Guess the weight of the giant pumpkin for a chance to win a fun prize. Touch and feel squishy pumpkin guts and count how many seeds are in a Halloween Jack o’ Lantern; and listen to spooky sounds as you visit the galleries for a fun day of play!

Let us know who YOU think our President will be for the next 4 years! Will it be Barack Obama, or will it be Mitt Romney? You get to decide…

3 Separate Sessions: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Children benefit from all types of physical activity, especially when it’s fun! SVSU Occupational Therapy Interns will surprise and challenge visitors with musical workout routines kid-style!

Wear your best costume to the MMCM any day between Saturday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 31, for the chance to win a pumpkin full of goodies. Pictures will be taken of each costume. A panel of anonymous celebrity judges will select the winner, who will be notified by November 7, 2012. Pictures will be posted to the MMCM website and/or Face Book page, so a photo release must be completed by parent or guardian in order for child to enter the contest.

Join the Mid-Michigan Waste Authority and some wiggly, squiggly worms, and learn all about the composting process. Make and take your own recycled paper plant-able.

All children can benefit from movement, music and socialization activities. SVSU Occupational Therapy Interns will lead this interactive fun experience!

MMCM welcomes our furry and feathered friends from the Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square. Make and Take a Stamp Animal.

Olive LOVES to visit the MMCM, and she LOVES to visit with YOU! So stop in and say hello to Olive…..and don’t forget your camera!

Bring in canned goods or boxed items to help the local Food Kitchen and get a free bag of popcorn!

Through this Bottle RoboSumo, students can learn multiple STEM subjects such as physics, math, gears, logic, mechanical engineering, computer programming, and engineering design process by DOING. Especially, the introduction of an additional target object (Bottle) makes the game more challenging and minimizes the random chance of winning. >> Fall 2012 Bottle RoboSumo NXT-G Workshops, at LTU, in Michigan. Sat. Oct 6, 9am ~ Noon; Identical session 1-4pm / FOR MORE INFO: http://www.robofest.net/bottleSumo.htm