The MMCM is collaborating with the Yellow Ribbon Guard based at the Bay City Armory to send holiday cards and paper snowflakes to Michigan military personnel stationed overseas. All snowflakes and holiday cards will be placed in individual gift boxes to be delivered to the troops in time for Christmas. This is a great way for families to thank our service men and women who are away from home during the holidays. We’ll supply the materials, you supply your imagination. Donations are welcomed to help pay for postage.

Tickets are $5.00 The quest for the perfect hand-made guitar! It’s one that I suspect both you and I have embarked on. For thirty years I have been working to create the perfect combination of subtle art, beauty, craft and sound that makes a collection of wood, bone and steel more than the sum of its parts. Perfection, at least in the form of a guitar, is a magical collaboration between artists-luthier and musician. We pool our dreams, hopes, talents and experience. We share ideas.

Are you planning to shop the day after Thanksgiving? Or do you need a break from the kids (or do they need a break from you?!) If so, sign ‘em up for Turkey Break Camp! You can shop or just quietly relax, and the kids can play! Along with gallery play, Turkey campers will: • Pin the Feathers on the Turkey • Make a Bird Feeder • Create a Turkey Pinch pot • Design cool winter decorations • and much more

Capture nursery rhyme fun with familiar verses like Hickory Dickory Dock, Humpty Dumpty, Old Mother Hubbard, Three Blind Mice, Hey Diddle Diddle, and many more children’s favorites. Crafts, games, fun, and laughter are on the agenda.

Plan to visit the MMCM before and/or after the parade while you’re in town! Park your car in our lot and walk to the parade route. Paid admission applies for all day, so you can return after the parade at no extra cost.

Limited Seating. Please RSVP on or before Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Family Engineering is part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) focus, and is an informal, educational program that gives parents and children an opportunity to work and learn together.

Back by popular demand! Joel Tacey, Michigan's Family Funnyman (TM), has performed for hundreds of thousands of kids, teens, and families at libraries, schools, festivals, and special events since 1995. Using comedy, magic, juggling, audience participation and other unusual skills, Joel quickly builds a rapport with audiences of all ages and gets them in on the fun!

Thursday, December 19, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. • This workshop presented by Vera Harrison (CAN Council) • Workshops are FREE for parents/grandparents/caregivers of children to age 5 • Refreshments provided • Museum play after the workshop is regular admission. MMCM members are free.

Thursday, December 5, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. • This workshop presented by Monica Latoski/Debbie Weadock (Kinder Care) • Workshops are FREE for parents/grandparents/caregivers of children to age 5 • Refreshments provided • Museum play after the workshop is regular admission. MMCM members are free. Last workshop date: Thursdays, December 19. Visit www.michildrensmuseum.com for full details.

Thursday, November 21, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. • This workshop presented by Monica Latoski/Debbie Weadock (Kinder Care) • Workshops are FREE for parents/grandparents/caregivers of children to age 5 • Refreshments provided • Museum play after the workshop is regular admission. MMCM members are free. Other workshop dates: Thursdays, December 5 &19. Visit www.michildrensmuseum.com for full details.