Get Your Head in the Clouds!: A Fun Afternoon Learning about Clouds

An interactive children’s program starting with a story and ending with a cute cloud-themed craft. $10 per child / $8 per Benton Museum member child (advance registration required) Designed for ages 4-10 (parents encouraged to stay) An interactive children’s program starting with a story and ending with a cute cloud-themed craft. Join us as we draw inspiration from our exhibition Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics. The program will begin with a reading of Connecticut author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola’s…

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October 19, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

where

245 Glenbrook Rd
Storrs, CT 06269 United States

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10.00

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An interactive children’s program starting with a story and ending with a cute cloud-themed craft.

$10 per child / $8 per Benton Museum member child (advance registration required)

Designed for ages 4-10 (parents encouraged to stay)

An interactive children’s program starting with a story and ending with a cute cloud-themed craft. Join us as we draw inspiration from our exhibition Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics. The program will begin with a reading of Connecticut author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola’s The Cloud Book. After the story, we will create our own cloud art using straws instead of paintbrushes!

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