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Portland Children’s Museum503-223-6500www.portlandcm.org

Exhibits & StudiosThe Pet HospitalGrasshopper Grocery & Butterfly BistroThe Clay Studio

The GarageWater WorksDig PitPlay It Again Theater

Wonder CornerTinkertoyTreehouse AdventureBuilding Bridgetown

Twilight Trail & moreThe Baby’s GardenVroom Room

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StudiosFall/Winter Hours*Monday: CLOSEDTue - Sun: 9am - 5pmThursday: 9am - 8pm*Closed Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving, Dec. 24-25*Closed at 4pm, Dec. 31

Admission1 -54: $8Over 55 & Military: $7Under 1: FreeMembers: Free

Find the MuseumWe are located at:Washington Park4015 SW Canyon Rd.Portland, OR 97221Ph: 503.223.6500Fax: 503.223.6600






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OPEN JUNE 19, 2010Sponsored by: Banfield the pet hospital, since 1955

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Clay inspires the budding artist in kids of ALL ages. Start with a piece of clay and end up with a box for precious jewels, or a castle for a prince and his dragon, or maybe just a very special blob creature. For younger children, squishing and pounding the clay keeps them engaged while older children design and sculpt. For a small fee, take home what you make or leave it for firing in one of our kilns.Check the calendar for special activities such as glazing, using the pottery wheel, experimenting with Raku firing techniques, and collaborative projects.

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Who’s next in line at this one “hop” shop? Wander the store and fill up carts that are just your size full of fresh “fruit” and frozen entrees. Once the shopping is complete, ring up goodies on a cash register and hear the beep when items are scanned. Then, flutter on over to the Butterfly Bistro to create sandwiches for your hungry grown-ups at the counter.

Sponsored by: The Fred Meyer Fund of the Kroger Foundation.






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Join us in our recycled arts studio for drilling, gluing and building earth-friendly construction projects! Children age 5+ become designers as they select materials and create unique objects to take home. The Garage is open for ages 5+ every day 10am-4pm through July 16.New hours beginning July 17 are 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday.

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This pit is filled with rubber gravel plus plenty of buckets, shovels, dump trucks and a conveyer belt. Let your kids dig into the fun while you enjoy the Caterpillar Cafe annex!

Sponsored by: Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter Foundation.

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Crank, funnel, pour, squirt, measure, float! Water Works features a 12-foot high waterfall, a hand-cranked “conveyor belt” that carries water in whimsical recycled objects, a twirling bouquet of ketchen mops and an array of inturments that kids play by spraying the water cannon. Smocks and dryers provided!

Sponsored by: The Standard & Bank of America.






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by storytellers, musicians and puppeteers, the kids direct all the action. Spend any time in this theater and children who have never met are staging plays, singing, acting and sometimes just hamming it up! There is a real ticket booth, stage props, costumes, lights and a sound board. Seating for 110 on carpeted risers make this a comfortable spot for watching the creative energy unfold.

Sponsored by: Dorothea Lensch Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Juan Young Trust, PGE

The Wonder Corner is a studio space dedicated to experimentation and creative play where children invent stories, share memories, imagine, design, build and wonder. Children delight in the beautiful and luminous qualities provided by a collection of backlit play tables. As they explore elements of light, shadow, transparency and color, children engage in collaborative and creative moments of joyful discovery. Caregivers are encouraged to observe the tremendous creative capacities of the children at play.

“The light goes through like dancing.” Guila, 5 yrs.

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You’ve never seen a TINKERTOY set this BIG! With thousands of rods, spokes, reels, fins and connectors, there really is no limit to what you can create!Thinker Tank: a huge replica of the iconic tubular canister that the toy comes in, where you’ll explore some of the world’s greatest and strangest inventions that serve as a reminder that “If at first you don’t succeed...”Draw on a touch screen and your designs will become 3-D. Try your hand at another “green” activity - filtering water (see how sponsor GE technologies can help answer challenges around the globe.) Where do ideas come from? Match up real-life inventions with their inspiration form nature! Could a bird inspire the invention of a plane? How about a car designed like a shark?

For ages 3-10, the exhibit was developed by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum in collaboration with GE and PLAYSKOOL, the infant/preschool toy division of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS.) The exhibit is sponsored locally by The Standard and by Key Bank.






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e Every day, our Storytime tradition continues. Without fail, or power outage, stories are read at 11am & 2pm in Treehouse Adventure. When kids are not spellbound by the latest tale, they can climb into the giant tree or fallen limb, bring pillows with them, and create a fort of fun!

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Grab a tool belt and hard hat to join the crew! In our 17-foot-high, two story house, kids can panel a wall, connect plumbing fixtures, take measurements, work the “button on latch” board, and build with the blocks on our custom-designed building table. Don’t forget to go upstairs to play with the giant magnetic board and to climb into the secret crawl space!






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Take a stroll through our enchanted forest of trees filled with puppet animals, light tables and shadow walls. The slice of moon above and the sounds of the forest complete your journey to the ever-popular Face Painting station, or back into Orientation Hall where the fun goes in all directions!You can:• Brush Wally the Gator’s HUGE teeth!• Have your photo taken inside our giant pasta picture frame.• Enter Bridgetown: home of the Grasshopper Grocery & Butterfly Bistro, Building Bridgetown’s two-story house, the PCM Cruiser Ship, the Vacuum Thinga-ma-jiggy, Kids Care and the Baby’s Garden.

• Visit our lobby for a refreshment break at the real Caterpillar Cafe.• Shop for the perfect gift at the Museum store.• Admire the giant butterflies swooping down as you book a birthday party.• Enjoy the animal art mask exhibit surrounding our front desk, and make new friends with our fabulous customer service staff!

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Explore a multi-sensory, magical space designed just for our youngest visitors, birth to three years. Let your baby explore the trickling water stream, rest on the new lilypad waterbed, visit with the fish in the new aquarium and climb into the tree and slide down!

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Our vehicle room is a perennial favorite. Complete with a track and train set, soft building blocks and even a TriMet bus to “drive,” this is also a space for caregivers to watch while kids learn the meaning of sharing time “at the wheel.”

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