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Little Adventures

Presented by The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, Kansas City MO

Jun 05 2019

Aug 10 2019

FREE | Wed, Sat June 5 through Aug 10 | Tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. | Explore T/m this summer though our Little Adventures program series! With a different theme each week, take a guided tour and complete a hands-on craft.

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Explore T/m this summer though our Little Adventures program series! With a different theme each week, discover something new in the collection with a guided focus tour, and then craft a toy or miniature in the hands-on workshop. Little Adventures takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Become a member to enjoy all 10 weeks for free.

LITTLE ADVENTURES: TINY TEXTILES
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

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LITTLE ADVENTURES: TINY TEXTILES
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Explore the techniques and histories woven throughout the museum’s miniature textiles, and then tie it all together by making a miniature rug or tapestry. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: TINY TEXTILES
SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Explore the techniques and histories woven throughout the museum’s miniature textiles, and then tie it all together by making a miniature rug or tapestry. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: FINE (SCALE) DINING
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Study our collection of realistic miniature food, and try your hand at sculpting your own tiny treat. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: FINE (SCALE) DINING
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Study our collection of realistic miniature food, and try your hand at sculpting your own tiny treat. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: RECYCLE IT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Use your imagination to create your own dollhouse furniture out of recycled materials, and learn first-hand about resourcefulness and recycling throughout history. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: RECYCLE IT
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Use your imagination to create your own dollhouse furniture out of recycled materials, and learn first-hand about resourcefulness and recycling throughout history. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1 pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
MONDAY FUN-DAY: PERISCOPES
MONDAY, JULY 01, 2019 | 10AM-4PM

Design your own periscope and find new ways of looking at the museum’s collection! This program will be offered on the first Monday of every month throughout the summer. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: COMIC BOOK CREATIONS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 03, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Discover the comic book origins of some of T/m’s most iconic toys, and assemble your own tiny comic book. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: COMIC BOOK CREATIONS
SATURDAY, JULY 06, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Discover the comic book origins of some of T/m’s most iconic toys, and assemble your own tiny comic book. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: LITTLE LIGHTS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Take an illuminating tour of miniature chandeliers, and craft your own little light fixture. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: LITTLE LIGHTS
SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Take an illuminating tour of miniature chandeliers, and craft your own little light fixture. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: MINIATURE ROOM SETTINGS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Take T/m’s miniature home tour and practice your HGTV skills by designing your own quarter scale room. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: MINIATURE ROOM SETTINGS
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Take T/m’s miniature home tour and practice your HGTV skills by designing your own quarter scale room. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: FASHION DOLL HISTORY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Best Dressed: Travel through fashion history in this tour of T/m’s doll collection, and then create your own original designs in the paper doll workshop. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: FASHION DOLL HISTORY
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Best Dressed: Travel through fashion history in this tour of T/m’s doll collection, and then create your own original designs in the paper doll workshop. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: MINIATURE MASTERPIECES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Be inspired by T/m’s fine-scale miniature painting collection with works created using brushes that only have one hair! Then, channel your inner Monet or van Gogh to paint a miniature masterpiece and finish it off with a tiny frame. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1 pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: MINIATURE MASTERPIECES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 03, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

Be inspired by T/m’s fine-scale miniature painting collection with works created using brushes that only have one hair! Then, channel your inner Monet or van Gogh to paint a miniature masterpiece and finish it off with a tiny frame. Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
MONDAY FUN-DAY: PERISCOPES
MONDAY, AUGUST 05, 2019 | 10AM-4PM

Design your own periscope and find new ways of looking at the museum’s collection! This program will be offered on the first Monday of every month throughout the summer. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: SURPRISE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 07, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

T/m’s education interns are keeping this week’s topic a secret. But we do know that it will be fun, so come enjoy it with us! Special focus tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Included with museum admission. Free for T/m members.
LITTLE ADVENTURES: SURPRISE PROGRAM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2019 | 10:30AM-3:30PM
FOCUS TOURS: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM

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