre-school minds and encourage creative thinking through a combination of art, stories, movement and music. New Tot Spot classes are offered throughout the year, so check back frequently!
Tot Spot classes are designed for children ages 2 through 6. Children age 2 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No older siblings, please. Advanced registration and payments are required for participation in all Tot Spot classes.
Please note that admission to and exploration of Discovery Center Museum itself are separate from the Tot Spot classes.
Cost: $12 public; $10 members
Our 2-year-old classes offer special interactive opportunities, so children MUST be accompanied by an adult with NO SIBLINGS, please.
Climb aboard for a trainload of learning fun. Discover what keeps trains on track and power up with an edible engine. CHEW! CHEW! Chug home with a train of your very own, TOO! TOO!
Sessions for 3 – 6-year-olds:
Session 1 Tues., Sept. 21; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 2 Tues., Sept. 21; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 3 Wed., Sept. 22; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 4 Wed., Sept. 22; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 5 Wed., Sept. 22; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 6 Thurs., Sept. 23; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 7 Thurs., Sept. 23; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 8 Sat., Sept. 25; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 9 Sat., Sept. 25; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Sessions for 2-year-olds:
(With an adult, NO siblings, please.)
Session 10, Tues., Sept. 21; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 11, Thurs., Sept. 23; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Come along on the journey cheese makes from the farm to our homes. Little cowhands will milk a make-believe cow in the new Discovery Center Ag-Zibit. Then enjoy a healthy snack made from the dairy products we get from cows.
Sessions for 3 – 6-year-olds:
Session 1 Tues., Oct. 5; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 2 Tues., Oct; 5; 100 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 3 Wed., Oct. 6; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 4 Wed., Oct. 6; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 5 Wed., Oct. 6; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 6 Thurs., Oct. 7; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 7 Thurs., Oct. 7;1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 8 Sat., Oct. 9; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 9 Sat., Oct. 9; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Sessions for 2-year-olds:
(With an adult, NO siblings, please.)
Session 10, Tues., Oct. 5; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 11, Thurs., Oct. 7; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Flap your way into a good “bat-itude” and discover how these furry creatures of the night help our world. Learn how bats fly through the darkness to find their food and then make a bat to guide you home.
Sessions for 3 – 6-year-olds:
Session 1 Tues., Oct. 19; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 2 Tues., Oct; 19; 100 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 3 Wed., Oct. 20; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 4 Wed., Oct. 20; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 5 Wed., Oct. 20; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 6 Thurs., Oct. 21; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 7 Thurs., Oct. 21: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 8 Sat., Oct. 23; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 9 Sat., Oct. 23; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Sessions for 2-year-olds:
(With an adult, NO siblings, please.)
Session 10, Tues., Oct. 19; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 11, Thurs., Oct. 21; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Strut into delicious discoveries when you see the foods the Native Americans and Pilgrims shared at the first Thanksgiving. Create a cranberry craft; then follow a recipe to ‘cook-up’ your own tasty turkey!
Sessions for 3 – 6-year-olds:
Session 1 Tues., Nov. 9; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 2 Tues., Nov. 9; 100 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 3 Wed., Nov. 10; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 4 Wed., Nov. 10; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 5 Wed., Nov. 10; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 6 Thurs., Nov. 11; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 7 Thurs., Nov. 11; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 8 Sat., Nov. 13; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 9 Sat., Nov. 13; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Sessions for 2-year-olds:
(With an adult, NO siblings, please.)
Session 10, Tues., Nov. 9; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 11, Thurs., Nov. 11; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Tromp through an imaginary forest to find a little pine tree and investigate why this tree is ‘ever-green’ all year round. Share a holiday tree-eat after you hide forest friends inside your pine branches.
Sessions for 3 – 6-year-olds:
Session 1 Tues., Dec. 7; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 2 Tues., Dec. 7; 100 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 3 Wed., Dec. 8: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 4 Wed., Dec. 8; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session 5 Wed., Dec. 8; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 6 Thurs., Dec. 9; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 7 Thurs., Dec. 9; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 8 Sat., Dec. 11; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 9 Sat., Dec. 11; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Sessions for 2-year-olds:
(With an adult, NO siblings, please.)
Session 10, Tues., Dec. 7; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Session 11, Thurs., Dec. 9; 11:00 a.m. – Noon
