Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Family Night Begins Exciting Summer at Children’s Museum


June activities and a free family night at the Northeast Texas Children's Museum are announced.
(June 6, 2014, Commerce, Texas)
Boy Fishing at Northeast Texas Childrens Museum

There is no better way to begin a summer of exciting activities at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum than to have a free admission Family Night sponsored by the 10-2-4 Ranch. The event will be Friday, June 20 from 6:00 to 8:00.“I know that families will be excited to have a free admission,” said Sharline Freeman, Executive Director of the Museum.

“I expect that they will also be excited to have an evening when the Children’s Museum is open.”
The excitement for the summer will continue with changes both inside and out of the Children’s Museum. Interior changes include a brick façade on the outside of stores to create a shopping mall environment. Duncan Insurance is remodeling the house exhibit. Hunt Regional Healthcare is providing an updated hospital exhibit. Changes to the building’s exterior include the addition of a large fenced in area. Plans for the area are still in the development stage.

Other activities for June include “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” by Puppet Productions at 11:00 and 2:00 on June Tuesday, June 17 Barbara Tucker’s fourth annual Cooking Camp is June 25, 26, and 27 from 10:00 to 12:00. This year’s recipes include a day of Half-Baked Breakfast, Wrap-It-Up Lunch, and Taste for Dinner. The Cooking Camp is for ages 6-12.
July activities include a Spa Day for young girls on July 2 at 1:30 followed by Children in Colonial Times on July 3. July will also bring a return of theme weeks such as Things That Go Pop Week and Dino Week. Along with theme weeks, there will be return appearances of the Bubble Lady sponsored by the 10-2-4 Ranch on Thursday, July 17 at 2:00, and the Critterman sponsored by McDaniel Dentistry and Dixie Turman State Farm Insurance on Friday, July 25 at 6:00 PM.

“We continue to evaluate each of our activities to see what is popular with our visitors and members,” said Beckey Thompson, Board President. “We watch to see what times appeal to our families and try to make changes as we see what is of interest to them.”

A new part of the summer will be Reward Cards for visitors to the Museum. After four visits, families may put their card in a drawing for a Museum-sponsored “Back to School Party”.

The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 to 5:00. For additional information, call the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum at (903) 886-6055.  The Museum is located at the NW corner of Culver and Highway 24, Commerce, Texas 75428. 

There will lots of fun acitivites for children in the North Texas and Texoma areas this summer.  Summer Camps off a wide variety of learning experiences and althletic camps offer kids the opportunity to sharpen their athletic skills and overall fitness.  Day camps in drama, dance, creative arts and natural science help young minds expand while having fun.  Find a list of youth activities and camps in the Lake Texoma area on
http://www.texomaconnect.com/Kids_Activity_Guide_Texoma.html




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