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The Children’s Museum of the Upstate exists to create a world where no barrier is bigger than a dream!

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It's Giving Tuesday! 💙 Your tax-deductible donation enables children to grow through play-based learning and families to create special memories together at TCMU. And now you can give easily and quickly through Venmo! https://t.co/7a8rhYVZT4

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Both TCMU-Greenville and TCMU-Spartanburg will be closed from September 4th-7th for the Labor Day holiday, all-staff training and to prepare the museum for the fantastic fall season ahead.

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🏁Race over to TCMU-Greenville this week to reach the finish line for Motor Sports Month. In steamWORKS make a Bee Bots racetrack and in OpenArt create tire impression paintings with traffic light colors. 🚦 Our StoryTime book is “What Kind of Car Does a TRex Drive?” by Mark Lee.

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This week will be PAW-sitively fun at TCMU-Greenville for Pet Appreciation Week! 🐈🐾 In OpenArt, artists will make their own 3D, walkable pet! 🐶 In steamWORKS, we will get creative and make our own dog toys! This week we will read “Lone Wolf” by Sara Kurpiel in StoryTime. 🐺

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Let's say "so long, summer" this week at TCMU-Greenville! 🏖️ Paint with frozen, food-colored water on popsicle sticks in OpenArt. In steamWORKS, build a wicked fast waterslide and paint watercolors! In StoryTime, we'll read “Beach Toys vs. School Supplies" by Mike Ciccotello.

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It's a Party in the Prehistoric this week at TCMU-Greenville! 🦕 In steamWORKS, create your own crinoids 🐚 and in OpenArt, artists will make their own dinosaur tails. 🦖 Our book for StoryTime this week is "Mammoths on the Move” by Lisa Wheeler! 📕

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Come explore the great outdoors at TCMU- Greenville during Play Outside Week! 👟 In steamWORKS, make your own chalk. In OpenArt 🎨, artists will paint a beautiful garden stone for their own yards. We will be reading “And Then Comes Summer” ☀️ by Tom Brenner for StoryTime! 📕

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A friendly reminder that both museum locations are closed Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

📅 Please note, both TCMU-Greenville and TCMU-Spartanburg will be open on Monday, July 3rd! And we are here for you the rest of the summer, seven days a week!

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All future detectives needed this week at TCMU!! 🕵️‍♀️ Come explore your detective skills with invisible ink in steamWORKS. 🖊 For StoryTime we’ll read “Pigeon P.I.” by Meg McLaren and explore even closer while making magnificent magnifying glasses in OpenArt! 🔎

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Check out the "No Need to Pack Pack!" For $99 you'll receive:
▶️ 4 TCMU tickets
⚾ 4 Greenville Drive tickets
🐒 4 Greenville Zoo tickets
That's a 33% savings! Check out https://t.co/RdiQ25wO8D for more info and tickets!

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Happy Father's Day! We know a great way to show appreciation to fathers and father figures is with free food, so we teamed up with Chick-fil-A of Cherrydale & Travelers Rest. Every dad who visits TCMU-Greenville today will receive a free Be Our Guest card, while supplies last.

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Which TCMU exhibit is your favorite?🤔 Lots of people agree— the @Publix grocery store! The produce is always fresh 🍎 and there's an endless supply of cereal! 🥣 You can be a stocker, baker, cashier, or shopper in this bright, fun space.

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Let's Get Into Gaming this week at TCMU-Greenville 🎮! In OpenArt ,artists make their own play game controllers and can create Bee Bots in steamWORKS!! In StoryTime this week, we'll read “Ava in Code Land” by Jess Hitchman. 💻 Plus, check out all the cool games in the TCMU Store!

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Come stargaze with TCMU-Greenville this week during space week!! 🔭 Get creative and paint your own planet in OpenArt 🪐 and launch into space after making straw rockets in steamWORKS. Our StoryTime book this week is “The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon” by Dean Robbins.

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Starting tomorrow, June 5th, both locations are open Mondays for the summer! That's 7-days of TCMU FUN!

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A friendly reminder that both museum locations are closed Monday, May 29th and Tuesday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. Beginning Monday, June 5th, both TCMU-Greenville and TCMU-Spartanburg will be open on Mondays for the summer!

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Take flight with TCMU this week during paper airplane week! ✈️ In steamWORKS, explore the magical world of paper airplanes and craft your own paper airplane propeller in Open Art! Our Story Time book is “Have You Ever Made a Paper Airplane?” by Robert Erickson.

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Summer camp at TCMU kicks off in 19 days! Thanks to @foxcarolinanews for helping us spread the news! https://t.co/QvX2ZdY3tB

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TCMU is 🐝 BUZZING 🐝 with excitement for Bee Week!! In Story Time we'll read What If There Were No Bees? by Suzanne Slade. Make wildflower seed bombs in steamWORKS and craft your own buzzy friend in Open Art.

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Happy Mother's Day! 💛 To celebrate the sweetest, coolest people we know (Moms, of course!) we've teamed up with Clare's Creamery! 🍦 Every mom who visits TCMU-Greenville today will get FREE ice cream, while supplies last! It's just a small way to say thank you for all you do!